Collection no. #59856 minLaw of the Wolf
Raymond K. Johnson
56 min · Subtitles: English
Wrongly imprisoned for his brother's murder, a man escapes to clear his name and recover valuable aircraft plans. A prospective guardian hopes to…
Decades
1930–1939
244 films in this collection
234 films
Audio, intertitles or subtitles in EnglishCollection no. #59856 min
Collection no. #60067 minWhen a Man's a Man
Edward F. Cline
67 min · Subtitles: English
A traveller stops to watch a rodeo and impulsively attempts to ride a difficult horse. The failure costs him his train and leads him to stay behind…
Collection no. #60688 minThe Peach Girl
Bu Wancang
88 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
Childhood friendship grows into love between a landowner’s son and the daughter of a herder. His mother refuses to accept a match across the class…
Collection no. #607114 minA Spray of Plum Blossoms
Bu Wancang
114 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
Two young officers enter a general’s service, where friendship and romance quickly become entangled. One man’s attraction to the general’s daughter…
Collection no. #60895 minVolcanic Passions
Sun Yu
95 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
After a warlord’s relative destroys his family, a young man escapes to a tropical settlement of Chinese workers. A dancer offers him the possibility…
Collection no. #60983 minA Dream in Pink
Cai Chusheng
83 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
A writer and a schoolteacher find their marriage worn down by debt and frustration. He seeks escape in Shanghai nightlife and a new relationship,…
Collection no. #61080 minWild Rose
Sun Yu
80 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
A painter brings an independent village girl to Shanghai, where her behaviour clashes with his wealthy family’s expectations. Choosing each other…
Collection no. #61197 minDaybreak
Sun Yu
97 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
Two young people leave the countryside hoping to build a life in Shanghai. Factory work and city streets expose them to exploitation rather than the…
Collection no. #612103 minLittle Toys
Sun Yu
103 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
A skilled toymaker struggles to support her family as imported goods erode the market for handmade toys. Personal loss drives her toward Shanghai,…
Collection no. #61385 minSports Queen
Sun Yu
85 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
A naturally talented runner enters a women’s sports school in Shanghai. Success attracts attention, admiration and distractions she has never faced…
Collection no. #61478 minThe Goddess
Wu Yonggang
78 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
A mother in Shanghai works at night to pay for her young son’s future. A violent man takes control of her earnings, while prejudice threatens the…
Collection no. #615103 minThe Great Road
Sun Yu
103 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
Unemployed labourers leave Shanghai to build a road through the countryside. Friendship, jokes and flirtation sustain the crew until sabotage turns…
Collection no. #616100 minThe Little Angel
Wu Yonggang
100 min · Subtitles: English
Huang Min grows up in a poor family that places great hope in his education. While his father is away, his mother, sister and grandfather support him…
Collection no. #61799 minCity Scenes
Yuan Muzhi
99 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
A peep-show view of Shanghai opens onto a family caught between modest means and glittering aspirations. Courtship becomes tangled with the promise…
Collection no. #618103 minNew Women
Cai Chusheng
103 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
A Shanghai teacher hopes to become a published writer and maintain control of her own life. Sexual pressure, insecure employment and sensational…
Collection no. #619118 minSong at Midnight
Ma-Xu Weibang
118 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
A theatre troupe encounters a mysterious voice in an old building. Behind the apparent haunting is a singer whose career and appearance were…
Collection no. #62089 minStreet Angels
Yuan Muzhi
89 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
A singer and a young musician find affection among the crowded rooms and precarious jobs of Shanghai. Their neighbours form an improvised community,…
Collection no. #62189 minMulan Joins the Army
Bu Wancang
89 min · Subtitles embedded in the picture · English
When her father is summoned for military service, Mulan takes his place in disguise. Life among the soldiers demands skill, courage and constant care…