Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Born in Rhode Island, vaudeville veteran Jack Duffy (1882-1939) appeared in almost 100 silent and sound films, most of them comedy shorts. An expert at makeup, Duffy frequently played characters older than he was, and removing his dentures completed the illusion. Even in smaller roles, his was an unmistakable visage. When acting roles became scarce in the 1930s, Duffy's expertise served him well and he became a studio makeup artist. ARE SCOTCHMEN TIGHT (1929): The long-standing enmity between...

The Jazz Age has struck hard in the Herrington mansion. Three o'clock every afternoon is "starting time" when about a hundred of scion Jack's Herrington's closest friends descend upon the estate and the bootleg gin, debauchery and casual sex flow in abundance until the following morning. Jack's wastrel life is disturbed when Cathleen Gillis returns home from college and he falls hard for the beautiful working-class girl. He is faced with a impossible choice - give up booze and parties or lose...

Anthony Woodbury, a polo player from the Adirondack country club set, heads West to unravel the mystery of his father's murder. He proves to the locals that not everyone from the East who looks like a tenderfoot, IS a tenderfoot.Trailin' is based on a novel by Max Brand, creator of such enduring literary (and movie-TV) characters as Dr. Kildare and Destry. It's an ideal vehicle for America's favorite movie cowboy Tom Mix, who is in fine form in this mix of mystery, comedy and action, including...

In Man with a Camera, Charles Bronson stars as Mike Kovac, a freelance photographer and former combat cameraman. On his assignments, Kovac encounters dangerous situations, hardened criminals, and puzzling mysteries. Using photo technology, hand-to-hand combat skills, and enigmatic charm, Kovac helps the innocent and exposes the guilty. Airing from 1958 to 1960, Man with a Camera features an early career Charles Bronson in one of his first leading roles.MUTE EVIDENCE: A doctor is brutally...

Roaring Camp is a ghost town inhabited by a handful of die-hard prospectors who refuse to leave. In staggers an unidentified woman who gives birth in the saloon and then dies. The shocked miners decide to protect the baby, who they believe will bring them luck, and assign young Davy Woodson to care for the newborn. The child, whom they christen "Thomas Luck," is well-named when gold is discovered and Roaring Camp swells with newcomers. Although they gain fortunes, young Thomas' godfathers...

Mack McGregor, a member of the Ranger Service finds a man shot and robbed on a Painted Hills trail -- and nearby, the smoking gun belonging to his friend Rodney. Unwilling to believe that Rodney is responsible, Mack and Marion set out to find the culprit who framed his pal.Leo Maloney was an actor who also wrote, produced and directed many of his own films. Perfect Alibi features heroine Josephine Hill, Maloney's co-star in over forty productions. --Tom WeaverBONUS: The Two Doyles (1919): The...

New Salem Story: Lincoln Legend (1953): In 1830s Illinois, Abraham Lincoln ("Honest Abe" to his friends) is smitten with neighbor Ann Rutledge. When she dies tragically of illness, Lincoln is inspired to run for state legislature. His ambition and humanity would see him become perhaps the most beloved and respected President of the United States.Riders of the Pony Express (1953): Amid great clamor and controversy, the US Government is determined to bring mail service to citizens in California...

After a disaster at sea, Captain Len Andrews and his family are picked up by a salvage vessel. The crew turn out to be ruthless criminals. While trying to escape Len is blinded and his wife is killed. Twenty years later, Len's son, Cole, has followed in his father's footsteps in the Coast Guard and is about to marry his fiance, Betty. But Cole's new superior officer, Drake, has been trying to lure Betty away from him. Len realizes Drake is the killer responsible for his wife's death years...

Richard Charters is framed for a murder he didn't commit. Escaping from jail, he becomes a stowaway on a ship captained by the crusty Fred McCall and his lovely daughter, Ann. A romance blossoms between Richard and Ann until he discovers that the ship's first mate is the man who framed him. Richard must not only capture the killer to prove his innocence, but to stop Ann from becoming his next victim. Sea Devils' leading lady, Molly O'Day, was the younger sister of popular silent star Sally...

"In BORNEO, Martin Johnson filmed the pictorial climax of a great career that led him through the dark, mysterious byways of the unknown world..."The world-famous explorers, Martin and Osa Johnson, undertake their "Last Adventure" in this historic film. Flying in their giraffe-spotted Sikorsky amphibian airplane, the Spirit of Africa, the Johnsons travel to the breathtaking rainforests of British North Borneo (known today as Sabah.) Heading down the Kinabatangan river in a canoe, they...

Jim Malvern is one of the richest men in the world. Unscrupulous and greedy, he uses beautiful young women as his playthings. But after meeting gorgeous actress Gloria Dawn, Malvern decides to put aside his philandering ways. With a marriage date set, the millionaire invites a flock of his famous friends -- including some of his former lovers -- to a remote island. Moments before the ceremony, Malvern is shot and killed by an unseen assailant. A grieving Gloria, realizing the murderer must be...

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams was born at the turn of the century to a Texas congressman. Excelling in athletics in school, he started performing at rodeos after graduation (his father's dreams of Guinn attending West Point went unrealized.) Heading to Hollywood to find work as a stuntman, he made his film debut in Almost a Husband (1919) starring Will Rogers. It was Rogers who gave him his nickname, an apt moniker for a man who stood at 6'2" and weighed over 200 pounds. By the 1920s, Williams was...