Columbia titles (1929)
1929 columbia films has been considered a lost film negative. Survived films either LOC in Washington DC.
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- DirectorPhil RosenStarsJacqueline LoganCharles DelaneyWarner OlandFrank Clayton (Gaston Glass), the worthless disinherited son of a wealthy man, John Clayton (Charles Hill Mailes), hires Hardain (Warner Oland), a phony spiritualist to arranger a fake seance in the hope that a fabricated message from his late mother will change his father's mind. Complications soon arise.
- DirectorAlbert S. RogellStarsBert LytellGertrude OlmsteadCharles K. GerrardMichael Lanyard, a reformed cracks-man, adopts Adrienne, the daughter of an old friend, and goes to Southampton to attend a party celebrating her engagement to Bobby Crenshaw, the son of a wealthy society couple. The Count and Countess Polinac, international jewel thieves, also attend the party, and Count Polinac forces Lanyard to open the safe containing the jewelry of the guests by threatening to expose Lanyard's criminal past. Lanyard forestalls the count, however, and protects the valuables. The count and countess are arrested, and Michael's secret is kept safe.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsVirginia ValliGaston GlassOtto MatiesonBehind the doors of a foreign-government's embassy in Washington D. C. a group of royal loyalists are attempting to raise funds to aid a counter-revolution and restore the deposed emperor in a new republic. They are led by an unknown leader called 'The Eagle."
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJean HersholtLina BasquetteRicardo CortezSoap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them.
- DirectorJohn P. McCarthyStarsOlive BordenRalph GravesRuth CliffordOlive Borden returns home to Buenos Aires and discovers her father has been murdered and her sister has been attacked by an American.
- DirectorJoseph HenaberyStarsBen LyonDorothy RevierFred KohlerNeal Abbott (Ben Lyon), a disgraced surgeon, regains his self-respect after operating on and saving the life of cafe-owner Duffy Thompson (Fred Kohler). He is rewarded with the love of a cafe entertainer named Patricia (Dorothy Revier).
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJack HoltDorothy RevierWilliam Collier Jr.The lights go out at a high-society dinner party and one of the guests is murdered. The police are summoned and Inspector Killian shows up with his assistant Carney. In order to get a clear picture of what took place, Killany decides to have the crime re-enacted (with a substitute for the murdered man). The lights are turned out, and another man is murdered. This doesn't faze the Inspector one little bit, and he asks for a third re-enactment. The suspect list dwindles.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsJack HoltDorothy RevierHelene Chadwick
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsWilliam Collier Jr.Jacqueline LoganEdward HearnJoyce (Jacqueline Logan), a beautiful and efficient secretary, does her best to take in hand and reform shiftless stock clerk Jimmy (William Colllier, Jr.), with whom she is in love. Despite her tireless efforts, he continues on his downward path. They separate, only to meet a couple of years later, at which point he vows to make himself worthy of her.
- DirectorAlbert S. RogellStarsBen LyonShirley MasonJason Robards Sr.Released in both a silent and a sound version: Mitch Moran, a veteran WWI pilot and now a commercial pilot, takes his young irresponsible brother, Steve, under his guidance. Steve heeds little of what Mitch is selling but does find time to steal Mitch's sweetheart Sally.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsPatsy Ruth MillerFord SterlingGertrude AstorTom Ford, Jr., keeps secret his romance with his father's secretary, Eve Grant. Ford, Sr., enlists Eve to entertain out-of-town buyer Mr. Mack. When Mack's wife insists on joining the nightclub party, Eve is introduced as Mrs. Ford. While listening to a radio broadcast from the nightclub, Mrs. Ford is alarmed by the announcement that a certain dance tune has been requested by "Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ford." Ford enlists his son to help extricate him from his difficulties with the boorish couple. Tom agrees to help if Ford, Sr., will consent to his marriage. After the party moves to the Ford home, the intoxicated Mr. Mack and his corpulent wife decide to stay the night. As they are about to retire, Mrs. Ford returns and calls the police, having seen an unfamiliar figure raiding her icebox. Tom explains the situation to everyone's satisfaction and introduces Eve as his bride.
- DirectorJoseph HenaberyStarsIan KeithDorothy RevierCarroll NyeCon artist Light Fingers slips past defenses to steal jewels from the Madisons. Young Donald's own jewel heist attempt is foiled by Dorothy. Smitten Light Fingers vows to go straight, but his loyalty forces him to retrieve the jewels for his gang. Misunderstood, he's arrested, saved only by Dorothy's faith.
- DirectorGeorge ArchainbaudStarsRuth TaylorWilliam Collier Jr.Jobyna RalstonA college coed causes problems when she flirts with her roommate's beau.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJack HoltLila LeeRalph GravesA Marine flyer and his flight school mentor fall for the same beautiful nurse.
- DirectorRalph InceStarsHobart BosworthJohnny Mack BrownLeila HyamsCaptain Black and his motley crew of pirates are shipwrecked on a south sea island, where they hold several shanghaied sailors captive. Black observes the ship commanded by "Hurricane Martin" approaching, and conspires to get his men aboard the vessel and seize the cargo.
- DirectorGeorge ArchainbaudStarsSally O'NeilJack EganCarmel MyersWhen the road-show that Ted Howard, a singer, and Mary, a chorus-dancer, goes broke and the company is stranded in the sticks, Ted Uses his own savings to get them all back to New York. Ted and Mary form a team and are doing well when Valenska, a musical comedy queen, asks Ted to join her as an act. Since the offer doesn't include Mary, Ted refuses. But, Mary, who loves Ted, knows this is Ted's big chance, and she instigates a situation that leads to the break-up of their team. Ted does do well, but is also used by Valenska as her boy-toy. When they open a big show, Mary is there as a member of the chorus. This does not set well with Valenska. There are some problems.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsBelle BakerRalph GravesDavid DurandTom and Anna Gibson, along with their little boy, Buddy, form a successful vaudeville song-and-dance act and a happy family. Anna, however, is worried about her son's future when she finds him playing ball, forgetting a performance.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsLloyd HughesMargaret LivingstonSam HardyA doctor is wrongly convicted of murder and sent to prison. While there he treats a beautiful young female inmate, and they fall in love. When she finishes her sentence and is released, she sets out to expose the real killer and free the doctor from prison.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsRalph InceAileen PringlePhilip StrangeRalph Ince is Roller McCray, a steelworker turned ruthless tycoon whose tough business methods leads a rival (Philip Strange) to commit suicide. The widow (Aileen Pringle), believing she can ruin Ince by using his own methods, conspires with her husband's former partner (Sam De Grasse), but a strong friendship between Ince and Pringle's young son (Freddie Burke Frederick) changes things dramatically.
- DirectorGeorge ArchainbaudStarsMarie SaxonJack EganLouise FazendaWhile taking a vacation in the country Broadway star Adele (Marie Saxon) inadvertently as a prank finds herself auditioning for a chorus job in the midwest Gay GIrlies Burlesque touring show. Bobby (Jack Egan), the writer, director and star of the upcoming show, who, unaware that Adele is a New York celebrity, is so impressed with her dancing that he not only gives her a job but makes her a featured player in his show. He also becomes romantically attached to Adele. So, when Adele's maid, Jane (Louise Fazenda), reveals Adele's prank, Bobby is not amused by her deception and fires her A short time passes and Adele is back on Broadway and Bobby is about to make his east coast appearance in a night club. He spots Adele in the audience, forgets a routine, and is rescued by Adele when she hops onto the stage and assists him in one of the burlesque they had previously rehearsed together. He forgives her and they live happily ever after...unless they had their money invested in the stock market.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsBarbara StanwyckSam HardyWilliam JanneyA drama set in a border town gambling saloon. The owner falls in love with a promiscuous young girl. When she has an affair with another, he tosses her out of town. She gets revenge by marrying his younger brother.