Claude Payton

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If I Were King
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If I Were King

Aug 09, 1920
J. Gordon Edwards silent adventure melodrama about a famous poet who is allowed to rule France for a week!
Drama
Do and Dare
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Do and Dare

Oct 01, 1922
When Henry Boone hears his grandfather's stories of his youth as a pioneer and scout, he is gripped by the fires of romance and decides to hunt adventure. Boone finds himself in an airplane carrying a military message to a leader of a revolution in a South American country. He is arrested as a spy but escapes and saves the ruler's daughter from the revolutionaries.
Western
The Yellow Back
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The Yellow Back

Oct 03, 1926
Cowboy Andy Hubbard becomes known as a “yellow back” because of his fear of horses and is fired by rancher Bruce Condon. Andy soon finds work with neighbor John Pendleton, and love with Anne, the boss’s daughter. When Anne urges Andy to ride, he hides his phobia, leading Pendleton to assume that he is a good rider.
Western
The Western Whirlwind
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The Western Whirlwind

Feb 20, 1927
Jack Howard, returning from the war, learns that his father, Sheriff Howard, has been killed by an unknown assailant, and he induces the mayor of Gold Strike to swear him in as sheriff.
Western
Set Free
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Set Free

Mar 06, 1927
"Side Show" Saunders gains the respect of shopowner Holly Farrell and the townsfolk when he gives up entertaining with his trick horse and dog and goes to work in the general store.
Action
Gold and the Girl
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Gold and the Girl

Apr 05, 1925
Dan Prentiss is a special undercover agent hired by a mining company to look into a series of gold-shipment robberies.
Western
Trooper O'Neill
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Trooper O'Neill

Jul 06, 1922
Trooper O'Neil is out to get his man -- in this case, whoever murdered Jacob Dell. He poses as a trapper and heads for Saskatchewan country, where he meets and falls in love with Marie.
Drama
Bells of San Juan
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Bells of San Juan

Oct 15, 1922
Rod Norton is a lawman searching for his father's killer. Norton suspects saloon owner Jim Garson but is lacking evidence. Garson's henchmen, the Rickard brothers, kidnap Norton's sweetheart Dorothy, hoping to lure the sheriff into a trap.
Western
Skid Proof
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Skid Proof

Jul 22, 1923
Halfway through a transcontinental auto race, Dutton Hardmere discovers foul play.
Drama
The Desert Outlaw
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The Desert Outlaw

Aug 24, 1924
Tom Halloway, compelled through circumstances to become an outlaw, robs the express office on the day of his sister's arrival from the East and is seen at the scene of the crime by McTavish, a religious fanatic. Accompanying Tom in his escape from the posse is Sam Langdon, a prospector charged with McTavish's murder. He clears up the situation, wins a pardon for Tom, and wins May, Tom's sister.
Western
Daring Chances
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Daring Chances

Oct 19, 1924
When his sister, who is married to saloon keeper Joe Slavin, dies, Jack Armstrong takes in her little daughter, Bebe. Sampson Burke, his rival for schoolteacher Agnes Rushton, conspires with Slavin to have Jack arrested for abduction.
Western
The Texas Trail
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The Texas Trail

Jun 01, 1925
Rangy Pete Grainger is a cowboy who saves a rancher and his daughter from being kicked off their property by the ubiquitous evil landlord.
Western
Fargo Express
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Fargo Express

Nov 20, 1933
When Mort loses his and Ken's money at poker, Goss gets him to rob the stage. He is captured, identified by his palomino horse. Ken tries to clear him by robbing a stage while riding a palomino, but he also gets caught.
Western
Le Fils de Kong
5.4

Le Fils de Kong

Dec 22, 1933
Encore traumatisé par la mort de Kong, Carl Denham décide de quitter définitivement New York. Il s'embarque pour une nouvelle expédition vers l'île de Kong, afin de terminer le travail qu'il n'avait pu achever lors de son précédent voyage. Une mutinerie éclate bientôt à bord du navire....
Adventure
Thunder Over Texas
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Thunder Over Texas

Oct 18, 1934
A cowboy tries to protect a young woman whose father was murdered because he had railroad maps that showed the location of a proposed new line. Now the killers are after her because they think she has the maps.
Western
After the Dance
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After the Dance

Jun 25, 1935
Though he was protecting her when he accidentally killed a man, Mabel Kane (Thelma Todd) refuses to testify on behalf of her dance partner Jerry Davis (George Murphy), and he's sent to jail. In a riot, a hostile convict (Jack La Rue) forces Jerry to help him escape, so Jerry takes to the streets himself. Nightclub entertainer Anne Taylor (Nancy Carroll) meets him, and convinces her boss Louis (Arthur Hohl) to hire him as her partner.
Drama
The Great Divide
4.8

The Great Divide

Sep 15, 1929
Stephen Ghent, a mineowner, falls in love with Ruth Jordan, an arrogant girl from the East, unaware that she is the daughter of his dead partner. Ruth is vacationing in Arizona and Mexico with a fast set of friends, including her fiancé, Edgar. Manuella, a Spanish halfbreed hopelessly in love with Ghent, causes Ruth to return to her fiancé when she insinuates that Ghent belongs to her. Ghent follows Ruth, kidnaps her, and takes her into the wilderness to endure hardship. There she discovers that she loves Ghent, and she discards Edgar in favor of him.
Action
La Tour de Londres
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La Tour de Londres

Nov 17, 1939
Au XVeme siecle, le Roi Edouard VI d'angleterre et son jeune frere Richard, duc de Gloucester, se debarrassent de leurs ennemis en les faisant emprisonner et executer par le bourreau Mord a la Tour de Londres.
Drama
Eternally Yours
5.6

Eternally Yours

Oct 07, 1939
Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengthy world tour. But Anita is annoyed by Arturo's constant flirtations, and his death-defying stunts give her nightmares. And forget her plan to retire to a farmhouse. Eventually, she has had enough and disappears.
Drama
Say It with Songs
5.3

Say It with Songs

Aug 05, 1929
Joe Lane, radio entertainer and songwriter, learns that the manager of the studio, Arthur Phillips, has made improper advances to his wife, Katherine. Infuriated, Lane engages him in a fight, and the encounter results in Phillips' accidental death. Joe goes to prison for a few years, and when he is released he visits his son, Little Pal, at school and is begged by him to run away together.
Music
A Woman There Was
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A Woman There Was

Jun 01, 1919
Theda Bara plays Princess Zara, who lives on a South Sea Island. A handsome young missionary (William B. Davidson) arrives and there is a romance, which is hindered by various complications including a typhoon.
Romance
Desert Rider
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Desert Rider

Jun 10, 1923
Kincade shoots Baird and takes the map to his gold mine. Sutherland finds the dying Baird who tells him the mine's location. Kincade, having lost the map, now goes after the gold Sutherland has taken out of the mine.
Western
Arsène Lupin
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Arsène Lupin

Feb 26, 1932
A charming and very daring thief known as Arsene Lupin is terrorizing the wealthy of Paris. He even goes so far as to threaten the Mona Lisa. But the police, led by the great Guerchard, think they know Arsene Lupin's identity, and they have a secret weapon to catch him.
Mystery
The Song of Life
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The Song of Life

Feb 02, 1922
A woman abandons her husband and baby to look for a better life in the big city. Years later, as an elderly woman, she finds her son living in the big city and tries to make amends by moving in with him without revealing her secret identity.
Drama
Up the River
5.7

Up the River

Oct 10, 1930
Deux détenus s'échappent et rentrent à leur guise. Un codétenu amoureux va avoir besoin de leur aide…
Comedy
Ben-Hur
7.3

Ben-Hur

Dec 25, 1925
Parce qu’il a refusé à son ami Messala de collaborer avec l’occupant romain, Ben-Hur est envoyé aux galères, tandis que sa sœur Tirzah et sa mère sont jetées au cachot. Il est adopté par le tribun Quintus Arrius, qui lui doit la vie.
Adventure
When We Were Twenty-One
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Dick Audaine, known affectionately as the "Imp," is engaged to Phyllis Ericson, even though she is in love with his guardian, Richard Carewe. Meanwhile, the Imp has fallen in love with Kara Glynesk, who is only interested in his money.
Comedy
The Soul of Youth
5.4

The Soul of Youth

Aug 15, 1920
Ed Simpson has been raised in an orphanage where he has caused much trouble. He can't stand living there anymore and runs away. On the streets, he finds a friend in newsboy Mike. Mike teaches him how to survive, but inevitably Ed gets hauled into court. The judge sees potential in him and hands him over to be adopted by a young politician.
Drama
Catch My Smoke
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Catch My Smoke

Dec 31, 1922
When Bob Stratton returns from war in France, he soon discovers his ranch in the hands of a pretty girl, Mary Thorne, who explains that upon her father's death she became the sole owner. Thorne had been the executor of Stratton's will, and thinking that Bob had been killed, he had appropriated the place for himself.
Western
The Man from Wyoming
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The Man from Wyoming

Jan 28, 1924
Ned Bannister, manager of a sheep ranch, is accused of the murder of David Messiter, a neighboring cattle rancher. Bannister's employer, Halloway, would like to own the cattle rancher's spread. When Helen Messiter, niece of the deceased, arrives to investigate the murder, Halloway, the real culprit, tries to seduce her.
Action