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- A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.
- The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
- Sitcom featuring the zany hijinks of New York's finest.
- Late one night, two young toughs hold hostage the passengers in one car of a New York subway train.
- The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.
- A widowed businessman becomes obsessed with one of his employees, the divorcée Betty Preisser.
- A paroled prisoner hits a man who's attacking a woman, then runs away, scared that he killed the man (he did not). From the book "Woman in the Dark" by Dashiell Hammett.
- Dori is trying to get together enough money to buy a strapless gown; Daddy has cut off Dori's allowance, but gee, she's gotta go to the prom.
- The foreman of a jury asks questions that send a woman to the electric chair for a murder committed in the heat of passion. On the night of the execution, his actions come back to haunt him.
- John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.
- In this weekly drama show, George C. Scott plays a dedicated social worker trying to solve the problems of his clients in the fascinating mix of cultures that makes up New York City.
- A crazed scientist invents a serum that induces a catatonic state in whoever it is injected into. He uses the serum to paralyze his enemies, so that he can bury them alive.
- When three thuggish men are responsible for the death of his father and the crippling of his brother, young David must choose between supporting his family or risking his life and exacting vengeance.
- A religious woman seeks to save her people from destruction by seducing and murdering the enemy leader, but her plans get complicated once she falls for him.
- Money was what gangster Vince M. Falcone wanted most and he did lay hands on millions of dollars by fair means or (mostly) foul. But once he became rich what he craved for was respectability. So why not marry a lovely society lady? And with a young daughter as a bonus Mister Falcone could show off among the creme de la creme. Of course when times got rough he felt free to desert his wife and little girl. Fortunately "Traps," a lawyer working for the underworld, will console them both.
- Bob Hope is the Master-of-Ceremonies at New Yock City's Carlton Club, which is going belly-up because the wife, Allyn Gillyn, of the owner, Donald Brian, won't let him book any female singers or acts because he has a penchant for hitting on them, and this makes her somewhat jealous and protective.
- The story of a woman, Frankie, and the man who has done her wrong, Johnnie.
- Jimmy O'Connor and Scotty are a couple of New York City gamblers and sharpies who decide to go straight and, since they are such good friends, split 50-50 "even steven" on anything they get or do. Jimmy, a confirmed bachelor, doesn't care for women but Scotty falls in love with Diana O'Sullivan, a Coney Island girl. They decide that Jimmy needs a girlfriend and they opt for Jeannie Cavanaugh. But, following their 50-50 pact, Jimmy, although he has fallen in love with Jeannie, praises Scotty to her. It takes an airplane ride to get everybody matched up correctly.
- Sadie Hermann, employed in a big New York fur store, dreams of escaping from the early-morning alarm clock and the twice-a-day subway crush. One night in a subway jam she is catapulted into the arms of Herbert McCarthy, a subway guard. It is love at first sight and Herb asks her to marry him. Then her boss announces she is going to be sent to Paris for a fashion show. Sadie has a problem...marriage or Paris?
- Gangsters take control of a record company and use toughguy tactics on unwilling performers.
- A woman sacrifices everything for her husband's career.
- A propagandistic melodrama recounting the dangers and horrors of venereal disease.
- The experiences of the American ambassador to Germany, James Gerard, are recounted in this semi-documentary.
- Kay Parrish, a society girl, finds she is penniless when her father dies. However she persuades Terry Gallagher to give her a hostess job at his New York City clip-joint, which he operates on the theory that if the suckers want it he'll give it to them, albeit he does apply some principles regarding the matter. A Broadway playboy, Greg Emerson, falls in love with Kay and proposes but his high-society parents object strongly. Terry. although he also has fallen in love with Kay and doesn't realize she feels the same about him, sets out to provide a happy ending for the couple.
- Gangsters use a woman to get to a boxer and convince him to throw a big fight.
- A young lady gives a quick amateur dance in front of a static camera.
- Yvonne Manoff) hosts an informal house party with Ernie Stanton)acting as the emcee. Ken Browne) shows up with his Society Pets and insists on acting as the emcee with Stanton. Jacqueline Allen) sings a Russian song and Paul Howard does an eccentric dance; Nayan Pearce)and Don Carthy) perform a ballroom dance. The Pope Sisters) sing one of their "hot' numbers and Will Cater follows with a cowboy song. Ken Browne's Society Pets close the short with a comedy routine and almost wreck the drawing-room with their goody musical-and-harmony act.
- Willie puts a pack of firecrackers in the flour which Nora is preparing for her dough. A policeman comes in and is entertained by Nora. Willie in the meantime explodes the firecrackers, covering Nora and policeman with the contents of the pan.
- For the sake of his impoverished mother, Joe Newbolt bonds himself to harsh Isom Chase. Ollie Chase tires of the difficult life her husband has forced on her and plans to elope with Cyrus Morgan, but Joe's sense of honor forces him to intervene. While Joe is trying to persuade Ollie not to proceed with her plans, Chase discovers him with his wife, misunderstands, reaches for his gun, and is accidentally killed. Joe protects Mrs. Chase, though he is accused of murder, tried, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged. But he escapes, goes to Mrs. Chase, and persuades her to reveal the truth. Joe is restored to his sweetheart and discovers that the Chase farm is rightfully his.
- Jan Bokak, an ignorant mine laborer engaged to Mary Berwick, is accused of the murder of her brother, Anton, on the night of his betrothal and accepts the blame to save her other brother, Alex. He escapes and makes his way to the steel mills owned by Cinder Pitt, where he becomes a leader among the workers and wins the admiration of Pitt, who has long tried to become his friend. Labor agitators try to wreck the mill, and Jan is seriously injured as he saves the life of Clare, Pitt's daughter; Pitt takes Jan to his home to recuperate, and Jan and Clare become engaged. In the mining town, Mary's mother reveals on her deathbed that she is the runaway wife of Pitt, the mill owner. When Mary finds her way to the Pitt home and sees Jan with Clare, she accuses him of the murder; at the mill, in dramatic fashion, Jan proves his innocence and forces a confession from Masarick. On the day of the wedding, Mary is hurt in an automobile accident, and Jan decides to marry her instead, incurring the wrath of the workers. Pitt learns of Mary's parentage and quells the mob, assuring them that Jan will get half interest in the mill.
- Millionaire Robert Broadley, in order to curb his wive's enthusiasm for spending money foolishly, inform her that he is now broke and penniless, which might have been a good plan if a friend of his, with some crooked ways, hadn't gotten involved.
- In a New York City cabaret setting, Jay. C. Flippen (using his Colonel Flippen character, as J. C. Flippen) emcees and introduces various stage, vaudeville and radio acts and performers, including Rose Marie), when still billed as Baby Rose Marie, who does a couple of song-and-dance numbers.. A singing trio called The Manhattanites sings a song and Bill POwers and His Steppers do some stepping. Flippen and Lew Seiler pair up to do a vaudeville routine. And all done in exactly 18 minutes.
- A tricky woman criminal, in league with an international crook, falls in love with the honest detective tracking them.
- Another excellent living statue pose copied from a Greek panel and showing three male figures and one female figure.
- An old gentleman catches a young man dining with his wife.
- Hugh Coleman, a poor young man, secretly marries Minna Hart, the daughter of a wealthy banker. Hugh attempts to break the news to Minna's father gently by appearing to ask permission to marry her, but before the truth is revealed, the father staunchly forbids the marriage of his Jewish daughter to a Gentile of no means. When Minna's father is murdered, Hugh becomes the prime suspect.
- An Alphonse and Gaston comedy scene, in which the polite Frenchmen delay turning down a smoking lamp until it explodes, wrecking the room and spoiling the good-looks of the two Frenchmen to a noticeable degree.
- This is a parody on over-politeness. A young man is standing on a corner talking to a pretty girl, when a second man comes along and joins him. He notices what appears to be a bit of string or thread on the young lady's waist, and promptly attempts to remove it. Unfortunately, it is the thread from a seam in the young woman's skirt and as the young man persists in pulling, the garment falls apart, much to the young man's embarrassment and chagrin.
- No. 1. -- Scene in the park. The father is trying to lead his daughter away from evil associates, but she chooses to go with her lover, and the parent casts her off.
- A mystery picture of considerable novelty. A young couple arrive at a fashionable café, intent upon dining. The waiter is a wizard who plays all sorts of queer pranks with the table and chairs. The tricks are cleverly done, and the interest in the picture is well sustained.
- This is a rather piquant subject. The scene shows a manicure parlor divided into two sections by a screen. On one side a very proper girl is attending to the nails of a young man. On the other side is a similar couple, but not so well behaved. Whenever the second couple kiss, the pair on the opposite side of the screen hear the suspicious noise, and the effect upon them is very humorous.