Russell Thorndike

Richard III

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.

Hamlet

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.

Caesar and Cleopatra

The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.

Henry V

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

Fiddlers Three

Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by lightning and transported back to ancient Rome.

Whispering Tongues

When his father commits suicide a gentleman sets out to avenge the death on those who swindled him out of a fortune.

A Shot in the Dark

The relatives of a millionaire - the victim of a mysterious murder - get together at his house to search for his will, which he recorded on a record. However, one of them is actually the person who killed him, and will let nothing - or no one - stand in the way of finding that record.

Puppets of Fate

'Escaped convict blackmails murderous doctor into helping him.' (British Film Catalogue)

The Roof

Inspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.

Human Desires

In Paris an actress divorces a jealous impresario and weds the officer who once saved from from suicide.

Miriam Rozella

A silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan.

Heartstrings

A sailor returns from 'death' to find his wife has remarried for the sake of her crippled child.

A Christmas Carol

A 1923 version of the Charles Dickens classic with Russell Thorndike playing Scrooge.

Macbeth

Macbeth is a black and white 1922 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was the last silent film version of that play produced, and the eighth film adaptation of the play. It was directed by H. B. Parkinson and produced by Frank Miller.