Public Domain Movies

Flight, 1929 directed by Frank Capra

Flight is a 1929 American pre-Code adventure and aviation film directed by Frank Capra. The film stars Jack Holt, Lila Lee and Ralph Graves, who also came up with the… Read more →

Speak Easily, 1932 starring Buster Keaton

Speak Easily is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, and Thelma Todd, and directed by Edward Sedgwick. The studio also paired Keaton and Durante as… Read more →

The Iron Mask, 1929

The Iron Mask is a 1929 American part-talkie adventure film directed by Allan Dwan. In addition to some sequences with dialogue, the film featured a synchronized musical score with sound… Read more →

The Conquering Power, 1921 starring Rudolph Valentino

The Conquering Power (1921) is an American silent romantic drama directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, and Ralph Lewis. The film was based on the novel… Read more →

The Canary Murder Case, 1929

The Canary Murder Case is a 1929 American pre-Code crime-mystery film based on the 1927 novel of the same name by S.S. Van Dine (the pseudonym for Willard Huntington Wright)…. Read more →

Cartoon: To Spring, 1936

To Spring is a 1936 animated musical short produced by Harman and Ising for the MGM cartoon studio’s Happy Harmonies series. Although the production credit goes to Harman and Ising… Read more →

Wolf Blood, 1925

Wolf Blood, also known as Wolfblood: A Tale of the Forest, is a silent 1925 werewolf film starring George Chesebro, who also directed it. Plot: Dick Bannister is the new… Read more →

Undersea Kingdom, 1936 (serial) Chapter 1: Beneath the Ocean Floor

Undersea Kingdom (1936) is a Republic Pictures film serial released in response to Universal’s Flash Gordon. It was the second of the sixty-six serials made by Republic. In 1966 scenes… Read more →

The Lawless Frontier, 1934 starring John Wayne

The Lawless Frontier is a 1934 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, Sheila Terry, George “Gabby” Hayes, and Earl Dwire. Plot: The movie opens… Read more →

Cartoon: I Wanna Be a Sailor, 1937

I Wanna Be a Sailor is a 1937 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon film directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on September 25, 1937. This cartoon is one… Read more →