Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/felix-the-cat-felix-revolts-1923 Creator: Pat Sulivan Description: People of the city ban cats, and Felix lets them know that life isn't so great without cats.

Date Created : 1916 Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/his-picture-in-the-papers Description: From IMDb: A young man can only get the woman he loves if he becomes famous, and manages to get his picture in the newspapers. He determines to let nothing stand in the way of his doing exactly that, and in the process winds up getting involved with a gang of criminals and a locomotive chase. Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Clarence Handyside, Rene Boucicault, Jean Temple, Charles His Picture in the Papers (1916 in film) is an American silent film comedy film written and directed by John Emerson (filmmaker). Anita Loos also wrote the film's scenario. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks and Loretta Blake and features Eric von Stroheim in a minor role. silentera/ Plot summary Pete Prindle, son of Proteus, a vegetarian health food manufacturer wishes to marry Christine Cadwalader. She agrees. However, Proteus considers his son lazy, with no contributions to the company and theore undeserving of his father's wealth. His daughters have their pictures in the newspaper of them promoting the company products. Cassius uses to consent to his daughter's hand since he believes Pete to be lazy as well, with no real stake in his father's company. Pete tries hard to get in the newspaper: He fakes a car accident, which gets an insignificant mention in the paper. He wins a boxing match, which turns out to be an illegally run ring which ends up being raided by police. After a misunderstanding, he washes up on the shore in his pajamas after falling off a cruise ship, and proceeds to beat two police officers, his name is withheld by the newspaper. Finally, he saves many people on a train from a group of thugs intent on murdering Cassius by preventing a collision with another rail car. He receives a front page article in every major local newspaper and a large photo as well which pleases everyone. Cast Douglas Fairbanks as Pete Prindle Clarence Handyside as Proteus Prindle Rene Boucicault as Pansy Prindle Jean Temple as Pearl Prindle Charles Butler as Cassius Cadwalader Loretta Blake as Christine Cadwalader Homer Hunt as Melville Helena Rupport as Olga Eric von Stroheim as 'Eye Patch' Thug Production notes The film was produced by Fine Arts Film Company for $42,599.94, and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. lenning// Other sequences were shot in Yonkers, New York and Atlantic City, New Jersey. A boxing scene featured in the film was shot at Sharkey's Athletic Club, a boxing club, on Ninth Avenue (Manhattan) in Manhattan./ Category:1916 films Category:1910s comedy films Category:American films Category:American comedy films Category:American silent feature films Category:Black-and-white films Category:Films directed by John Emerson Category:Films shot in Atlantic City Category:Films shot in Fort Lee Category:Films shot in New York City Category:Screenplays by Anita Loos Category:Triangle Film Corporation films

Date Created : 1936 Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/my-man-godfrey Description: Ditzy socialite with a heart of gold, Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard) finds " forgotten man" Godfrey Smith (William Powell) in a scavenger hunt. Eventually Godfrey is taken in as the family butler for the Bullocks and screwball antics and romance ensue. My Man Godfrey is a 1936 American comedy-drama film directed by Gregory La Cava. The screenplay was written by Morrie Ryskind, with uncredited contributions by La Cava, based on 1101 Park Avenue , a short novel by Eric S. Hatch. The story concerns a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family's butler, only to fall in love with him, much to his dismay. The film stars William Powell and Carole Lombard. The film was My Man Godfrey (1957 film) with June Allyson and David Niven in the starring roles. In 1999, the original version of My Man Godfrey was deemed culturally significant by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Plot Source: During the Great Depression, Godfrey Smith Parke (William Powell) is living alongside other men down on their luck at the city dump. One night, spoiled socialite Cornelia Bullock (Gail Patrick) offers him five dollars ($83 in 2013) to be her forgotten man for a scavenger hunt. Annoyed, he advances on her, causing her to retreat and fall on a pile of ashes. She leaves in a fury, much to the glee of her younger sister, Irene (Carole Lombard). After talking with her, Godfrey finds her to be kind, if a bit scatter-brained. He offers to go with Irene to help her beat Cornelia. In the ballroom of the Waldorf-Ritz Hotel, Irene's long-suffering businessman father, Alexander Bullock (Eugene Pallette), waits resignedly as his ditsy wife, Angelica (Alice Brady), and her mooching protégé Carlo (Mischa Auer) play the frivolous game. Godfrey arrives and is authenticated by the scavenger hunt judge as a forgotten man. He then addresses the idle rich, expressing his contempt for their antics. Irene is apologetic and offers him a job as the family butler, which he gratefully accepts. The next morning, Godfrey is shown what to do by the sardonic, wise-cracking maid, Molly (Jean Dixon), the only servant who has been able to put up with the antics of the family. She warns him that he is just the latest in a long line of butlers. Only slightly daunted, he proves to be surprisingly competent, although Cornelia still holds a sizable grudge. On the other hand, Irene considers Godfrey to be her protégé, and is thrilled by his success. A complication arises when a guest, Tommy Gray (Alan Mowbray), greets Godfrey familiarly as an old friend. Godfrey quickly ad-libs that he was Tommy's valet at school. Tommy plays along, mentioning Godfrey's non-existent wife and five children. Dismayed, Irene impulsively announces her engagement to the surprised Charlie Van Rumple (Grady Sutton), but she soon breaks down in tears and flees after being politely congratulated by Godfrey. Over lunch the next day, Tommy is curious to know what one of the elite Parkes of Boston is doing as a servant. Godfrey explains that a broken love affair had left him considering suicide, but the optimistic, undaunted attitude of the men living at the dump rekindled his spirit. Meanwhile, when everything she does to make Godfrey's life miserable fails, Cornelia sneaks into his room and plants her pearl necklace under his mattress. She then calls the police to report her missing jewelry. To Cornelia's surprise, the pearls do not turn up, even when she suggests they check Godfrey's bed. Mr. Bullock realizes his daughter has orchestrated the whole thing and sees the policemen out. The Bullocks then send their daughters off to Europe to get Irene away from Godfrey. When they return, Cornelia implies that she intends to seduce Godfrey. Worried, Irene stages a fainting spell and falls into Godfrey's arms. He carries her to her bed, but while searching for smelling salts, he realizes she's faking when he sees her (in a mirror) sit up briefly. In revenge, he puts her in the shower and turns on the cold water full blast. Far from quenching her attraction, this merely confirms her hopes: Oh Godfrey, now I know you love me...You do or you wouldn't have lost your temper. When confronted by the rest of the family, Godfrey quits. But Mr. Bullock has more pressing concerns. He first has a private little chat with Carlo, throwing the freeloader out through a side window. He then announces that his business is in dire financial straits and that he might even be facing criminal charges. Godfrey interrupts with unexpected good news: realizing Mr. Bullock's problems, Godfrey had Short (finance), using money raised by pawning Cornelia's necklace and then buying up the stock that Bullock had sold. He gives the endorsed stock certificates to the stunned Mr. Bullock, thus saving the family from financial ruin. He also returns the necklace to a humbled Cornelia, who apologizes for her attempt to frame him. Afterwards, Godfrey takes his leave. With the rest of his stock profits and reluctant business partner Tommy Gray's backing, Godfrey has built a fashionable nightclub at the dump called The Dump, ...giving food and shelter to fifty people in the winter, and giving them employment in the summer. Godfrey tells Tommy he quit being the Bullocks' butler because he felt that foolish feeling coming along again. Later on, though, Irene tracks him down and bulldozes him into marriage and the movie ends with her saying, Stand still, Godfrey, it'll all be over in a minute. Cast } William Powell as Godfrey Carole Lombard as Irene Bullock Alice Brady as Angelica Bullock Gail Patrick as Cornelia Bullock Eugene Pallette as Alexander Bullock Jean Dixon as Molly Alan Mowbray as Tommy Gray Mischa Auer as Carlo Pat Flaherty (actor) as Mike Flaherty Robert Light as Faithful George Grady Sutton as Charlie Van Rumple (uncredited) Cast notes: Jane Wyman appears, uncredited, as a party guest Franklin Pangborn has a small role, uncredited, as the judge for the scavenger hunt Production My Man Godfrey was in production from April 15 to May 27, 1936, and then had retakes in early June of the year. Its estimated budget was $656,000./ Video availability In 2002, a restored print was made available on DVD by The Criterion Collection. In 2005, 20th Century Fox released a film colorization version. The original film has lapsed copyright and is freely available to download. Notes My Man Godfrey ] on Category:1936 films Category:1930s romantic comedy films Category:American romantic comedy films Category:American screwball comedy films Category:Black-and-white films Category:English-language films Category:Films based on novels Category:Films based on romance novels Category:Films directed by Gregory La Cava Category:Films set in country houses Category:United States National Film Registry films Category:Universal Pictures films

Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/becky-sharp-1935 Description: Becky and Amelia are girls at school together, but they are from two diiferent worlds. Becky manages to work he way into Amelia's family. Mystic Nights Videos Becky Sharp (1935 in film) is an American historical film drama film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Miriam Hopkins. Other supporting cast were Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke, Billie Burke, Alison Skipworth, Nigel Bruce, and Alan Mowbray. It is based on the play of the same name by Langdon Mitchell, which in turn is based on William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair (novel) . The screenplay was written by Francis Edward Faragoh. The film was considered a landmark in cinema as the first film to use the newly developed three-strip Technicolor production, opening the way for a growing number of color films to be made in Britain and the United States in the years leading up to World War II. The film recounts the tale of a lower-class girl who insinuates herself into an upper-class family, only to see her life and the lives of those around her destroyed. The ruthless, self-willed and beautiful Becky is one of the most famous characters in English literature. Color development Becky Sharp was the first feature film to use the three-strip Technicolor process, which created a separate film register for each of the three primary colors. Earlier live action films to use the new Technicolor process include the final musical number in the feature The Cat and the Fiddle (film) released by MGM in February 1934, and in short sequences filmed for other movies made during 1934, including The House of Rothschild (20th Century Pictures/United Artists) with George Arliss and Kid Millions (Samuel Goldwyn/United Artists) with Eddie Cantor. Warner Brothers released two Leon Errol shorts, Service With a Smile (28 July 1934) and Good Morning, Eve! (22 September 1934), and RKO Pictures released the short La Cucaracha (1934 film) (31 August 1934). Becky Sharp is now in the public domain. Miriam Hopkins was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. Plot Becky Sharp (Miriam Hopkins), a socially ambitious England young lady manages to survive during the years following Napoleon's defeat at Battle of Waterloo. In her efforts to advance herself, she manages to link up with a number of gentlemen: the Marquis of Steyne (Cedric Hardwicke), Joseph Sedley (Nigel Bruce), Rawdon Crawley (Alan Mowbray), and George Osborne (G. P. Huntley Jr). She rises to the top of United Kingdom society and becomes the scourge of the social circle, offending the other ladies such as Lady Bareacres (Billie Burke). Finally, Sharp falls into the humiliation of singing for her meals in a beer hall. But Becky never stays down for long. Cast !-- Deleted image removed: } -- Miriam Hopkins as Becky Sharp Frances Dee as Amelia Sedley Cedric Hardwicke as Marquis of Steyne Billie Burke as Lady Bareacres Alison Skipworth as Miss Crawley Nigel Bruce as Joseph Sedley Alan Mowbray as Rawdon Crawley G.P. Huntley as George Osborne William Stack as Pitt Crawley George Hassell (actor) as Sir Pitt Crawley William Faversham as Duke of Wellington Charles Richman (actor) as Gen. Tufto Doris Lloyd as Duchess of Richmond Colin Tapley as Captain William Dobbin Leonard Mudie as Tarquin Charles Coleman (actor) as Bowles Production John Hay Whitney and Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney formed Pioneer Pictures specifically to produce color films, and signed a contract to release Pioneer films through RKO Radio Pictures. After producing La Cucaracha , Becky Sharp , and Dancing Pirate (1936), the Whitneys and David O. Selznick formed Selznick International Pictures. Two Selznick International films, A Star Is Born (1937 film) and Nothing Sacred (film) (both 1937), were produced by Selznick, copyrighted by Pioneer Pictures, and released through United Artists rather than RKO. Lowell Sherman, the original director, developed pneumonia and died early in the filming of Becky Sharp . His replacement, Rouben Mamoulian, scrapped all of the original footage and started over. Sherman mostly filmed several pieces of test footage, which have survived. Preservation For many years, the original three-color Technicolor version of the film was not available for viewing, though a 16 millimeter version was available. This version had been printed (poorly) on two-color Cinecolor stock which did not accurately reproduce the colors of the original film. The smaller film stock also resulted in a grainier, inferior image. In 1992, the UCLA Film and Television Archive restored the film, under the supervision of archivist Robert Gitt. Awards Wins Venice Film Festival: Best Color Film, Rouben Mamoulian; 1935. Nominations Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Miriam Hopkins; 1935. Venice Film Festival: Mussolini Cup, Rouben Mamoulian; 1935. Trivia Pat Nixon, later the wife of Richard Nixon and First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974, worked as a movie extra at this time, and can be seen as a walk on during the ball scene. Category:1935 films Category:American drama films Category:American historical films Category:1930s drama films Category:1930s historical films Category:English-language films Category:Films based on plays Category:Films directed by Rouben Mamoulian Category:RKO Pictures films Category:Films set in Belgium Category:Films set in London Category:Belgium in fiction Category:Films set in England Category:Films set in the 1810s Category:England in fiction Category:Films based on Vanity Fair (novel) Category:Films based on multiple works