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When a Man Sees Red

When a Man Sees Red

1934 • 60 min • United States of America
Our hero tries to dissuade a pretty ranch owner from taking up with an unsavory character to no avail. Eventually, the lout proves himself to be a thief and a liar, out to wrest the ranch owner's property away from her.
Strong to the Finich

Strong to the Finich

1934 • 7 min • United States of America
Olive runs some kind of boarding school. She serves her charges a huge bowl of spinach, but they are less than enthusiastic about it. Popeye comes by and demonstrates the values of spinach: he feeds some to a tree, which grows huge and sprouts a variety of fruit; he feeds a hen, which lays a dozen eggs, and he eats some himself to resist a prizefighter passing by.
Work!

Work!

1934 • 50 min • Sweden
A young unemployed man, Bergmark, gets a job at a labor camp in the country, where he reconnects with the Social Democratic farmer Persson's daughter Barbro. They fall in love with each other. Through Persson's reasoning with his neighbor Ringdahl, he becomes a convinced social democrat, not least since he heard a political program speech by Per Albin Hansson.
What Happened Then?

What Happened Then?

1934 • 55 min • United Kingdom
Young Raymond Rudford,sculptor, is on trial for slitting the throat of his uncle, who had adopted and raised him after Raymond's parent's died when he was a young boy. The prosecution allows his motive was fear of being disinherited if he married his fiancé, the fair Alicia Atherton, against his uncle's wishes, and the prosecution lays a mountain of evidence against Raymond, including his razor, dragged from an artificial lake on the estate, as the murder weapon; Raymond's bloody fingerprints and footprints found at the scene of bedroom crime, and his bloody shoes, found in his cupboard and bloody monogrammed-handkerchief found under his uncle's death bed. Raymond's only defense is that he could not have committed the crime as he goes into a paroxysm of dread at the mere sight of blood, a phobia he has had ever since childhood when his dog was run over by a lorry and the dog's blood was splattered into his face.
The Man from Utah

The Man from Utah

1934 • 51 min • United States of America
The Marshal sends John Weston to a rodeo to see if he can find out who is killing the rodeo riders who are about to win the prize money. Barton has organized the rodeo and plans to leave with all the prize money put up by the townspeople. When it appears that Weston will beat Barton's rider, he has his men prepare the same fate for him that befell the other riders.
The Canal of the Angels

The Canal of the Angels

1934 • 48 min • Italy
In Venice, Daniele runs a dredge that is digging a new lagoon canal, called "The Canal of the Angels." He is married to Anna, who is much younger than him, and the two have a child, Andrea. Due to a work injury, Daniele is unable to accompany his wife to a party. There Anna meets "the captain," a young sailor who, while waiting for his dreamed boarding on a large ocean liner, works as a ticket-taker on the vaporetti that run in Venice. The captain is attracted to the woman and she, too, is not insensitive to the man's charm, so much so that the two at the end of the party embrace and kiss, not realizing that little Andrea is watching them from afar. Now Andrea is experiencing a bad relationship with his mother and this makes him ill. Anna is torn between family affections and her relationship with the young sailor. It will finally be the captain who decides to leave on the first steamer to depart, even though it is not the luxurious liner he dreamed of.
Fighting to Live

Fighting to Live

1934 • 60 min • United States of America
When attacked by two dogs, Joe Gilmore leaves them on the desert to die. Later one of the dogs saves John Blake from drowning. Men arrive claiming the dog is killing their chickens. They want to kill the dog but John convinces them the dog's fate should be determined by a trial.
Viva Buddy

Viva Buddy

1934 • 6 min • United States of America
Buddy goes to Mexico.
Bridal Bail

Bridal Bail

1934 • 22 min • United States of America
When a theater offers a free wedding to a couple, confusion reigns.
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934 • 8 min
Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations to make deliveries. He visits the Los Angeles Pier and a Gala Hollywood Premiere.
The Lucky Texan

The Lucky Texan

1934 • 54 min • United States of America
Jerry Mason, a young Texan, and Jake Benson, an old rancher, become partners and strike it rich with a gold mine. They then find their lives complicated by bad guys and a woman.
Menace

Menace

1934 • 58 min • United States of America
A psychotic man stalks three innocent people whom he believes are responsible for his brother's death.
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

1934 • 10 min • United States of America
This jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity. Bandleader Cab Calloway plays a ladies man who dates the wife (Fredi Washington) of a train porter who is frequently absent from home. Calloway and his Orchestra perform "Zaz-zuh-zaz" and "The Lady with the Fan" at the Cotton Club in Harlem.
Jofroi

Jofroi

1934 • 48 min • France
Jofroi sells his orchard to Alphonse. Alphonse wants to use the land for crops, so he starts to cut down the trees. Jofroi is furious: how can someone cut down those trees? He threatens to commit suicide so that the small town will blame Alphonse and Alphonse’s life will be miserable. Alphonse, the curate, the teacher, and some of the townsfolk spend the rest of the movie trying to keep Jofroi from committing suicide…
Western Justice

Western Justice

1934 • 56 min • United States of America
Three men, each on their individual quest, meet at a deserted cabin and take the assumed names of Ace, King, and Jack.
Wax Works

Wax Works

1934 • 9 min • United States of America
A woman, unable to care for her son, is placed in the care of Oswald, who's a wax museum owner.
Randy Rides Alone

Randy Rides Alone

1934 • 53 min • United States of America
Bandits lead by Matt the Mute enter a bar and kill multiple people. Randy Bowers comes to town and is framed by Matt the Mute, who is working with the sheriff (who doesn't know Matt is really a criminal). Randy escapes with the help of the niece of the dead owner of the bar. Bowers ends up running from the sheriff, and ends up in the cave in which the bandits have their hide-out…
The Flying Mouse

The Flying Mouse

1934 • 9 min • United States of America
To the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to the great amusement of his brothers when his attempts to use them fail. When the butterfly he rescues from a spider proves to be a fairy, he wishes for wings. But his bat-like appearance doesn't fit in with either the birds or the other mice, and he finds himself friendless; even the bats make fun of him. Written by Jon Reeves
Dr. Monica

Dr. Monica

1934 • 53 min • United States of America
A prominent New York doctor, unable to have a child, discovers her philandering husband has impregnated her best friend.
Chicken Reel

Chicken Reel

1934 • 10 min • United States of America
An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon.
La Cucaracha

La Cucaracha

1934 • 20 min • United States of America
Señor Martinez, a famous theater owner, visits a local café in Mexico because of its reputation for good food and to audition the famous dancer who performs there. Martinez tells the café owner that if the dancer is as good as he has heard, he will offer the dancer a contract to perform in his theater. The café's female singer hears about this and is determined that he won't leave the café without her.
A Peach of a Pair

A Peach of a Pair

1934 • 21 min • United States of America
Vaudeville performers Cook and Butler are mistaken for domestic servants; hilarity ensues.
Claim Jumpers

Claim Jumpers

1934 • 23 min • United States of America
Claim jumpers originally released as Lucky Texan in 1934 by Monogram Pictures Corp
Poisoned Ivory

Poisoned Ivory

1934 • 23 min
Edgar's wife, Florence, because of an incident with her brother, her husband, and parts from her brother's photogenic set, mistakenly thinks that she accidentally poisoned Edgar instead of giving him his real medicine.