The Amateur Adventure

Two part biography of Greta Garbo - 1. The Temptress 2. The Clown. Reminiscences of her early life in Stockholm, with excerpts from her films. Narrated by Bibi Andersson.

Short tourist film set on a tropical island where a sailor falls in love with a native girl.

Three reporters and an office girl are trying to stop a bacteriological strike by some powerful western business leaders against the USSR.

A working knowledge of Morse code and the foresight to pick a train driver for a sweetheart come in handy in this ‘race to the rescue’ thriller. When the wealthy Mr Harvey has to go away on a train journey, a couple of sharp-eyed crooks take the opportunity to burgle his home. Only the live-in maid stands between them and Harvey’s safe. Can our plucky heroine save the day?

A boy competes in various events during the Olympic games. Short film from 1936.

The film is about the class struggle in the village between the various strata of society on the eve of Soviet powerformation.

A silent short Western comedy film directed by Thomas Ricketts.

Features a screenplay written by the original novelist Hall Caine.

Detective Knick Garter and his sidekick Rheuma Tism are called for help by their friend, inventor I. Wanta Sneeze.

After the comedy of the same name of Mirza Fatali Akhundov.

The First Komsomol Oil Well

Silent film showcasing hypnosis and its effects.

A film about the life of Molière (1622-1673).

A feudal lord bans an assassin from the garden of earthly delights until he fulfills an order.

"A Motion Selfie" is one-of-a-kind DIY filmmaking: a darkly comic chronicle following a year in the life of a washed-up viral video star and the sexually depraved stalker who becomes obsessed with his work.

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.

This mostly lost film is often confused with director Paul Wegener third and readily available interpretation of the legend; Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920). In this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th century Prague to save the Jews from the ongoing brutal persecution by the city's rulers, is found in the rubble of an old synagogue in the 20th century. Brought to life by an antique dealer, the golem is used as a menial servant. Eventually falling in love with the dealer's wife, it goes on a murderous rampage when its love for her goes unanswered.

God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.

Based on the novel Marthandavarma, the film recounts the adventures of the crown Prince, Marthandavarma on how he eliminates his arch-rivals one by one, to ascend to the throne of the Kingdom of Travancore.

An urban husband and wife, walking in the countryside outside Paris, are so impressed with the delicious taste of a cow's milk that they buy the cow and try to bring it home to their Parisian apartment. (Library of Congress)