1929 Movies

Phony spiritualists were given a good going-over in the early talkie melodrama Darkened Rooms. Evelyn Brent stars as Ellen, a fraudulent medium working in cahoots with genuine clairvoyant Emory Jago (Neil Hamilton). The plotline is secondary; the film's main p...

The film shows a headstrong tractor driver's frivolous attitude towards his duty. He quits his job, gets drunk at a wedding and crashes a tractor.

A Mickey McGuire comedy short starring Mickey Rooney.

Capt. James Stewart pursues the bandit "The Kinkajou" over the Mexican border and falls in love with Rita, though he suspects that her brother is the bandit.

Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.

Three New York Irish brothers cross paths as policeman, doctor and bootlegger.

"Katharina Knie" is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Carmen Boni and Adele Sandrock. It is based on the 1928 play of the same title by Carl Zuckmayer.

An animated short subject created by Paul Terry and actor-turned-writer Howard Estabrook.

A promotional film about Sumatra, with shots including Lake Toba, country houses, the market in Pasanggrahan, trucks rigged with oxen, Fort de Kock, traditional costumes, the harbour of Padang, and the performance of various dances.

Partially lost.

The Rainbow Man is a 1929 black and white American musical film.

Mamie Reynolds has been engaged to Sam Young for ten years. But when Sam's novel is published after many years of waiting, Sam falls for a gold digger.

Spencer Williams' comedy feature.

A silent short film showcasing the tensions and disparities between different social classes within an Armenian rural community.

A man condemned to execution tries to convince two women that he is not their son and brother, and that they must get on with their lives.

Canine star Rin Tin Tin makes his all-talking (all-barking?) debut in Warner Bros.' Frozen River. In characteristic fashion, Rinty braves the elements to rescue heroine Jane from the villains, a gang of cutthroats and thieves.

Dan Claibourne refuses to fight against his state when Tennessee secedes during the Civil War preliminaries. His sweetheart brands him a traitor. Dan joins Morgan's raiders of the Confederate Army and gets an opportunity to rescue the girl during a raid.