Rodrigo, an impoverished Italian nobleman (Rudolph Valentino) takes a job with a New York antique dealer he met overseas. Swearing off women, Rodrigo focuses on his job. But complications arise when he falls in love with his friend's secretary-- and his friend's wife looks to make a date with him.

After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The second of these was 'The Mother and the Law', which demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and co...

Virginia Craig will become super-wealthy and gain sole control of her factory, unless insubordinate schemers can trick her into marrying one of their clique. Unfortunately for them, she loves Monty, one of her employees. When the schemers' plot is discovered, a chase starts away from the factory and onto a runaway train.

This musical short begins with Vincent Lopez leading his orchestra in "Nola", the group's theme song. Suddenly, various musicians tell Lopez that they are tired of the theme song and refuse to play it anymore. They sing and play other songs instead. Then the group plays familiar tunes of the day, accompanying band vocalists and virtuos...

As rustled cattle have mysteriously disappeared, Johnny sends for his friend Hoppy, Hoppy arrives and immediately suspects Dan Slack. Realizing his telegram about Slack was intercepted, he locks up the operator Lafe knowing he can escape. Tailing Lafe he finds a secret entrance to a mine and inside finds the missing cattle. But Slack's...

Artie Shaw and his orchestra perform four popular songs, "Alone Together", "Jeepers Creepers", "Deep Purple", and "Lady Be Good".

In Hell, Satan appears to tell us that rhythm is coming to life again, then we're taken to a sound stage where Jimmie Lunceford conducts his dance orchestra. He's in black tie and a tuxedo of white tales and black trousers. He announces that rhythm is our business, and that's the orchestra's first number, with vocal, sax, bass, and tru...

A barber shop owner wins a sweepstake. He remodels his shop and hires Claude Hopkins and his orchestra to play for his customers. Two songs are sung, and the Four Step Brothers tap dance in the closing number.

An attorney is thrust into wild adventures by an attractive young woman.

The government has set up a special agency to stamp out what it considers the number one public menace: the jitterbug. They aren't after the many followers, but the primary perpetrator of the jitterbug, who they've coined "Public Jitterbug No. 1". Hal Sturges is one of several agents working on the case who goes undercover as a dancer ...

The first 3 minutes of this Vitaphone Melody Master feature Phil Spitalny's orchestra playing popular music. The band's singer then fantasizes about her experience when she first arrived in America, looking for "Uncle Phil." As she wanders through the various ethnic neighborhoods of New York City (the Bowery; Hester Street; Mott Street...

Dave Apollon is a one-man production staff, who puts on a stage show as writer, director, producer, bandleader, art director, and other jobs.

In a nightclub setting, pianist Eddy Duchin and his orchestra play several popular tunes of the day. Sylvia Froos joins them for two songs. The novelty skating team of Earl, Jack, and Betty also perform. And the entire nightclub staff, including the orchestra, wears roller skates!

Edgar Appletree learns the ins and outs of family feuding courtesy of Charlie McCarthy.

When an out-of-work Chicagoan travels west as a hobo on a freight train, he finds himself falsely accused of murder.

In a vacation resort setting, Johnny Green and His Orchestra, as well as unidentified guest acts, perform several popular songs.

When the leading lady of a motion picture is murdered in the middle of a scene, Inspector Carr and Dr. Crabtree are called in to investigate.

In a nightclub setting, Don Redman and His Orchestra perform three songs, and one number is performed by singers/tap dancers 'Red' and Struggie. (For the list of songs, check the soundtrack listing).

Ruth Etting is the star attraction on the Albertson Travel Agency radio show. When her producers learn that her recordings are on another program at the same time, they devise a contest, based on the words in a song she sings, in which the winner gets Etting's services at a banquet.

Ben Pollack and His Orchestra are joined by a guest vocalist in performing popular songs.

A European prince is raised in America without knowing his true identity; he spends his time thrill-seeking, but his country needs him when a revolt threatens the crown.

In this Vitaphone Melody Masters short, Red Nichols and his band entertain the viewer with a selection of pop songs.

Monte Brewster learns that he has inherited $10 million from his late grandfather, but then learns that he must spend $2 million in less than a year and remain unmarried to inherit the rest of the money.

In order to find out who's behind a cattle rustling operation that's hurting ranchers, a detective for the Cattleman's Protective Association pretends to be a tenderfoot from back east who's just arrived in the area and doesn't know how to ride, rope or shoot.

This musical short focuses on the trials and tribulations of a saloon singer.

A score of amateur children sing and dance in costume in a multi-act musical revue.

A Ruth Etting musical short - The songs "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "I Cried For You", "I Wanna Be Loved" and "Green Eyes".

It's all about Hal Le Roy's expertise at selling (washing machines). He tap dances inside your home or on your front steps.

Larry Clinton & His Orchestra and two guest vocalists perform a number of songs.

Little Jack Little and members of his orchestra are sailors on board the USS Atlantic. They go ashore to a night club and perform popular songs of the day. The specialty act Dot, Donna & Teddy also perform a tap dance number.

Phil Spitalny and His All-Girl Orchestra, the females who are all clad in white gowns, perform a few musical numbers cabaret style in front of an appreciative audience. The multi-talented orchestra members not only play musical instruments, but also sing. In one number, one of their own is featured as a tap dancer. In another number, a...

A race car driver, injured during an accident, opens up a repair shop only to become the target of crooked government agents.

In this musical short, a singing Irishman graduates from a police academy and heads to New York City to join the force.

A freshly minted private eye is sent to a sanitarium as a gag.

This musical short salutes bandleader B.A. Rolfe on his 40th anniversary in show business.

24th episode in the 1933-1934 Pepper Pot one-reel comedy series.

Jack Denny & Band sing an handful of songs.

The Abe Lyman Orchestra performing three very elaborate arrangements in an early 1930's film short. Songs included are Rube Bloom's composition Song of the Bayou, Farewell Blues and Milenburg Joys.

Joe Penner, in this Vitaphone short (Vitaphon production number 1124)features his stock speech impediment acts sprinkled with some left-over "doughboy" comedy from World War One. He also gets some flirting bits with dancer Joan Carter Waddell.