Brooks Benedict Movies

Mary Hall (Ann Christy) forsakes the quiet life of her small-town home and joins her chorus-girl sister Helen Hall (Marguerite De La Motre) in New...

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners, who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon. Ironically, Portia herself had...

U. S. Cavalry Lieutenant Ranson belittles the exploits of a bandit known as "The Red Rider," and boasts to his fellow officers that he could hold up...

McGee becomes a fireman over the protests of his mother, who doesn't want to see her son sacrifice his life the way his father did. When she dies,...

This 1929 drama about mistaken identities contains three eight minute scenes that involve talking. The rest of the film is silent and subtitled. The...

Melodrama about the professional and romantic problems of an aspiring singer.

A powerful publisher John Mitchell whose pursuit of sensational headlines at the expense of all else takes a personal toll when his daughter Joan is...

The story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry.

Two sailors (William Haines and Cliff Edwards) are leaving the US Navy after 10 years. In their spare time, one of them (Haines) invents a carburetor...

Two newspaper reporters become involved with another killing while investigating a murder, which leads to the involvement of the girl reporter's...

Two rival seamen fight for both a promotion to a captaincy in their shipping line and the attentions of a Havana saloon singer. Sparks fly as they...

A Pete Smith Specialty. Chef Prudence Penny gives hints on cooking.

In order to be able to buy a gas station, a young couple run a speakeasy. Complications arise when the husband loses their money to bookies.

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with those who cheat against him. His wife, Alma (Kay...

A young singer hopes to become a success on Broadway.

Joe Collins arrives at Hanford College to begin his second year with $200 to pay his tuition, is enticed into a craps game, and loses all in this...

Thelma and Patsy get jobs at a radio station.

A thief on the run dumps some hot money in Thelma and Patsy's lap.

A steelworker and his aspiring wife make millions when they become partners in a dyeworks. Unfortunately, success does not bring happiness.

A 1924 film directed by Sidney Olcott.