Franchot Tone Movies

This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from...

A young woman who wants to break into the theater schemes to become the protege of a famous Broadway star.

A blackmailer tries to stop a woman from revealing evidence that could save a condemned man.

An American architect learns he has two children whom he fathered during his military service.

A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster behind bars.

A tale of greed, one-upmanship, family distrust, abuse, apathy, and lost love, set in the deep south at the turn of the twentieth century.