Wanted – A Master is a 1936 American short film directed by Arthur J. Ornitz and Gunther von Fritsch. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1936 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).
, 1h28 Réalisé parGunther von Fritsch GenresDrame, Thriller, Action, Noir, Policier ActeursDonald Buka, Francis Lederer, Adrienne Gessner, Egon von Jordan, Karl Farkas Note64% Vienna taxi driver Toni Sponer dreams of going to the US. One day, an American businessman is waiting for his cab, when jealous concert pianist Claude Manelli (Lederer) shoots him dead because he suspected him of having an affair with his American wife Karen (Camden). Toni grabs the dead man's papers and takes over his identity. Later he falls in love with Karen who initially thinks that Toni is the killer but he is able to convince her that he is innocent. Together they try to flee to America with Karen's husband in hot pursuit. Both men are finally captured by the police but Toni receives only a small sentence of a few months in prison. Karen decides to wait for him.
, 2h3 Réalisé parErnest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper, Gunther von Fritsch, Michael Todd, Mike Todd Jr. OrigineEtats-Unis GenresDocumentaire Note68% The film begins in black-and-white and in standard 4:3 aspect ratio, as travel writer and newscaster Lowell Thomas appears on screen to discuss the evolution of motion picture entertainment, from the earliest cave paintings designed to suggest movement, up to the introduction of color and sound. At the conclusion of the 12-minute lecture, Thomas speaks the words "This is Cinerama" and the screen expands into the full Cinerama aspect ratio and colour as a series of vignettes, narrated by Thomas begin.
, 56minutes Réalisé parBernard B. Ray OrigineEtats-Unis ActeursEvelyn Brent, Grant Withers, Dorothy Short, Dave O'Brien, Richard Loo, Harry Harvey, Sr. Note47% Ralph Dickson is an FBI agent assigned to investigate the killing of a colleague. He is chosen to investigate due to an uncanny likeness to the presumed killer. Dickson goes undercover and learns the identity of the gang leader, Carney, who is also known as "the Illustrious One" and the "Daughter of the Tong." Carney stays holed up at the Oriental Hotel while she has her henchmen doing her dirty work.