Movies by Syd Crossley

The Blood Ship

The Blood Ship

A disgraced sea captain signs on as a crewman on a cargo ship. He discovers that the vessel is captained by the very man who stole his ship, a sadistic brute who also took the former captain's wife and daughter. The ship's crew is composed mostly of sailors who were shanghai'ed aboard and are kept in line by the brutal captain and his even more fearsome first mate. The captain and one of his fellow crewmen--who has fallen in love with the man's daughter, who now belongs to the brutal captain--try to unite the crew to end the brutal reign of ...

The Cowboy Kid

The Cowboy Kid

Our hero catches a gang of bank robbers while taking time out to romance the banker's pretty daughter.

The Circus Kid

The Circus Kid

In 'The Circus Kid', Buddy, an orphan who runs away from a a harsh orphanage, joins Cadwallader's Circus.

The Golden Web

The Golden Web

After it has been sold to a new owner,a shyster and killer has stolen the property deed to a valuable mine and is using it for blackmail purposes. The former owner of the mine is framed for a murder, and his daughter and the new owner work to save him from the gallows.

Letting in the Sunshine

Letting in the Sunshine

A window cleaner bumps into an old flame, and the pair turn detective in an attempt to foil a gang of burglars.

The Fatal Warning

The Fatal Warning

When a bank executive disappears, he is accused of stealing a fortune from the bank. But his daughter and her criminologist friend set out to find her father and clear his name.

Two's Company

Two's Company

The son of a stodgy British earl falls in love with the daughter of an American millionaire businessman. The fathers oppose the relationship.

The Younger Generation

The Younger Generation

Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them. Young Morris Goldfish follows his immigrant father into business. His ruthless business practices cause him to become a big success, and he moves the family to Park Avenue. They go, but were happier back on the East Side. Morris is ashamed of this parents and his humble origins, but learns in the end that there is more to life than money.

Suspense

Suspense

During the First World War a British unit take up a new position in a trench unaware that the Germans are laying a mine underneath it.

Honeymoon for Three

Honeymoon for Three

In this musical comedy, the trouble begins when a carefree playboy steals the virtue of a young French maiden and is forced to marry her when her angry father, a financier finds out. The playboy is flat broke, but does the honorable thing. The newlyweds then board a ship and sail off to the States. They are accompanied by the girl's ex-fiance. The plan was for the young marrieds to get a divorce as soon as possible, but then the groom realizes that he really does love the girl. Happiness ensues

The Musical Beauty Shop

The Musical Beauty Shop

A beauty salon owner puts on a cabaret.