Movies by William Austin

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.

It

It

A flapper shopgirl woos her rich boss with animal magnetism, otherwise known as "it."

Let's Go Native

Let's Go Native

The company of a musical comedy gets shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by a "king" from Brooklyn and his coterie of wild native girls.

The Flirting Widow

The Flirting Widow

An older daughter invents a fiancé so that her father will allow her younger sister to marry. However, the lie comes back to haunt her.

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

The sinister Dr. Fu Manchu returns to destroy the people he holds responsible for the death of his family.

Rule 'Em and Weep

Rule 'Em and Weep

King Bool returns to Bulvania to claim his throne and his girl.

Along Came Youth

Along Came Youth

An American sportsman stranded in London poses as a cook to remain close to the aristocratic lady he would woo.

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

A Chinese doctor vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the Boxer Rebellion.

Batman

Batman

Japanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo, which turns American scientists into pliable zombies. The great crime-fighters Batman and Robin, with the help of their allies, are in pursuit.

Sweetie

Sweetie

Chorus girl Barbara Pell (Nancy Carroll) inherits a school for boys, and uses her position to sabotage the football career of the boy who jilted her.

The Fifty-Fifty Girl

The Fifty-Fifty Girl

Strong-willed Kathleen O'Hara, believes in equality of sexes, makes a pact with her sweetheart, Jim Donahue, when they become joint owners of a California gold mine. According to the agreement, Donahue will do the housekeeping while Kathleen runs the mine; the first to call for help loses his share of the mine.

Just Married

Just Married

After many outrageous moments, a young girl marries her former acquaintance, not with her fiancee.

Swim Girl, Swim

Swim Girl, Swim

Serious university co-ed Alice Smith, is wholly engrossed, it would appear, in chasing butterflies and rare insects under the guidance of her friend, Mr. Spangle, Ph. D., though she secretly yearns to be an athlete and thus win the admiration of Jerry Marvin, a popular schoolmate. She takes up swimming, making herself the campus joke because of her ideas on the subject.

Red Hair

Red Hair

A free-spirited young girl has three middle-aged admirers, each of whom sees her from a completely different perspective. Unknown to her, they also happen to be the guardians of a wealthy young man to whom she is attracted. Only a small fragment of this film survives.

The Man from Blankley's

The Man from Blankley's

When a nobleman loses his way in the fog and enters a house where there's a party going on, he's mistaken for a hired butler.

The Best People

The Best People

Bertie and Marian Lenox are children of a wealthy family, and their mother intends that they marry "within their class". They, however, have different plans--Bertie is in love with chorus girl Sally O'Neil and Marian loves Henry Morgan, the family chauffeur. The family finds out about the impending marriages and determines to stop them. Complications ensue.

Handle with Care

Handle with Care

Handle with Care is a 1922 silent comedy of marital complications and mix-ups.

The Flaming Forest

The Flaming Forest

North-West Mounted Police Sgt. David Carrigan takes a breather from fighting as he brings a convict to trial and woos the lovely Jeanne-Marie.

What a Night!

What a Night!

Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life.