Movies by Joseph Henabery

Alibi Mark

Alibi Mark

When an out-of-work Chicagoan travels west as a hobo on a freight train, he finds himself falsely accused of murder.

Toyland Casino

Toyland Casino

A score of amateur children sing and dance in costume in a multi-act musical revue.

Double or Nothing

Double or Nothing

Double or Nothing is a 1936 American short musical comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division in 2013.

Off the Record

Off the Record

This musical short salutes bandleader B.A. Rolfe on his 40th anniversary in show business.

Missing Millions

Missing Millions

A girl seeks revenge after a Wall Street broker had falsely accused her father and sent him unjustly to prison.

Symphony of Swing

Symphony of Swing

Artie Shaw and his orchestra perform four popular songs, "Alone Together", "Jeepers Creepers", "Deep Purple", and "Lady Be Good".

A Gentleman of Leisure

A Gentleman of Leisure

Jack Holt is Robert Pitt, a wealthy young idler who has just returned home to the States from London. While at a restaurant, he notices pretty Molly Creedon (Sigrid Holmquist). He sees that she has a photograph inscribed "with love" and as a joke, he makes a bet with his pals that he will obtain an autographed picture from the girl within 24 hours. But getting the photo is harder than it seemed at first, and he finally asks a burglar to help him out by stealing it.

That Goes Double

That Goes Double

Complications ensue when a singer discovers he has a double in this musical short film.

Dublin in Brass

Dublin in Brass

In this musical short, a singing Irishman graduates from a police academy and heads to New York City to join the force.

The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

An attorney is thrust into wild adventures by an attractive young woman.

Pure Feud

Pure Feud

Edgar Appletree learns the ins and outs of family feuding courtesy of Charlie McCarthy.

Moonlight and Honeysuckle

Moonlight and Honeysuckle

When an Arizona ranchman (Willard Louis) is elected senator, he heads for Washington with his daughter, Judith Baldwin (Mary Miles Minter). But they leave behind ranch hand Tod Musgrove (Monte Blue), who is in love with Judith. In Washington, two men propose to Judith -- Congressman Hamill (Guy Oliver) and Robert Courtney (William Boyd). Since she doesn't know which one to pick, she puts them to a test at her aunt's woodland cabin.

Service Stripes

Service Stripes

Joe Penner, in this Vitaphone short (Vitaphon production number 1124)features his stock speech impediment acts sprinkled with some left-over "doughboy" comedy from World War One. He also gets some flirting bits with dancer Joan Carter Waddell.

Maid for a Day

Maid for a Day

Real-life mother and son entertainers Grace and Peter Lind Hayes star as a mother and her son. She’s a fading Broadway star working as a maid to prep for a possible comeback role and he’s the offspring who wants to follow in mom’s footsteps.

Du Barry Did All Right

Du Barry Did All Right

A woman living in Paris feels neglected by her husband, so she decides to go to New York City and enjoy herself.

Movie-Mania

Movie-Mania

Dave Apollon is a one-man production staff, who puts on a stage show as writer, director, producer, bandleader, art director, and other jobs.

The Symphony Murder Mystery

The Symphony Murder Mystery

A cellist is murdered during a symphony concert. Shortly afterwards, the manager of the hall is found dead, an apparent suicide. But is it?

Sailors' Wives

Sailors' Wives

Informed by her doctor that she is going blind, Carol Trent tearfully breaks off her engagement with Don Manning, hoping to spare him the stigma of a sightless bride. When Hughes catches up with her and demands an explanation, Astor pretends to have fallen out of love with him and further convinces him that she has turned into a shameless hussy.

The Tiger's Claw

The Tiger's Claw

Jack Holt plays Sam Sandell, an American engineer working in India who rescues a pretty half-caste girl (Aileen Pringle) from a tiger's attack, but is badly wounded himself. The girl, Chameli Brentwood, nurses him back to health and out of gratitude he marries her, ignoring the fact that he has a fiancée, Harriet Halehurst (Eva Novak), back home.

The Stranger

The Stranger

"The Stranger," an outcast who works in a saloon frequented by Peggy Bowlin, a poor girl suffering through hard times. She finds romance with Larry Darrant and her life begins to improve. They make plans to wed and leave England, but when a convict assaults Peggy, Larry gets involved and accidentally kills him. The Stranger is arrested for the murder, but he refuses to declare his innocence because he doesn't want to destroy Peggy's happiness.