Central Kansas Library System

In The Mark Of Zorro, his first full-blown effort at the costume thriller, Fairbanks portrays Don Diego Vega, a comically effete young nobleman with a taste for tasseled sombreros and juvenile silk-hanky magic tricks. But when danger calls, Diego swathes himself in black, straps on a well-honed sword and storms the countryside as the mysterious Zorro, slicing his initial into the faces of the "sentinels of oppression," pausing only to boldly romance...

When a young prince is accused of a crime that could embroil him in international scandal, debonair super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes comes to his aid, quickly discovering that behind the incident lurks a criminal mastermind eager to reduce Western civilization to anarchy.

"Peter Driscoll, an underground investigator to the wealthy, has never met anyone like Lily Temple. The beautiful silent-film actress spins fairy tales and plays frivolous roles in front of the cine-camera, but beneath the costumes and stage makeup is a woman with a quick wit--and a murky past. Peter has been tasked with locating the legendary Briarwood Teardrop, an exquisite sapphire, which Lily wears beneath her gown. In order to stay close to her...

The ring throws three lovers into the hazardous world of boxing and walks the fine line between love and danger. A young woman is married to a fighter but when she loses interest she flees into the arms of his rival. It takes a near lethal punch to put things into perspective. Easy virtue paints a chilling picture of social claustrophobia in a drama about a young woman and her plight for pleasure in a world of social taboo. She just wants to be happy,...

An expressionistic drama about authoritarianism and revolt in an industrialized metropolis of the 21st century.

A young Afro-American girl recalls the life story of her grandfather who performed in vaudeville and played piano for the silent movies.

Text and illustrations trace the history of silent film comedy focusing on such stars as Charlie Chaplin and Ben Turpin.

"New York in the late 1980s. Ceinwen Reilly has just moved from Yazoo City, Mississippi, and she's never going back, minimum wage job (vintage store salesgirl) and shabby apartment (Avenue C walkup) be damned. Who cares about earthly matters when Ceinwen can spend her days and her nights at the repertory houses--and most of the time that's left trying to look like Jean Harlow? One day, Ceinwen discovers that her downstairs neighbor may have--just...

The Our Gang story: A special covering more than twenty years and 200 episodes of Hal Roach's brand of childhood magic, featuring all the Our Gang members. Bear shooters: Chubby greases Wheezer with Limburger as the Gang goes on a camping trip. Waldo's last stand: The Gang puts on a floor show in a barn to try to sell a reluctant Froggy some lemonade. Dogs of war!: This silent film depicts "the great battle of Kelly's tomato patch," waged by "Stonewall"...