Prohibition Era Movies

  • 1930
    Loose Ankles

    Loose Ankles

    Loose Ankles

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    A grandmother's will leaves her fortune to a few, mostly to her great-niece Ann. Ann will only receive her inheritance once she marries, with the...

    Loose Ankles
  • 1926
    It's the Old Army Game

    It's the Old Army Game

    It's the Old Army Game

    51926HD

    Druggist Elmer Prettywillie is sleeping. A woman rings the night bell only to buy a two-cent stamp. Then garbage collectors waken him. Next it's...

    It's the Old Army Game
  • 2013
    Bitter Orange

    Bitter Orange

    Bitter Orange

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    Despite her short skirt and bobbed hair, Myrtle’s no flapper—she’s a career girl with her eye on the prize. But over the course of...

    Bitter Orange
  • 1930
    Good Intentions

    Good Intentions

    Good Intentions

    01930HD

    When love came the way of this gentleman crook he turned to the right---only to be caught in the swirling eddy of his criminal past! (original ad)

    Good Intentions
  • 1969
    The Electric Chair

    The Electric Chair

    The Electric Chair

    01969HD

    At Santa Monica, during 30s, two contending gangster bands claim for dominance on the city. Willing to solve permanently this situation, Johnny Bello...

    The Electric Chair
  • 2009
    Redland

    Redland

    Redland

    72009HD

    As a family struggles to survive in rural isolation during the Great Depression, their daughter's secret affair begins a journey into the unknown.

    Redland
  • 1920
    The Gum Riot

    The Gum Riot

    The Gum Riot

    01920HD

    The action takes place in a gum factory. By a peculiar accident, a bootlegger attempting to avoid the keen eye of an officer of the law, holds a...

    The Gum Riot
  • 1901
    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce

    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce

    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce

    4.41901HD

    The scene opens in the bedroom of Mr. Nation, husband of the famous Carrie Nation, the “Kansas Saloon Smasher”. Mr. Nation suddenly...

    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce
  • 1986
    The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults

    The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults

    The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults

    01986HD

    The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults is a two-hour live American television special that was broadcast in syndication on April 21, 1986, and hosted by...

    The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults
  • 1930
    She's My Weakness

    She's My Weakness

    She's My Weakness

    51930HD

    Tommy Mills and Marie Thurber, sweethearts, plan to marry when Tommy sells some land he has inherited. Marie's parents favor the match, as they...

    She's My Weakness
  • 1921
    A Daughter of the Law

    A Daughter of the Law

    A Daughter of the Law

    7.3331921HD

    A city girl revenuer spies on illegal whiskey making in the hills.

    A Daughter of the Law
  • 2013
    Black Cat Whiskey

    Black Cat Whiskey

    Black Cat Whiskey

    22013HD

    In a small rural town hit hard by the Depression, Katie Connors resides in a middle-class home with her bootlegging husband Melvin. When the...

    Black Cat Whiskey
  • 1901
    Kansas Saloon Smashers

    Kansas Saloon Smashers

    Kansas Saloon Smashers

    3.91901HD

    A gilded saloon, with a fancy bar, forms the background. A nobby bartender with white coat and apron is dispensing drinks to customers. Behind him...

    Kansas Saloon Smashers
  • 1931
    What Price Pants

    What Price Pants

    What Price Pants

    51931HD

    The vaudeville comedians Smith and Dale star in a clever satire on Prohibition and all its illegal shenanigans. Charlie Dale is the greedy owner of a...

    What Price Pants
  • 1923
    Capital Stirred by Biggest Hooch Raid

    Capital Stirred by Biggest Hooch Raid

    Capital Stirred by Biggest Hooch Raid

    01923HD

    Several prohibition agents display cans and bottles of seized liquor for the camera. They are then shown dumping the goods at a junk yard.

    Capital Stirred by Biggest Hooch Raid
  • 1904
    Buy Your Own Cherries

    Buy Your Own Cherries

    Buy Your Own Cherries

    4.61904HD

    A barmaid plies a swell with smiles and with cherries from a box that's just been delivered. When she refuses a cherry to a roughly-dressed tradesman...

    Buy Your Own Cherries
  • 2016
    Rum Runners

    Rum Runners

    Rum Runners

    02016HD

    Rum Runners is the epic story of two best friends, Vic Hanson and Don Calyer. They get caught running illegal booze across the Canadian border. This...

    Rum Runners
  • 2018
    Dormancy

    Dormancy

    Dormancy

    02018HD

    Set in 1932, at the height of prohibition and the growing American eugenics movement, the state of Vermont passes a law allowing for sexual...

    Dormancy
  • 1919
    The Breath of a Nation

    The Breath of a Nation

    The Breath of a Nation

    5.71919HD

    Prohibition has just gone into effect, and Judge Rummy's wife eagerly throws away all of the Judge's liquor. She also plans to have a temperance...

    The Breath of a Nation
  • 1933
    Repeal Brings Wet Flood!

    Repeal Brings Wet Flood!

    Repeal Brings Wet Flood!

    01933HD

    Newsreel on the end of Prohibition.

    Repeal Brings Wet Flood!