Alain Silver Movies

An examination of "The Public Enemy" (1931) by film historians and critics.

A fictional character miraculously comes to life and escapes from a writer's control. He is left to navigate the real world knowing only his name and...

An examination of "White Heat" (1949) by film historians and critics.

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)

Documentary about Raoul Walsh

Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

Documentary covering the Warner Bros. James Cagney /Pat O'Brien classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), hosted by film historian Rudy Behlmer.

An examination of "Little Caesar" (1931) by film historians and critics.

For Natia, firing bullets at her sister's head and narrowly missing is all in a days work. After taking over the family business, her sharp shooting...

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...

This documentary is featured on Warner Brothers' DVD for The Roaring Twenties (1939), released in 2005.

The only witness to a young woman's murder has a nervous breakdown, is institutionalized, and escapes, tracking down the murderer.

Two children who have psychic powers use them to avenge the death of their father, who was murdered by a biker gang.

Short documentary with background on plots that are taken from current news stories.

Mary (Kate Lyn Sheil) lives alone. She is waiting for something to happen in her life. Riding the elevator to work, a strange man, Hayward, grabs her...

Four nights in Dostoevksy's 1847 St. Petersburg are transposed to 21st-century Los Angeles. Over that period, a self-described dreamer helps a young...

After an unforeseen and violent affliction turns her world upside down, Rowena Hambleton struggles to survive night-to-night as she prowls the...

Documentary short on the making of "They Live by Night" (1948).