Oscar Apfel Movies

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A...

A poor New York plumber's wife and children hope to move "uptown" from their lower East Side neighborhood after he sells his new invention.

When a meek purchasing agent is told by a quack doctor that he only has three months to live, he gets involved with a bank robbery and kidnapped by...

Betrayal and espionage abound as an experimental aircraft is readied for its maiden voyage.

A carousel barker falls in love with a young woman. Both are fired from their jobs, and when the young woman becomes pregnant, the carousel barker...

Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and position as she saunters through the woods, and attracted...

Two rival newspapers are engaged in a circulation battle, complicated by the fact that a vicious gangster inserts himself into the middle of it. Also...

Odd little circus film about trapeze artists and obsessive love.

The kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The kids try to help her out.

A classic "B" featurette about "smugglin' in Chinamen for $300 a load"

A wealthy man relates how gambling had tragic consequences for his family.

Evelyn Vail (Florence Rice) is a nurse convicted of poisoning a patient. Out on parole, Evelyn decides to fly to Sing-Sing and confront death row...

Divorcee Laura marries Paul but his employer is also enamored with Laura and sends Paul on a business trip during which a murder is committed and he...

"Cappy" Ricks comes out of retirement to fight against a bill, sponsored by his old political rivals, that, if passed, would forbid the selling of...

Casey and Babe are sisters who work in a department store and each year the store puts on a show. As expected, things are going wrong with every act...

A captain saves a kidnapped magnate from a nursing home run by foreign agents.

Margaret Holt and her brother Victor set out to smash a narcotics ring responsible for their father's death. Young reporter John Howell and eccentric...

The surgeon who did the job was dead. Only the nurse knew what this gangster looked like in his new face. He learned about women from her!

A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.

A pretty, young violinist who travels from Ireland to America to seek fame and fortune on Broadway finds a bit more than she expected. A lost film.