Okay so I’m gonna get this horse-choker list outta the way first — it’s gleaned from Robert E. Howard’s letters, and covers films from 1923-1935, but currently is organized alphabetically.

Most of these are likely new to you except for the Marx Bros items; I myself only recognized ten or so from these 54 named films, and have seen even fewer of them.

Open question/ask: if any of these films ring bells or spark memories, will you please tell us in the comments? 😊

Abie’s Irish Rose (1928)
Animal Crackers (1930)

Back Street (1932)

The Benson Murder Case (1930)
Billy the Kid (1930)
Brass Commandments (1923)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)
The Canyon of Light (1926)
The Cocoanuts (1929)
The Cossacks (1928)
A Dangerous Adventure (1922)
Darkened Rooms (1929)
The Delightful Rogue (1929)
The Desert Bridegroom (1922)

The Desert Song (1929)

The Doorway to Hell (1930)
The Front Page (1931)
Go and Get It (1920)
Hearts in Dixie (1929)
Hell’s Heroes (1929)
Heroes of the Street (1922)

Hold ’Em Jail (1932)
Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)

Horsefeathers (1932)
The Informer (1935)
In Old Arizona (1928)

The Invisible Man (1933)

The Iron Mask (1929)
The King of Kings (1927)
The Last Parade (1931)
The Letter (1929)

Little Caesar (1931)

The Loves of Casanova (1927)
The Mark of Zorro (1920)
The Mighty (1929)
The Pilgrim (1923)
Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)
Rags to Riches (1922)
The Red Dance (1928)
Rob ’em Good (1923)
Robin Hood (1922)
The Sagebrusher (1920)
Scaramouche (1923)
Shipmates (1931)
The Singing Fool (1928)

Skyscraper Souls (1932)

The Story of Brownwood (1928)
The Tempest (1928)
The Terror (1928)
Thunderbolt (1929)
Tong War (1929)

The Virginian (1929)

What Price Glory? (1926)

Wise Girls (1929)

The Wizard (1927)

Women of All Nations (1931)

END OF LIST 🛑

As for comments on these, now that I’ve had a week or so to process and examine the actual quotes surrounding the findings I’ve made…….

I’m gonna go a little outta order, and make no apologies for the rambling cuz I’m doing this from my phone.

I have not seen either BRASS COMMANDMENTS or THE WIZARD; both of those and possibly others on the list are Lost Films.

LITTLE CAESAR leapt out as the most ‘popular gangster film’ on the list, but there are some others here which are not canonized but seem worth watching soon.

I watched SKYSCRAPER SOULS a few days ago and was both shocked and emotionally moved by it. I would not have sought it out if not for Howard’s impassioned quote about it.

I’m discounting the four Marx Bros movies since they are widely seen and known, it’s cool that Howard ranked them but he doesn’t describe the actors or scenarios in more detail.

THE VIRGINIAN is one of those ultra-classics I have not seen but know of. Howard’s quote on that was pretty intense, and I’ll share it sometime soon.

ABIE’S IRISH ROSE rang a fuzzy bell, Yog-Sothoth only knows why. Howard panned this film but said it has good actors, which is an interesting distinction.

THE INVISIBLE MAN of course. One of the few where I’ve seen it directly.

THE STORY OF BROWNWOOD is a local production about Brownwood, TX, and may not survive because it is a small production ‘company’ of some sort, rather than a Hollywood produced film.

I’m seeking out some of these others and sharing the links 🔗 (see elsewhere on this sub!) but am saving BACK STREET for idk when I’ll have the spoons 🥄, because REH said “I wept bitterly” at the melodrama. So apparently it was well handled but emotionally draining.

Are any of those or others here familiar to you, gentle readers and watchers?

Watchfully and sincerely,
L. Theobaldus III

What did you think? I know the critic reviews are kinda low, but I thought it was decent enough having not read any of the stories.