August 21, 1901 · 124 years old
Albert S. Rogell was an American film director who directed more than a hundred movies between 1921 and 1958. He began his career in Hollywood at age 16 as an assistant to director and producer George Loane Tucker. Rogell was known for his aggressive directing style, often shouting at his actors an…

Elderly Henrietta Winslow lives in an isolated mansion with her housekeeper and beloved cats. As her health fails, her greedy relatives gather in anticipation of her death.

A mysterious ray that immobilizes all motors and engines threatens the security of the country.

August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the locals and the European settlers alike for...