Francis J. Scheid Movies

  • 1937
    Sh! The Octopus

    Sh! The Octopus

    Sh! The Octopus

    5.7941937HD

    Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer...

    Sh! The Octopus
  • 1938
    Crime School

    Crime School

    Crime School

    6.31938HD

    In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fight. In court, the boys refuse to reveal who...

    Crime School
  • 1942
    Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

    61942HD

    A man is pardoned from prison and returns to Santa Rita, CA to be with his family, but discovers his children have been told he's dead and his wife...

    Always in My Heart
  • 1942
    Men of the Sky

    Men of the Sky

    Men of the Sky

    3.51942HD

    A propaganda film, made in the early months of World War II, dramatizing a new group of U.S. Army Air Force pilots receiving their wings from Lt....

    Men of the Sky
  • 1972
    Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

    6.41972HD

    James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.

    Malcolm X
  • 1938
    Penrod's Double Trouble

    Penrod's Double Trouble

    Penrod's Double Trouble

    61938HD

    When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical child.

    Penrod's Double Trouble
  • 1948
    So You Want to Build a House

    So You Want to Build a House

    So You Want to Build a House

    4.51948HD

    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes is evicted from his apartment and decides to build his own home. As the project progresses, his dream house turns...

    So You Want to Build a House
  • 1939
    Private Detective

    Private Detective

    Private Detective

    61939HD

    A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.

    Private Detective
  • 1940
    Gambling on the High Seas

    Gambling on the High Seas

    Gambling on the High Seas

    4.71940HD

    A reporter enlists the help of a gangster's secretary to obtain evidence to bring her boss to justice.

    Gambling on the High Seas
  • 1951
    Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

    4.81951HD

    The lawless west had never met a gun-throwing gent like...

    Sugarfoot
  • 1950
    Chain Lightning

    Chain Lightning

    Chain Lightning

    6.21950HD

    Former World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial aircraft corporation and bumps into his old girlfriend,...

    Chain Lightning
  • 1942
    Spy Ship

    Spy Ship

    Spy Ship

    61942HD

    A radio reporter begins to suspect that a commentator at his station may be using her position to broadcast shipping information to enemy spies. With...

    Spy Ship
  • 1972
    Rage

    Rage

    Rage

    6.71972HD

    An accidental nerve gas leak by the military kills not only a rancher's livestock, but also his son. When he tries to hold the military accountable...

    Rage
  • 1948
    So You Want to Be a Detective

    So You Want to Be a Detective

    So You Want to Be a Detective

    6.81948HD

    Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.

    So You Want to Be a Detective
  • 1938
    He Couldn't Say No

    He Couldn't Say No

    He Couldn't Say No

    5.51938HD

    A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for marriage furniture on a statue of a pretty girl,...

    He Couldn't Say No
  • 1948
    So You Want to Be a Gambler

    So You Want to Be a Gambler

    So You Want to Be a Gambler

    4.71948HD

    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes experiences the pitfalls of gambling.

    So You Want to Be a Gambler
  • 1955
    So You Want a Model Railroad

    So You Want a Model Railroad

    So You Want a Model Railroad

    01955HD

    Alice visits Mr. Agony with her latest problem with Joe. They had given Junior a toy railroad for a Christmas present, and Joe had taken it over and...

    So You Want a Model Railroad
  • 1948
    So You Want an Apartment

    So You Want an Apartment

    So You Want an Apartment

    41948HD

    Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

    So You Want an Apartment
  • 1940
    Ladies Must Live

    Ladies Must Live

    Ladies Must Live

    61940HD

    A small town farmer, who happens to be very wealthy, meets and falls for an actress, but his friends warn him she's only interested in his money.

    Ladies Must Live
  • 1938
    Quiet, Please

    Quiet, Please

    Quiet, Please

    01938HD

    “Comedy of a little man forced by chance into a big jewel robbery.” - BFI.

    Quiet, Please