Ben Verschleiser Movies

In this children's movie, a married vaudevillian team learns that talent scouts are looking for the new Shirley Temple. Unfortunately, they have an adorable little boy. This does not prevent them from dressing up like Temple and entering him in a contest, which he, unfortunately for him, wins. He then finds himself bewigged and train-bound for Hollywood. The hapless lad, would rather die than face life as a little girl, and so leaps from the speeding train. He soon encounters a friendly vagabond and a gang of fugitive bank robbers who think the lad may be able to help them with their nefarious schemes. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

This version of the Charlotte Bronte classic is the first to use sound. The story closely follows the book as it chronicles the romantic travails of a troubled orphan girl who grows up to be a governess in love with her employer who returns her affections. She has finally found happiness. Alas, her happiness is short-lived as she learns that her love has locked his crazy wife in a remote wing of the house. The distraught governess flees and gets engaged to a new man. Just before they marry, she learns that her true love's house has burned down, immolating his wife and leaving him nearly blind. Without hesitation she returns to him and romantic bliss ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this melodrama a father rejects his son after his wife dies in childbirth. As a result, the boy is sent to live with his relatives. Six years later, the father reconsiders and tries to regain custody of his son. A custody battle ensues with the father emerging victorious. But the victory is bittersweet as he must now cope with problems between his second wife and his son. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

This jazzy comedy-drama was based on the Saturday Evening Post story by Grace Sartwell Mason. Wiletta Whipple (Pauline Garon) and her brother, Dick (Arthur Rankin), are a little on the wild side, and they believe their easy-going parents, Sam (William V. Mong) and Mary (Betty Blythe), are old fashioned. The parents take this accusation to heart and decide to spice up their lives with a snazzy new car, some stylish clothes, and a new attitude -- they make plans to drive across country. Since Wiletta leaves her rather slimy suitor behind, the way is clear for Nat Armstrong (Robert Ellis) to win her. Out west, the parents get involved in a gold mine swindle, but Nat, along with Wiletta and Dick, save them. Wiletta is kidnapped, and, after a mad car chase down a mountainside, she's rescued. In the end, both children and parents wisely decide to give up the jazz life. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide

Milt Kimberlin (John Bowers) is a down-on-his luck horse owner, but Rosalie, a cabaret performer (the lively and engaging Clara Bow), doesn't care -- she turns down the fancy jewelry offered by oily Frank Gorman (John Miljan) for a wedding ring from Kimberlin. Even though his finances never improve, Rosalie sticks by her husband only to sicken and die in a garret. Kimberlin's luck changes almost overnight and he becomes incredibly wealthy. Although he can't forget Rosalie, he marries Madeline (Lillian Rich) so that his little boy, Val (Buck Black), will have a mother. Madeline, however, was expecting something more out of the marriage and she's shattered to find out that Kimberlin has a room which he has made into a shrine to his dead wife. Gorman shows up with faked evidence that Rosalie was unfaithful to Kimberlin, and Madeline buys the letter -- not to show it to her husband, but to burn it so he will never know. Kimberlin thinks that Madeline is hiding her own unfaithfulness and after an argument she walks out on him. Kimberlin's trainer, Joe Delane (Charlie Murray), beats the truth out of Gorman, and husband and wife are happily reunited. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide