George Backus Movie Trailers

The Third Degree Trailer (1919)

19 May 1919

An expose of the methods used by a police-department to extract a confession from a suspect, regardless of innocence or guilt, and the effect and consequences on a family when an innocent member breaks under the interrogation methods and confesses to a crime he did not commit.

The Exciters Trailer (1923)

03 June 1923

Ronnie Rand, Required to marry before she is 21 or lose her inheritance, Ronnie Rand meets Pierre Martel, member of a gang of thieves, and, convinced that he is a "real man," she marries him.

The Price of Possession Trailer (1921)

27 February 1921

After Jim Barston is mysteriously killed in Australia, his wife, Helen, lays claim to the estate of Gerald Mortimer Barston in England, asserting that her husband was the missing son and heir.

The Habit of Happiness Trailer (1916)

12 March 1916

Douglas Fairbanks stars as "Sunny" Wiggins, who believes in eternal optimism and good spirits. This places Wiggins at odds with his staid, wealthy family, who decide to get even when he blithely invites a group of derelicts to his sister's coming-out party.

Rich Man, Poor Man Trailer (1918)

22 April 1918

Born and raised in poverty, Marguerite Clark has learned to expect very little out of life and thus is rather surprised to learn that she is the niece of a wealthy financier.

Moonrise Trailer (1948)

01 October 1948

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor.

The Last Bandit Trailer (1949)

25 February 1949

About to marry Jim Plummer, Kate Foley runs off to Nevada when Ed Bagley convinces her a quick fortune can be made robbing gold shipments that are being transported by the railroad.

The Indestructible Wife Trailer (1919)

26 January 1919

Romantic comedy variation on "The Taming of the Shrew" starring Alice Brady.

Eyes of the Soul Trailer (1919)

20 April 1919

Gloria Swann becomes a dancer at the Palm Garden cabaret, trying to secure a better future and accepts Judge Malvin's offer of marriage despite the disparity of their ages and social stations.

The Warrens of Virginia Trailer (1924)

12 October 1924

As the Civil War begins, Ned Burton leaves his Southern love Agatha Warren and joins the Union army. He is later protected and saved from death by Agatha in spite of her loyalty to the South.

National Red Cross Pageant Trailer (1917)

01 December 1917

The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to sell war bonds, support the National Red Cross, and promote a positive opinion about American involvement in World War I.

Her Own Free Will Trailer (1924)

20 July 1924

To save her father from bankruptcy, Nan Everard marries wealthy Peter Craddock and under protest goes with him to South America.

When We Were Twenty-One Trailer (1915)

05 April 1915

Richard "The Imp" Audaine is a clever but dissolute orphan whose guardian and friends are trying to lead him from the path of ruin and back to his senses.