prohibition era movies page 4

How Weed Won the West (2010)
7.2 / 10

Documentary

While California is going bankrupt, one business is booming. "How Weed Won the West" is the story of the growing medical cannabis / marijuana...

The Woman Racket (1930)
5.5 / 10

Crime, Romance, Drama

During a raid, a cop lets a pretty speakeasy employee escape and later begins dating her. Although she loves him, his salary and dull life leave her...

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion (1972)
3 / 10

Action, Adventure

An Irish radical turns East Coast bootlegger during Prohibition.

Blood Story (1972)
2 / 10

Drama

A prohibition-themed gangster thriller, set in the 1930s in the United States. Following a failed heist, Sam's gang takes refuge in a small isolated...

What Price Pants (1931)
5 / 10

Comedy

The vaudeville comedians Smith and Dale star in a clever satire on Prohibition and all its illegal shenanigans. Charlie Dale is the greedy owner of a...

College Humor (1933)
5.6 / 10

Action, Comedy, Music

A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed.

Redland (2009)
7 / 10

Western, Drama

As a family struggles to survive in rural isolation during the Great Depression, their daughter's secret affair begins a journey into the unknown.

Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas (2016)
4 / 10

Documentary, Music

A joyful tale filled with music. The rise of radio. The jazz big bands. The legendary clubs and ballrooms. The soundtracks of the great musical films...

Behind the Scenes with the Bootleggers (1926)
5 / 10

This newsreel depicts the inner-workings of a bootleggers' facility for making and distributing illegal bootleg liquor..

Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce (1901)
4.4 / 10

Comedy

The scene opens in the bedroom of Mr. Nation, husband of the famous Carrie Nation, the “Kansas Saloon Smasher”. Mr. Nation suddenly arises from...

Bringing Home Father (1917)
0 / 10

Comedy

Peter Drake meets and falls in love with Jackie Swazey, the daughter of a feisty suffragette and incipient politician. In order to impress her, he...

Stepping Along (1926)
0 / 10

Comedy, Drama

Johnny Rooney is a fast-stepping young politician and Molly Taylor is an even faster-stepping showgirl in "George White's Scandals" in a tale of New...

She's My Weakness (1930)
5 / 10

Romance, Comedy

Tommy Mills and Marie Thurber, sweethearts, plan to marry when Tommy sells some land he has inherited. Marie's parents favor the match, as they...

The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults (1986)
0 / 10

Documentary, History, Crime, Mystery

The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults is a two-hour live American television special that was broadcast in syndication on April 21, 1986, and hosted by...

Black Cat Whiskey (2013)
2 / 10

Action, Crime, Drama, History

In a small rural town hit hard by the Depression, Katie Connors resides in a middle-class home with her bootlegging husband Melvin. When the...

More Bad News for the Thirsty (1930)
0 / 10

Made during Prohibition and consists of a group of Federal agents destroying a cache of liquor.

The Breath of a Nation (1919)
5.7 / 10

Comedy, Animation

Prohibition has just gone into effect, and Judge Rummy's wife eagerly throws away all of the Judge's liquor. She also plans to have a temperance...

A Daughter of the Law (1921)
6 / 10

Western, Crime, Action, Drama

A city girl revenuer spies on illegal whiskey making in the hills.

Buy Your Own Cherries (1904)
4.7 / 10

Drama

A barmaid plies a swell with smiles and with cherries from a box that's just been delivered. When she refuses a cherry to a roughly-dressed tradesman...

The Gum Riot (1920)
0 / 10

Comedy

The action takes place in a gum factory. By a peculiar accident, a bootlegger attempting to avoid the keen eye of an officer of the law, holds a...