20 Feb 1987
Five Ways to Kill Yourself
Gus Van Sant, dissatisfied professionally, counts five ways to end his life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
He Comes Up Smiling
Jerry Martin quits his dull job as a bank clerk and falls in with a band of hobos. He takes on the guise of Bachelor, the "king of the market," and finds himself pursued by dangerous men who are after the real Bachelor. *Only fragments are known to exist. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
Top Billed Cast
Douglas Fairbanks Jerry Martin
Marjorie Daw Billie Bartlett
Herbert Standing Mike
Frank Campeau John Bartlett
Bull Montana Baron Bean
Albert MacQuarrie Batchelor
Kathleen Kirkham Louise
Jay Dwiggins General
William Elmer 
Robert Cain
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