Beethoven (film) Beethoven (film) Beethoven is a 1992 family comedy film, directed by Brian Levant and starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt as George and Alice Newton. The film is the first in the series of "Beethoven" films. It was written by John Hughes (under the pseudonym Edmond Dantès) and Amy Holden Jones. The story centers on a St. Bernard dog named after the composer Ludwig van Beethoven and owned by the Newton family. "Beethoven" co-stars Nicholle Tom as Ryce Newton, Christopher Castile as Ted Newton, Sarah Rose Karr as Emily Newton, Stanley Tucci as Vernon, Oliver Platt as Harvey, and Dean
In the Name of the Law (1922 film) In the Name of the Law (1922 film) In the Name of the Law is a 1922 American police melodrama silent film. It was directed by Emory Johnson and starred veteran actors Ralph Lewis and Claire McDowell. It was filmed entirely in California. The film is an early example of an exploitation strategy, in this case, targeting a profession that had been cinematically maligned. The producers also encouraged local merchants to use the graphic of the officer holding his hand up to sell their products. In late August 1922, a feature film about a police officer was released. The movie