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Desperate (1947)

An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Steve Brodie  •  Audrey Long  •  Raymond Burr  •  Douglas Fowley

An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Steve Brodie  •  Audrey Long  •  Raymond Burr  •  Douglas Fowley

Imitation of Life (1959)

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In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Lana Turner  •  Juanita Moore  •  John Gavin  •  Sandra Dee

In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Lana Turner  •  Juanita Moore  •  John Gavin  •  Sandra Dee

The Frisco Kid (1979)

Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Aldrich
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Harrison Ford  •  Ramon Bieri  •  Val Bisoglio

Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Aldrich
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Harrison Ford  •  Ramon Bieri  •  Val Bisoglio

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Charles Laughton  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Maureen O'Hara

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Charles Laughton  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Maureen O'Hara

The Street with No Name (1948)

After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Mark Stevens  •  Richard Widmark  •  Lloyd Nolan  •  Barbara Lawrence

After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Mark Stevens  •  Richard Widmark  •  Lloyd Nolan  •  Barbara Lawrence

Les Miserables (1952)

Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character, has nevertheless been convicted for the minor crime of stealing bread. A minor infraction leads to his pursuit by the relentless policeman Javert, a pursuit that consumes both men's lives for many years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Milestone
CAST:  Michael Rennie  •  Debra Paget  •  Robert Newton  •  Edmund Gwenn

Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character, has nevertheless been convicted for the minor crime of stealing bread. A minor infraction leads to his pursuit by the relentless policeman Javert, a pursuit that consumes both men's lives for many years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Milestone
CAST:  Michael Rennie  •  Debra Paget  •  Robert Newton  •  Edmund Gwenn

Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)

Dr. Frankenstein's insane grandson attempts to create horrible monsters in modern day L.A.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard E. Cunha
CAST:  John Ashley  •  Sandra Knight  •  Donald Murphy  •  Sally Todd

Dr. Frankenstein's insane grandson attempts to create horrible monsters in modern day L.A.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard E. Cunha
CAST:  John Ashley  •  Sandra Knight  •  Donald Murphy  •  Sally Todd

Robot Monster (1953)

Ro-Man, an alien robot who greatly resembles a gorilla in a diving helmet, is sent to earth to destroy all human life. Ro-Man falls in love with one of the last six remaining humans, and struggles to understand how his programming can instruct him to kill her while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Tucker
CAST:  George Nader  •  Claudia Barrett  •  Selena Royle  •  John Mylong

Ro-Man, an alien robot who greatly resembles a gorilla in a diving helmet, is sent to earth to destroy all human life. Ro-Man falls in love with one of the last six remaining humans, and struggles to understand how his programming can instruct him to kill her while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Tucker
CAST:  George Nader  •  Claudia Barrett  •  Selena Royle  •  John Mylong

M (1951)

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Losey
CAST:  David Wayne  •  Howard Da Silva  •  Martin Gabel  •  Luther Adler

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Losey
CAST:  David Wayne  •  Howard Da Silva  •  Martin Gabel  •  Luther Adler

Mesa of Lost Women (1953)

A mad scientist, Dr. Aranya (Jackie Coogan), has created giant spiders in his Mexican lab in Zarpa Mesa to create a race of superwomen by injecting spiders with human pituitary growth hormones. Women develop miraculous regenerative powers, but men mutate into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Ormond  •  Herbert Tevos
CAST:  Jackie Coogan  •  Allan Nixon  •  Richard Travis  •  Lyle Talbot

A mad scientist, Dr. Aranya (Jackie Coogan), has created giant spiders in his Mexican lab in Zarpa Mesa to create a race of superwomen by injecting spiders with human pituitary growth hormones. Women develop miraculous regenerative powers, but men mutate into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Ormond  •  Herbert Tevos
CAST:  Jackie Coogan  •  Allan Nixon  •  Richard Travis  •  Lyle Talbot

Timber Country Trouble (1955)

A short feature western comprising two episodes of the "Wild Bill Hickok" TV series, the episodes being "Lumber Camp Story" (4/21/1952) and "Boy And The Bandit" (5/5/1952).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald  •  William F. Broidy
CAST:  Guy Madison  •  Andy Devine  •  Frances Charles  •  Harry Lauter

A short feature western comprising two episodes of the "Wild Bill Hickok" TV series, the episodes being "Lumber Camp Story" (4/21/1952) and "Boy And The Bandit" (5/5/1952).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald  •  William F. Broidy
CAST:  Guy Madison  •  Andy Devine  •  Frances Charles  •  Harry Lauter

Magnificent Doll (1946)

While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the impending British invasion of Washington D.C., Dolly Payne Madison thinks back on her childhood, her first marriage, and later romances with two very different politicians, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Ginger Rogers  •  David Niven  •  Burgess Meredith  •  Grandon Rhodes

While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the impending British invasion of Washington D.C., Dolly Payne Madison thinks back on her childhood, her first marriage, and later romances with two very different politicians, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Ginger Rogers  •  David Niven  •  Burgess Meredith  •  Grandon Rhodes

Law of the Badlands (1951)

The Texas Rangers send Dave and Chito into the badlands to see if they can locate a counterfeiting operation. They arrive posing as wanted outlaws and this gets them into the gang. But as soon as they uncover the operation and locate the printing press, one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Tim Holt  •  Joan Dixon  •  Robert Livingston  •  Leonard Penn

The Texas Rangers send Dave and Chito into the badlands to see if they can locate a counterfeiting operation. They arrive posing as wanted outlaws and this gets them into the gang. But as soon as they uncover the operation and locate the printing press, one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Tim Holt  •  Joan Dixon  •  Robert Livingston  •  Leonard Penn

Brooba (1955)

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DIRECTION:  Shigeyoshi Suzuki
CAST:  Yoshihiro Hamaguchi  •  Yuko Yashio  •  Osamu Maruyama  •  Woody Strode

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DIRECTION:  Shigeyoshi Suzuki
CAST:  Yoshihiro Hamaguchi  •  Yuko Yashio  •  Osamu Maruyama  •  Woody Strode

Loose in London (1953)

The Bowery Boys take on British crooks when one of them thinks he's inherited a title.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Bernds
CAST:  Leo Gorcey  •  Huntz Hall  •  Bernard Gorcey  •  David Gorcey

The Bowery Boys take on British crooks when one of them thinks he's inherited a title.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Bernds
CAST:  Leo Gorcey  •  Huntz Hall  •  Bernard Gorcey  •  David Gorcey

The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)

When the President's plane mysteriously disappears with him on board, it is left to the seemingly weak Vice President to try to avert a nuclear exchange with the Chinese.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daryl Duke
CAST:  Buddy Ebsen  •  Peter Graves  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Raymond Massey

When the President's plane mysteriously disappears with him on board, it is left to the seemingly weak Vice President to try to avert a nuclear exchange with the Chinese.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daryl Duke
CAST:  Buddy Ebsen  •  Peter Graves  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Raymond Massey

Suddenly It's Spring (1947)

A WAC officer returns from the war to find her husband wants a divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitchell Leisen
CAST:  Paulette Goddard  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Macdonald Carey  •  Arleen Whelan

A WAC officer returns from the war to find her husband wants a divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitchell Leisen
CAST:  Paulette Goddard  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Macdonald Carey  •  Arleen Whelan

The Whip Hand (1951)

A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Cameron Menzies
CAST:  Carla Balenda  •  Elliott Reid  •  Edgar Barrier  •  Raymond Burr

A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Cameron Menzies
CAST:  Carla Balenda  •  Elliott Reid  •  Edgar Barrier  •  Raymond Burr

Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)

Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of rival Fred Allen to prove his boasts about roughing it on his (fictitious) Nevada ranch. Meanwhile, singer Joan Cameron, whom Jack's fallen for and offended, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson  •  Phil Harris  •  Andy Devine

Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of rival Fred Allen to prove his boasts about roughing it on his (fictitious) Nevada ranch. Meanwhile, singer Joan Cameron, whom Jack's fallen for and offended, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson  •  Phil Harris  •  Andy Devine

Choices (1981)

A popular high school student seems to have it all; a spot on the football team, the love of playing music in the school orchestra and a girlfriend. His world seems to come apart when the school doctor discovers he is partially deaf, causing him to be cut from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Narizzano
CAST:  Paul Carafotes  •  Victor French  •  Lelia Goldoni  •  Val Avery

A popular high school student seems to have it all; a spot on the football team, the love of playing music in the school orchestra and a girlfriend. His world seems to come apart when the school doctor discovers he is partially deaf, causing him to be cut from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Narizzano
CAST:  Paul Carafotes  •  Victor French  •  Lelia Goldoni  •  Val Avery
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