When Cap’s back pension finally comes, he treats the kids of Bleak Hill Boarding School to a day at the local amusement park.
Apr 29, 2007
Our Gang - Mush and Milk (1933)
When Cap’s back pension finally comes, he treats the kids of Bleak Hill Boarding School to a day at the local amusement park.
Apr 27, 2007
Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven (1948)
Before he turned out such suspense gems as "The Tingler" and "House on Haunted Hill," William Castle directed this screwball comedy about a Texas couple who come to New York in search of fame and fortune and find it when they buy a riding academy. Guy Madison, Diana Lynn, Lionel Stander and Margaret Hamilton star.
The Live Wire (1935)
A sailor finds an ancient vase on an uncharted island. He is later hired by archaeologists to lead them back to the island.
The Snow Creature (1954)
American botanical expedition in the Himalayas stumbles across a Yeti den, capture one and transport it back to Los Angeles, where it escapes.
Teenage Zombies (1959)
A crazed female scientist uses nerve gas to turn local teenagers into her unquestioning slaves.
Apr 26, 2007
Roy Rogers - Nevada City (1941)
The conflict between a railroader and a stageline owner is being aggravated by bad guys who are sabotaging both sides
New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)
Olympic-winning athlete Herman Brix (later known as Bruce Bennet) makes the transition from refined English Lord to savage Lord of the Jungle very convincingly. Both New Adventures and Green Goddess were actually filmed in Guatemala as a theatrical multi-part serial for Saturday matinees, later to be made into two features.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Ditzy socialite with a heart of gold, Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard) finds "forgotten man" Godfrey Smith (William Powell) in a scavenger hunt. Eventually Godfrey is taken in as the family butler for the Bullocks and screwball antics and romance ensue
Apr 25, 2007
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
This early silent film by master artist and film pioneer Georges Melies is considered a classic by many film buffs. Although it runs for only 14 minutes this whimsical fantasy really focuses on an astronomers dream.
Apr 23, 2007
White Zombie (1932)
A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiance, but instead turns her into a zombie slave.
Apr 22, 2007
Jungle Book (1942)
A boy raised by wolves tries to adapt to human village life; tenuously based on Rudyard Kipling's stories.
The Iron Mask (1929)
King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution, and has him sent off to Spain to be raised in secret to ensure a peaceful future for France.
The Lost World (1925)
The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.
Apr 20, 2007
Popeye Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
Upon hearing of the evil deeds of the bandit Abu Hassan, Popeye, accompanied by Olive Oyl and J. Wellington Wimpy, flies to Arabia. Olive is kidnapped by Abu Hassan, who forces her to do the laundry for his Forty Thieves. Popeye sneaks into their hideout to rescue her, but finds himself outnumbered forty-one to one
Apr 19, 2007
Roy Rogers - Under California Stars (1948)
Rancher Roy and his boys track down a gang who have stolen Trigger and are holding him for ransom.
Great Guy (1936)
James Cagney plays the plucky Irish crusader, Johnny Cave, who fights against corruption at the Weights And Measures Department.
Attack from Space (1964)
Benevolent aliens from the planet Emerald send superhero Starman to protect Earth from invasion by an evil alien race called the Spherions. When Starman arrives on Earth, he discovers a conspiracy involving Earth's top scientists, and he must root out the traitors and also stop the impending alien invasion.
Apr 18, 2007
The Devil's Party (1938)
Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.
Apr 17, 2007
Buster Keaton - The Boat (1921)
Buster's handmade boat, The Damfino, is finished and is, of course, too large to get through the basement door.
When he drives off with it in tow, the side of his house, then the whole thing, collapses.
At the harbor he rides the boat out only to have it sink beneath him.
The rest is a series of adventures he and his family have with the restored boat.
This funny short has some good subtile gags plus the usual slapstick and gadgets.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
John Barrymore stars in the renowned silent adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic about a Victorian scientist who turns himself into a murderous abomination.
Happy Go Lovely (1951)
Niven plays a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland. Staring: David Niven, Vera-Ellen and Cesar Romero
Apr 16, 2007
Scared to Death (1947)
From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a mysterious figure in a blue mask.
The only color film Bela Lugosi starred in.Save as: MP4
The Stranger (1946)
Set Connecticut after World War II, The Stranger is a cat and mouse game between Wilson (Edward G. Robinson), a member of the Allied War Crimes Commission and Franz Kindler (Orson Welles), a Nazi who has assumed the false identity of Dr. Charles Rankin.
Apr 15, 2007
The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
An ex-major breaks a safe-cracker out of jail to use as a guinea pig for an invisibility ray with hopes of eventually building an invisible army. Things go awry though when the safe-cracker develops his own plans.
Buster Keaton - Speak Easily (1932)
Naive, bookish Professor Post (Buster Keaton) inherits a huge amount of money and decides that now he can afford to go out and enjoy life
Apr 13, 2007
Popeye and Bluto are, believe it or not, pals and partners in a moving company.Apr 12, 2007
Our Gang - Dogs of War (1923)
The gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when they double-expose the film.Save as: MP4
Apr 8, 2007
Alfred Hitchcock's - The 39 Steps (1935)
One of Hitchcock's earliest hits, The 39 Steps sees The Master unravelling the soon-to-be-typical plot of an innocent man on the run, trying to prove his innocence.
Dead Men Walk (1943)
The twin of a kindly small-town physician returns from the grave for vengeance against his brother, who secretly killed him because the twin served Satan. Staring George Zucco
Apr 6, 2007
The Three Ages - Buster Keaton (1923)
Three Ages is a black and white American feature-length silent comedy film starring comedians Buster Keaton and Wallace Beery. The first feature Keaton wrote, directed, produced, and starred in.Save as: AVI
Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari ( The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ) (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a groundbreaking 1920 silent film directed by Robert Wiene from a screenplay written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. It is one of the earliest, most influential and most artistically acclaimed German Expressionist films.
A man named Francis relates a story about his best friend Alan and his fiancée Jane. Alan takes him to a fair where they meet Dr. Caligari, who exhibits a somnambulist, Cesare, that can predict the future. When Alan asks how long he has to live, Cesare says he has until dawn. The prophecy comes to pass, as Alan is murdered, and Cesare is a prime suspect.
Apr 5, 2007
His Girl Friday (1940)
Hilarious romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Russell is rough and tumble reporter looking to get out of the news racket by marrying and becoming a house wife after her divorce from newspaper publisher Grant. Just when she is about to leave town with her husband-to-be the still lovesick Grant drafts her to cover one final breaking news sensation.
Along with plenty of laughs and fast paced dialog this film provides a witty and cynical look at news business.
There is a slight audio sync problem in the first couple minutes of the film. It is present on the source medium and is very brief.
Apr 3, 2007
Till The Clouds Roll By (1946)
Till The Clouds Roll By is a fictionalized biography of composer Jerome Kern, who was originally involved with the production of the film, but died before it was completed. Robert Walker portrays Kern.
Stars appearing in the film include: Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Virginia O'Brien, Dinah Shore, Van Johnson, June Allyson, Lena Horne, Lucille Bremer, Van Heflin, Tony Martin, Cyd Charisse, and Angela Lansbury.
Suddenly (1954)
It's known that the President will be passing through a certain small town... and it's known that someone will attempt to kill him there.
Starring Frank Sinatra; Sterling Hayden; james Gleason; Nancy Gates; Kim Charney
Apr 2, 2007
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Tracy hunts down the infamous Cueball when get wind of a vicious murder and a robbery of precious diamonds
They Call Me Trinity (1971)
Comedy western starring Terence Hill as a laid-back drifter, and Bud Spencer as his sheriff brother, who is really a crook.
Cartoon - Superman Terror on the Midway (1942)
There is a big gorilla who escapes, a beautiful girl who screams, and a hero who flies to her rescue. Sound familiar? (Thanks surfvh) :)
Cartoon - Superman - Showdown (1942)
Oh no! A crook dressed as Superman commits a series of robberies. The real Superman must work fast to counter the bad publicity...
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