A cabin cruiser is shipwrecked off the coast of a remote island, and its three passengers manage to reach the island safely. The island is owned by a strange and enigmatic count who invites them to stay. But he has an underlying motive for his apparent generosity: Count Zaroff enjoys hunting--and he only hunts the most dangerous game: humans!
Nov 30, 2008
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
A cabin cruiser is shipwrecked off the coast of a remote island, and its three passengers manage to reach the island safely. The island is owned by a strange and enigmatic count who invites them to stay. But he has an underlying motive for his apparent generosity: Count Zaroff enjoys hunting--and he only hunts the most dangerous game: humans!
Mystery Liner (1934)
Deranged captain Noah Beery, Sr. and watchman George "Gabby" Hayes are just two of the suspicious seafarers in this well-made Monogram suspenser, as spies resort to murder to stop an inventor from testing his ship-controlling device.
The North Star (1943)
Hollywood's answer to President Roosevelt's call to arms to support our Russian allies was this war drama depicting one Ukrainian village's efforts to survive the atrocities imposed upon them by Nazi invaders.
Nov 26, 2008
Lassie - The Painted Hills (1951)
A breathtaking adventure set in Oregon. When a prospector's partner turns crooked, it's Lassie to the rescue, braving untold dangers to save a young boy.
Nov 24, 2008
Call of the Wilderness (1932)
Caesar the wolf dog gets into big trouble when the wicked humans brand him a killer in this family adventure.aka: "Trailing the Killer"
Nov 21, 2008
The Last Mile (1932)
Richard Walters is condemned to death for a murder he claims not to have committed. He arrives on death row just before a brutal inmate leads the other convicts in a violent uprising. Walters gets caught up in the riot, while on the outside his friends are trying to find evidence of his innocence.
Nov 17, 2008
Love from a Stranger (1937)
Basil Rathbone is a suave and sinister Bluebeard whose scheme to murder wealthy new bride Ann Harding lurks beneath the surface of a dazzling game of wits in this Agatha Christie thriller.
Nov 16, 2008
The Death Kiss (1932)
When an actor in a mystery film called "The Death Kiss" ends up killed during a drive-by shooting scene, the film's screenwriter Franklin Drew takes it upon himself to investigate. The Death Kiss re-unites three of the stars of Dracula.
Road Show (1941)
Millionaire Drogo Gaines has such a bad case of cold feet on his wedding day that he pretends to have a nervous breakdown and his gold digging bride gets him committed to an asylum. While there he meets Col. Carleton Carroway who's another millionaire there for a rest cure from his grabby family. The two make an escape and wind up in a carnival, and from then on it's one mad plot situation after another.
Nov 15, 2008
John Wayne - Randy Rides Alone (1934)
Jailed for murders he didn't commit, Randy escapes only to stumble into the den of the real murderers.
Nov 13, 2008
Roy Rogers - Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
Roy and Gabby have to establish fair business practices in the town of Deadwood, currently dominated by Ripper's gang who scare off potential competitors. Songs include "Call Of The Dusty Trail", "Joe O'Brady", and "Home on the Rangeland".
Nov 11, 2008
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount. Unusually realistic picture of war as long quiet stretches of talk, punctuated by sharp, random bursts of violent action whose relevance to the big picture is often unknown to the soldiers.
Black Brigade (1973)
Black Brigade is the DVD release title of the television movie Carter's Army, which aired on January 27, 1970. The movie is a war drama. It starred a host of prominent African-American film actors.
Plot: A redneck officer (Stephen Boyd) is put in charge of a squad of all black troops charged with the mission of taking an important bridge from the Nazis.
Nov 10, 2008
The Big Combo (1955)
Police Lt. Diamond is told to close his surveillance of suspected mob boss Mr. Brown because it's costing the department too much money with no results. Diamond makes one last attempt to uncover evidence.
Jane Eyre (1970)
Jane Eyre is an orphan, sent to Lowood school, and eventually becomes a governess at Thornfield hall to a girl named Adele. While she is there, many strange things happen and eventually she and Edward Rochester, owner of Thornfeild and Adele's guardian, fall in love. Suddenly, when Jane is about to win the happiness she deserves, a dark secret comes to light, and it will take all of her courage, love and understanding to triumph.
King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934)
A theatrical troupe headed by a flashy showman finds itself in the tiny--and bankrupt--kingdom of Belgardia. The showman falls in love with the daughter of the dotty king, who has promised her to another. Complications ensue.
Nov 9, 2008
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
Against her better judgement, happily married Jill Baker is persuaded to see a popular psychoanalyst about her psychosomatic hiccups. Soon, she develops doubts about her marrage.
Nov 7, 2008
Carnival Story (1957)
In search of better business, a big American carnival opens in Munich, Germany. Joe the barker befriends attractive pickpocket Willie, finds her a job, and beds her. Then high diver Frank recruits Willie as his assistant. When Frank falls for her and proposes marriage, Joe takes the opportunity to brush her off. After the marriage, Joe figures he can still exercise his sexual hold over Willie; but tragedy intervenes.
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The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Funloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she "opens" for a delayed Shakespeare play...with a comic vaudeville performance. Her brief stage career leads her into those "horrible" moving pictures, where she comes to love the chaotic world of silent movies, becoming queen of the serials. But the consequences of movie stardom may be more than her leading man can take.
Nov 1, 2008
Roy Rogers - Billy the Kid Returns (1938)
After Pat Garrett kills Billy the Kid, Billy's look-alike Roy Rogers arrives and is mistaken for him. Lots of songs in this one: "Born to the Saddle," "Trail Blazin'," "When the Sun is Setting on the Prairie," "When I Camped under the Stars," "Dixie Instrument Song," "Sing a Little Song about Anything," and "Give Me the Range".
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