Several years after the previous serial took place, Professor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine. After a disastrous test firing in Australia, his future son-in-law, Captain John Dillon, draws the Professor's attention to a strange hollow meteorite which interrupted an Army Training exercise. Quatermass and Dillon investigate, and discover a vast government production plant which has some connection with the meteorites. After coming in contact with the noxious gas contained inside the meteorites, Dillon is taken away by the plant's security guards. When Quatermass presses this issue with an old civil service acquaintance, he learns that the plant is supposedly making synthetic food. Both men learn that this is untrue, and that the true products of the plant will threaten the world itself.
Mar 22, 2009
Quatermass II - The Coming (1955)
Several years after the previous serial took place, Professor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine. After a disastrous test firing in Australia, his future son-in-law, Captain John Dillon, draws the Professor's attention to a strange hollow meteorite which interrupted an Army Training exercise. Quatermass and Dillon investigate, and discover a vast government production plant which has some connection with the meteorites. After coming in contact with the noxious gas contained inside the meteorites, Dillon is taken away by the plant's security guards. When Quatermass presses this issue with an old civil service acquaintance, he learns that the plant is supposedly making synthetic food. Both men learn that this is untrue, and that the true products of the plant will threaten the world itself.
Mar 20, 2009
Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Laughing Mummy (1955)
One of Dr. Watson's former schoolmates has an Egyptian mummy in his house that makes noise.
Mar 19, 2009
The Andy Griffith Show - s03e28 - The Rivals (1963)
When Opie feels too shy to ask classmate Karen to the movies, Thelma Lou tries to boost Opie's confidence--but destroys Barney's along the way. Can Andy realign this skewed love quadrangle?
Mar 17, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 02 The Pacific Boils Over (1952)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IITHE PACIFIC BOILS OVER Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 Using Japanese footage, we see the planning, execution, and ultimately the celebration of the Asian country's attack on Pearl Harbor. There's also an explanation provided for the attack and some peaceful moments depicted among the U.S. sailors before the fateful events unfold. And out of this wreckage, the bloodied U.S. Navy fleet rises up to fight another day.
Mar 16, 2009
Ring of Terror (1962)
Med student Lewis Moffitt harbours a secret fear of the dark stemming from a traumatic childhood incident involving a corpse. Nonetheless, he pretends to be unaffected during the first autopsy witnessed by his class, and generally affects an attitude of fearlessness. This, however, inspires his would-be frat brothers to conceive a particularly morbid initiation ritual -- one which will, inevitably, go horribly awry.
Mar 15, 2009
Quatermass II - The Food (1955)
Several years after the previous serial took place, Professor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine. After a disastrous test firing in Australia, his future son-in-law, Captain John Dillon, draws the Professor's attention to a strange hollow meteorite which interrupted an Army Training exercise. Quatermass and Dillon investigate, and discover a vast government production plant which has some connection with the meteorites. After coming in contact with the noxious gas contained inside the meteorites, Dillon is taken away by the plant's security guards. When Quatermass presses this issue with an old civil service acquaintance, he learns that the plant is supposedly making synthetic food. Both men learn that this is untrue, and that the true products of the plant will threaten the world itself.
Mar 14, 2009
Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)
Strong yet sleepy Hercules discovers that the Queen of Atlantis is plotting to take over the world with superhuman warriors.
Mar 13, 2009
Sabaka (1954)
In India, a young elephant trainer vows revenge against the cult that killed his family and, when the local Maharajah refuses to help, sets out alone to battle his enemy.
Mar 12, 2009
Breakout From Oppression (1973)
Gordon Liu, in possibly his first ever starring roles, visits a town and meets a woman whose daughters were killed. He seeks the murderers, eventually encountering three men who he initially believes are the killers, though he learns otherwise.
Mar 10, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 01 Design for War (1952)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IIDESIGN FOR WAR Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941 World War II comes, and Germany succeeds in invading Poland and France. But is held back by England thanks to the vital convoys, Canada and the American naval forces' initial involvement, and Lend-Lease. Still, the German submarine war increases to its crescendo thanks to new French bases.
Mar 9, 2009
John Wayne - McLintock! (1963)
Cattle baron George Washington McLintock (John Wayne) fights his wife, his daughter, and political land-grabbers, finally "taming" them all in this Western comedy.
Mar 8, 2009
BBC Sunday Night Theatre - Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
In a future authoritarian state, Winston Smith rebels by beginning an illicit love affair and plotting revolution.
When first screened by the BBC there were numerous public complaints and these led to questions being asked in the House of Commons Following remarks by the Duke of Edinburgh that he and the Queen had "thoroughly enjoyed" the broadcast, the live repeat, four days later, attracted the largest television audience since the Coronation.
Quatermass II - The Mark (1955)
Several years after the previous serial took place, Professor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine. After a disastrous test firing in Australia, his future son-in-law, Captain John Dillon, draws the Professor's attention to a strange hollow meteorite which interrupted an Army Training exercise. Quatermass and Dillon investigate, and discover a vast government production plant which has some connection with the meteorites. After coming in contact with the noxious gas contained inside the meteorites, Dillon is taken away by the plant's security guards. When Quatermass presses this issue with an old civil service acquaintance, he learns that the plant is supposedly making synthetic food. Both men learn that this is untrue, and that the true products of the plant will threaten the world itself.
Mar 6, 2009
Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Shy Ballerina (1954)
A simple case of mistakenly switched coats suddenly turns into blackmail and then murder! When poor Watson's hat was found at the scene of the crime, even he becomes a suspect. This episode features Natalie Schaffer, best known in her role later on in television history as Mrs. Lovey Howell in Gilligan's Island.
Mar 4, 2009
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1937 British film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, Margaretta Scott and James Mason. It is a sequel to the 1934 film Scarlet Pimpernel based on the stories by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. France, 1794. Citizen Chauvelin lays a trap for his long-standing nemesis Sir Percy Blakeney by kidnapping his wife.
Mar 3, 2009
Dragnet - The Big Cast (1952)
Friday begins to question Henry Ross, a suspect in a man's disappearance, which Friday believes is actually a murder.
Mar 2, 2009
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Leslie Howard stars as Sir Percy Blakeney, a British aristocrat who rescues innocent victims of the French Revolution under the guise of The Scarlet Pimpernel while maintaining the identity of a foppish dandy by day. Even his wife, Lady Marguerite Blakeney (Merle Oberon), is unaware of Percy's heroic alter-ego as he and his band of likeminded masked men attempt to save countless people from the guillotine.
Quatermass II - The Bolts (1955)
Several years after the previous serial took place, Professor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine. After a disastrous test firing in Australia, his future son-in-law, Captain John Dillon, draws the Professor's attention to a strange hollow meteorite which interrupted an Army Training exercise. Quatermass and Dillon investigate, and discover a vast government production plant which has some connection with the meteorites. After coming in contact with the noxious gas contained inside the meteorites, Dillon is taken away by the plant's security guards. When Quatermass presses this issue with an old civil service acquaintance, he learns that the plant is supposedly making synthetic food. Both men learn that this is untrue, and that the true products of the plant will threaten the world itself.
Feb 28, 2009
Submarine Alert (1943)
Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. To nab the spy ring, the Government has the West Coast's top radio engineers fired and shadowed to see if the Nazis recruit them to complete work on the prototype radio. Radio engineer Lew Deerhold, a resident alien without a job to pay for his adorable little ward Gina's life-saving operation, falls prey to the spy ring, and is swept up in a maelstrom of deceit and danger.
The Dick Van Dyke Show - Bank Book 6565696 (1962)
Rob is puzzled and chagrined when he finds that Laura has a secret nest egg of her own.
Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Belligerent Ghost (1954)
Watson is quite flustered after a man in distress dies in his care...only to find himself attacked by the very same dead man on Watson's way back home to Baker Street! So what does this have to do with daVinci's "Madonna on the Rocks" painting allegedly being stolen?
Feb 26, 2009
Rocketship X-M (1950)
Astronauts blast off to explore the moon, but because of a malfunction, they end up on Mars instead. When on Mars, they explore and discover a ruined city of a past civilization.
Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
Professor "Johnny Longbow" Salina, a man who really knows his stews, introduces Paul Carlson to the practical-joking Kathy Nolan. Paul and Kathy seem to hit it off rather well but, during a meteor storm, a meteorite fragment strikes Paul, burying itself deep in his skull, which has the unpleasant side-effect of causing Paul to mutate into a giant reptilian monster at night and go on murderous rampages. It turns out that this sort of thing has happened before, when Professor Salina rediscovers ancient Native American paintings detailing a similar event many centuries ago. Kathy, however, still loves Paul, and tries to save him.
The Andy Griffith Show - s03e29 - A Wife for Andy (1963)
Everybody's ready for Andy to get married--everybody but Andy, that is! But could it be that Andy has his own agenda, unbeknownst to Mayberry's meddlesome matchmakers?
Feb 24, 2009
Only the Valiant (1951)
Capt. Richard Lance (Gregory Peck) is unjustly held responsible, by his men & girlfriend, for an Indian massacre death of beloved Lt. Holloway. Holloway (Gig Young) is killed while escorting a dangerous Indian chief to another fort's prison. The chief escapes. Knowing their fort is in danger of Indian attack, Lance takes a small group of army misfits to an abandoned nearby army fort to defend a mountain pass against the oncoming Indian assault. Their mission is to stall for time until reinforcements from another fort arrive. The men in this small group of malcontents, deserters, psychopaths & cowards all hate Capt. Lance & wish him dead. Much to their chagrin, the men recognize that Lance's survival instincts, military knowledge & leadership are the only chance the group has of staying alive.
You Bet Your Life - Secret Word "Clock" (1955)
You Bet Your Life is an American radio and television quiz show. The first and most famous version was hosted by Groucho Marx, of Marx Brothers fame, with the unflappable announcer and assistant George Fenneman.
Feb 22, 2009
The Chase (1946)
Returning a lost wallet gains unemployed veteran Chuck Scott a job as chauffeur to Eddie Roman, a seeming gangster whose enemies have a way of meeting violent ends. The job proves nerve-wracking, and soon Chuck finds himself pledged to help Eddie's lovely, fearful, prisoner-wife Lorna to escape.
You Bet Your Life - Secret Word "Wall" (1954)
You Bet Your Life is an American radio and television quiz show. The first and most famous version was hosted by Groucho Marx, of Marx Brothers fame, with the unflappable announcer and assistant George Fenneman.
Feb 19, 2009
Money Madness (1948)
A murderous bank robber (Hugh Beaumont) on the run from the law hides out in a small town, where he gets a job as a cab driver. He meets a young girl who is caring for her ill but wealthy aunt. He courts her and they eventually marry.
You Bet Your Life - Secret Word: "Water" (1955)
You Bet Your Life is an American radio and television quiz show. The first and most famous version was hosted by Groucho Marx, of Marx Brothers fame, with the unflappable announcer and assistant George Fenneman.
Feb 16, 2009
Uptown New York (1932)
Jack Oakie shines in a rare non-comedic role in this World Wide Pictures melodrama as a gumball machine salesman who marries beauty Shirley Grey--even though she is still on the rebound from a failed romance with an aspiring doctor. But when the new bride is attacked by thugs, she turns to her old flame for medical treatment.
Feb 15, 2009
Popeye - Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939)
Working in the story department of Surprise Pictures, Olive Oyl writes a script based on the story of Aladdin, casting Popeye as the thief and herself as the Princess.
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1952)
Based on a story by Hans Christian Anderson (The Sheperdess & the Chimney-Sweep), Mr. Wonderbird (Sir Peter Ustinov) tells the story of two lovers who flee their two dimensional painting and are then hunted by a mean-spirited King.
Feb 13, 2009
You Bet Your Life - Secret Word "Voice" (1955)
You Bet Your Life is an American radio and television quiz show. The first and most famous version was hosted by Groucho Marx, of Marx Brothers fame, with the unflappable announcer and assistant George Fenneman.
Feb 12, 2009
How Awful About Allan (1970)
Anthony Perkins excels in this creepy suspenser as a blind, emotionally troubled man racked with guilt over his father's death who seeks help from his sister. Being driven to madness by a terrifying phantom, he struggles to maintain his fragile grip on reality.
Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Texas Cowgirl (1954)
Minnie O'Malley, a cowgirl in a travelling rodeo, seeks help from Sherlock Holmes--to remove a dead body from her hotel room! Strangely, Holmes seems to be more than happy to comply. Suspects range from a Blackfoot Indian, the owner of the rodeo Bison Jack, and a meek salesman across the hall.
Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton - The Rough House (1917)
Roscoe, his wife and his mother-in-law run a seaside resort. Buster plays a gardener who puts out a fire started by Roscoe, then a delivery boy who fights with the cook St. John, then a cop.
Feb 9, 2009
The Atomic Submarine (1959)
In the far and distant future of 1968, many ships and planes are crossing the North pole to transport passengers and cargo. However lately more than eight ships and seven submarines have vanished mysteriously. The Tigershark is sent out to investigate their whereabouts and - if possible - remove the cause of their disappearance. But the life form Commander Vandover and his crew encounter may be too powerful even for their weapons of newest technology...
My Love For Yours (1939)
Bill Burnett, a resident of Bali, visits New York City, meets and falls in love with Gail Allen, the successful manager of a Fifth Avenue shop, who is determined to remain free and independent.
AKA: "Honeymoon in Bali"
This Is Not a Test (1962)
A policeman manning an isolated roadblock tries to confirm rumors of an impending atom bomb attack from increasingly panicked motorists.
Feb 8, 2009
Fugitive Valley (1941)
The Range Busters have a plan to get into the outlaw's hideout in Fugitive Valley. The Sheriff puts Crash and Langdon in jail together and then has Dusty break them out. Langdon then leads them to Fugitive Valley where they hope to round up the gang.
Feb 7, 2009
Ellery Queen - The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
This Republic Pictures entry in the Ellery Queen mystery series stars Eddie Quillan as the famous detective. Hunting for a priceless Chinese Mandarin stamp, Queen discovers a counterfeiting ring, and love.
The Limping Man (1953)
Riveting suspenser stars Lloyd Bridges as a former American G.I. who crosses the sea to find his wartime girlfriend, whom he hasn't seen in six years. Arriving in London, the reunion is complicated when Bridges learns that his paramour is caught up in a web of deception, murder and blackmail. Can he clear her name before they both become the target of a sniper?
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
A woman struggles to reassemble her broken life in this drama that features Susan Hayward in her first starring role. The woman started out as a night-club singer, but abandoned her career after marrying a budding radio star. At first she does everything she can to insure his success, but when he finally hits the big-time, the woman finds herself deeply depressed and turning toward the bottle for solace because he is increasingly absent from her life.
Feb 5, 2009
Last Woman on Earth (1960)
Evelyn, her husband, Harold; and their lawyer friend, Martin, are skindiving while on vacation in Puerto Rico. When they resurface, they gradually conclude that an unexplained, temporary interruption of oxygen has killed everyone on the island - maybe in the world!
Richard Diamond Private Detective - s01e11 - Venus of Park Avenue (1957)
Diamond is hired to verify the authenticity of an ancient Greek statue, which is suspected of being fake when it is offered for sale at a figure far below its true value.
Feb 4, 2009
Blake of Scotland Yard (1937)
When a death ray is invented by a former Scotland Yard detective and his niece, a villain known as "the Scorpion" steals the device with plans on using it. But when he realizes that the device is missing a crucial piece, he tries to locate it while the lawman races to stop his nefarious plans.
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Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun (1954)
Based on the novel "The Valley of Fear," Holmes and Watson are called to Sussex to investigate the murder of Squire John Douglas. The local inspector thinks he has it all figured out, but Holmes discovers the crime is more complicated than it looks.
Feb 3, 2009
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
One-Eyed Jacks, a western movie released in 1961, is the only film directed by Marlon Brando, who replaced the original director, Stanley Kubrick. Brando also stars as the lead character, Rio.
Feb 1, 2009
James Cagney - The Time of Your Life (1948)
Joe spends a lot of his time at Nick’s Pacific Street Saloon. Tom, who credits Joe with once saving his life, stops by regularly to run errands for Joe. Today, Tom notices a woman named Kitty when she comes into Nick’s, and he quickly falls in love with her. Meanwhile, a distraught young man repeatedly calls his girlfriend, begging her to marry him. Nick himself muses on all the various persons who come into his bar, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time. You’ll love these wonderful characters!
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