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Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent
IMDb: 7.7
139

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson,…

Genre: Uncategorized
Spartacus

Spartacus

Spartacus
IMDb: 7.9
197

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners…

Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags
IMDb: 6.5
110

“Under Ten Flags” is a WWII movie loosely based on the true story of the German navy commerce raider Atlantis, a converted Auxilliary Cruiser, and her Captain Bernhard Rogge. Atlantis,…

Genre: History, War
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution
IMDb: 8.4
116

When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a…

Genre: Crime, Mystery
Hobson’s Choice

Hobson’s Choice

Hobson’s Choice
IMDb: 7.7
107

Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he…

Genre: Comedy
Young Bess

Young Bess

Young Bess
IMDb: 6.6
112

The mother died under the executioner’s axe; the daughter rose to become England’s greatest monarch — the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Jean Simmons portrays young Bess in this…

Genre: History
Salome

Salome

Salome
IMDb: 5.8
103

In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due…

Genre: Uncategorized
O. Henry’s Full House

O. Henry’s Full House

O. Henry’s Full House
IMDb: 7.2
117

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics’ acclaim was “The Cop and the Anthem”. Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get…

Genre: Comedy
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
IMDb: 5.7
70

Two hapless waiters in a tavern on the Spanish Main play cupid between aristocratic Lady Jane and tavern co-worker Bruce Martindale, but the two bumpkins mix-up a love letter with…

Genre: Adventure, Comedy
The Strange Door

The Strange Door

The Strange Door
IMDb: 6.3
81

The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a deadly confrontation in his dungeon deathtrap.

Genre: Horror
The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower
IMDb: 5.8
97

A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize that they may have to…

Genre: Uncategorized
The Bribe

The Bribe

The Bribe
IMDb: 6.6
98

United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket.

Genre: Crime
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

The Big Clock
IMDb: 7.6
95

Stroud, a crime magazine’s crusading editor has to post-pone a vacation with his wife, again, when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss Janoth…

Genre: Crime
Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph
IMDb: 6.3
133

In the winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows of night, trying to evade deportation. One such is Dr. Ravic,…

Genre: Uncategorized
The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case
IMDb: 6.5
114

Attorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her husband’s murder. From the start, the married lawyer is drawn to the enigmatic beauty, and…

Genre: Mystery
Because of Him

Because of Him

Because of Him
IMDb: 6.7
88

A young woman who wants to break into the theater schemes to become the protege of a famous Broadway star.

Genre: Comedy
Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd
IMDb: 6.3
89

Cutthroat pirate William Kidd captures Admiral Blayne’s treasure ship and hides the bounty in a cave. Three years later, Kidd, posing as a respectable merchant captain, offers his services to…

The Suspect

The Suspect

The Suspect
IMDb: 7.4
85

Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much,…

Genre: Crime
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost
IMDb: 6.9
95

The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine
IMDb: 7.5
103

Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.

Genre: War
Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action
IMDb: 6.5
109

U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about the sea while winning silver cups sailing his yacht. He climbs swiftly in rank,…

Genre: Comedy, War
The Tuttles of Tahiti

The Tuttles of Tahiti

The Tuttles of Tahiti
IMDb: 6
91

After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and…

Genre: Comedy
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan
IMDb: 7.3
118

Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video release features a W.C. Fields…

Genre: Comedy
It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve
IMDb: 7.6
90

A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée in order to make his dying father’s last moments happy. However, the old man’s health takes a…

Genre: Comedy, Music
They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted
IMDb: 6
96

While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.

Genre: Uncategorized
Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn
IMDb: 6.3
108

In coastal Cornwall, England, during the early 19th Century, a young woman who’s come there to visit her aunt, discovers that she’s married an innkeeper who’s a member of a…

Genre: Adventure, Crime
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
IMDb: 7.8
117

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…

Genre: Horror
St. Martin’s Lane

St. Martin’s Lane

St. Martin’s Lane
IMDb: 6.9
85

On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby,…

Genre: Comedy
Rembrandt

Rembrandt

Rembrandt
IMDb: 7
85

A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt’s work takes…

Genre: History
Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap
IMDb: 7.6
90

In this comedy of an Englishman stranded in a sea of barbaric Americans, Marmaduke Ruggles, a gentleman’s gentleman and butler to an Earl is lost in a poker game to…

Genre: Comedy
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty
IMDb: 7.6
132

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Les Misérables
IMDb: 7.6
108

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men’s lives, and soon Valjean finds himself…

Genre: History
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
IMDb: 6.9
109

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of…

Genre: Uncategorized
White Woman

White Woman

White Woman
IMDb: 6.1
68

A nightclub singer marries the rich owner of a rubber plantation. When she returns with him to his estate in Malaysia, she finds out that he is cruel, vicious and…

Genre: Uncategorized
The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII
IMDb: 7
97

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds…

Genre: History
Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls
IMDb: 7.4
71

An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross
IMDb: 6.8
124

After burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they are all to be caught and sent to the arena. Two old Christians are…

Genre: History
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House
IMDb: 7
70

In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.

Genre: Horror
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million
IMDb: 6.9
88

An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.

Genre: Comedy
Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep
IMDb: 6.3
78

Naval commander Charles Storm has made life miserable for his wife Diana due to his insane jealousy over every man she speaks to. His obsessive behavior soon drives her to…

Genre: Uncategorized