High Sierra
High Sierra (1941) starring Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino High Sierra stars Humphrey Bogart as a self-destructive ex-con. He’s “just rushing toward death” after an attempted heist of a luxury resort n California goes wrong. A…
Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice (1934) starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Una Merkel, Rosalind Russell
Synopsis of Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice is a mystery about a powerful attorney who doesn’t realize his wife has gotten herself into some trouble. Will he lose his first case? Will she have to reveal her role in a murder?
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Svengali
Svengali – the classic story of the obsessed hypnotist who compels a beautiful young woman to marry him …. But can’t compel her to fall in love with him.
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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (1949) starring Frederic March
Frederic March stars as the legendary explorer, Christopher Columbus. Navigating the Spanish court intrigues, mutinous crew, and then …
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The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was (1956), starring Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng
The Man Who Never Was is a World War II thriller. In order to mislead the Nazis about an invasion, the British take an anonymous corpse, “make” him a fake officer, plant fake orders on him, and leave the corpse where the Nazis will find him…
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David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba is a very un-Biblical Biblical epic. It tells the story of King David’s adulterous affair, resulting in murder …
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The Left Hand of God
The Left Hand of God (1955), starring Humphrey Bogart, Gene Tierney, Lee J. Cobb, Agnes Moorehead, E.G. Marshall
Synopsis of The Left Hand of God
In The Left Hand of God, at a Catholic mission in China, long-awaited “Father O’Shea” proves to be a tough guy, disturbingly attractive to mission nurse Anne.
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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1939) starring Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field
Of Mice and Men is an incredible portrayal of the famous novel by by John Steinbeck. Accurate, riveting, heartbreaking, highly recommended.
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Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings – Jean Arthur is a stranded showgirl chasing Cary Grant in this tale of men who fly mail planes over the Andes.
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Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945) starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Ann Blyth, Eve Arden
Synopsis of Mildred Pierce
In Mildred Pierce, a mother’s love can lead to murder! Joan Crawford delivers an Academy Award-winning performance as a woman clawing her way to success. In order to provide her daughters with everything she lacks. A woman named Mildred Pierce. Dying of gunshot wounds, Monte Beragon (Zachary Scott) croaks the name “Mildred”. The police believe he has named his murderer … and Pierce confesses to the crime. Now, as her story unfolds, the police learn of a woman who divorces her philandering husband. Then she takes a job as a waitress. And does anything to achieve success–only to be betrayed by the daughter she adores.
