Pluto

Spencer Tracy and Fredric March go toe-to-toe in this powerful recreation of a titanic courtroom battle in which an attorney faces off against a fundamentalist in a Tennessee town where a teacher has been brought to trial for teaching Darwinism.

Inherit The Wind

When bigoted ex-con Earl Slater agrees to carry out a heist with a disgraced former cop and his cohorts – one of whom is Black – tensions mount as the job comes together, until Earl’s seething hatred erupts, risking the heist...and their lives!

Odds Against Tomorrow

Robert Mitchum stars in an unforgettable role as a psychopathic preacher in the relentless pursuit of two children who have their dead father's stolen fortune hidden in a doll.  Shelley Winters co-stars.

The Night Of The Hunter

The personal stories of many characters, love affairs and philosophies are woven throughout this massive and intricate tapestry of Russia during Napoleon's invasion at the turn of the 19th century.

War and Peace

Kirk Douglas stars as the rigid detective whose personal code has become twisted from dealing with too many criminals. Eleanor Parker is his wife, tormented by a guilty secret.

Detective Story

In this Tennessee Williams masterpiece, Marlon Brando is superb as a paradoxical drifter drawn into the desperate lives of two passionate women, Maureen Stapleton and Joanne Woodward, in a small Mississippi town.

The Fugitive Kind

Police surround the apartment of apparent murderer Joe Adams, who refuses to surrender although escape appears impossible. During the siege, Joe reflects on the circumstances that led him to this situation.

The Long Night

Movie icon Steve McQueen stars as a college football star drawn into a gang plotting a bank heist. Based on an actual incident, the film was shot at the very bank that was robbed.

The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery

Burt Lancaster stars in the true story of killer Robert Stroud, who spent 43 years in solitary confinement at Alcatraz, and who educated himself, becoming a world-renowned authority on birds. Thelma Ritter, Telly Savalas, and Karl Malden co-star.

Birdman of Alcatraz

This magnificent autobiographical account of Eugene O'Neill's early years tells the story of a mother with a drug addiction, an embittered alcoholic father, and two maladjusted brothers. Based on Eugene O'Neill's play "Long Day's Journey into Night."

Long Day's Journey into Night

In this provocatively daring film, an attention-seeking schoolgirl vengefully spreads rumors that her teachers (Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine) are lesbians.

The Children's Hour (1962)

When a vicious motorcycle gang launches an assault on a small town and a local girl (Elizabeth James), Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) goes on a one-man crusade to save the town and the girl! The first of the wildly successful Billy Jack feature films.

The Born Losers

A British Couple on holiday in Switzerland become embroiled in dangerous political intrigue.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Marlon Brando stars as an Air Force Major who faces prejudice when he falls in love with a Japanese actress while stationed in Japan. Winner of 4 Academy Awards® including Best Supporting Actor and Actress nods to Red Buttons and Miyoshi Umeki .

Sayonara

In this long forgotten Hollywood fable, the ghosts of three elderly men return to Earth to reunite a young couple. Director A. Edward Sutherland had worked with the likes of W. C. Fields, Laurel & Hardy, and Abbot & Costello before he helmed this charming story of love and guardian angels. The cast includes Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Rod La Rocque, and as the young lovers, Jean Parker and Richard Carlson. Listen for the spirited rendition of 'Jingle Bells' in English, Russian, German, and Italian, a number guaranteed to fill you with holiday cheer!

Beyond Tomorrow (1940)

The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster, and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.

Dead End

W. Somerset Maugham's novel is the basis for this melodrama about a young medical student who loves a heartless, unfeeling waitress.

Of Human Bondage (1934)

On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission.

South Pacific

Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.

Brief Encounter (1945)

During WWII, a platoon of American soldiers trudge through the Italian countryside

A Walk in the Sun

A Best Actor Oscar went to Burt Lancaster for his outstanding performance as a con-man-turned-preacher in this provocative indictment of religious corruption.

Elmer Gantry

One of the greatest historical dramas in motion picture history, Becket is the moving, passionate, and ultimately tragic story of King Henry II (Peter O’Toole) and his friend and confidant, Thomas Becket (Richard Burton).

Becket

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman stars Oscar-nominated Susan Hayward as Angie Evans, a rising nightclub singer who abandons her career to marry budding radio star Ken Conway (Lee Bowman), who soon lucks into a career as a chart-topping crooner. Ken’s success forces Angie into idle luxury which proves to be her downfall, as she spirals into alcoholism despite the arrival of their beautiful baby girl. Loosely based on the life of Bing Crosby’s first wife, Dixie Lee, Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman is a timeless poetic tale of love, sorrow and redemption.

Smash Up (1947)

Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.

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