Handsome frontier painter Jonathan Adams (Scott Brady) is working in a remote U.S. Army outpost, trying to juggle the affections of his fiancée (Lori Nelson), the storekeeper's daughter (Allison Hayes) and the beautiful daughter ( |
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Walter Brennan stars in this heartwarming classic as Matt Ballot, a reformed alcoholic who's returning home to rural Arkansas to be with his family more than a decade after leaving them behind to fend for themselves. But convincing his wife (Ann Sheridan), who's raised their two children (Sherry Jackson and Richard Eyer) on her own, to trust him -- not to mention the rest of the town -- won't be an easy task. |
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Walter Brennan stars in this heartwarming classic as Matt Ballot, a reformed alcoholic who's returning home to rural Arkansas to be with his family more than a decade after leaving them behind to fend for themselves. But convincing his wife (Ann Sheridan), who's raised their two children ( |
Handsome frontier painter Jonathan Adams (Scott Brady) is working in a remote U.S. Army outpost, trying to juggle the affections of his fiancée (Lori Nelson), the storekeeper's daughter (Allison Hayes) and the beautiful daughter (Rita Gam) of a local Indian chief (Ted de Corsia). But his troubles really begin when a vengeful settler (John Hoyt) provokes an Iroquois uprising that threatens to destroy them all. |
This disc contains the following episodes: "High Peril," "Fatal Dive," "Mystery of the Rocket Man," "The Deadly Fog," "Secret of Dr. Vulcan" and "Wave of Disaster." |
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A villain who calls himself Dr. Vulcan uses a remote control to kill a group of atomic researchers -- until one scientist dons a rocket suit to take him down -- in this classic sci-fi serial from the days of kid-centered Saturday matinees. |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "Dr. Vulcan Traitor," "Plunging Death," "Dangerous Evidence," "Molten Menace," "Suicide Fight" and "Ten Seconds to Live." |
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This disc contains the following episodes: "High Peril," "Fatal Dive," "Mystery of the Rocket Man," "The Deadly Fog," "Secret of Dr. Vulcan" and "Wave of Disaster." |
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A villain who calls himself Dr. Vulcan uses a remote control to kill a group of atomic researchers one by one in this classic sci-fi serial from the days of kid-centered Saturday matinees. Believing Dr. Vulcan is a member of their team who wants to grab all the glory of their technological discoveries for himself, one of the scientists (Tristram Coffin) dons an experimental rocket suit and takes to the skies to battle the evil adversary. |
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A villain who calls himself Dr. Vulcan uses a remote control to kill a group of atomic researchers one by one in this classic sci-fi serial from the days of kid-centered Saturday matinees. Believing Dr. Vulcan is a member of their team who wants to grab all the glory of their technological discoveries for himself, one of the scientists (Tristram Coffin) dons an experimental rocket suit and takes to the skies to battle the evil adversary. |
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A villain who calls himself Dr. Vulcan uses a remote control to kill a group of atomic researchers one by one in this classic sci-fi serial from the days of kid-centered Saturday matinees. Believing Dr. Vulcan is a member of their team who wants to grab all the glory of their technological discoveries for himself, one of the scientists (Tristram Coffin) dons an experimen... |
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This disc includes the following episodes: "Dr. Vulcan Traitor," "Plunging Death," "Dangerous Evidence," "Molten Menace," "Suicide Fight" and "Ten Seconds to Live." |
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A villain who calls himself Dr. Vulcan uses a remote control to kill a group of atomic researchers -- until one scientist dons a rocket suit to take him down -- in this classic sci-fi serial from the days of kid-centered Saturday matinees. |
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John Wayne stars as stalwart squadron leader Capt. Jim Gordon in this Oscar-nominated action film. Gordon tries to rein in a reckless fighter pilot while romancing a pretty Red Cross nurse. Depicting the drama-filled months before the U.S. entered World War II, when volunteer aviators known as the Flying Tigers joined with the Chinese to battle the Japanese against overwhelming ... |
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During the brutal early days of World War II, Kwan Mei (Anna May Wong), a Chinese aristocrat, is forced to work in the rice paddies as a slave of the Japanese. She and the rest of her village must suffer the brutal whims of their captors, who are sadistic and greedy. But when it appears the Japanese general is bewitched by Kwan Mei's beauty, she sees her chance for vengeance … and takes it! Mae Clark co-stars. William Nigh directs. |
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John Wayne stars as stalwart squadron leader Capt. Jim Gordon in this Oscar-nominated action film. Gordon tries to rein in a reckless fighter pilot while romancing a pretty Red Cross nurse. Depicting the drama-filled months before the U.S. entered World War II, when volunteer aviators known as the Flying Tigers joined with the Chinese to battle the Japanese against overwhelming odds, this film was the first of Wayne's inspiring war movies. |
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During the brutal early days of World War II, Kwan Mei (Anna May Wong), a Chinese aristocrat, is forced to work in the rice paddies as a slave of the Japanese. She and the rest of her village must suffer the brutal whims of their captors, who are sadistic and greedy. But when it appears the Japanese general is bewitched by Kwan Mei's beauty, she sees her chance for vengean... |
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John Wayne stars as Capt. Jim Gordon in this fictionalized account of the famed group of American volunteer pilots who trained to fly missions for China against the Japanese before the United States became involved in World War II. The story centers around Gordon's conflict with hotshot Woody (John Carroll), who competes with him for the affections of the same nurse (Anna Lee) and ultimately bears responsibility for another pilot's death. |
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After taking over as deputy of the Bureau of Weights and Measures, boxer Johnny Cave (James Cagney) finds himself up to his neck in corruption. At the root of the problem is city alderman Marty Cavanaugh (Robert Gleckler). When Cave tries to bring Cavanaugh down, he becomes the victim of a frame-up. With trouble lurking around every corner, Cave and his fiancée (Mae Clarke) must clear his name and stop Cavanaugh's thugs in this gritty cla... |
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After taking over as deputy of the Bureau of Weights and Measures, boxer Johnny Cave (James Cagney) finds himself up to his neck in corruption. At the root of the problem is city alderman Marty Cavanaugh (Robert Gleckler). When Cave tries to bring Cavanaugh down, he becomes the victim of a frame-up. With... |
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Lazy polo player Brian Kent (Ralph Bellamy) sweet-talks Betty Prentice (Mae Clarke) and her Aunt Sue (Helen Lowell) into providing him with room and board. But when he learns that a crooked realtor (Stanley Andrews) is plotting to seize their ranch, Brian springs into action -- and falls for Betty. Howard Bretherton directs this 1936 Western, based on the novel The Re-creation of Brian Kent by Harold Bell Wright. |
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In this drama set against Civil War strife, a woman's loyalty is put to an extreme test whenher brother fights for the Confederacy aboard the USS Merrimack, and her lover serves the Union cause on the USS Monitor. |
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Work and romance clash in these two classic comedies. In Rich Relations, secretary Nancy Tilton (Frances Grant) enjoys the attentions of the office Romeo (Barry Norton), but doesn't realize her boss (Ralph Forbes) is smitten with her. Then, in Hats Off, two rival publicists (John Payne and Mae Clarke) fall for each other. But problems ensue because they're each in charge of battling international expositions -- and each is determined to win. |
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In this drama set against Civil War strife, a woman's loyalty is put to an extreme test whenher brother fights for the Confederacy aboard the USS Merrimack, and her lover serves the Union cause on the USS Monitor. |
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Brit Amelia Blake (Alison Skipworth) travels to America to join her son Alfred, who's led her to believe he's made it big. Fate forces her to hitchhike to California, a perilous journey that she shares with kind young Judy Martin (Mae Clarke). When Judy and another fellow traveler ( |
After vowing to step away from his dark experiments, Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) is blackmailed into creating another fiend (Elsa Lanchester) -- this time, in female form -- who will serve as a ghoulish bride for his infamous monster (Boris Karloff). Ernest Thesiger co-stars as Frankenstein's deranged mentor, Dr. Septimus Pretorius, who forces the doctor's hand by kidnapping his wife (Valerie Hobson). |
Brit Amelia Blake (Alison Skipworth) travels to America to join her son Alfred, who's led her to believe he's made it big. Fate forces her to hitchhike to California, a perilous journey that she shares with kind young Judy Martin (Mae Clarke). When Judy and another fellow traveler (James Ellison) discover the unfortunate truth about Alfred, they struggle to spare Amelia's feelings. Arthur Treacher co-stars in this unique 1930s dramedy. |
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James Cagney stars in this classic tale of crime and showbiz. After a theater usher (Cagney) loses his job, he finds his true calling as a crook. But when the police start to close in, he escapes to Los Angeles and stumbles into the movie business. Going straight, he's also surprised to find himself shooting straight to the top. But will he stick to the rules when his former a... |
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James Cagney stars in this classic tale of crime and showbiz. After a theater usher (Cagney) loses his job, he finds his true calling as a crook. But when the police start to close in, he escapes to Los Angeles and stumbles into the movie business. Going straight, he's also surprised to find himself shooting straight to the top. But will he stick to the rules when his former associates come knocking, threatening blackmail? |
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The women are wicked and the stories steamy in these pre-Production Code Hollywood dramas. In Waterloo Bridge, the wealthy family of a soldier forces him to give up the woman he loves when they learn she's a prostitute. Mae Clarke, Douglass Montgomery and Bette Davis star. Then, Jean Harlow is the gold-digging Red-Headed Woman who snags her married boss (Chester Morris) while carrying on another affair with a chauffeur (Charles Boyer). |
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The women are wicked and the stories steamy in these pre-Production Code Hollywood dramas. In Waterloo Bridge, the wealthy family of a soldier forces him to give up the woman he loves when they learn she's a prostitute. Mae Clarke, Douglass Montgomery and Bette Davis star. Then, |
Crime doesn't pay, as James Cagney learns in this vintage Warner Brothers gangster movie that's become a much-imitated classic of the genre. Cagney plays hot-headed Tom Powers, who's on the fast track running illegal hooch during Prohibition. Directed by William A. Wellman, the film is famous for its ... |
In Frankenstein, a mad scientist (Colin Clive) creates a monster (the inimitable Boris Karloff) but errs by giving him a criminal brain. In Bride of Frankenstein, the superior and very witty sequel to Frankenstein, the monster (Karloff) gets his own made-to-order (almost!) bride ( |
In Frankenstein, a mad scientist (Colin Clive) creates a monster (the inimitable Boris Karloff) but errs by giving him a criminal brain. In Bride of Frankenstein, the superior and very witty sequel to Frankenstein, the monster (Karloff) gets his own made-to-order (almost!) bride (Elsa Lanchester). Both classic Universal films were directed by legendary horrormeister James Whale, who set the bar very high for all to follow. |
Veteran newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien) is about to get married and start a new job. But when his boss, tough-talking editor Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou), gets wind of a political angle in an upcoming execution, he calls back a reluctant Hildy for one last story. |
Unbeknownst to his fiancée (Mae Clarke), young scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) -- aided by his hunchbacked assistant, Fritz (Dwight Frye) -- has been building a monster made of spare parts. But no one is prepared, not even the doctor, when the creature comes to terrifying life. Boris Karloff stars as the iconic Frankenstein's monster in this classic piece of horror cinema, based loosely on the novel by Mary Shelley. |
Billionaire tycoon Howard Hughes bankrolled these two zany screwball comedies from 1931 and 1947. In The Front Page, editor Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou) is determined to prevent his star reporter Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien) from leaving his job and getting hitched. In |
Billionaire tycoon Howard Hughes bankrolled these two zany screwball comedies from 1931 and 1947. In The Front Page, editor Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou) is determined to prevent his star reporter Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien) from leaving his job and getting hitched. In Preston Sturges's The Sin of Harold Diddlebock -- a sequel of sorts to the 1925 classic The Freshman -- Harold (Harold Lloyd) is a shy ex-footballer who goes on a wild bender. |
Crime doesn't pay, as James Cagney learns in this vintage Warner Brothers gangster movie that's become a much-imitated classic of the genre. Cagney plays hot-headed Tom Powers, who's on the fast track running illegal hooch during Prohibition. Directed by William A. Wellman, the film is famous for its scene where a ticked-off Cagney smashes his breakfast grapefruit in Mae Clarke's face. Jean Harlow and Joan Blondell co-star. |
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Veteran newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien) is about to get married and start a new job. But when his boss, tough-talking editor Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou), gets wind of a political angle in an upcoming execution, he calls back a reluctant Hildy for one last story. George E. Stone, Mary Brian, James Gordon and Mae Clarke co-star in the first film adaptation of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's humorous play. |