Picnic (1955)
Picnic (1955) The morning of a small town Labor Day picnic, a drifter (Hal Carter) blows into town to visit an old fraternity buddy (Alan Benson) who also happens to be the son of the richest man in town. Hal is an egocentric braggart all potential and no accomplishment. He meets up with Madge Owen
The Great Gatsby (1949)
The Great Gatsby (1949) Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) Young Matt Masters, an Ozark Mountains moonshiner, hates the father he has never seen, who apparently deserted Matt's mother and left her to die. His obsession contributes to the hatred rampant in the mountains. However, the arrival of a stranger, Daniel Howitt, begi
The Southerner (1945)
The Southerner (1945) Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, and a jealous neighbor. Can they make it as farmers?
Blues in the Night (1941)
Blues in the Night 1941 Jigger Pine forms a band that includes singer Ginger Character Powell, wife of the trumpeter Leo Powell, and Nickie Haroyen and Peppi All of them dedicate themselves to work as a unit and to play blues music The dedication isnt paying off in money and, while riding the rails
The Great Moment (1944)
The Great Moment 1944 In the winter of 1868, Eben Frost goes to a Boston pawnshop and redeems a silver medal, inscribed to Dr W T G Morton, the Benefactor of Mankind, with the Gratitude of Humanity Frost drives to a country farmhouse and gives the medal to Mortons widow, Elizabeth Morton who explain
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Of Mice and Men 1939 George Milton and Lennie Small are migrant workers in the 1930s Depression Lennie is mentally disabled and George looks after him While working as hands on a Western ranch, they dream of owning their own ranch and the opportunity may be available Their current ranch is owned by