The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army.
The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Sea Hawk (1940) Geoffrey Thorpe is an adventurous and dashing pirate, who feels that he should pirate the Spanish ships for the good of England. In one such battle, he overtakes a Spanish ship and when he comes aboard he finds Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal. He is overwhelmed by her beaut
Captain Blood (1935)
Captain Blood (1935) Arrested during the Monmouth Rebellion and falsely convicted of treason, Dr. Peter Blood is banished to the West Indies and sold into slavery. In Port Royal, Jamaica the Governor's daughter Arabella Bishop buys him for £10 to spite her uncle, Col. Bishop who owns a major plan
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. He has little discipline at the academy but is prepared to stand up to the senior cadet, Ned Sh
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
The Sun Also Rises (1957) Paris in the 1920s. The American journalist Jake and his friends spend the time at cafés. He has a special interest in his ex-fiancée Lady Ashley. They take a vacation in Pamplona to watch the bull-fights.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England, Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex. Ever the victor on the battlefield, Devereux returns to London after defeating Spanish forces at Cadi
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
Too Much, Too Soon (1958) The movie tells the true story of Diana Barrymore, a theatrical actress who acted on both stage and screen was once part of the legendary Barrymore family. Behind the cameras and backstage, Diana Barrymore would suffer through alcohol and drugs.
San Antonio (1945)
San Antonio (1945) Clay Hardin is a San Antonio rancher who has been run off his land by cattle rustlers. There's a range war going on and Hardin is determined to get the man behind it all, Roy Stuart. Hardin has been hiding out in Mexico, biding his time and decides the time has come for him to ret
Against All Flags (1952)
Against All Flags (1952) In 1700, the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself cashiered, flogged, and set adrift to infiltrate the pirate "republic." There, Hawke meets lovely Spitfire Stevens, a pirate captain in her own right, and the sparks begin to f
The Warriors (1955)
The Warriors (1955) During the 14th century, the Hundred-Year War between France and England ends in a truce. The English army occupies French Aquitaine, but rebel French knights vow to continue the war and oust Prince Edward of Wales, English ruler of French Aquitaine. Prince Edward of Wales is the
Crossed Swords (1954)
Crossed Swords (1954) Adventurer sets out to save princess' father's kingdom.
Virginia City (1940)
Virginia City (1940) During the American Civil War, Captain Kerry Bradford escapes from a notorious confederate prison. He and two of his men are sent to Virginia City where Confederate sympathizers are prepared to donate $5 million dollars to the cause of Southern independence. The war is going bad
The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
The Master of Ballantrae (1953) Buckle on your swashes for this swashbuckling adventure with a highlander who fought for Bonnie Prince Charlie who, after various escapades, becomes a pirate.
Kim (1950)
Kim 1950 Kim, a young boy living on his own on the streets of India, is actually the son of a British officer He meets a lama, a holy man, and devotes himself to his tending But when British administrators discover his birthright, he is placed in a British school His nature, however, is opposed to t
The Roots of Heaven (1958)
The Roots of Heaven (1958) In Fort Lamy, French Equitorial Africa, idealist Morel launches a one-man campaign to preserve the African elephant from extinction, which he sees as the last remaining "roots of Heaven." At first, he finds only support from Minna, hostess of the town's only nigh
Dive Bomber (1941)
Dive Bomber (1941) A new flight surgeon and a Navy pilot overcome personal differences to work on solving the problem of Altitude Sickness which causes blackouts at high altitude. The real stars of the film are the pre-World War II navy aircraft featured in full color
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Objective, Burma! (1945) A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station. They accomplish this well enough, but when they try to rendezvous at an old air-strip to be taken back to their base, they find Japanese waiti
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Santa Fe Trail (1940) The story of Jeb Stuart, his romance with Kit Carson Holliday, friendship with George Custer and battles against John Brown in the days leading up to the outbreak of the American Civil War.
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936 Major Vickers is an officer at the 27th Lancers in India 1856 When the regiment is on maneuver, the barracks are attacked by Surat Khan and his soldiers who massacre British women and children This leaves an inextinguishable memory and Vickers promises to revenge
Cuban Rebel Girls (1959)
Cuban Rebel Girls 1959 Errol Flynn, playing himself as a war correspondent, helps Fidel Castro overthrow Cuban dictator Batista The film was shot, with Castros cooperation, while he was still fighting Batista
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Gentleman Jim (1942) Because boxing is a considered an illegal and disreputable enterprise in 1880's San Francisco, wealthy and influential members of the prestigious Olympic Club vow to make the sport a "gentlemanly" one. They sponsor a brash, extroverted young bank clerk named Jim Corbet
Uncertain Glory (1944)
Uncertain Glory 1944 During WWII, in France, Jean Picard is a criminal who is about to be executed via the guillotine, but an air raid interrupts it and allows him to escape Inspector Bonet tracks him down and brings him back But along the way, they hear that a railway bridge vital to the Germans ha
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
The Dawn Patrol (1938) In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason. Insubordinate air ace C
The Big Boodle (1957)
The Big Boodle (1957) Ned Sherwood, dealer in a Havana casino (pre-Castro), gets 500 counterfeit pesos from an anonymous, attractive blonde. Then he's beaten and wounded by two thugs trying to retrieve the bills. Then the police suspect him of being the counterfeiter. Then the real counterfeiter sus
Green Light (1937)
Green Light (1937) When his colleague Dr. Endicott is late for an operation, Dr. Newell Paige decides to proceed with Mrs. Endicott's scheduled surgery. The surgery had already been postponed from the previous day and Paige is convinced the surgery needs to go forward without delay. Part way through
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Edge of Darkness 1943 Its two years after the Nazis invasion of Norway, and in a small fishing village that is headquarters to one hundred fifty German soldiers, the eight hundred locals are stewing, waiting for a supply of arms so they can revolt Leaders include Karen Stensgard Ann Sheridan, whose
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
Adventures of Don Juan 1948 Don Juan de Marana damages Spanish prestige in diplomatic circles with his indiscreet womanizing,although he attempts to rehabilitate his image after he meets the beautiful Queen Margaret, trapped in a loveless arranged marriage with the weak and feckless King Philip III
Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
Adventures of Captain Fabian 1951 In 1860, a New Orleans French Creole maid, Lea Marriotte, is tired of her lowly social status and dreams of being wealthy She gets romantically involved with wealthy playboy George Brissac whose influential clan controls much of the region However, George Brissac is
Dodge City (1939)
Dodge City 1939 Dodge City A wide open cattle town run by Jeff Surrett Even going on a childrens Sunday outing is not a safe thing to do What the place needs is a fearless honest Marshal A guy like Wade Hatton, who helped bring the railroad in It may not help that he fancies Abbie Irving, who wont h
Montana (1950)
Montana 1950 Australian sheep man Morgan Lane comes to Montana looking for government owned grazing land, and encamps his sheep at the boundary line where the bad grazing ends and the good grazing begins set up by the cattle barons to keep the sheep from nubbing away at the good grass He goes to tow
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
The Prince and the Pauper 1937 On the same day two boys are born the pauper Tom and prince Edward As a kid, Tom sneaks into the palace garden and meets the prince They change clothes with each other but the guards discover them and throw out the prince, since they are almost identical Nobody believe