Its a Wonderful Life (1946)
An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954) Professional photographer L.B.
Vertigo (1958)
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
In this animated sequel to An American Tale, Fievel Mousekewitz strikes out from not-so-enthralling New York City in a wagon train headed West. Helping propel the departure is a crafty cat named Cat R. Waul (John Cleese) who tells our Fievel that out West the cats and mice get along just fine. Once
Women in Love (1969)
Women in Love (1969) The battle of the sexes and relationships among the elite of Britain's industrial Midlands in the 1920s. Gerald Crich and Rupert Berkin are best friends who fall in love with a pair of sisters Gudrun, a sculptress and Ursula Brangwen, a schoolteacher. Rupert marries Ursula, Gera
The Man from Laramie (1955)
The Man from Laramie (1955) Mysterious Will Lockhart delivers supplies to storekeeper Barbara Waggoman at Coronado, an isolated town in Apache country. Before long, he's tangled with Dave Waggoman, vicious son of autocratic rancher Alec and cousin of sweet Barbara. But he sticks around town, his pre
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) When Senator Ransom Stoddard returns home to Shinbone for the funeral of Tom Doniphon, he recounts to a local newspaper editor the story behind it all. He had come to town many years before, a lawyer by profession. The stage was robbed on its way in by the loc
The Naked Spur (1953)
The Naked Spur (1953) Howard Kemp is a bounty hunter who's been after killer Ben Vandergroat for a long time. Along the way, Kemp is forced to take on a couple of partners, an old prospector named Jesse Tate and a dishonorably discharged Union soldier, Roy Anderson. When they learn that Vandergroat
Vivacious Lady (1938)
Vivacious Lady (1938) On a quick trip to the city, young university professor Peter Morgan falls in love with nightclub performer Francey Brent and marries her after a whirlwind romance. But when he goes back home, he can't bring himself to tell his conservative, ultra-respected family about it.
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959) Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara), a lieutenant in the army, is arrested for the murder of a bartender, Barney Quill. He claims, in his defense, that the victim had raped and beaten up his wife Laura (Lee Remick). Although Laura supports her husband's story, the police surgeo
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) While attending a medical conference in Paris, American physician Dr. Ben McKenna, his wife, retired musical theater actress and singer Jo McKenna n�e Conway, and their adolescent son Hank McKenna decide to take a side trip to among other places Marrekesh, Frenc
Bend of the River (1952)
Bend of the River (1952) Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory. They establish a settlement outside of Portland and as winter nears, it is necessary for McLyntock and Cole to rescue and deliv
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) John is working as a cow poke for very little money with his friend Harley when he gets word his brother, DJ, has left him The Cheyenne Social Club. He and Harley ride for nearly a thousand miles to his inheritance only to find he is now the owner of a first class bro
The Far Country (1954)
The Far Country (1954) In 1896, Jeff Webster sees the start of the Klondike gold rush as a golden opportunity to make a fortune in beef...and woe betide anyone standing in his way! He drives a cattle herd from Wyoming to Seattle, by ship to Skagway, and (after a delay caused by larcenous town boss G
Broken Arrow (1950)
Broken Arrow (1950) By 1870, there has been 10 years of cruel war between settlers and Cochise's Apaches. Ex-soldier Tom Jeffords saves the life of an Apache boy and starts to wonder if Indians are human, after all; soon, he determines to use this chance to make himself an ambassador. Against all od
The Rare Breed (1966)
The Rare Breed (1966) When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West. They enlist Sam "Bulldog" Burnett in their efforts to transport their lone bull, a Hereford nam
Shenandoah (1965)
Shenandoah (1965) In Shenandoah, Virginia, widower farmer Charlie Anderson lives a peaceful life with his six sons - Jacob, James, Nathan, John, Henry and Boy, his daughter Jennie, and his daughter-in-law and James' wife Ann Anderson. Charlie does not let his sons join the army to fight in the Civil
Strategic Air Command (1955)
Strategic Air Command (1955) Lt. Col. Robert (Dutch) Holland was a third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, not a pitcher. While at spring training a B-36 flew over the field and Dutch was standing on third base. Brewster was his third base replacement when he, Dutch was re-called to duty. The mov
Harvey (1950)
Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six-foot rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.
Two Rode Together (1961)
Two Rode Together (1961) The US Army is under pressure from the desperate relatives of white prisoners of the Comanches to secure their rescue. A cynical and corrupt marshal, Guthrie McCabe, is persuaded by an army lieutenant to assist in the negotiations with the Comanches; however, just two captiv
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) St. Louis based banker Roger Hobbs is writing a letter to his wife, Peggy Hobbs, about his true feelings concerning their just returned from month long vacation, the letter to be opened only after his death, whenever that may be. Mr. Hobbs wanted the vacation to be
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
The biography of the Bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944, with a lot of his arangements, partly in an authentic cast.
Winchester 73 (1950)
The journey of a prized rifle from one ill-fated owner to another parallels a cowboy's search for a murderous fugitive.
The FBI Story (1959)
The FBI Story (1959) The story of the FBI unfolds through the eyes of one of its agents. During his career he investigates gangsters, swindlers, the klu klux klan, Nazi agents and cold war spies.
Bandolero! (1968)
Bandolero! (1968) Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. The sheriff chases the brothers to Mexico. They join forces, however, against a group of Mexic
Night Passage (1957)
Night Passage (1957) The workers on the railroad haven't been paid in months --- that's because Whitey and his gang, including fast-shooting, dangerous, but likeable Utica Kid, keep holding up the train for its payroll. Grant McLaine, a former railroad employee who was fired in disgrace, is recruite
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) In Budapest, Hungary, the Matuschek and Company store is owned by Mr. Hugo Matuschek and the bachelor Alfred Kralik is his best and most experienced salesman. When Klara Novak seeks a job position of saleswoman in the store, Matuschek hires her but Kralik and she do
Firecreek (1968)
Firecreek (1968) Farmer and family man Johnny Cobb moonlights as a $2 a month sheriff in the quiet little town of Firecreek. When a gang of freebooters passes through, their leader Larkin, who is suffering from a minor wound, decides to spend the night. The gang members prove to be vicious, sadistic
Dear Brigitte (1965)
Dear Brigitte (1965) Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own.
Bell Book and Candle (1958)
Bell Book and Candle (1958) Gillian Holroyd is just your average, modern-day, witch, living in a New York apartment with her Siamese familiar, Pyewacket. But one day a handsome publisher, Shep Henderson walks into her building and Gillian decides she wants him--especially as it turns out he's marryi
You Cant Take It with You (1938)
You Cant Take It with You (1938) The stenographer Alice Sycamore is in love with her boss Tony Kirby, who is the vice-president of the powerful company owned by his greedy father Anthony P. Kirby. Kirby Sr. is dealing a monopoly in the trade of weapons, and needs to buy one last house in a twelve bl
Thunder Bay (1953)
Thunder Bay (1953) In 1946, ex-Navy engineer Steve Martin comes to a Louisiana town with a dream: to build a safe platform for offshore oil drilling. Having finessed financing from a big oil company, formerly penniless Steve and his partner Johnny are in business...and getting interested in shrimp-b
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed on a lark by the spineless governor of his state. He is reunited with the state's senior senator--presidential hopeful and childhood hero, Senator Joseph Paine. In Washington, however, S
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Call Northside 777 (1948) In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal to look into the case. For some time, McNeal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he mee
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Destry Rides Again (1939) Kent, the unscrupulous boss of Bottleneck has Sheriff Keogh killed when he asks one too many questions about a rigged poker game that gives Kent a stranglehold over the local cattle rangers. The mayor, who is in cahoots with Kent appoints the town drunk, Washington Dimsdale
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on th
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Ziegfeld Girl 1941 Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girls life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by
Take Her, Shes Mine (1963)
Take Her, Shes Mine (1963) Frank Michaelson, well respected President of the Pacific Pallisades Board of Education, is appearing in front of a Board hearing addressing the issue of the widespread public outcry asking for either his dismissal or resignation because of a series of salacious front page
The Mortal Storm (1940)
The Mortal Storm (1940) Interesting to note that the film was made in 1940, 1 year before America's entry into the European war against Hitler. The movie depicts Germany in 1933. In 1938 the 'night of broken glass' took place. Interesting to note the attitudes portrayed in the film, definitely anti-
The Magic of Lassie (1978)
The Magic of Lassie (1978) Lassie is trying to find her way home. She will have to run all the way from Colorado to California. Her loving owner is looking for her too.
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) Biography of Charles Lindburgh from his days of precarious mail runs in aviation's infancy to his design of a small transatlantic plane and the vicissitudes of its takeoff and epochal flight from New York to Paris in 1927.
Born to Dance (1936)
Born to Dance (1936) Sailor Ted meets at the Lonely Hearts Club of his friend Gunny's wife, Jenny, a girl, Nora Paige, and falls in love. Nora wants to become a dancer on Broadway. Ted rescues the Pekinese of Lucy James, a Broadway star during a public relations campaign on his submarine. Lucy falls
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
No Highway in the Sky (1951) Theodore Honey is an aeronautical engineer being sent to Labrador from London to examine the wreckage of a new passenger plane designed by his company. His theory is that the planes are susceptible to metal fatigue after a specific amount of time in the air. The absent m
Magic Town (1947)
Magic Town (1947) Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-c
The Murder Man (1935)
The Murder Man (1935) Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its a
After the Thin Man (1936)
After the Thin Man (1936) Now back in San Francisco after their holiday in New York, Nick and Nora find themselves trying to solve another mystery. It's New Year's Eve and they are summoned to dinner at Nora's elderly, and very aristocratic, family. There they find that cousin Selma's husband Robert
Fools Parade (1971)
Fools Parade (1971) When a trio of ex-convicts led by Mattie Appleyard is released from prison, they hope to open a general store using money Mattie has saved during his 40-year sentence. This attempt is met with great resistance from a corrupt prison official and the banker who issued Mattie the ch
How the West Was Won (1962)
How the West Was Won 1962 Setting off on a journey to the west in the 1830s, the Prescott family run into a man named Linus who helps them fight off a pack of thieves Linus then marries daughter Eve Prescott Carroll Baker, and 30 years later goes off with their son to fight in the Civil War, with bl
Pot o Gold (1941)
Pot o Gold 1941 Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncles worst enemy because of their love for music and in house band who constantly practices Soon, Jimmy finds h
Next Time We Love (1936)
Next Time We Love 1936 In New York, the rookie newsman Christopher Chris Tyler dreams on becoming a famous journalist When his girlfriend Cicely spends a couple of days with him, they decide to get married and Cicely leaves college Chriss best friend Tommy Abbott is his best man and becomes a family
The Mountain Road (1960)
The Mountain Road 1960 In 1944, in eastern part of China, U S Army Major Baldwin and his volunteer team of demolition engineers are left behind the retreating Chinese forces Their task is to slow down the Japanese advance into eastern China by blowing up bridges, roads, airfields and munitions dumps
Made for Each Other (1939)
Made for Each Other 1939 Young lawyer meets and marries girl after knowing her one day Takes bride home to meet his mother who disapproves of the marriage Lawyer thinks everything will be fine as he moves up the ladder of the law firm He doesnt and things get tough A baby makes things even tougher
Of Human Hearts (1938)
Of Human Hearts 1938 This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm It is a rich story about st