The Long Voyage Home (1940)
The Long Voyage Home 1940 Aboard the freighter Glencairn, the lives of the crew are lived out in fear, loneliness, suspicion and cameraderie The men smuggle drink and women aboard, fight with each other, spy on each other, comfort each other as death approaches, and rescue each other from danger
The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers (1956) Ethan Edwards, returned from the Civil War to the Texas ranch of his brother, hopes to find a home with his family and to be near the woman he obviously but secretly loves. But a Comanche raid destroys these plans, and Ethan sets out, along with his 1/8 Indian nephew Martin, on
The Quiet Man (1952)
A retired American boxer returns to the village where he was born in Ireland, where he finds love.
Rio Grande (1950)
Rio Grande (1950) Rio Grande takes place after the Civil War when the Union turned their attention towards the Apaches. Union officer Kirby Yorke is in charge of an outpost on the Rio Grande in which he is in charge of training of new recruits one of which is his son whom he hasn't seen in 15 years.
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked off their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his uncle's farm and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life - Hopefully.
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
Fort Apache (1948)
Fort Apache (1948) In John Ford's sombre exploration mythologising of American heroes, he slowly reveals the character of Owen Thursday, who sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) After Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Indians, everyone expects the worst. Capt. Nathan Brittles is ordered out on patrol but he's also required to take along Abby Allshard, wife of the Fort's commanding officer, and her niece, the pretty Olivia Dandridge,
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964) When the government agency fails to deliver even the meager supplies due by treaty to the proud Cheyenne tribe in their barren desert reserve, the starving Indians have taken more abuse than it's worth and break it too by embarking on a 1,500 miles journey back to their ancest
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
The Horse Soldiers (1959) A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind Confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be tak
Wagon Master (1950)
Wagon Master (1950) As Mormon settlers head to the promised land at the San Juan river in Utah, they hire horse traders Travis Blue and Sandy as wagon masters. They have to forge a trail across unknown territory and face many hardships along the way. They quickly come across some stranded travelers,
Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach (1939) A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others.
They Were Expendable (1945)
They Were Expendable (1945) Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philipines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.
Mister Roberts (1955)
Mister Roberts (1955) Mister Roberts is aboard a US cargo ship, working in the Pacific during the Second World War. He'd do anything to leave the quiet of the ship to join in the "action". Trouble is, the captain of the ship, is a bit of a tyrant, and isn't willing to sign Roberts' transfer requests
3 Godfathers (1948)
3 Godfathers (1948) Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.
My Darling Clementine (1946)
My Darling Clementine (1946) Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to stay
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
Mogambo (1953)
Mogambo (1953) Victor Marswell runs a big game trapping company in Kenya. Eloise Kelly is ditched there, and an immediate attraction happens between them. Then Mr. and Mrs. Nordley show up for their gorilla documenting safari. Mrs. Nordley is not infatuated with her husband any more, and takes a lik
Donovans Reef (1963)
'Guns' Donovan prefers carousing with his pals Doc Dedham and 'Boats' Gilhooley, until Dedham's high-society daughter Amelia shows up in their South Seas paradise.
The Fugitive (1947)
The Fugitive (1947) Based of the Graham Greene novel about a revolutionary priest in Central America. A priest who is The Fugitive is trying to getaway from the authorities who have denounced Christianity and want anyone linked to it dead. The Fugitive finds shelter with an Indian Woman (The Woman),
Pinky (1949)
Pinky (1949) A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) In Revolutionary America, Gil Martin takes his new wife Lana back to his farm in upstate New York. The area is remote and a distance from the fort but they are happy living in their one room cabin. With the declaration of independence, the settlers soon find themselves
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
The Wings of Eagles (1957) U.S. Navy pilot Frank 'Spig' Wead is a fun-loving and rowdy adventurer, but also a fierce proponent of Naval aviation. His dedication to the promotion of the Navy's flying program is so intense that his marriage and family life suffer. When an accident paralyzes him, Spig
The Long Gray Line (1955)
The Long Gray Line (1955) The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships h
Up the River (1930)
Up the River (1930) Two prisoners, Saint Louis and Dannemora Dan, escape during a theatrical production in order to go to the aid of Steve, a former prisoner whose past is about to be exposed by the man who framed Judy unless Steve agrees to help him commit another crime.
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
How Green Was My Valley (1941) Life is hard in a Welsh mining town and no less so for the Morgan family. Seen through the eyes of the family's youngest, Huw, we learn of the family's trials and tribulations. Family patriarch Gwilym and his older sons work in the mines, dangerous and unhealthy as it
Hell Bent (1918)
Hell Bent 1918 A cowboy must save his girlfriend from captivity and then cross the desert on foot with a single waterhole on the way
The Hurricane (1937)
The Hurricane (1937) In the Island of Manukura, a French colony in the South Seas, the joyful Terangi is a leader among the natives and the first mate of the Katopua, the tall ship of Captain Nagle. Terangi gets married with Marama and sooner he sails to Tahiti. While in a bar playing with other nat
Tobacco Road (1941)
Tobacco Road 1941 Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of hillbilly stereotypes live in a rural backwater where their ancestors were once wealthy planters Their slapstick existence is threatened by a banks plans to take over the land for more profitable farming subplots involve the affairs and mar
Seas Beneath (1931)
Seas Beneath (1931) In the waning days of WWI, a U.S. "Mystery Ship," sets sail for the coast of Spain towing a submarine. Their mission is to find and sink a U-boat that has been especially effective in attacking Allied shipping. Posing as a harmless schooner, the mystery ship is in fact
The Lost Patrol (1934)
The Lost Patrol (1934) A World War I British Army patrol is crossing the Mesopotomian desert when their commanding officer, the only one who knows their destination is killed by the bullet of unseen bandits. The patrol's sergeant keeps them heading north on the assumption that they will hit their br
The Last Hurrah (1958)
The Last Hurrah (1958) An aging politician tries to get re-elected one last time in the changing world of the 1950s when TV started to play a bigger part in politics. Based loosely on the career of multi-term Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, this film examines the good and evil inherent in politic
Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
Wee Willie Winkie (1937) Priscilla Williams is a young girl traveling with her mother, Joyce, to join her paternal grandfather, a British army colonel, at the post he commands in northern India. Upon arrival, they witness the capture of Khoda Khan, leader of the rebel Indian faction. Priscilla plays
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) A few short hours after President Lincoln has been assassinated, Dr. Samuel Mudd gives medical treatment to a wounded man who shows up at his door. Mudd has no idea that the president is dead and that he is treating his murderer, John Wilkes Booth. But that doesn'
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
The Sun Shines Bright (1953) John Ford weaves three "Judge Priest" stories together to form a good- natured exploration of honour and small-town politics in the South around the turn of the century. Judge William Priest is involved variously in revealing the real identity of Lucy Lake, rel
The Whole Towns Talking (1935)
The Whole Towns Talking (1935) Ordinary man-in-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a very straightforward life. He's never late for work and nothing interesting ever happens to him. One day everything changes: he oversleeps and is fired as an example, he's then mistaken for evil criminal killer M
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
Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958)
Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958) Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. From there, his 'typical day" consists in learning that one of his most-trusted detectives has accepted bribes; hunts an
The World Moves On (1934)
The World Moves On (1934) Richard Girard is part of a New Orleans family working closely with the English Warburtons. When Richard meets Mary Warburton she is engaged to Erik von Gerardt. He does wed Mary but their time in America is financially difficult.
Young Mr Lincoln (1939)
Young Mr Lincoln 1939 Ten years in the life of Abraham Lincoln, before he became known to his nation and the world He moves from a Kentucky cabin to Springfield, Illinois, to begin his law practice He defends two men accused of murder in a political brawl, suffers the death of his girlfriend Ann, co
The Iron Horse (1924)
The Iron Horse (1924) Springfield, Illinois. Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west, but Marsh, a contractor, is sceptical. Abraham Lincoln looks on as their children, Davy Brandon and Miriam Marsh, play together. Brandon sets off with Davy to survey a route. They discover a n
How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943)
How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943) A training film for OSS agents who are to be dropped behind enemy lines, covering cover and concealment, ambush techniques, etc.
Straight Shooting (1917)
Straight Shooting 1917 Cattleman Flint cuts off farmer Sims water supply When Sims son Ted goes for water, one of Flints men kills him Cheyenne is sent to finish off Sims, but finding the family at the newly dug grave, he changes sides
Pilgrimage (1933)
Pilgrimage 1933 A possessive mother pushes her son into World War I service rather than see him get married
Kentucky Pride (1925)
Kentucky Pride 1925 The story of a Beaumont race horse, told through from the point of view of the horse via intertitles
The Informer (1935)
The Informer 1935 Dublin, 1920 Gypo Nolan, strong but none too bright, has been ousted from the rebel organization and is starving When he finds that his equally destitute sweetheart Katie has been reduced to prostitution, he succumbs to temptation and betrays his former comrade Frankie to the Briti
3 Bad Men (1926)
3 Bad Men 1926 In 1876, an old man finds gold in the Sioux lands, provoking a gold and land rush from immigrants to Dakota On the way to Custer, the lonely cowboy Dan OMalley helps to fix the wheel of Mr Carltons wagon and flirts with his daughter Lee Carlton Later, Lee and her father are attacked b
Young Cassidy (1965)
Young Cassidy 1965 In Dublin circa 1911, John Cassidy Rod Taylor, an impoverished idealist, whose ambitions are restricted by the demands of looking after his family, journeys through the social injustices of Dublin life, involving himself with the rowdy tramway men strike, dawdling with prostitute
Four Sons (1928)
Four Sons 1928 In Burgendorf, Bavaria, Mother Bernle has four sons Franz is in the army, Johann works at the forge, Andreas tends the sheep Joseph is riding a hay wagon with a pretty girl when some of the hay falls off, landing on the fearsome Maj Von Stomm Joseph gets a slap from the major The jovi