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Johnny Belinda (1948) Dr. Robert Richardson, a dedicated young general practitioner, seeks to establish himself in an isolated fishing village on Cape Breton Island off the Nova Scotia coast. The population is poor and the struggling physician generally gets paid for his efforts in barter. When he m

Days of Wine and Roses (1962) Joe Clay is a top-notch public relations man. Anything a client wants Joe can arrange for them, whether it be dancing girls or an article in a prominent magazine. Part of the job however is drinking and Joe's ability to consume alcohol seems boundless. When he meets the

Brute Force (1947) At overcrowded Westgate Penitentiary, where violence and fear are the norm and the warden has less power than guards and leading prisoners, the least contented prisoner is tough, single-minded Joe Collins. Most of all, Joe hates chief guard Captain Munsey, a petty dictator who glo

The Woman on the Beach (1947) Scott, a troubled Coast Guardsman assigned to a fog-bound station on a remote stretch of beach, suffers from Post Traumatic Stress when he survives a mine explosion that sinks his ship. Although he is engaged to a beautiful young woman who loves him, he becomes involved

The Song of Bernadette (1943) In 1858 France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she

Riding High (1950) A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.

Four Faces West (1948) Cowboy Ross McEwen arrives in town. He asks the banker for a loan of $2000. When the banker asks about securing a loan that large, McEwen shows him his six-gun collateral. The banker hands over the money in exchange for an I.O.U., signed "Jefferson Davis". McEwen rid

The CourtMartial of Billy Mitchell (1955) The true story of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneering crusader for the Army's fledgling air corp. In spite of an impressive performance during the First World War, the commanders of America's armed forces still think of the airplane as little more then a ca

Jim Thorpe AllAmerican (1951) True story of Native American Jim Thorpe, who rose from an Oklahoma reservation to become a collegiate, Olympic, and professional star. After his medals are stripped on a technicality and his dream of coaching is shattered, Thorpe's life begins to unravel. His marriage

White Woman 1933 A nightclub singer marries the rich owner of a rubber plantation When she returns with him to his estate in Malaysia, she finds out that he is cruel, vicious and insanely jealous She and the plantations overseer develop a mutual attraction, but are terrified at what will happen if h

Branded 1950 Twenty five years ago the Lavery baby was kidnapped Bad guy Leffingwell gets Choya to impersonate the son to gain the Lavery estate When he finally fesses up to his sister Ruth she is furious To redeem himself he sets out to find the real son

Mr Lucky 1943 Joe Adams takes on the identity of a dead gangster in order to avoid the draft Adams plans to use a war relief charity to get his gambling operation up and running, until he falls in love with Dorothy Bryant and has a change of heart

The Last Posse 1953 When the anxiously awaited posse returns with neither prisoners nor the stolen money, we learn in flashback what happened Having been cheated by Sampson Drune, a father and his two sons have robbed him and fled A posse led by Drune took off after them and although unwanted, the t

Little Miss Marker 1934 Little Martha Jane, aka Little Miss Marker is left with the bookmaker Sorrowful Jones by her dad as part of a bet on a horse race Sorrowful and his group of fellow bookies take to her, reluctantly at first, but their cynical ways start to rub off on her Will a party set at Ca

Anna Christie 1930 In New York, the alcoholic skipper of a coal barge Chris Christofferson receives a letter from his estranged twenty year old daughter Anna Christie Christofferson telling that she will leave Minnesota to stay with him Chris left Anna fifteen years ago to the countryside to be rais