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Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.

A musical portrait of composer/singer/dancer George M. Cohan. From his early days as a childstar in his familys vaudeville show up to the time of his comeback at which he received a medal from the president for his special contributions to the US, this is the life story of George M. Cohan, who produ

Swamp Water (1941) Attempting to find his lost dog in a vast Georgia swamp, Ben Ragan stumbles upon wanted murderer Tom Keefer who convinces Ben he was framed for the murder by the real killer.

And Then There Were None (1945) Ten people are invited for a weekend on an island by a Mr U. N. Own, but he isn't on the island. At dinner a record is played, by that all the people are accused of murder, suddenly the first of them is dead, then the next... It seems to be that one of them is the mur

Dragonwyck (1946) In 1844, the Wells family lives in a small farm of their own in Greenwich, Connecticut and the sons and daughters have a rigid discipline and religious education from the patriarch Ephraim Wells. When his wife Abigail Wells receives a letter from her wealthy distant cousin Nicholas

Summer Holiday (1948) Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl next-door, Muriel, but her father isn't too happy with their puppy-love, since Richard always share his revolutionary ideas w

The Shanghai Gesture (1941) A young woman, Poppy, out for excitement in Shanghai, enters a gambling house owned by "Mother" Gin Sling, a dragon-lady who worked herself up from poverty to buy the casino. Sir Guy Charteris, wealthy entrepreneur, has purchased a large area of Shanghai, forcin

The Furies (1950) The 1870s, New Mexico territory: T.C. Jeffords is a cattle baron who built his ranch, the Furies, from scratch. He borrows from banks, pays hired hands with his own script ("T.C.'s"), and carries on low-level warfare with the Mexicans who settled the land but are now cons

Dodsworth (1936) A bittersweet tale of the increasing estrangement of a retired automobile tycoon and his wife. Increasingly obsessed with maintaining an appearance of youth, she falls in with a crowd of frivolous socialites during their "second honeymoon" European vacation. He, in turn, meets a wom

Prelude to War (1942) The official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.

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

The North Star 1943 Its June, 1941 in a farming cooperative in the Soviet Socialist Republic of the Ukraine Although the citizens of the cooperative hear about the atrocities of the war on their radios, they are on the most part not yet directly affected by it Its the end of the school year, and som

American Madness (1932) It's the 1930s, the Depression era, and the Board of Directors of Thomas Dickson's bank want Dickson to merge with New York Trust and resign. He refuses. One night, Dickson's bank is robbed of $100,000. The suspect is Matt Brown, an ex-convict whom Dickson hired and appointed

The Beast of the City (1932) Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is fighting gangster Sam Belmonte. He asks his dishonest brother Ed to keep an eye on Daisy who was connected with Belmonte.

Momo: The Sam Giancana Story (2011) The film details the life of a tough, impoverished kid who rose through the ranks of Chicago's underworld to become a top member-many say the real godfather-of the most ruthless gangland organization in the country: The Outfit, run by Al Capone. Giancana was purpo

The Criminal Code (1930) A wily D.A.(Brady) gets a 10 year conviction of a young 20 year old (Robert Graham)who he knows killed a man in self defense. Years later Brady becomes warden of the prison holding Graham. When Brady realizes that 6 years of working in the prison jute mill has pushed Graham

Abraham Lincoln 1930 Brief vignettes about Lincolns early life include his birth, early jobs, unsubstantiated affair with Ann Rutledge, courtship of Mary Todd, and the Lincoln Douglas debates his presidency and the Civil War are followed in somewhat more detail, though without actual battle scenes f

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

All That Money Can Buy 1941 A down on his luck farmer makes a deal with the devil for seven years of prosperity When Mr Scratch comes to collect, orator and hero of the common man Daniel Webster comes to the rescue

Rain 1932 For residents on the idyllic South Seas island of Pago Pago, life is simple until a boat arrives carrying two couples, the Davidsons who are missionaries, the MacPhails and a prostitute named Sadie Thompson Davidson is more than just a religious zealot hes a mad man When the boat, which wa