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The Most Dangerous Game (1932) After their luxury cabin cruiser crashes on a reef, Bob Rainsford finds himself washed ashore on a remote island. He finds a fortress-like house and the owner, Count Zaroff, seems to be quite welcoming. Apart from Zaroff's servant Ivan, the only other people present ar

Santa Fe (1951) After the Civil War four brothers who fought for the South head west. Yanks are building the Santa Fe Railroad and one of the brothers joins them. The other three still hold their hatred of the North and join up with those trying to stop the railroad's completion. The one brother uns

Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) Elizabeth and John say goodbye as John leaves to go to war. When World War I ends, Elizabeth receives a telegram that John has been killed in action. She finds comfort in Larry and they marry. John returns 20 years later, disfigured, with a new identity, Erik, and an adopt

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.

Temptation 1946 In a flashback, late Victorian beauty Ruby, a divorcee with a shady past, calculatingly marries rich Egyptologist Nigel, who installs her at his Cairo estate while he digs for mummies Bored, Ruby undertakes to recover a friends letters from Baroudi But when she meets the blackmailer,

The Moon Is Down (1943) When the Germans invade Norway their Commandant and the town Mayor confront each other, attempting to maintain civility as far as possible. When the army tries to orgnanize townspeople to work for them sabotage which is at first humorous turns serious, resulting in death on b

Secret Agent of Japan (1942) Kay Murdock (Lynn Bari) strolls into the Dixie Bar in Shanghai on November 1, 1941 and asks the bartender for a letter addressed to Captain Larsen, and is referred to Roy Bonnell (Preston Foster), the manager of this combination bar and gambling house. He refuses to turn

O S S 1946 John Martin is part of an American spy team dropped into France during World War II to destroy the French railway system After successfully blowing up a tunnel he runs back to save Ellen and is told Never come back for me again Later he must choose whether or not to obey her wishes

Earthbound (1940) Nick and Ellen's second honeymoon in Switzerland is interrupted when he is called back to Paris on business. But it turns out to be funny-business when he discovers his ex-mistress Linda sent him the telegram. Nick spurns her, leading her to shoot and kill him. His ghost cannot res

She (1935) Leo Vincey, told by his dying uncle of a lost land visited 500 years ago by his ancestor, heads out with family friend Horace Holly to try to discover the land and its secret of immortality, said to be contained within a mystic fire. Picking up Tanya, a guide's daughter, in the frozen Rus

Life Begins at EightThirty (1942) Kathy lives in a cramped New York flat with her father Madden Thomas, a celebrated actor brought down by drink. Lame from an early age and feeling trapped with her father in her small world, Kathy is delighted to meet fellow tenant Robert. When Madden is offered the

The Cheat 1931 Love, lust, possession, money, social standing, and addiction Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler though loved by her husband Jeff, shes spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing Meanwhile, Jeff wants to keep a lid on spending while he completes business deals that could

They Wont Believe Me (1947) On trial for murder, Larry Ballantyne regurgitates an unbelievable story. He recounts how he philanders to other women while his rich loving wife Gretta tries to keep him in line. According to Larry, his girlfriend Verna dies accidentally in a car crash and his distraught

The Great Rupert 1950 A Christmas Wish is a heartwarming holiday classic about a New York family led by Durante who is down on their luck at Christmas time Shortly before Christmas, they move into a ground floor apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in the attic rafters Just when it seems that t

Something in the Wind 1947 A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather

Quicksand 1950 Motor mechanic Dan Brady lacks funds for a heavy date with new restaurant cashier Vera, the type whose lifes ambition is a mink coat so he embezzles twenty dollars from his employer with plans to repay it the next day To make up the shortage, he goes in debt for a hundred Thereafter,

The Miracle of the Bells 1948 Granting her final request, a Hollywood press agent brings the dead body of an actress, who died after making her first and only film, back to her hometown for burial To arouse public interest, and to get the reluctant studio head to release the film, he asks all the lo