20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) The oceans during the late 1860-92s are no longer safe; many ships have been lost. Sailors have returned to port with stories of a vicious narwhal (a giant whale with a long horn) which sinks their ships. A naturalist, Professor (Pierre) Aronnax, his assistant, Co
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Lady Vanishes (1938) Passengers on a scheduled train out of the mountainous European country of Mandrika are delayed by a day due to an avalanche, and thus get up close and personal with each other out of necessity in the only and what becomes an overcrowded inn in the area. Once the train depar
Little Women (1933)
Little Women (1933) Little Women is a "coming of age" drama tracing the lives of four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. During the American Civil War, the girls father is away serving as a minister to the troops. The family, headed by thier beloved Marmee, must struggle to make ends meet, with the hel
Kim (1950)
Kim 1950 Kim, a young boy living on his own on the streets of India, is actually the son of a British officer He meets a lama, a holy man, and devotes himself to his tending But when British administrators discover his birthright, he is placed in a British school His nature, however, is opposed to t
Uncertain Glory (1944)
Uncertain Glory 1944 During WWII, in France, Jean Picard is a criminal who is about to be executed via the guillotine, but an air raid interrupts it and allows him to escape Inspector Bonet tracks him down and brings him back But along the way, they hear that a railway bridge vital to the Germans ha
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
Deadline at Dawn (1946) Alex, a radio-specialist sailor on leave, recovers from a drink-induced blackout with a large sum of money belonging to Edna Bartelli, a B-girl who invited him home to fix her radio. He tries to return the money with the reluctant aid of June Goffe, a sweet but oh-so-tired da
The Monster and the Girl (1941)
The Monster and the Girl (1941) Scot Webster tries to save his sister Susan from the clutches of gangster W.S. Bruhl. When Scot comes to Bruhl's rented room, one of the gangster's henchmen collapses into his hands, killed by a gunman. The murderer tosses his gun to Scot and disappears. Since all the
Dodsworth (1936)
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
Downstairs (1932)
Downstairs (1932) At the wedding of Albert and Anna, Karl, the new chauffeur, arrives. Albert is the head butler, second generation to the Baron. Karl soon seems out of place as a servant, and Albert tells him so. But Karl is a cad. Whenever he gets the chance, he will try to seduce Anna, who is not
Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Watch on the Rhine (1943) A German-born engineer, his American wife and their children travel from Mexico to the United States to visit her family but their plans are complicated by a Romanian count.
Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
Secret of the Blue Room (1933) Twenty years after 3 murders occur in a castle's
Espionage (1937)
Espionage (1937) Rival reporters pose as honeymooners on a European train to track a munitions magnate.
Address Unknown (1944)
Address Unknown (1944) US art dealer returns to his native Germany for a visit and is attracted by Nazi propaganda.
By Candlelight (1933)
By Candlelight 1933 Josef is the valet for Count von Rommer and well trained in the philandering ways of his master Mistaken for the Count by a maid, Marie, whom he thinks is an aristocrat, Josef shows her a merry time in the Counts Monte Carlo villa Meanwhile, the Count escapes a situation with Cou
City Streets (1931)
City Streets 1931 Nan, a racketeers daughter, is in love with The Kid, a shooting gallery showman Despite Nans prodding, The Kid has no ambitions about joining the rackets and making enough money to support Nan in the lifestyle shes accustomed to Her attitude changes after her father implicates her