Little Caesar
(1931) [PG]

"R-I-C-O, Little Caesar, that's who!" Edward G. Robinson bellowed into the phone. And Hollywood got the message: 37 year old Robinson, not gifted with matinee-idol looks, was nonetheless a first-class star and moviegoers hailed the hard-hitting social consciousness dramas that became the...  More

Quo Vadis (Blu-Ray)
(1951) [PG]

Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets Lygia and falls in love with her. She is a Christian and doesn't want to have anything to do with a warrior. Though she grew up Roman, the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome....  More

Mister Roberts
(1955) [G]

This much-loved comedy/ drama is unusual in that it had two directors. Veteran Mervyn Le Roy ('Quo Vadis') replaced John Ford during the production. 'Mister Roberts' was nominated for Best Picture and Jack Lemon won his first Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor. The marvelous cast includes...  More

Gypsy (1962)
(1962) [G]

Ringing with the show biz sass of its peerless Jule Styne/Stephen Sondheim score, Mervyn LeRoy's film version of the Broadway hit "Gypsy" sweeps you on a grand tour of vintage burlesque. It gets up close and personal with its depiction of the roller-coaster relationship of Louise (Natalie Wood),...  More

Waterloo Bridge
(1940) [PG]

On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front. Myra stayed with him past curfew and is thrown out of the corps de ballet. She survives on the...  More

I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
(1932) [PG]

Classic fact-based drama about an innocent man brutally victimized by the Depression-era criminal justice system.

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