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A Place In The Sun
(1951) [G]
Director George Steven's stunning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's 'An American Tragedy' garnered six Academy Awards (including Best Director and Best Screenplay) and guaranteed immortality for screen lovers Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Clift stars as George Eastman, a poor young man... More
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Hans Christian Andersen
(1952) [G]
An MGM musical of the highest order, this is the fictional story of Hans (Danny Kaye), a story-telling cobbler who leaves his small Dutch village to make shoes for a world famous ballerina in Copenhagen. Once in the big city he wins the hearts and minds of children wherever he goes with his famed... More
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Captain January
(1936) [G]
Shirley lives with a lighthouse keeper (Kibbee) who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer (Haden) decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives. More
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Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm
(1938) [G]
Rebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show people. But neighbour Anthony Kent is a talent scout who secretly arranges for her to broadcast. Includes the Temple classic "Good Ship Lollipop" and a tap duet to "Toy Trumpet". More
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Halls Of Montezuma
(1951) [PG]
Lt. Carl Anderson is an officer charged with the responsibility of leading his unit on a scouting mission to capture prisoners from an experimental rocket-launching facilty and bring them back for interrogation. Among his platoon are veterans Pidgeon Lane, Doc, and Sgt. Zelenko, as well as raw... More
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Lost Horizon
(1937) [PG]
Winner of 2 1938 Academy Awards® and widely regarded as a ‘timeless classic’ from Hollywood’s Golden years, Lost Horizon is the story of the mythical ‘Shangri-La’ - a city which embodies the legend of Utopia. Based on the visionary novel by James Hilton and directed by celebrated award... More
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Days Of Wine And Roses
(1962) [PG]
Blake Edwards directs this powerful study of the effects that alcoholism can have on an otherwise loving relationship. Jack Lemmon and Lee Remmick star as Joe and Kirsten, a couple who fall in love, get married and have a baby. This happy family scene gradually changes as Joe's addiction casts an... More
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Carnal Knowledge
(1971) [R]
Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Who's Afraid Of Virgina Woolf?) directs Jack Nicholson and Art Garfunkel in Jules Feiffer's bittersweet comedy. Carnal Knowledge is a witty yet close to the bone story of two room mates who couldn't differ more if they tried when it comes to women. One chooses to be... More
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Cinderfella
(1960) [G]
The Cinderella story in form of a farce and with a guy in the leading role: Fowler is a clumsy simpleton, who has to care for his stepmother and her two stuck-up sons Maximilian and Rupert. Only in the realms of fantasy he can find comfort. One day a good spirit appears to him and helps him to... More
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The Errand Boy
(1961) [G]
When Mr. T.P., president of Paramutual Studios, hires clumsy Morty Tashman to be The Errand Boy and to spy on his fellow employees in an efficiency "sting" operation, he never realized that he was developing the recipe for disaster. It seems that wherever Morty goes some hilarious mishap occurs.... More
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The Bellboy
(1960) [G]
Jerry Lewis is The Bellboy in this wacky series of comedy sketches. Stanley is one of a select group of bellboys who work at the Fountainebleau in Miami Beach, but whenever he performs one of his duties, the results are disastrous... but hilarious. And the harder he tries, the worse it gets.... More
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The Patsy
(1964) [G]
When a popular entertainer meets with an untimely death, his shocked showbiz associates scramble desperately to find a quick replacement. That replacement is Stanley Belt (Jerry Lewis), a meek hotel employee who suddenly finds himself plucked from obscurity and hilariously groomed for stardom.... More
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Dead Reckoning
(1947) [PG]
Humphrey Bogart is at his best as a hardboiled sleuth in this '40s film noir. In one of his most exciting roles, the inimitable Bogie plays Rip Murdock, an ex-G.I. trying to find out who framed his pal Johnny for murder - and then rubbed him out! Tracing his war buddy's shadowy past leads Rip to... More
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Anna And The King Of Siam
(1946) [G]
In 1862, young English widow Anna Owens accepts the job of teaching the royal children of Siam. On her arrival in Bangkok, culture clash is immediate. The king respects Anna for standing up to him, though this appalls his courtiers. In due course, she becomes the king's confidant and diplomatic... More
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The Ghost And Mrs Muir
(1947) [G]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz's powerful romantic gem, "rich in human warmth and moments of rare humor," (Variety) brought together screen legends Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. Recent widow Lucy Muir (Tierney) rents a house by the ocean, which turns out to be haunted by a cantankerous sea captain... More
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Call Northside 777
(1948) [M]
Henry Hathaway directs this perfect film noir with Stewart in a great role as a reporter on the search for truth and finds himself right in the middle of the re-opening of a ten year old murder case. Lee J. Cobb and Richard Conte also star. More
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Sun Valley Serenade
(1941) [G]
When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. When soloist Vivian Dawn quits, Karen stages an ice show as a substitute. More
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Carousel (1956)
(1956) [G]
Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones experience the miraculous powers of love in this inspiring Rodgers and Hammersmith masterpiece. Gordon MacRae is Billy Bigelow, a smooth-talking carny baker who falls in love with a mill-worker on the colourful coast of Maine. Filmed on location, with a beautiful... More
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Oklahoma
(1955) [G]
Soaring Melodies And Joyous Songs Fill The Western Skies In A Loving Celebration Of The American Spirit! Set in the Oklahoma Territory in the early 1900's, this joyous celebration of frontier life is a story of tender romance and dangerous passion. Gordon MacRae is Curly, a sunny, good-natured... More
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The Snows Of Kilimanjaro
(1952) [PG]
In this exciting adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway story, Gregory Peck plays writer Harry Street, lying wounded after an accident on a haunting trip in Kenya. Whilst waiting to be rescued, he looks back over the events of his life and reflects on his failure as a writer, his experiences in the... More
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Of Human Bondage
(1934) [PG]
Leslie Howard plays Philip Carey, a club-footed student of painting in Paris, who realises that his work will only ever be second rate, so he returns to England to study medicine. In a restaurant he meets and falls for Mildred, a blonde waitress (Bette Davis), who breaks a date with him to go out... More
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Raintree County
(1957) [PG]
Idealist John Wickliff Shawnessy (Montgomery Cliff) drifts away from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither (Eva Marie Saint) and enters into a passionate, but loveless, marriage with Susanna Drake (Elizabeth Taylor) a wealthy New Orleans belle. But John soon learns that Susanna's mother died in... More
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The Big Sleep
(1946) [M]
L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) takes on a blackmail case...and follows a trail peopled with murderers, pornographers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and more. But Raymond Chandler's legendary gumshoe solves it in hard-boiled style - and style is what The Big Sleep is all... More
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They Were Expendable
(1945) [G]
It's David vs. Goliath on the seas when Rusty Ryan and John Brickly lead the Navy's new PT boats into the Battle of the Philippines during the early days of WWII. Outgunned and outmanned, the skippers and their crews defy the odds and prove the effectiveness of their highly maneuverable boats.... More
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The Great Caruso
(1951) [G]
Mario Lanza was a highly gifted singer who won enormous acclaim during a tragically short career as a film and opera star. For his role as Enrico Caruso in this musical biography, based on the life of one of the greatest tenors of all time, Lanza studied Caruso recordings for years. The result is... More
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3 Godfathers
(1948) [G]
Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives. More
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Sweet Charity
(1969) [G]
Shirley MacLaine gives one of her greatest performances in this spectacular musical based on Neil Simon's smash Broadway hit. Director Bob Fosse broke new cinematic ground with this freewheeling, visually stunning story of a lovelorn New York dance hall hostess, Charity Hope Valentine, who dreams... More
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Scarlet Street
(1945) [PG]
Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. That rainy night, he rescues delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he's a wealthy artist. At Johnny's urging, she lets Chris establish her in an apartment (with his... More
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Cabaret
(1972) [M]
Winner of 8 Oscars, including Best Director (Bob Fosse), Best Actress (Liza Minnelli) and Best Supporting Actor (Joel Grey), 3 Golden Globes and 6 BAFTAs, and widely regarded as one of the finest Hollywood musicals of all time, Cabaret first burst onto cinema screens in 1972, wowing audiences the... More
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Love Finds Andy Hardy
(1938) [PG]
The big Christmas dance is coming and Andy (Mickey Rooney) is in a fix - he's made dates with steady girlfriend Polly (Ann Rutherford) and voluptuous Cynthia (Lana Turner)! It comes as no surprise that the new girl next door (Judy Garland) helps Andy out of his jam. How she does it, however, is... More
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