In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a gallic gladiator. When Fabiola’s father is killed, the Romans blame the Christians and the persecution begins. Rhual confesses to be a christian and is accused of the murder and sentenced to fight to death in the arena.
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Daily Archives: July 11, 2017
Rise and Shine (1941) Allan Dwan, Jack Oakie, George Murphy, Linda Darnell, Comedy, Crime, Musical, Romance, Sport
Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited. Read More »
Girl in 313 (1940) Ricardo Cortez, Florence Rice, Kent Taylor, Lionel Atwill, Crime, Drama, Romance
A police agent infiltrates a gang of jewel thieves and on the way to finding who the evildoers are, falls in love with a thief. Read More »
Ghost Catchers (1944) Edward F. Cline, Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Gloria Jean, Comedy, Horror, Music
Colonel Breckinridge Martshall (Walter Catlett), a self-appointed southern colonel, brings his two daughters,Melinda (Gloria Jean) and Susanna (Martha O’Driscoll) Read More »
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) Charles Brabin, Charles Vidor, Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Englishmen race to find the tomb of Genghis Khan. They have to get there fast, as the evil genius Dr. Fu Manchu is also searching Read More »
The Hoodlum (1951) Max Nosseck, Lawrence Tierney, Allene Roberts, Marjorie Riordan, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Vincent Lubeck is a vicious ex-convict. His criminal activities are despised by his family, but he uses and abuses them in the course of his crimes. Read More »
The Fountainhead (1949) King Vidor, Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Drama, Romance
Individualistic and idealistic architect Howard Roark is expelled from college because his designs fail to fit with existing architectural thinking. Read More »
Frenchman’s Creek (1944) Mitchell Leisen, Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone, Adventure, Drama, Romance
An English lady bored with London society brings her 2 children to their country home. Read More »
Flirtation Walk (1934) Frank Borzage, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Pat O’Brien, Musical, Romance
A Musical-romance with Dick Powell as a private stationed in Hawaii who gets involved with Ruby Keeler, the general’s engaged daughter. Read More »
A Song is Born (1948) Howard Hawks, Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman, Comedy, Musical
Gangster’s moll Honey Swanson goes into hiding when her boyfriend is under investigation by the police. Read More »
Abschied von gestern / Yesterday Girl (1966) Alexander Kluge, Günter Mack, Hans Korte, Drama
The film tells the story of Anita G., a young East German migrant to West Germany and her struggle to adjust to her new life.
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