A look at the history of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as “The Butcher of Lyon.” Read More »
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Ringside (1949) Frank McDonald, Don ‘Red’ Barry, Tom Brown, Sheila Ryan
Joe O’Hara, a hard fighter, wants the championship title for the money to finance the concert pianist career of his brother Mike Read More »
The Kid from Spain (1932) Leo McCarey, Eddie Cantor, Lyda Roberti, Robert Young
Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the girl’s dormitory when he was drunk. Read More »
3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964) Tommy Noonan, Mamie Van Doren, Ziva Rodann
An out of work Method actor is hired by a male model, an ecdysiast, and a car salesman who live together to save money. Read More »
Drunktown’s Finest (2014) Sydney Freeland, Jeremiah Bitsui, Carmen Moore, MorningStar Angeline
Three young Native Americans – an adopted Christian girl, a rebellious father-to-be Read More »
Spite Marriage (1929) Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton, Dorothy Sebastian, Edward Earle
Elmer is a dry cleaner. He is madly in love with stage star Trilby Drew; for each of her 35 performances Read More »
Neptune’s Daughter (1949) Edward Buzzell, Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalban
Scatterbrained Betty Barrett mistakes masseur Jack Spratt for Jose O’Rourke, the captain of the South American polo team. Read More »
I Want You (1951) Mark Robson, Dana Andrews, Dorothy McGuire, Farley Granger
In 1950, life as usual in a middle-American town. Cold War paranoia is beginning Read More »
Simon and Laura (1955) Muriel Box, Peter Finch, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow
In the 1950’s days of only BBC television, a wet-behind-the-ears producer has the idea Read More »
No Name on the Bullet (1959) Jack Arnold, Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans
Cool, cultured John Gant rides into Lordsburg. Gant is a professional killer Read More »
Duel at Silver Creek (1952) Don Siegel, Audie Murphy, Faith Domergue, Stephen McNally
A gang of claim jumpers is infesting the territory, gaining ownership of undermanned mining operations through extortion…and leaving no live witnesses. Read More »
Moby Dick (1956) John Huston, Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn
This classic story by Herman Melville revolves around Captain Ahab and his obsession with a huge whale, Moby Dick. Read More »
The Hills Run Red AKA Un fiume di dollari (1966) Carlo Lizzani, Thomas Hunter, Henry Silva, Dan Duryea
After the Civil War ends, two soldiers return home with a cache of stolen money. Read More »
Educating Julie (1984) Gail Hardman, Gail Ward, Miles Taylor, Tony Monroe
Julie, an English student assigned to write a paper about “Nudity”. Read More »
Murder by Contract (1958) Irving Lerner, Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi
Claude is a young man with a regular job, no history of trouble with the law and no chance of making any real money. Read More »