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Bullets for O’Hara (1941) William K. Howard, Joan Perry, Roger Pryor, Anthony Quinn, Crime, Drama, Romance
A detective (Roger Pryor) courts a gangster’s (Anthony Quinn) ex-wife (Joan Perry) to lure him into a trap. Read More »
Get Out and Get Under (1920) Hal Roach, Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Fred McPherson, Comedy, Short

A young man is awakened from a nightmare by the telephone ringing – his girlfriend is calling him, because he is late for an amateur theatrical production. Read More »
Return of the Bad Men (1948) Ray Enright, Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffreys, Western

When part of Indian Territory is incorporated into the United States, good-natured rancher Vance Cordell reluctantly accepts the badge of federal marshal when a flood of notorious outlaws views the new area as ripe for banditry. Included are the Dalton and Younger Gangs, Billy the Kid, and the Sundance Kid led by the notorious Wild Bill Doolin.
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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) Richard Brooks, Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Drama

Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. Read More »
New Eden (1994) Alan Metzger, Stephen Baldwin, Lisa Bonet, Tobin Bell, Action, Sci-Fi

In sum, this plot follows many other sci-fiction futuristic tales of a post-apocalyptic society whose remnants fight over the scorched Earth. Read More »
Ganashatru / An Enemy of the People (1989) Satyajit Ray, Soumitra Chatterjee, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey, Drama

In this adaptation of the Ibsen stage play, an idealistic physician discovers that the town’s hot springs are dangerously contaminated. Read More »
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) Richard Lester, Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Comedy, Musical

Pseudolus is the laziest slave in Rome and has but one wish, to purchase his freedom. Read More »
Holubice / The White Dove (1960) Frantisek Vlácil, Katerina Irmanovová, Anna Pitasová, Karel Smyczek, Drama

A boy accidentally kills a carrier pigeon in this story told through symbolism and imagery. Read More »
The Boys (1962) Sidney J. Furie, Richard Todd, Robert Morley, Dudley Sutton, Crime, Drama

When the night watchman of a garage is found murdered, 4 young men are arrested and put on trial. Read More »
