Examines the dangerous business of snaring sponges on the ocean’s floor that are sold via an auction exchange. Read More »
Adventure
Le solitaire passe à l’attaque (1966) Ralph Habib, Roger Hanin, Jean Lefebvre, Sophie Agacinski
Frank Norman, aka The Solitaire, is in charge of a mission as Secret Service As. Read More »
Lust for Gold (1949) S. Sylvan Simon, George Marshall, Ida Lupino, Glenn Ford, Gig Young
The tale of how immigrant Jacob Walz, the “Dutchman” (German) of Arizona’s notorious Read More »
Secret Agent X-9 (1937) Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith, Scott Kolk, Jean Rogers, David Oliver
A secret agent goes after the gang that stole the crown jewels of a European monarchy. Read More »
I’ll Tell the World (1934) Edward Sedgwick, Lee Tracy, Gloria Stuart, Roger Pryor
Film follows a renowned American newspaper reporter who always manages Read More »
Hittin’ the Trail (1937) Robert N. Bradbury, Tex Ritter, Earl Dwire, Jerry Bergh
This was one of the earlier uses of Robert Tansey’s favorite plot Read More »
The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) George B. Seitz, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker
While Judge Hardy handles a couple’s divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter. Read More »
The Fabulous Adventures of Marco Polo / La fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo (1965) Denys de La Patellière, Raoul Lévy, Noël Howard, Horst Buchholz, Grégoire Aslan, Robert Hossein
Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels Read More »
Woman from the Torrid Land / La mujer de la tierra caliente (1978) José María Forqué, Stuart Whitman, Laura Gemser, Pilar Velázquez
A man and a woman (Whitman & Gemser), both with checkered pasts, hitch a ride together. Read More »
The Three Must-Get-Theres (1922) Max Linder, Bull Montana, Frank Cooke
This delightful burlesque of Alexandre Dumas’ famous adventure narrative Read More »