
Two young women from England’s northern counties; the plain Brenda and the flamboyant Yvonne, arrive in London to find fame and fortune. Read More »
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Mammy (1930) Michael Curtiz, Al Jolson, Lois Moran, Lowell Sherman

Center stage, singing his heart out – that’s how fans love Al Jolson. And that’s what they get in Mammy. Read More »
A Soldiers Plaything (1930) Michael Curtiz, Ben Lyon, Harry Langdon, Lotti Loder

At the beginning of the war, Georgie Wilson, an irresponsible but likable citizen having no sympathy with the conflict Read More »
Once Upon a Texas Train (1988) Burt Kennedy, Willie Nelson, Richard Widmark, Shaun Cassidy

Captain Hayes of the Texas Rangers reached the pinnacle of his career when he captured the notorious John Henry, an outlaw cowboy, and put him behind bars. Read More »
Sheba and the Gladiator (1959) Guido Brignone, Anita Ekberg, Georges Marchal, Folco Lulli

Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops under the command of the consul Marcus Valerius. Read More »
The Queen of Spades (1949) Thorold Dickinson, Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell

An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. Read More »
The Long Duel (1967) Ken Annakin, Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews

Superintendent Stafford of the United Provinces Police, has his men arrest an entire tribe on vague allegations of poaching and theft in British India. Read More »
The Rough and the Smooth (1959) Robert Siodmak, Nadja Tiller, Tony Britton, William Bendix

As young archaeologist Mike Thompson prepares to marry Margaret Goreham, the daughter of a wealthy and influential publisher Read More »
The Pickle (1993) Paul Mazursky, Danny Aiello, Dyan Cannon, Clotilde Courau

Harry Stone (Danny Aiello), a formerly top notch director, has had three disastrous movies in a row. Read More »
The T.A.M.I. Show (1964) Steve Binder, The Beach Boys, The Barbarians, Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry opens the show and performs “Johnny B Goode” and his 1955 hit “Maybelline”. Read More »