It’s 1940 in the British-controlled Bahamas. While the war rages on in Europe, the islands are only peripherally affected by it Read More »
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Ladies of the Chorus (1948) Phil Karlson, Adele Jergens, Marilyn Monroe, Rand Brooks
Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. Read More »
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975) Robert Stevenson, Peter Ustinov, Helen Hayes, Derek Nimmo
Lord Southmere escapes from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious “Lotus X” Read More »
Dead End (1937) William Wyler, Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart
The Dead End Kids are introduced in their intricate East Side slum, overlooked by the apartments of the rich. Read More »
Riff-Raff (1947) Ted Tetzlaff, Pat O’Brien, Walter Slezak, Anne Jeffreys
A plane takes off from Peru (in a long no-dialogue scene) in a storm with two passengers; it lands in Panama with one. Read More »
5 Branded Women (1960) Martin Ritt, Van Heflin, Silvana Mangano, Jeanne Moreau
Yugoslav partisans grimly crop the hair of a village quintet of women believed Read More »
Legend of the Champions (1983) Cyril Frankel, Stuart Damon, Colin Blakely, Alexandra Bastedo
A secret agent is interrogated by his superiors on suspicion of being a double agent Read More »
Riffraff (1936) J. Walter Ruben, Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel
Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. He quits his poorly paid job Read More »
The Honeytrap (2002) Michael G. Gunther, Emily Lloyd, Valerie Edmond, Anthony Green
A woman is forced to confront her dark side when she investigates her husband’s suspected infidelity. Read More »
Shipyard Sally (1939) Monty Banks, Gracie Fields, Sydney Howard, Morton Selten
A music hall performer manages the saloon her father bought. Read More »