The 1920s was a time of great change in Hollywood. This program tells the story of the advent of sound technology for movies Read More »
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Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct: Heatwave (1997) Douglas Barr, Dale Midkiff, Erika Eleniak, Paul Johansson
It is a very hot summer in the city as the well known detectives of the 87th Precinct investigate serial rapes Read More »
Hotel Berlin (1945) Peter Godfrey, Faye Emerson, Helmut Dantine, Raymond Massey
Near the end of WW II, a member of the German underground (Martin Richter) Read More »
Chicago Confidential (1957) Sidney Salkow, Brian Keith, Beverly Garland, Dick Foran
An honest union official named Blane is framed for the murder of another union official. Read More »
The Sap from Syracuse (1930) A. Edward Sutherland, Jack Oakie, Ginger Rogers, Granville Bates
Ellen Saunders is an heiress on a cruise to Europe being pursued by a day laborer mistaken Read More »
The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945) Richard Whorf, Robert Walker, June Allyson, Hume Cronyn
While waiting in New York City to ship out to Europe, a sailor stops by a servicemen’s canteen and meets a USO hostess. Read More »
Walking Shadow (2001) Po-Chih Leong, Joe Mantegna, Ernie Hudson, Marcia Gay Harden
As a favor to his longtime lover Dr. Susan Silverman, Spenser agrees to investigate Read More »
The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959) Ted Post, Michael Landon, Jo Morrow, Jack Hogan
Tom Dooley and Country Boy are on the run after killing an enemy soldier Read More »
Jack the Bear (1993) Marshall Herskovitz, Danny DeVito, Gary Sinise, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
Danny DeVito is John Leary, a professional clown Read More »
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle (2005) Cilla Ware, Tim McInnerny, John Bett, Emily Blunt
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the author of the famous Sherlock Holmes books. Read More »