In 1674, “reformed” pirate Sir Henry Morgan is a high official in Jamaica, but Edward Maynard hopes to win a large reward by proving Morgan still dabbles in piracy. Read More »
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Tom Browns Schooldays (1951) Gordon Parry, John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, James Hayter
A faithful rendition of the Thomas Hughes book of life at the famed Rugby School for Boys in 1834, when Dr. Thomas Arnold Read More »
Henry V (1944) Laurence Olivier, Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks
In the motivated Olivier notion, Shakespeare’s drama begins as a function at the Globe Theatre Read More »
Treasure Island (1950) Byron Haskin, Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney, Adventure, Family
Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Read More »
They Flew Alone / Wings and the Woman (1942) Herbert Wilcox, Anna Neagle, Robert Newton, Edward Chapman, Drama
The story of flyer Amy Johnson who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Read More »
Oliver Twist (1948) David Lean, Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Adventure, Crime, Drama
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist (John Howard Davies) dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble (Francis L. Sullivan), for a second serving of gruel, he’s hired out as an apprentice. Read More »
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) Norman Foster, Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, Robert Newton, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Bill Saunders, disturbed ex-soldier, kills a man in a postwar London pub brawl. Read More »
Vessel of Wrath / The Beachcomber (1938) Erich Pommer, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Robert Newton, Drama, Adventure
Ginger Ted, AKA Edward Claude Wilson (Charles Laughton) a drunkard and womanizer, and Miss Jones,(Elsa Lanchester) a missionary, live in the Alas Islands. Read More »
Dead Men Are Dangerous (1939) Harold French, Robert Newton, Betty Lynne, Peter Gawthorne, Crime, Drama
A down-and-out writer being hounded by collectors stumbles upon dead man lying under a fallen tree limb. Little did he know the man had been murdered, and he concocts a scheme of exchanging clothes and identifications in hopes of making a clean slate of things. Coincidental happenings lead the police to his new alias. A secret diary and a murder weapon hold the truth to his innocence while Scotland Yard is now the hound on his trail. The true killers are eventually exposed to him and his sweetheart. Then the truth is exposed. A somewhat frustrating story as the viewer watches errors in judgement from all angles. But a good ending for all except the murderers.
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Jamaica Inn (1939) + Extras, Alfred Hitchcock, Maureen O’Hara, Robert Newton, Charles Laughton, Adventure, Crime
Set in Cornwall where a young orphan, Mary, is sent to live with Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss who are the landlords of the Jamaica Inn. Mary soon realizes that her uncle’s inn is the base of a gang of ship wreckers who lure ships to their doom on the rocky coast. The girl starts fearing for her life.
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