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Fathers Little Dividend 1951 In this sequel to Father of the Bride 1950, Stanley Banks Spencer Tracy learns that his daughter Kay Dame Elizabeth Taylor is going to have a baby When they get the news everyone except Stanley is overjoyed His wife and grandmother to be Ellie Joan Bennett broadcasts it

Keeper of the Flame 1942 American military leader and war hero Robert Forrest, universally beloved and respected within the country and thus touted as Presidential material, has just died in a freak car accident on his sprawling estate, where, during an unexpected rainstorm, the car he was driving p

Dantes Inferno 1935 Jim Carter moves in on the McWades carnival concession which shows scenes from Dantes Inferno He makes it a going concern, marrying Betty along the way An inspector calls the amusement pier unsafe but Carter bribes him The pier collapses, leading to the inspectors suicide, injury

Me and My Gal 1932 Young New York cop Dan falls in love with waterfront waitress Helen Helens sister Kate falls for gangster Duke Dan must do in Duke

Test Pilot 1938 Jim Lane is a test pilot, whose professional life is dangerous, and whose personal life compensates for that danger by fast living and recklessness As such, he lives from paycheck to paycheck, and is often in debt, but knows his lucrative job will eventually get him out of those debt

Stanley and Livingstone 1939 When American newspaperman and adventurer Henry M Stanley comes back from the western Indian wars, his editor James Gordon Bennett sends him to Africa to find Dr David Livingstone, the missing Scottish missionary Stanley finds Livingstone Dr Livingstone, I presume blissf

The Old Man and the Sea 1958 Now an old man, a lifelong fisherman sets out to sea to ply his trade as he has done all of his life Hes not had much good fortune of late and has gone almost three months without a major catch while others are catching one or even two large marlins every week Many of th

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1941 Dr Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone Experiments reveal his evil side, named Hyde Experience teaches him how evil Hyde can be he kills Ivy who earlier expressed interest in Jekyll and Sir Charles, Jekylls fiancees father

Fury 1936 Based on the story Mob Rule by Norman Krasna Joe Wilson and Katherine Grant are in love, but he doesnt have enough money for them to get married So Katherine moves across the country to make money But things go disastrously wrong for Joe when he stops in a small town and is mistaken for a

Captains Courageous 1937 Harvey Cheyne is a spoiled brat used to having his own way When a prank goes wrong onboard an ocean liner Harvey ends up overboard and nearly drowns Fortunately hes picked up by a fishing boat just heading out for the season He tries to bribe the crew into returning early to

Northwest Passage (Book I Rogers Rangers) (1940) Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St.

Without Love (1945) In WWII Pat Jamieson is a scientist working, with Government support, on a high-altitude oxygen mask for fighter pilots. But he has nowhere to conduct his research in secret until he meets Jamie Rowan, a woman with an unused house with a scientist's basement. Jamie has no hopes o

Cass Timberlane (1947) Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorney friend of of Cass' Brad Criley. While quarreling the Judge tells Virginia to stay with Brad, but when she becomes sick he bri

Plymouth Adventure (1952) The story of the voyage of the "Mayflower" in its historic voyage across the Atlantic to the New World. The passenger list includes John Alden and Priscilla Mullins among those who made the 96-day storm-filled crossing. Along the way the Captain has an ill-starred

The Sea of Grass (1947) This western begins with St. Louis resident Lutie Cameron (Katharine Hepburn) marrying New Mexico cattleman Col. James B. 'Jim' Brewton (Spencer Tracy) after a short courtship. When she arrives in "Salt Fork, NM" she finds that her new husband is considered by the l

Adams Rib (1949) When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a resu

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) The amazingly detailed true story of "The Doolittle Raid" based on the personal account by Doolittle Raider Ted Lawson. Stunned by Pearl Harbor and a string of defeats, America needed a victory - badly. To that end, Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, a former air rac

A Guy Named Joe (1943) Maj. Pete Sandidge is a very able pilot who seems to have a streak of luck as far as flying goes. World War II is raging and Pete has come out of it pretty so far. He even has a beautiful girlfriend Dorinda Durston, herself a qualified pilot who ferries aircraft to different b

Up the River (1930) Two prisoners, Saint Louis and Dannemora Dan, escape during a theatrical production in order to go to the aid of Steve, a former prisoner whose past is about to be exposed by the man who framed Judy unless Steve agrees to help him commit another crime.

San Francisco (1936) Mary Blake arrives at Blackie Norton's Paradise gambling hall and beer garden looking for work as a singer. Blackie embarrasses her by asking to see her legs, but does hire her. She faints from hunger. Nob Hill Socialite Jack Burley and Maestro Baldini of the Tivoli Opera House

Boom Town (1940) Buddies Big John McMasters and Square John Sand are fast-talking, wisecracking wildcatters who manage to con enough equipment and capital to develop their own oil fields, but their friendship is put to the test when Big John inadvertently falls in love with Elizabeth, Square John's

Desk Set (1957) The mysterious man hanging about at the research department of a big TV network proves to be engineer Richard Sumner, who's been ordered to keep his real purpose secret: computerizing the office. Department head Bunny Watson, who knows everything, needs no computer to unmask Richard.

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) From the time John J. Macreedy steps off the train in Black Rock, he feels a chill from the local residents. The town is only a speck on the map and few if any strangers ever come to the place. Macreedy himself is tight-lipped about the purpose of his trip and he finds t

The Last Hurrah (1958) An aging politician tries to get re-elected one last time in the changing world of the 1950s when TV started to play a bigger part in politics. Based loosely on the career of multi-term Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, this film examines the good and evil inherent in politic

Woman of the Year (1942) Tess and Sam work on the same newspaper and don't like each other very much. At least the first time, because they eventually fall in love and get married. But Tess is a very active woman and one of the most famous feminists in the country; she is even elected as "the w

Father of the Bride (1950) Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) It has been three years since the most important Nazi leaders had already been tried. This trial is about 4 judges who used their offices to conduct Nazi sterilization and cleansing policies. Retired American judge, Dan Haywood has a daunting task ahead of him. The Cold

The Murder Man (1935) Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its a

Tortilla Flat (1942) Danny inherits two houses so Pilon and his lazy, impoverished friends move in. One of them, Pirate, is saving money which Pilon hopes to steal till he learns it is being saved to buy a gold candlestick for St. Francis. When one of the houses burns down and Danny is hurt fighting

I Take This Woman (1940) Georgi has attempted suicide in reaction to an earlier love affair. Now that Dr. Decker has married her he sets out to get her to love him. To make enough to give her what she wants he becomes physician to the rich, abandoning his clinic services to the poor.

Pat and Mike (1952) Pat's a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiance is around. The lady's golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she can't give up on herself that easily

State of the Union (1948) Kay Thordyke loves Grant Matthews and helps him become Republican nominee for President. The party machine begins to worry as Grant begins to speak for himself. At an important dinner his wife Mary condemns corrupt politicians and Grant learns to speak out even more boldly.

Inherit the Wind (1960) Teacher B.T. Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's theories. Famous lawyer Henry Drummond defends him; fundamentalist politician Matthew Brady prosecutes. This is a very thinly disguised rendition of the 1925 "Scopes monkey trial" with debates between Clarence Dar

Broken Lance (1954) Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son Joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets out h

Against all odds Father Flanagan starts

Selfish Chris Teller pressures his older brother, a retired climber, to accompany him on a treacherous Alpine climb to loot the bodies of plane crash victims.

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé.

The dying words of a thief spark a madcap cross-country rush to find some treasure.