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The great thespian, Nathaniel Barry (Henry B. Walthall) goes before a judge in a Hollywood police court, charged with being a habitual drunkard. After an impassioned plea from Nat's son, the actor...

The great thespian, Nathaniel Barry (Henry B. Walthall) goes before a judge in a Hollywood police court, charged with being a habitual drunkard. After an impassioned plea from Nat's son, the actor receives a six-month suspended sentence that requires that he stay sober. After suffering several professional setbacks, Nat loses his battle with temptation and is sent to prison to serve out his sentence. Sympathetic friends at the film studio arrange to have him released in order to appear in a...

A pioneer family is slaughtered in cold blood by a marauding gang. The only survivor is their young son, Bill. Fifteen years later, thirsting for revenge, Bill teams up with Ryan, a prison-hardened...

A pioneer family is slaughtered in cold blood by a marauding gang. The only survivor is their young son, Bill. Fifteen years later, thirsting for revenge, Bill teams up with Ryan, a prison-hardened gunman with his own score to settle with the killers. Filled with deep-rooted hatred and mutual distrust, the two men compete against one another in their bloody manhunt across the western plains, tracking down and executing the marauders one by one. Their uneasy alliance is put to a bitter test...

Love That Bob (originally titled "The Bob Cummings Show") is a side-splitting comedy that was nominated for six Emmy awards and earned Ann B. Davis two Emmys for her performances. Many celebrities...

Love That Bob (originally titled "The Bob Cummings Show") is a side-splitting comedy that was nominated for six Emmy awards and earned Ann B. Davis two Emmys for her performances. Many celebrities of the day, from George Burns to Joi Lansing, appeared on this highly entertaining show that depicted the sexual mores of the 1950s. Bob Cummings, star of radio, TV and film, plays philandering photographer Bob Collins, a suave playboy who charms his way through a bevy of beauties, while his loyal...

Four fondly-remembered television specials sponsored by Bell Telephone in which kindly Dr. Frank Baxter teaches us the wonders of science, featuring animation by Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones....

Four fondly-remembered television specials sponsored by Bell Telephone in which kindly Dr. Frank Baxter teaches us the wonders of science, featuring animation by Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones. Includes 'Our Mr. Sun' (1956), 'Gateways to the Mind' (1958), 'The Alphabet Conspiracy' (1959) and 'Thread of Life' (1960).

Unconquered Bandit (1934, B&W): Powerful land baron Frank Cleyburn and his gang terrorize local settlers in an effort to drive them off their gold-rich land. Tom Morgan, who owns a ranch just south...

Unconquered Bandit (1934, B&W): Powerful land baron Frank Cleyburn and his gang terrorize local settlers in an effort to drive them off their gold-rich land. Tom Morgan, who owns a ranch just south of the border, joins in the struggle against Cleyburn after the cutthroats murder his father. When the law fails to protect the ranchers, Tom impersonates an infamous bandit named "The Night Hawk," and conducts his own campaign of revenge against the criminals. Unconquered Bandit, the third of Tom...

Gamera, the giant prehistoric turtle, sworn to protect the Earth, follows two boys to a hostile planet where brain-eating aliens have taken them prisoner. Gamera battles with Guiron, a giant...

Gamera, the giant prehistoric turtle, sworn to protect the Earth, follows two boys to a hostile planet where brain-eating aliens have taken them prisoner. Gamera battles with Guiron, a giant knife-faced monster, in a struggle to save the kids. The boys discover the aliens' plan to conquer Earth, which compels them to rouse Gamera to a final deadly battle with the space monster.Attack of the Monsters, originally released as Gamera Tai Daikaiju Giron, has long been a fan favorite and is widely...

A collection of four rare shorts starring the cross-eyed Ben Turpin and other famed comedians of the silent era.

A collection of four rare shorts starring the cross-eyed Ben Turpin and other famed comedians of the silent era.

A wonderful snapshot of what Americans were curious about in the 50s, "You Asked For It" debuted in 1950 and continued offering its special "believe-it-or-not" brand of entertainment on ABC until...

A wonderful snapshot of what Americans were curious about in the 50s, "You Asked For It" debuted in 1950 and continued offering its special "believe-it-or-not" brand of entertainment on ABC until 1959. Attempts were made to revive the show in the 1980s and 90s, but were unsuccessful in capturing the wide-eyed wonder and innocence of the original series. Each week for nearly a decade, inquiring viewers from all over the country wrote in requesting to see the strange and bizarre. The show's...

Captain Holling (Noah Beery) is relieved of his command after he suffers a nervous breakdown. When Downey takes over for the impending voyage, he learns that the ship will be automatically piloted...

Captain Holling (Noah Beery) is relieved of his command after he suffers a nervous breakdown. When Downey takes over for the impending voyage, he learns that the ship will be automatically piloted by a radio-controlled mechanism created by Professor Grimson. A band of criminals is able to intercept the radio signals during a test of the device and dispatches saboteurs for the liner's remote-controlled voyage. Both Downey and the Professor are murdered and after the vessel shifts into automatic...

Prospector Jim Barrett is murdered by Chuck Reynolds, his thieving partner, for his share of the Arizona gold mine in which they hold equal shares. Roving cowboy Don Adios comes across Jim's body,...

Prospector Jim Barrett is murdered by Chuck Reynolds, his thieving partner, for his share of the Arizona gold mine in which they hold equal shares. Roving cowboy Don Adios comes across Jim's body, and finds a map revealing the mine's location. When Reynolds later attempts to have Barrett's young daughter kidnapped, Don Adios intervenes and offers the girl protection - a task that proves unexpectedly difficult.A true curio, this unusual Western was thought for many years to be lost; in fact,...

Gang leader "Rocky" Thorpe may be behind bars, but the city's crime wave continues unabated. The police are shocked to discover that Thorpe has be communicating with his men via a shortwave radio in...

Gang leader "Rocky" Thorpe may be behind bars, but the city's crime wave continues unabated. The police are shocked to discover that Thorpe has be communicating with his men via a shortwave radio in his cell. Seeing a way to end the bloodshed once and for all, John Franklin undergoes plastic surgery to become the gangster's identical twin. Pretending to be released on a technicality, the disguised detective is welcomed with open arms by Rocky's men. But his mistress is not so easily fooled,...

A hardened criminal discovers he has a heart when he hides out from the police with a crippled boy and his grandfather in this moving drama.

A hardened criminal discovers he has a heart when he hides out from the police with a crippled boy and his grandfather in this moving drama.

Produced in Europe for American audiences, the "Sherlock Holmes" 1954 TV series captures the essence of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's characters and themes. Ronald Howard (son of film star Leslie Howard)...

Produced in Europe for American audiences, the "Sherlock Holmes" 1954 TV series captures the essence of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's characters and themes. Ronald Howard (son of film star Leslie Howard) stars as the intensely analytical Holmes, aided by Dr. Watson (H. Marion Crawford) and antagonized by the Inspector Lestrade (Archie Duncan).The Case Of The Split Ticket: A partner in the purchase of a winning lottery ticket vanishes hours before the midnight deadline to claim the prize. It's up to...

"A STAR-Studded, SONG-Spangled low-down on the lives and LOVES of the cuties who make history AT NIGHT!" Nils Thor Granlund (1890-1957) was a household name in the 1930s and 40s. Originally the...

"A STAR-Studded, SONG-Spangled low-down on the lives and LOVES of the cuties who make history AT NIGHT!" Nils Thor Granlund (1890-1957) was a household name in the 1930s and 40s. Originally the publicity manager for the Loews Theatres chain, N.T.G. (as he was known) really made his name when he convinced owner Marcus Loew to buy radio station WHN in New York. Loew made Granlund station manager and announcer, and N.T.G. was soon treating audiences to performances by Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson,...

In 1974, the gruesome remains of an unidentified woman were found in Massachusetts's Cape Cod region. Now discover the truth behind the shocking murder in this true crime documentary featuring the...

In 1974, the gruesome remains of an unidentified woman were found in Massachusetts's Cape Cod region. Now discover the truth behind the shocking murder in this true crime documentary featuring the voice of legendary cult actress Jessica Harper.

THE FOUR OF THE APOCALYPSE (1975): A vigilante attack on the city of Salt Flats claims the life of everyone except four prisoners locked inside a jail cell - the card shark Preston; Emanuelle, a...

THE FOUR OF THE APOCALYPSE (1975): A vigilante attack on the city of Salt Flats claims the life of everyone except four prisoners locked inside a jail cell - the card shark Preston; Emanuelle, a prostitute; town drunk Clem; and a runaway slave, Wilson. The four head for Sand City, hoping to find some semblance of peace there. They are joined by a Mexican bandit, Chaco, whose sadistic nature soon reveals itself. After drugging his fellow travelers with peyote, he shoots Clem and violently rapes...

Carole Lombard cracks wiser than almost anybody in Nothing Sacred, one of the most brilliant and hilarious satires ever to come out of Hollywood. Lombard portrays Hazel Flagg, a young girl thought...

Carole Lombard cracks wiser than almost anybody in Nothing Sacred, one of the most brilliant and hilarious satires ever to come out of Hollywood. Lombard portrays Hazel Flagg, a young girl thought to be dying of radium poisoning. Fredric March is a hotshot reporter who writes such heartfelt stories about her plight that she soon becomes a national heroine. Trouble is, Hazel has been misdiagnosed; she's not dying at all. And nobody will allow her to tell the truth! Few comedies have equaled the...

The legend of Robin Hood is given a grand retelling in this popular and long running series made for television (1955-58). Filmed in Great Britain with the handsome and dashing British actor Richard...

The legend of Robin Hood is given a grand retelling in this popular and long running series made for television (1955-58). Filmed in Great Britain with the handsome and dashing British actor Richard Greene as Robin, the "oulaws"of Sherwood Forest watch over the people of England and protect them from the cruelty and greed of the ruling aristocrats.Checkmate: Maid Marion is held hostage in the castle of the nefarious Count DeWaldern, who is raising an army to seize control of England.Friar...

Out of the Inkwell grew out of early experiments conducted by Max Fleischer with his invention, the Rotoscope. This was a device that consisted of a film projector and an easel - through a...

Out of the Inkwell grew out of early experiments conducted by Max Fleischer with his invention, the Rotoscope. This was a device that consisted of a film projector and an easel - through a glass-covered opening in the easel, an animator could "trace" the live-action images being projected. Though the intent was solely to improve fluidity of movement for animators, the Rotoscope fired Fleischer's imagination. Using his brother Dave (then working as a clown at Coney Island) as his Rotoscoped...

The Western films of Herb Jeffries, the pioneering actor who became the first black singing cowboy movie star.

The Western films of Herb Jeffries, the pioneering actor who became the first black singing cowboy movie star.

Douglas Fairbanks plays a wanted outlaw seeking salvation from a girl with miraculous healing powers in one of his most acclaimed films of the silent era.

Douglas Fairbanks plays a wanted outlaw seeking salvation from a girl with miraculous healing powers in one of his most acclaimed films of the silent era.

Direct from the year 2254, Captain Video roared onto America's TV screens fighting evil with amazing futuristic weaponry and technology. Aided by the Video Ranger, his teenage sidekick, and an army...

Direct from the year 2254, Captain Video roared onto America's TV screens fighting evil with amazing futuristic weaponry and technology. Aided by the Video Ranger, his teenage sidekick, and an army of Video Rangers around the globe, Captain Video rocketed around the galaxy protecting the weak and defenseless from bizarre cosmic villains, usually led by his nemesis, Dr. Pauli.Since "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" was shot live, five days a week, breaks were needed for scenery changes and...

The legend of Robin Hood is given a grand retelling in this popular and long running series made for television (1955-58). Filmed in Great Britain with the handsome and dashing British actor Richard...

The legend of Robin Hood is given a grand retelling in this popular and long running series made for television (1955-58). Filmed in Great Britain with the handsome and dashing British actor Richard Greene as Robin, the "outlaws" of Sherwood Forest watch over the people of England and protect them from the cruelty and greed of the ruling aristocrats.A Year And A Day: Surgeon Calend, beloved healer of the poor and needy, reveals to Robin that he is actually a runaway serf - and wanted by the...

Billy Barton (Billy Halop), cocky leader of the Dead End Kids, learns that his military father is being held captive by The Flaming Torch, a radical outfit whose mission is to destroy the United...

Billy Barton (Billy Halop), cocky leader of the Dead End Kids, learns that his military father is being held captive by The Flaming Torch, a radical outfit whose mission is to destroy the United States! Billy, together with the Gyp (Huntz Hall) and the rest of the gang, team up with the Feds to stop the Torches, braving tenement fires, over-the-cliff auto wrecks, free-falling elevators and exploding buildings in their quest to keep America safe.