The Film Detective

Want to feel great and walk tall? Hit your number, that's all! This film was released at the height of the Blaxploitation era and features Italian mobsters going tooth and nail with black gangsters...

Want to feel great and walk tall? Hit your number, that's all! This film was released at the height of the Blaxploitation era and features Italian mobsters going tooth and nail with black gangsters in Harlem. This riveting turf war includes guns, numbers runners, and even a transvestite who will kill you with one of his high heeled pumps. The film was also released as Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes, and stars Frank DeKova as Big Tony, head of the Italian faction. Watch and see who gets rich on...

Rival newspapermen see their feud go too far in this zany film from the Producers Releasing Company (PRC), a group known for quickie, low budget movies that entertained audiences throughout the war...

Rival newspapermen see their feud go too far in this zany film from the Producers Releasing Company (PRC), a group known for quickie, low budget movies that entertained audiences throughout the war years. Starring J. Edward Bromberg, Isabel Randolph, and Frank Jenks, this laugher from director Albert Herman (Shake Hands With Murder, Delinquent Daughters) features blackmailers, a mysterious killer, and the feistiest corpse you've ever seen!

A front row seat for the FIRST musical revue in CInemaScope with STEREOPHONIC SOUND! This collection of sketches and skits, including some written by comedy legend Mel Brooks, introduced American...

A front row seat for the FIRST musical revue in CInemaScope with STEREOPHONIC SOUND! This collection of sketches and skits, including some written by comedy legend Mel Brooks, introduced American audiences to such new performers as Ronny Graham, Eartha Kitt, Alice Ghostley, and Paul Lynde. Directed by two time Oscar winner for art direction Harry Horner, this one still dazzles!

In Drums of the Deep South, two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War. It's up to one brave woman to keep them form killing each other! With a strong cast including...

In Drums of the Deep South, two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War. It's up to one brave woman to keep them form killing each other! With a strong cast including James Craig, Guy Madison, and Barbara Payton, this dramatic film was directed by William Cameron Menzies (Invaders from Mars, Chandu the Magician), and also features Barton MacLane, Robert Easton, and in an uncredited role, Denver Pyle (The Dukes of Hazzard).

As FBI Agent Ralph Dickson, B-movie workhorse Grant Withers (Rio Grande) goes up against sultry starlet Evelyn Brant's (Underworld) Carney, the Illustrious One the eponymous Daughter of Tong, a...

As FBI Agent Ralph Dickson, B-movie workhorse Grant Withers (Rio Grande) goes up against sultry starlet Evelyn Brant's (Underworld) Carney, the Illustrious One the eponymous Daughter of Tong, a ruthless gang leader. Naturally, a fatal battle of wits ensues as Dickson penetrates further and further into Carney's deleterious underworld to discover the identity of the man (or woman) who murdered his colleague in cold blood.

Bestselling novelist Owen Waterbury (Kirk Douglas) hires aspiring writer Stephanie 'Steve' Gaylord (Laraine Day) to be his secretary. She thinks this is a good deal until it becomes apparent that...

Bestselling novelist Owen Waterbury (Kirk Douglas) hires aspiring writer Stephanie 'Steve' Gaylord (Laraine Day) to be his secretary. She thinks this is a good deal until it becomes apparent that Waterbury is no more interested in blondes than books. Romance blooms, but not in the usual way. Written and directed by Charles Martin, the film features a stellar supporting cast that includes Keenan Wynn, Rudy Valle, and Irene Ryan. Also, look for former model and B-movie starlet Virginia Hewitt as...

The end of the Mexican-American War finds a brazen U.S. Calvary captain and his men taking over a Spanish land grant. Albert C. Gannaway (The Badge of Marshall Brennan) directs an all-star cast...

The end of the Mexican-American War finds a brazen U.S. Calvary captain and his men taking over a Spanish land grant. Albert C. Gannaway (The Badge of Marshall Brennan) directs an all-star cast including Jim Davis (Jock Ewing of Dallas), Arleen Whelan (Young Mr. Lincoln) and Lee Van Cleef (The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly). Also, look for appearances by legendary country & western stars Marty Robbins and Faron Young.

A small-town matchmaker takes on the local snobs in this zany farce from Hal Roach Studios. Two great comic performers, ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summerville, headline this forgotten laugher about a town...

A small-town matchmaker takes on the local snobs in this zany farce from Hal Roach Studios. Two great comic performers, ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summerville, headline this forgotten laugher about a town where there hasn't been a marriage in two years. Director Fred Guiol cut his teeth on Laurel and Hardy comedies, so you know this one will bring you a smile!

Savagery! Murder! Renegade white men on the lawless frontier! Two young brothers are separated when their wagon train is attacked and their parents are killed. One brother is raised by Indians. The...

Savagery! Murder! Renegade white men on the lawless frontier! Two young brothers are separated when their wagon train is attacked and their parents are killed. One brother is raised by Indians. The other falls in with a band of outlaws. Later, the brothers meet up on opposite sides of a battle. Addison Randall, Glenn Strange, and Hal Price star in this rugged tale from Monogram Pictures.

Roy Rogers goes to jail after he's wrongly accused of killing Gabby Hayes' horse in this action packed yarn from Republic Pictures. All of the old jokes about cowboys kissing their horse may have...

Roy Rogers goes to jail after he's wrongly accused of killing Gabby Hayes' horse in this action packed yarn from Republic Pictures. All of the old jokes about cowboys kissing their horse may have started with this very movie, as it focuses on Roy's loving relationship with Trigger, the greatest horse in all of Hollywood. The film also features Roy's beloved Dale Evans, plus, adding some country swing to the musical numbers is Roy's favorite backing band, the Sons of the Pioneers! Songs include...

Loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited", The Last Time I Saw Paris tells the story of American Charles Wills (Van Johnson) who returns to Paris and reminisces about his life there...

Loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited", The Last Time I Saw Paris tells the story of American Charles Wills (Van Johnson) who returns to Paris and reminisces about his life there after its liberation following WWII. It was then he met Marion (Donna Reid) and also Helen (Elizabeth Taylor), whom he married. Following a tragedy, Charles left Paris but now back, does not know what the future may hold. Director Richard Brooks went on to direct Elizabeth Taylor in the multi-Oscar...

Screen legend Mary Pickford stars in this touching wartime drama. Written and directed by two time Oscar winner Francis Marion (The Champ, The Big House), this tale involves a young woman who learns...

Screen legend Mary Pickford stars in this touching wartime drama. Written and directed by two time Oscar winner Francis Marion (The Champ, The Big House), this tale involves a young woman who learns that her beloved is a German spy. The film was produced by Pickford's company at the height of its fame, and also stars Evelyn Dumo, Raymond Bloomer, and Fred Thomson. It's an emotional story about a woman whose loyalties are put to the test.

Welcome to Pitchfork, Arkansas, where proud farmer Juniper Jenkins is celebrating his prize hog Esmeralda giving birth to 18 piglets. The event attracts many tourists and real life country musicians...

Welcome to Pitchfork, Arkansas, where proud farmer Juniper Jenkins is celebrating his prize hog Esmeralda giving birth to 18 piglets. The event attracts many tourists and real life country musicians to Pitchfork, including Mary Ford, Merle Travis, Jimmy Wakely, and countless others. Starring as Farmer Jenkins is Slim Summerville, a former Keystone Cop who became one of Hollywood's most reliable journeyman, appearing in everything from Charlie Chan and Shirley Temple movies, to the classic All...

Hello Broadway! Goodbye Blues! This fanciful farce from Hal Roach Studios concerns Hollywood actress April Tremaine (Marjorie Woodworth) and her cross country railroad trip on the Broadway Limited....

Hello Broadway! Goodbye Blues! This fanciful farce from Hal Roach Studios concerns Hollywood actress April Tremaine (Marjorie Woodworth) and her cross country railroad trip on the Broadway Limited. The plot includes a publicity stunt involving an adopted baby that creates trouble for everyone involved, and stars the likes of Victor McLaglen, Patsy Kelly, Dennis O'Keefe and the ethereally funny Zasu Pitts. Director Gordon Douglas (Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye) keeps the hilarity coming as fast and...

Lillian Gish stars as a naive country girl tricked into marrying a wealthy womanizer in this classic from the silent era. Richard Barthelmess also stars in this stirring melodrama. Director D.W....

Lillian Gish stars as a naive country girl tricked into marrying a wealthy womanizer in this classic from the silent era. Richard Barthelmess also stars in this stirring melodrama. Director D.W. Griffith's groundbreaking epic style is enhanced, as always, by his longtime cinematographer G.W. Bitzer. The climactic scene that takes place on an ice flow is one of the most memorable moments in movie history.

Cruel and duplicitous prospector Chet Kasedon hires mining engineer Randolph Gale to locate a hidden Indian gold mine after their Chief Moya refuses to disclose its location. But when kind-hearted...

Cruel and duplicitous prospector Chet Kasedon hires mining engineer Randolph Gale to locate a hidden Indian gold mine after their Chief Moya refuses to disclose its location. But when kind-hearted Gale witnesses Kasedon's vicious cruelty towards Moya, he switches sides in this bold adventure film starring screen legend Buster Crabbe as the proud Indian Chief. This exciting adaptation of adventure novelist Zane Grey's literary work also features some excellent work from cast members Marsha Hunt...

Margie Blake (Margorie Woodworth) is a young woman who wants to get married and have children. Dozens of them! Tom Brown (Tom Wilson) is the non-committal type. When he stops to help her with a flat...

Margie Blake (Margorie Woodworth) is a young woman who wants to get married and have children. Dozens of them! Tom Brown (Tom Wilson) is the non-committal type. When he stops to help her with a flat tire, the comedy begins. Gordon Douglas (In Like Flint, Robin and the 7 Hoods) mines comic gold from a stellar cast, including Slim Summerville and Zasu Pitts as Sam and Emmy Sawyer, bumbling hotel managers who mistakenly believe Margie and Tom have already tied the marital knot!

Only during the silent film era would you find this kind of plot: Prior to the outbreak of World War 1, a nobleman, disguised as a necktie salesman falls in love with the daughter of a circus...

Only during the silent film era would you find this kind of plot: Prior to the outbreak of World War 1, a nobleman, disguised as a necktie salesman falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, even though he's already married to the daughter of his country's war minister. There's even a lovelorn hunchback! The legendary Erich Von Stroheim was hired to direct this strange romantic epic, but after shooting a few scenes was fired and replaced by Rupert Julian, who would later direct...

GENE AUTRY COMES ROARING OUT OF THE SKIES...to save the forests from an outlaw lumber ring! When ex forest ranger Gene tries to interfere with a gang destroying the timberland, he's framed for...

GENE AUTRY COMES ROARING OUT OF THE SKIES...to save the forests from an outlaw lumber ring! When ex forest ranger Gene tries to interfere with a gang destroying the timberland, he's framed for cattle-poisoning and set up for a murder charge. Yet, he still has time to sing some great cowboy songs, including 'It's My Lazy Day', and 'Hair of Gold.' This is Gene Autry in a slightly different role, with some great footage filmed at Big Bear Valley and San Bernardino National Forest.

Something To Sing About is the high-spirited account of Terry Rooney (James Cagney), a popular band leader with an offer to work in Hollywood. But nothing is ever easy in show business; Rooney...

Something To Sing About is the high-spirited account of Terry Rooney (James Cagney), a popular band leader with an offer to work in Hollywood. But nothing is ever easy in show business; Rooney learns that being famous is just as troublesome as being unknown. This colorful, comical film was directed by Victor Schertzinger (The Road to Zanzibar, The Road to Singapore) who also wrote the movie's many songs. The movie also features a superb supporting cast which includes William Frawley (I Love...

It's Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in their first starring vehicle! Lewis plays Alvin Korwin, a bumbler who goes from one disaster to the next, while the suave Sgt. Vic Puccinelli (Martin) tries to...

It's Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in their first starring vehicle! Lewis plays Alvin Korwin, a bumbler who goes from one disaster to the next, while the suave Sgt. Vic Puccinelli (Martin) tries to keep him out of trouble. Director Hal Walker, who had previously worked with the team of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, found comedy gold in Martin and Lewis. Songs include 'You And Your Beautiful Eyes', and 'Tonda Wanda Hoy'. For trivia buffs, throughout the film, Lewis gives a Boy Scout salute instead of...

Michael O'Shea stars as one of America's great authors, Jack London. With a screenplay inspired by a memoir by London's second wife Charmion, director Alfred Santell takes on us on a tour of...

Michael O'Shea stars as one of America's great authors, Jack London. With a screenplay inspired by a memoir by London's second wife Charmion, director Alfred Santell takes on us on a tour of London's early life, highlighted by London's coverage of the Russo Japanese War in 1904. Also starring Susan Hayward, Virginia Mayo, Ralph Morgan, and Regis Toomey, this biopic from Samuel Bronston Productions (King of Kings, El Cid) is an exciting look at the true adventures of a rugged and remarkable...

Buster Keaton plays the son of a steamboat captain in this classic comedy from the silent era. Regarded by many as one of Keaton's best, he not only turns in a fine acting job as an effete young man...

Buster Keaton plays the son of a steamboat captain in this classic comedy from the silent era. Regarded by many as one of Keaton's best, he not only turns in a fine acting job as an effete young man trying to show his worth, but he also creates some of the greatest action sequences in the history of the movies. Our only advice is that you wait for the hurricane scene, and keep an eye on the falling building! Also starring Tom McGuire and Marion Byron, this production will have you rooting for...