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It's Three against Three Hundred in this rip-roarin' range romance from Republic Pictures! The famous Three Mesquiteers ride into action to help out the Cattlemen's Association, who have been...

It's Three against Three Hundred in this rip-roarin' range romance from Republic Pictures! The famous Three Mesquiteers ride into action to help out the Cattlemen's Association, who have been embezzled into bankruptcy by a conniving, two-faced bum named Hacket (Hooper Atchley). Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune star, as well as Republic regulars Yakima Canutt and George Chesebro.

There's trouble out west! It's the Civil War and the Union needs troops back east to defend itself. Roy Rogers stars as Lieutenant Jerry Burke, who is sent to investigate why the returning troops...

There's trouble out west! It's the Civil War and the Union needs troops back east to defend itself. Roy Rogers stars as Lieutenant Jerry Burke, who is sent to investigate why the returning troops are being stalled in Colorado. Also starring Gabby Hayes, Pauline Moore, and Milburn Stone, this film is action packed with a turn you won't see coming!

This PRC comedy stars Stuart Erwin (Oscar nominated for his role in Pigskin Parade) as realtor Henry Elkins, a well-meaning fellow sitting on some old property that will either become a dump or an...

This PRC comedy stars Stuart Erwin (Oscar nominated for his role in Pigskin Parade) as realtor Henry Elkins, a well-meaning fellow sitting on some old property that will either become a dump or an airport. Convinced he doesn't have long to live, poor Henry has to work fast! The cast includes such favorites as Irene Ryan, Milburn Stone, and Glenda Farrell, but be on the lookout for George O'Hanlon, better known as the voice of George Jetson!

Frank Sinatra is unforgettable as a psychotic war veteran whose goal is to assassinate The President of the United States! As John Baron, Sinatra and his henchmen take over a house near the train...

Frank Sinatra is unforgettable as a psychotic war veteran whose goal is to assassinate The President of the United States! As John Baron, Sinatra and his henchmen take over a house near the train station, holding the family hostage while waiting for the president's train to arrive. Baron is good with a gun and has the perfect vantage point. All he has to do is keep a cool head. But can he? This cold-blooded thriller from director Lewis Allen (The Uninvited) feels as savage as it did decades...

HIS TOMBSTONE WAS SET...But Billy Refused To Die!! Billy (Buster Crabbe) thinks luck is on his side when he and two buddies are rescued from the gallows. Unfortunately, Jim Stanton (Glenn Strange),...

HIS TOMBSTONE WAS SET...But Billy Refused To Die!! Billy (Buster Crabbe) thinks luck is on his side when he and two buddies are rescued from the gallows. Unfortunately, Jim Stanton (Glenn Strange), the boss of Mesa City, plans to frame them for a series of robberies and murders. Stanton has even hired three professional killers and disguised them as Billy and his sidekicks. All goes well until the imposters foolishly try to match bullets with The Kid! Also starring Al St. John as Fuzzy, it's...

The vaudeville team of Olson and Johnson embark on a shady moneymaking scheme in this delightful 1936 comedy from Republic Pictures. Selling worthless stock to gullible small town citizens gets...

The vaudeville team of Olson and Johnson embark on a shady moneymaking scheme in this delightful 1936 comedy from Republic Pictures. Selling worthless stock to gullible small town citizens gets these two con men nothing but a room behind bars, though they eventually learn to rely on the kindness of the very people they'd been swindling. Director Ralph Staub guides a cast that includes Lila Lee as a retired film queen, as well as the always funny Joyce Compton. You'll also see Ray "Crash"...

A young policeman tries to free his family from the threats of a local gangster in this exciting drama from Monogram Pictures. Dick Purcell headlines a cast that includes Bernadene Hayes and Charles...

A young policeman tries to free his family from the threats of a local gangster in this exciting drama from Monogram Pictures. Dick Purcell headlines a cast that includes Bernadene Hayes and Charles Quigley. For trivia buffs: Cinematographer Harry Neumann shot more than 350 films, starting in the silent era and finishing in 1959 with cult classic The Wasp Woman.

The mummy of a Caribbean voodoo priest stalks the passengers of a South Seas ocean liner in this thriller from director Manuel Cano (The Swamp of the Ravens) and producer Jose Antonio Perez Giner...

The mummy of a Caribbean voodoo priest stalks the passengers of a South Seas ocean liner in this thriller from director Manuel Cano (The Swamp of the Ravens) and producer Jose Antonio Perez Giner (Tombs of the Blind Dead). Filmed in such exotic locations as Jamaica and Haiti, this supernatural tale stars Aldo Sambrell (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly) and Fernando Sanchez (Return of the Evil Dead). Also featuring the lovely Eva Leon as a passenger who reminds the mummy of an old love.

Lillian and Dorothy Gish star in this D.W. Griffith classic about two sisters caught up in the turmoil of the French revolution. Griffith weaved factual accounts from history into the spellbinding...

Lillian and Dorothy Gish star in this D.W. Griffith classic about two sisters caught up in the turmoil of the French revolution. Griffith weaved factual accounts from history into the spellbinding story, which is still fascinating a century after it first moved audiences!

When investigating the death of a chemical manufacturer, detective James Wong (Boris Karloff) uncovers an international spy ring! In the first of a popular movie franchise from Monogram Pictures,...

When investigating the death of a chemical manufacturer, detective James Wong (Boris Karloff) uncovers an international spy ring! In the first of a popular movie franchise from Monogram Pictures, director William Nigh unfurls an intriguing mystery headlined by a cast that includes Grant Withers, Maxine Jennings, and Evelyn Brant. What's not to love when a movie includes a crafty detective, secret formulas, and poison gas?

A young woman is tricked out of her candy store by a crooked real estate tycoon; when he's found dead, she's the prime suspect. This is the one and only picture directed by Jack Kemp, but he gets...

A young woman is tricked out of her candy store by a crooked real estate tycoon; when he's found dead, she's the prime suspect. This is the one and only picture directed by Jack Kemp, but he gets the best from a fine cast, including Hilda Offley (Keep Punching, Sepia Cinderella) Sheila Guyse (Harlem Follies of 1949) and Kenneth Freeman (The Notorious Elinor Lee). Songs include 'Chocolate Candy Blues' sung by Juanita Hall, and 'Patience and Fortitude', sung by Norma Shepherd.

A well-meaning husband adopts a stray pet for his wife's anniversary present - but when it turns out the dog is on the lam from the mob - it spells four-legged trouble! With a trail of murders...

A well-meaning husband adopts a stray pet for his wife's anniversary present - but when it turns out the dog is on the lam from the mob - it spells four-legged trouble! With a trail of murders behind it, this clever canine is now the cops' only lead to a gang of Hollywood counterfeiters. Farley Granger and a young Shelley Winters star in this hilarious tale of "puppy" love.

D.W. Griffith directed this dramatic tale of a man who escapes to the South Pacific with his daughter after murdering his wife's lover. The film stars Carol Dempster, Richard Barthelmess, and George...

D.W. Griffith directed this dramatic tale of a man who escapes to the South Pacific with his daughter after murdering his wife's lover. The film stars Carol Dempster, Richard Barthelmess, and George MacQuarrie, and was made at great peril: Griffith and his crew experienced a hazardous voyage from Miami to the Bahamas during the film's production, with two men going overboard and no food for three days.The Love Flowerremains one of his lesser known films, but still boasts Griffith's vaunted...

Roy Rogers gets involved when his buddy finds himself at odds with a rival rodeo operator. There's plenty of singing in this musical western, plus enough action to make you realize that Roy Rogers...

Roy Rogers gets involved when his buddy finds himself at odds with a rival rodeo operator. There's plenty of singing in this musical western, plus enough action to make you realize that Roy Rogers was much more than a singing cowboy! With a cast that includes Dale Evans, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Lloyd Corrigan, and Tom Keene, director Frank McDonald gives us a fun thrill ride through old Santa Fe. Trigger is here, too!

The Red House stars Edward G. Robinson as Pete Morgan who, with his spinster sister Ellen (Judith Anderson) has raised Meg (Allene Roberts) as their own on a secluded farm. Now a teen, Meg convinces...

The Red House stars Edward G. Robinson as Pete Morgan who, with his spinster sister Ellen (Judith Anderson) has raised Meg (Allene Roberts) as their own on a secluded farm. Now a teen, Meg convinces her friend Nath (Lon McCallister) to come help with chores on the farm. Despite Pete's warning of terrors within an abandoned red house in the woods, Meg and Nath explore deep into the forest and discover troubling secrets. The gorgeous music score is by Oscar winner Miklos Rozsa who also composed...

Adapted from Bess Streeter Aldrich's novel Miss Bishop, Cheers for Miss Bishop is a sweeping, tragic epic of lost love and missed opportunities spanning the course of nearly fifty years in the life...

Adapted from Bess Streeter Aldrich's novel Miss Bishop, Cheers for Miss Bishop is a sweeping, tragic epic of lost love and missed opportunities spanning the course of nearly fifty years in the life of the eponymous Ella Bishop. In a spellbinding performance, Martha Scott (Ben Hur, Our Town) portrays Bishop, a teacher at a small Midwestern college who has endured an inordinate amount of misfortune, including broken engagements, ill-fated extramarital affairs and the untimely deaths of many of...

Mary Astor (1941 Best Supporting actress Oscar winner for The Great Lie), stars in this dramatic tale from director Robert Florey. Based on a play co written by Oscar nominee George Abbott (All...

Mary Astor (1941 Best Supporting actress Oscar winner for The Great Lie), stars in this dramatic tale from director Robert Florey. Based on a play co written by Oscar nominee George Abbott (All Quiet on the Western Front, The Pajama Game), this feature follows the trials of a young couple when the wife suspects the husband of having an affair. Three-time Oscar nominee and cinema pioneer Arthur Edeson (Frankenstein, Casablanca) filmed this penetrating look at how paranoia and distrust can...

The ghostly apparition of a young woman is witnessed by an 18th Century French Lieutenant in Napoleon's army. After two failed attempts to keep up with her, Lt. Andre Duvalier (Nicholson) heads to...

The ghostly apparition of a young woman is witnessed by an 18th Century French Lieutenant in Napoleon's army. After two failed attempts to keep up with her, Lt. Andre Duvalier (Nicholson) heads to the castle of Baron Von Leppe (Karloff), where he notices a painting of the Baron's latewife Ilsa, who looks identical to the ghostly woman. Duvalier is now determined to unravel the castle's mystery, and the Baron's hidden secrets. Though officially credited to Roger Corman, The Terror had a total...

Clint Belmet (Cooper) is a frontier scout with his hands full in this 1931 Paramount Pictures version of Zane Grey's novel: he's helping guide awagon train across the country, fighting off various...

Clint Belmet (Cooper) is a frontier scout with his hands full in this 1931 Paramount Pictures version of Zane Grey's novel: he's helping guide awagon train across the country, fighting off various attacks on the way, and falling for the lovely Felice (Lily Damita).Belmet's grizzled companions think he should leave the woman alone, but it gets lonely out on the trail, and Felice's charms are hard to resist. Featuring such notable character actors of the period as Ernest Torrence,Tully...

John Wayne sings! Well, not really. His voice was dubbed here, but as Singin' Sandy Saunders he's still able to write the code of justice with a blazing six gun! He's a government agent out to help...

John Wayne sings! Well, not really. His voice was dubbed here, but as Singin' Sandy Saunders he's still able to write the code of justice with a blazing six gun! He's a government agent out to help a group of ranchers in their battle with a villain who is tying up local water rights. Also starring Gabby Hayes, Al St. John, Yakima Canutt, and Cecilia Parker, Riders of Destiny was filmed early in Wayne's career -- it was his first for Lone Star but the unmistakable swagger is already in place!

The Great Dan Patch thunders across the screen in the tradition of great horse movies like Seabiscuit and National Velvet, combining the talents of an all star cast that includes Dennis O'Keefe,...

The Great Dan Patch thunders across the screen in the tradition of great horse movies like Seabiscuit and National Velvet, combining the talents of an all star cast that includes Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Russell and Henry Hull. But you'll be hearing more than hoof beats, because there's plenty of romance in this forgotten treasure from director Joseph Newman (This Island Earth, The Big Circus).

Vincent Price stars in this thriller about a down trodden country estate that becomes the site of a horrific murder. Prolific writer/director Crane Wilbur (He Walked by Night, Crime Wave) helms this...

Vincent Price stars in this thriller about a down trodden country estate that becomes the site of a horrific murder. Prolific writer/director Crane Wilbur (He Walked by Night, Crime Wave) helms this feature, with a cast that includes Agnes Moorehead, Gavin Gordon, and in her last film role, Darla Hood of the Our Gang comedies. But which of them is the mysterious killer known as "The Bat"? You'll find out soon enough. But beware -- the scream you hear may be your own!

Rod Serling's tale of ruthless men and ambitious women clawing for control of a billion dollar empire first aired in 1955 on Kraft Television Theater. The hardhitting teleplay was such a success,...

Rod Serling's tale of ruthless men and ambitious women clawing for control of a billion dollar empire first aired in 1955 on Kraft Television Theater. The hardhitting teleplay was such a success, earning Serling instant acclaim and the first of his six Emmy awards, that producers Jed Harris and Michael Myerberg with director Fielder Cook, helmed a big screen feature for United Artists. The result was an acid-etched chronicle of the cutthroat corporate world, starring Van Heflin, with...

Produced by the legendary filmmaker Frank Capra, this Armed Forces Information Film is a fascinating and authentic overview of the bloody and dramatic Japan-US conflict in the Pacific Theater in...

Produced by the legendary filmmaker Frank Capra, this Armed Forces Information Film is a fascinating and authentic overview of the bloody and dramatic Japan-US conflict in the Pacific Theater in 1944. Featuring animation from Walt Disney Studios, "Attack in the Pacific" guides the viewer from Guadalcanal through Midway to Iwo Jima (the devastating Battle of Okinawa was yet to come) through deftly edited archival footage featuring the likes of Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and...