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poster The Return of Superfly
The Return of Superfly
95mn - Drama, Action, Crime
In this third entry in the Superfly films, Priest returns to New York from Paris to find who is responsible for his friend's murder. With a couple of new friends, he attempts to bring the killers to justi…
poster Greed
Greed
(4/5)
100mn - Drama, Crime
A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.
poster Blonde Ice
Blonde Ice
(3/5)
73mn - Crime, Drama, Romance
A golddigging femme fatale leaves a trail of men behind her, rich and poor, alive and dead.
poster Suddenly
Suddenly
(3.4/5)
77mn - Crime, Drama, Thriller
The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's …
poster My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
(4.0/5)
94mn - Comedy, Romance
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a serv…
poster A Fight for Jenny
A Fight for Jenny
(3.2/5)
95mn - Drama, Short
When Kelsey remarries, her struggle to get custody of her daughter from her first marriage is complicated by her current husband being black.
poster The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool
(3.2/5)
102mn - Drama, Music
After years of hopeful struggle, waiter and aspiring singer-songwriter Al Stone is on his way. He gets his huge break on a magical night when his song wows big-time producer Louis Marcus and gold-digging …
poster D.O.A.
D.O.A.
(3.6/5)
83mn - Crime, Drama, Mystery
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the h…
poster The Black Orchid
The Black Orchid
(3.2/5)
95mn - Romance, Drama
An aging widower fights family disapproval when he falls in love with a gangster's widow.
poster Safari Express
Safari Express
(2.6/5)
93mn - Comedy
Safari guides John and Howard stumble upon a mysterious blonde with amnesia wandering the African jungle. Their quest to rebuild her shattered past leads them into a dangerous conspiracy involving uranium…
poster Shadows
Shadows
(3.1/5)
68mn - Drama
Yen Sin, a humble Chinese, is washed ashore after a storm and finds himself an outsider in the deeply Christian fishing community of Urkey. Yen Sin elects to stay, despite his status as a despised 'heathe…
poster Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens
Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens
94mn - Action, Adventure, Romance
A bold rebel leader returns to his home city for a final showdown with a tyrannical king, only to find himself unexpectedly drawn to the ruler's captivating niece. As political intrigue and battle loom, h…
poster Albert R.N.
Albert R.N.
(3.3/5)
88mn - War, History
The British inmates of a POW camp think they have an informer among them after several escape attempts fail. One of the prisoners constructs a dummy which they christen "Albert" and use at roll call in or…
poster Dangerous Afternoon
Dangerous Afternoon
(3.1/5)
59mn - Drama
The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to expose her secret.
poster Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
(3.9/5)
102mn - Drama, Thriller
Christopher Cross, a mild-mannered cashier and weekend painter trapped in a loveless marriage, rescues the beautiful Kitty March from an attack, instantly falling for her charms. Unbeknownst to Chris, Kit…
poster The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man
(3.5/5)
100mn - Drama, Short
During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the execution of one in ten prisoners. Chosen as one of the vic…
poster Charlie Chan in Rio
Charlie Chan in Rio
(3.5/5)
60mn - Crime, Mystery, Thriller
In Rio de Janiero to arrest a nightclub singer on suspicion of a murder in Hawaii, Charlie Chan becomes involved with the Rio police in solving the singer's own murder.
poster Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
(3.8/5)
22mn - Drama, Comedy, Animation
Olive Oyl's screenplay for an Aladdin movie comes to life and Popeye battles for control of a genie in this, the last of the three Popeye color films.
poster Letter of Introduction
Letter of Introduction
(3.1/5)
104mn - Comedy, Drama
An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establis…
poster Big Bad Sindbad
Big Bad Sindbad
(3/5)
9mn - Animation
Popeye is taking his nephews to the museum, and proves to them that he is the greatest sailor in the world by telling them of a time he bested Sindbad the Sailor when Sindbad tried to abduct Olive Oyl.
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