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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 Blue Eyes
Blue Eyes
(3.5/5)
111mn - Drama
A dying immigration officer haunted by guilt travels to Brazil to seek forgiveness from the daughter of a man he killed through prejudice and abuse of power, guided by a young prostitute on a desperate qu…
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.
poster You're Jinxed, Friend, You've Met Sacramento
You're Jinxed, Friend, You've Met Sacramento
101mn - Western
A aging boxer named Sacramento Thompson faces his greatest fight when his daughter is kidnapped for ransom, but when the criminals refuse to release her despite payment, her boyfriend embarks on a deadly …
poster The Paleface
The Paleface
20mn - Western, Comedy
A butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly, but the tribe has resolved to kill the first white man who enters their encampment because white oil tycoons …
poster Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children
66mn - Drama, Thriller
High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens: a drug supplier entices several restless teens, Mary and Jimmy Lane, sister…
poster The Limping Man
The Limping Man
(2.9/5)
76mn - Thriller
An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.
poster Different from the Others
Different from the Others
(3.5/5)
51mn - Drama
Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. Eventually he stands trial and is convicted. At the end the film pleads for the abolition of §175 (the law that punishes homosexualit…
poster The Bravados
The Bravados
(3.5/5)
98mn - Drama, Action, Western
Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men he believes murdered his wife. When the convicts escape, Jim tracks them into Mexico, determined to see…
poster Sagebrush Trail
Sagebrush Trail
(2.7/5)
54mn - Drama, Romance, Western
A wrongly convicted man escapes prison and infiltrates the outlaw gang that harbors the real killer, only to discover that his closest new ally is the very man who destroyed his life.
poster The Gorilla
The Gorilla
68mn - Horror, Thriller, Comedy
When an escaped circus gorilla appears to have gone on a murderous rampage, a threatened attorney calls on the detective trio of Garrity, Harrigan and Mullivan to act as bodyguards. In short order, we di…
poster The Chase
The Chase
(3.2/5)
86mn - Crime, Drama, Thriller
Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.
poster A Deadly Silence
A Deadly Silence
(2.8/5)
91mn - Drama, Thriller
The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental emotions in the neighbourhood because the people know nothing about his dark past.
poster Kipps
Kipps
(3.3/5)
111mn - Comedy, Drama
A young tradesman learns that money doesn't necessarily bring happiness. Drama.
poster The Girl from San Lorenzo
The Girl from San Lorenzo
(3.4/5)
58mn - Western
Cisco and Pancho set out to clear their names in a series of stage robberies committed by two thugs who are impersonating them.
poster Locked In
Locked In
85mn - Thriller, Drama
Josh abandons his advertising career at its peak after a devastating car accident leaves his daughter in a mysterious coma with locked-in syndrome, and when everyone has given up hope, she begins communic…
poster The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
17mn - Crime, Drama
A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.
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