Category: Classics

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Merle Oberon and Laurence Oliver star in this 1938 classic about a romance between divorce attorney Everard Logan (Olivier) and Leslie Steele, the enticing woman he believes is married to one of his clients.

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Starring: Merle Oberon and Lawrence Olivier

Directed By: Tim Whelan

Written By: Gilbert Wakefield (story), Ian Dalrymple & Arthur Wimperis (scenario and dialogue)

Alternate Title: Lady X

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Run Time: 92 minutes

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Ralph Bellamy stars as Dr. Holden — aka “the healer” — a man who runs a health farm for polio victims and falls for a socialite (Judith Allen) to the detriment of his patients, the woman who really loves him (Karen Morley), and a little boy named Jimmy (Mickey Rooney).

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Directed By: Reginald Barker

Written By: John F. Goodrich, James Knox Millen, Robert Herrick

Genre: Drama

Alternate Title: The Healer

Run Time: 76 minutes

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The legendary Joan Crawford stars as prostitute Sadie Thompson in this 1932 film directed by Lewis Milestone. When their boat becomes stranded on a Samoan island, Sadie and her four fellow passengers must learn to co-exist while they wait for refuge. Sadie’s partying infuriates missionary and fellow passenger Alfred Davidson (Walter Huston), who gives Sadie an ultimatum: reform her ways or be turned in.

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Starring: Joan Crawford and Walter Huston

Directed By: Lewis Milestone

Written By: Maxwell Anderson (adaptation)

Genre: Drama

Run Time: 94 minutes

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Based on Henry Rider Haggard’s 1885 novel by the same name, this picture relates the story of Patrick O’Brien (Arthur Sinclair), who sets out to find the lost diamonds of Solomon and his worried daughter hires a hunter, Allan Quatermain (Cedric Hardwicke) to find him. Quatermain finds himself in the midst of a political scandal amongst a local tribe, and must devise a way to save the lost O’Brien.

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Starring: Cedrick Hardwicke, Paul Robeson and Roland Young

Directed By: Robert Stevenson

Written By: Roland Pertwee, Michael Hogan

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Musical, Romance

Run Time: 80 minutes

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During World War II, a group of civilians undergo basic training to prepare to fight and die for their country. The various classes of men object and argue about their regiment, training and constant supervision. After gradually learning and developing their new skills, their ship is attacked and nearly sunk, and the civilians turn into soldiers using their training to fight the Germans. Stars David Niven as Lieutenant Jim Perry.

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Starring: David Niven, Stanley Holloway, James Donald and John Laurie

Directed By: Carol Reed

Written By: Eric Ambler

Genre: War, Drama

Alternate Titles: Immortal Battalion; The Way Ahead

Run Time: 115 minutes

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After the criminal named “Gruesome” (Boris Karloff) inhales nerve gas and passes out, police assume he is dead and transport him to the morgue. But after Gruesome wakens and escapes, many other criminals adopt the tactic and Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) steps in to put a stop to the trickery.

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Starring: Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne and Edward Ashley

Directed By: John Rollins

Written By: Robinson White, Eric Taylor

Alternate Titles: Dick Tracy Meets Karloff; Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure

Genre: Crime, Mystery

Run Time: 65 minutes