Henry Fonda
Series
Language
English
Description
A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked by the captain.
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
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Description
Hollywood, the golden years: a look at the golden age of silent films via footage from studio films, museums and private collections.
Hollywood, the Selznick years: Portrait of film producer, David O. Selznick, and of the thirties and forties which allowed him to produce romantic epics. Clips from his films, including David Copperfield, The prisoner of Zenda, A tale of two cities, Rebecca, and Gone with the wind are intercut with comments from directors...
Language
English
Description
The Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. When their daughter arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome friction that has existed for years, as Norman finds his way through anger and frustration at growing old.
8) 12 angry men
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? It's a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against a teenager accused of killing his father.
10) In Harm's Way
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attack on the naval base.
11) The wrong man
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
The first Hitchcock film based on a true story. A nightclub musician is falsely accused of a robbery, since he looks just like the real suspect.
Pub. Date
1938.
Language
English
Description
Madcap heiress and debutante pals solve a murder mystery in spite of disappearing corpses, official disbelief and a newspaperman who claims it is just another of the "mad Miss Manton's" silly hoaxes. In the end, the heiress and the newspaperman fall in love.
14) Fort Apache
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
In the Old West, the soldiers at Fort Apache are duty-bound to obey their glory-seeking new commander, even if it means almost certain disaster.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Sergio Leone's monumental picture, here in its original form, ranks among his most admired achievements. In the dying days of the Old West, a struggle to control water in a dusty desert town embroils three hard-bitten gunmen in an epic clash of greed, honor and revenge. Henry Fonda stars in his most sinister role as Frank, a hired killer who ruthlessly slays an entire family. Jason Robards plays Cheyenne, an infamous bandit framed for the slaughter....
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Washed-up, alcoholic vagabond Ben Chamberlain drifts into a godforsaken railhead town looking for a woman named Alma. When that woman winds up dead, Ben finds himself wrongfully accused of murder by the corrupt railroad chief deputy Vince McKay and his trigger-happy posse. McKay gives him a horse; some supplies and a one-hour head start into the desert before sending his band of cutthroats after him.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Leslie Uggams is celebrating Christmas on Sesame Street. But since Oscar the Grouch is being a right old scrooge, she decides to teach him a lesson by imploring Anne Murray, Imogen Coca and Dickie Smothers to pose as the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.