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Go for Broke!
6.6

Go for Broke!

May. 04, 1951

Go for Broke!

A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the ...
David and Bathsheba
6.1

David and Bathsheba

Aug. 10, 1951

David and Bathsheba

King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
7.3

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish ...
Julius Caesar
6.3

Julius Caesar

Mar. 08, 1950

Julius Caesar

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot ...
The Flowers of St. Francis
7.3

The Flowers of St. Francis

In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of ...
The Flame and the Arrow
6.8

The Flame and the Arrow

Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an ...
Double Crossbones
6

Double Crossbones

Apr. 26, 1951

Double Crossbones

Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Davey Crandall and friend Tom Botts buy passage ...
The Black Rose
6.1

The Black Rose

Sep. 01, 1950

The Black Rose

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the ...
Under Capricorn
6.2

Under Capricorn

Sep. 08, 1949

Under Capricorn

A native Briton banished to Australia for murder, and his wife, Henrietta, the disturbed sister of the man he was convicted on killing, set out ...
Reign of Terror
6.9

Reign of Terror

Oct. 15, 1949

Reign of Terror

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D’Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian ...
Prince of Foxes
6.9

Prince of Foxes

Nov. 11, 1949

Prince of Foxes

In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this ...
The Heiress
8.1

The Heiress

Oct. 06, 1949

The Heiress

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who ...
Eureka Stockade
6.4

Eureka Stockade

Jan. 26, 1949

Eureka Stockade

In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.
Christopher Columbus
6

Christopher Columbus

Oct. 12, 1949

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
Canadian Pacific
5.9

Canadian Pacific

May. 19, 1949

Canadian Pacific

A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion.
A Southern Yankee
6.6

A Southern Yankee

Aug. 05, 1948

A Southern Yankee

Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union’s secret service ...
Scott of the Antarctic
7

Scott of the Antarctic

The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole ...
Saraband for Dead Lovers
6.5

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I ...
Locura de amor
6.2

Locura de amor

Oct. 08, 1948

Locura de amor

The passion that Joan of Castile, daughter of the Catholic Kings and heir to the throne, feels for her husband, Philip the Handsome, sovereign of ...
Joan of Arc
6.4

Joan of Arc

Dec. 22, 1948

Joan of Arc

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan ...
The Black Arrow
6.1

The Black Arrow

Mar. 18, 1948

The Black Arrow

A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his father has been murdered by an old family friend ...
Unconquered
6.8

Unconquered

Oct. 10, 1947

Unconquered

England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to escape the gallows, to serve fourteen years as a ...
Monsieur Vincent
7

Monsieur Vincent

Nov. 05, 1947

Monsieur Vincent

The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.
Green Dolphin Street
6.8

Green Dolphin Street

Jan. 15, 1947

Green Dolphin Street

Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William. ...
Gallant Journey
6.1

Gallant Journey

Sep. 24, 1946

Gallant Journey

Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation films in this bio of an aviation pioneer, John Montgomery (Glenn ...
Forever Amber
6.5

Forever Amber

Oct. 10, 1947

Forever Amber

Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of ...
Captain Boycott
6.4

Captain Boycott

Aug. 26, 1947

Captain Boycott

Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. ...
The Beginning or the End
6.6

The Beginning or the End

The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
No Regrets for Our Youth
7.1

No Regrets for Our Youth

Over more than a decade, the daughter of a Kyoto Imperial University professor comes of age as she witnesses her father fired for opposing the ...