Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s. The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal and production photos and footage, revealing Walsh's extraordinary, adventurous life on and off the set. From his apprenticeship with D.W. Griffith to his discovery of John Wayne and Rock Hudson, from the innovative 'The Thief of Bagdad' (1924) to the widescreen 'The Big Trail' (1930), from his classic work with Cagney, Bogart and Flynn to his mastery of every genre (musicals, comedies, Westerns, gangster, war), Walsh made Hollywood history. His life is nothing less than the story of Hollywood itself. Here's a full-bodied account of one of Hollywood's greatest legends.
Outside the Wolf Club, wayward high school student Geraldine “Jerry” Briggs waits in the parking lot, while her partner in crime, Al, steals hubcaps from parked cars. When a patron named Steve Miller notices his hubcaps missing, he phones the police, and Jerry is apprehended.
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
A homicide detective suspects a playwright who bases his play on a murder.
Story of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.
One of Hollywood's brightest stars is eclipsed by drink, drugs and self-doubt.
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.
Leonard Nimoy is "Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang who becomes a professional boxer to escape his life in "Little Italy" New York.
Superman's commitment to promote US Savings Stamps is temporarily delayed when Lois is kidnapped.
An elderly woman becomes convinced that a trouble-making college student is her grandson she's never met.
Singing teenagers rally to keep open their local nightclub.
Two Marine Corps combat photographers compete for the love of a Red Cross nurse during the Korean War. During a secret mission behind the North Korean lines their rivalry reaches a boiling point.
Sponsored by The Protestant Film Commission, this religiously-affiliated tale centers around citizen Henry Wood (played by Oscar winner James Dunn from "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"), who loved family and church, gave to the needy, and donated most of his money to charity. Now deceased, his somewhat neglected daughter reflects on his past and ponders that age-old question, did he indeed have such "a wonderful life"?
Forest Ranger and singing cowboy, Rex Allen, attempts to save a camp for underprivileged boys with the help of "Alfalfa " Switzer who plays one of the boys.
During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.
A group of sailors invest in a musical revue.
Ed Ryan is a Texas ranger who goes undercover to trap a criminal gang headed by Luke Andrews. Posing as the wanted killer Robert Larkin, Ed is able to move freely amongst the town riffraff. Marshal Bullock learns that the brains behind the gang of Luke Andrews is a group of supposed respectable businessmen.
A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.
Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.
Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early days working in television to his rise to stardom in films such as Rebel Without a Cause. Clips from Dean's movies are intermingled with candid interviews with the star's friends and Hollywood colleagues, including Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dennis Hopper.
The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."
Classic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift’s legacy has long been a story of tragedy and self-destruction. But when his nephew dives into the family archives, a much more complicated picture emerges.
A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with family and friends, and rare archival material stretching back to his childhood. What develops is the story of an intense young boy who yearned for stardom, achieved notable success in such classic films as From Here to Eternity and I Confess, only to be ruined by alcohol addiction and his inability to face his own fears and homosexual desires. Montgomery Clift, as this film portrays him, may not have been a happy man but he never compromised his acting talents for Hollywood.
Compilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episodes #34 ("A Ghost for Scotland Yard"), #49 ("Lady in Black"), and #38 ("Panic in the Sky").
Compilation of 3 episodes of the "Adventures of Superman" TV show: episodes #30 ("Jet Ace"), #35 ("The Dog Who Knew Superman"), and #42 ("The Clown Who Cried").
Compilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episodes #39 ("Machine That Could Plot Crimes"), #40 ("Jungle Devil"), and #31 ("Shot in the Dark").
Compilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episode #33 ("Superman in Exile"), 36 ("The Face and the Voice"), and #51 ("The Whistling Bird").
Compilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episode #47 ("The Golden Vulture"), #44 ("The Semi-Private Eye"), and #32 ("The Defeat of Superman").
The TV cast in a production based on the 1957 script by David Chantler. From an orbiting asteroid, a tyrant plans to colonize Earth.