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Birth of the Blues
Bing Crosby welcomes in the era of a new kind of music in Birth of the Blues. As a child, Jeff Lambert (Crosby) hangs out in New Orleans' Basin Street, playing hot swing on his clarinet instead of the classics his father prefers. He's inspired by an African-American group there and, some years later, sets out to form a jazz band of his own. With cornetist Memphis (Brian Donlevy), singer Betty Lou Cobb (Mary Martin) and trombonist Jack Teagarden (of the Original Dixieland Jazz Group, after which...
The Black Cat (1941)
Set in the old dark Winslow house, The Black Cat is a frightening mystery thriller starring Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi and Alan Ladd. A wealthy but embittered matriarch makes a deathbed recovery only to be murdered by someone in the greedy clan gathered for the reading of her will. The family is frustrated to learn that nobody receives a penny until the very last of the old lady’s multitude of beloved cats perish. Along with the family and servants, an eager real estate agent and a single-...
Black Friday
Two of the horror genre’s most unforgettable icons, Boris Karloff ( Frankenstein ) and Bela Lugosi ( Dracula ), star in the thrilling classic Black Friday . Brain specialist Dr. Sovac (Karloff) illegally transplants part of injured gangster Red Cannon’s brain into the head of his dying friend Professor Kingsley (Stanley Ridges). The operation saves Kingley’s life, but at a terrible cost, transforming him into a Jekyll-Hyde who is sometimes his timid self, sometimes vicious Cannon. When Dr...
China
Set in 1941, China is an explosive wartime epic starring Loretta Young and Alan Ladd that "stirringly and impressively tells many truths" ( The Hollywood Reporter ). Ladd plays an American gasoline salesman in China who supplies his wares to the highest bidder, in this case, the enemy Japanese. His unbiased business philosophy is tested on a trip to Shanghai when he meets an American schoolteacher (Young) and her Chinese students who tell him of Japanese cruelty. In a surprise show of fierce...
The Glass Key
"*** 1/2!" – Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide A film noir classic featuring the stars of This Gun For Hire! T his engrossing and intricate murder mystery, based on Dashiell Hammett's best-selling novel, stars Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. Ed Beaumont (Ladd) is the loyal right-hand man of Paul Madvig (Donlevy), a corrupt politician who is accused of murder. Hunting down the real killer, Beaumont must endure a brutal beating from gangsters, the annoying hindrance of the police and the...
Internes Can't Take Money
Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea, Internes Can't Take Money launched a series of movies and TV programs featuring the famous Dr. Kildare character. Young Dr. Jimmie Kildare (McCrea), interning at a clinic, falls for his patient Janet Haley (Stanwyck). The feeling is mutual but Janet has a secret she will not divulge: She is the widow of a bank robber who hid their daughter before he died and she is desperately trying to find the little girl. She will use anyone - including Dr. Kildare...
The Invisible Ray
Horror icons Boris Karloff ( Frankenstein ) and Bela Lugosi ( Dracula ) star in the wicked thriller The Invisible Ray . On a scientific expedition to Africa, Dr. Janos Rukh (Boris Karloff) discovers a meteorite containing an unknown element a thousand times more powerful than radium. Contaminated by his contact with the element, Rukh finds himself killing everyone he touches. His friend Dr. Benet (Bela Lugosi) develops an antidote, but its effects are short-lived and result in unintended side-...
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Gary Cooper and Franchot Tone star in The Lives of a Bengal Lancer , an exciting adventure of the heroic men who guard the British Empire's perilous Khyber Pass in India. Surly Captain McGregor (Cooper) and wry, blue-blooded Lieutenant Forsythe (Tone) are officers in charge of newcomer Stone (Richard Cromwell), the commanding officer's inexperienced son. Motivated by a grudge toward his father (Sir Guy Standing), Lt. Stone allows himself to be captured by the enemy. Foiled in a daring rescue...
The Monster and the Girl
A science experiment goes horribly wrong with devastating consequences in the horror classic The Monster and the Girl . After a mob frames Scot Webster (Phillip Terry) for a crime he did not commit, he is sentenced to death. While imprisoned, he agrees to allow his brain to be used for an experiment after his execution. Following his death, a mad scientist transplants Scot’s brain into an ape who immediately escapes and seeks revenge on his accusers. The ape with a human brain and bone-crushing...
Belle of the Nineties
Ruby Carter (Mae West), the night club sensation of St. Louis, relocates to New Orleans and becomes the prize attraction of "The Sensation Club." West's risque brand of humor and naughty musical numbers enliven a plot that involves jewel thieves, a fixed boxing match and murder. Directed by comedy expert Leo McCarey ( Duck Soup , 1933, The Awful Truth , 1937) and featuring Duke Ellington and His Orchestra who provide musical accompaniment for several of West’s songs.