Film Chest

In this legendary John Wayne film, the cattle rancher McLintock puts his brand on the territory and every woman in it! The lovely Louise Warren plays a widow who moves with her two children onto McLintock's ranch to serve as cook, while Maureen O'Hara plays the estranged wife. Every great Western staple is accounted for: Cowboys, Indians, gun battles and fistfights. Plus, that pair of (now infamous) spanking scenes! A western version of "Taming of the Shrew," John Wayne stars as Cattle baron...

A female newspaper reporter writes a final column, a phony story of a man who plans to jump off of City Hall on Christmas Eve, as a protest of the mistreatment of the common people in society. When the article is a hit, the reporter must come up with someone to impersonate the man she fabricated, so she recruits a down on his luck former ballplayer to take on the identity. When the newspaper publisher, with aspirations towards a Presidential bid, plots to use the man for his political gain,...

A small Louisiana town is terrorized by a rash of mysterious killings. With a trail of ravaged bodies turning up, folks living on the bayou fear they're being haunted by a wicked Cajun werewolf known as the loup-garou. It's up to the town's intrepid sheriff (the late David Janssen) to get to the bottom of things in this classic example of 70s horror fare.

Not content with wild game, the psychotic Count Zaroff prefers to hunt human beings in this classic horror thriller. Hapless boaters are intentionally ship-wrecked on the Count's creepy private island, where dogs are unleashed and the breathless hunt begins. The wicked storyline would be oft-repeated (most notably in the 1995 John Woo film "Hard Target") but never bettered. This version will be of particular interest to fans of "King Kong": Not only does it employ the same director and much of...

A romance between a singer and a playboy who happens to be a prince has its ups and downs as the circumstances change.

A wealthy American bets some friends he can survive without modern luxuries, and live for a full year on a remote island, just like the real Robinson Crusoe. Adventure legend Douglas Fairbanks (in one of his only "talkie" film roles) endeavors to make his peace both with nature and the island's natives, all while resisting the urge to re-board his awaiting yacht and sail back to comfort. The gorgeous location shooting in the South Pacific is an added bonus!

This eighth entry in the East Side Kids series finds the boys shipped off to reform school, where their leader Muggs McGinnis (Leo Gorcey) earns the nickname "Mr. Wise Guy", while Danny, Glimpy, and the rest of the gang run up against troublemakers with nicknames like "Chalky" and "Rice Pudding". But when they discover the thug responsible for landing them there in the first place is the same one who framed their friend for murder, the wily kids bust out with a plan to bring him to justice....

In this vintage "whodunit" from the early days of talkies, a parlor game of charades takes a dark twist when someone is murdered by a gun that was meant to contain blanks. With a storyline that unfolds like a game of Clue, viewers and characters alike are drawn into trying to solve the mystery before the police do. Meanwhile, infidelity and a disputed inheritance further cloud the facts. Early film fans will have fun spotting such actors as Aileen Pringle, Robert Elliot, Leslie Fenton and...

A secretary who is an aspiring writer is hired by a well known novelist to be his secretary. She did not realize she would be working at his apartment and have to endure all his guests and his roommate. She leaves and the only way to get her back is to change his wild ways and marry her.

A bowery bum (William Powell) crosses paths with a young heiress and ends up in the unlikely job of butler for her wealthy family in this screwball comedy from the Great Depression era. But when the daughter ends up falling in love with him, it's revealed there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye! This delightful film was a runaway smash hit upon release and went on to garner six Oscar nominations, including Best Actor, Actress, Director and Screenplay. A 1957 remake starred June Allyson and...

Sharp, young, independent and inquisitive, Nancy Drew is a teen reporter who endeavors to outwit the adults and clear a young woman of murder in this delightful (and surprisingly humorous) family film based on the legendary fictional sleuth. This is one of four Nancy Drew movies made by Warner Brothers in the late 1930s. Created as a female alternative to the successful male Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew's cultural impact and positive influence on young women remains highly significant even today....

Chris Morrell, the guardian of Indian girl Nina, is helping her track down her missing father. Until he is found, she is the heir to a rich oil field and in danger from Sam Black, whose gang is out to steal the lands. The outlaws knock out Chris and dress him in the clothes of a wanted bank robber. When Chris awakes, he discovers that now he must continue the quest while running from the law himself.