Robert Mitchum portrays a gunrunner willing to sell his services to the highest bidder, only to have his loyalty is captured by a Ranger's beautiful wife (Julie London).

His Private Life (1926, B&W, Silent): Millionaire Reggie enlists in the Army to impress his fiance. His worst nightmare comes true when he learns that his former butler is now his drill sergeant. Lupino Lane was descended from a distinguished London acting family. His comedic and considerable acrobatic skills made him a slapstick triumph on Broadway and later in the silents. In His Private Life he is ably directed by a post-scandal "Fatty" Arbuckle. Stars Lupino Lane and Virginia Vance.The...

The story of the rookie 81st Infantry "Wildcat" Division, who went through a literal 'trial by fire' fighting Japanese troops on the island of Angaur. Plus an episode of 'The Big Picture' documentary series about the World War II career of future President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

THE 6TH MARINE DIVISION ON OKINAWA (1945):The 6th Marine Division on Okinawa chronicles Marine operations during the Battle of Okinawa in at times brutal detail. Codenamed "Operation Iceberg", the Battle of Okinawa was one of the most important battles of World War II, and is considered the largest amphibious assault to take place in the Pacific Theater. Okinawa was a supply base for the Japanese forces, and its proximity to China was instrumental to Imperial Japan's "choke hold" on that...

DECEMBER 7TH (1943): Produced in cooperation with the War and Navy Department, John Ford's December 7th captures the mood and tenor of the nation during World War II like no other film of its era. In the aftermath of FDR's declaration of war, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox requested "a complete motion picture factual presentation of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941." The assignment was given to John Ford, who had been made head of the Field Photographic Unit of the Navy. Ford...

NORMANDY INVASION (1945): June 6, 1944. 156,000 soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy to begin the liberation of Nazi-occupied France. The U.S. Coast Guard's cameras were there to document the efforts of the men who fought - and died - on that day. But before that fateful June morning, we are shown the training and preparation that took place. The men huddle together in prayer, knowing the next day may be their last. And then...D-Day. Explosive artillery shells bombard the coast of Normandy...

REPORT FROM THE ALEUTIANS (1943): During World War II, iconic filmmaker John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) served as a major in the Army Signal Corps. Report from the Aleutians was one of several films he made as part of his service. He and his crew spent five strenuous months filming in the Aleutian Islands. This 1,200-mile chain of islands in the South Pacific forms the southern boundary of the Bering Sea, stretching from Alaska to Siberia. It was from here that a massive Japanese fleet...

THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY(1942): When iconic filmmaker John Ford was sent by the U.S. Navy to Midway Island in the North Pacific, he thought he was going to be making a documentary about life at the small military base there. After several days of filming sailors and marines during their downtime, Ford heard rumors that the Japanese were planning an attack on the base. Roused from his sleep on the night of June 4, 1942 by the sound of explosions, he spontaneously started filming the battle with his...

TO THE SHORES OF IWO JIMA (1945): Photographed in combat areas by cameramen of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, To the Shores of Iwo Jima features what may be the most graphic war footage seen by American audiences in theaters during World War II. With Allied operations in the Pacific Theater ramping up, Imperial Japan heavily fortified the island of Iwo Jima. Twenty thousand Japanese soldiers laid in wait to defend the island against the attacking American forces. On the morning...

"CinemaScope's first science-fiction thriller" sees four intrepid astronauts (Hugh Marlowe, Nelson Leigh, Rod Taylor and Christopher Dark) successfully complete mankind's first Mars mission, only to run afoul of a warp in space. Tossed centuries into the future, they discover an Earth devastated by nuclear war, where mutant beast-men rule the surface. Underground is a society marked by listless males and lustful ladies (future- wear designed by Vargas!). Trapped in a tomorrow they never made,...

"Millions Flee from Cities! End of the World!" From a Manhattan skyscraper, Ralph Burton (Harry Belafonte) surveys the emptiness announced by that chilling newspaper headline. Nuclear doomsday has come. Ralph is sure he is the last person alive. Then a woman (Inger Stevens) appears and the two form a cautious friendship that's threatened when a third survivor (Mel Ferrer) arrives. Unlike other post-apocalyptic thrillers from The Time Machine to I Am Legend, there are no external monsters to...

In the final days of World War I, pilot Jeff Masterson is blinded when his plane crashes off the coast of France. He blames industrialist John C. Tullock, who has recently come under fire for selling faulty munitions to the government. Unable to face his fiancee, Mary, Jeff fakes his death and swears vengeance against the millionaire. While on his quest for revenge, the blinded aviator meets the mysterious Mr. Smith, who volunteers to pay for a risky operation that could restore his vision....

The freighter Mary Deare is adrift in stormy seas. Her bulkhead is leaking, her captain is dead, and the crew has abandoned ship -- all except for one man. That man is exhausted first officer Gideon Patch, who has taken command. Appearances indicate he's a madman. But Patch isn't a man who relies on appearances. The Wreck of the Mary Deare is part seafaring adventure, part mystery, part courtroom drama and, with screen titans Gary Cooper and Charlton Heston onboard, all heroic. Michael...

High above the streets of the city, Matt Carney's wrecking crew risks their lives demolishing buildings. Matt's old pal Duke Mason is an ace wrecking ball operator, but when they both fall for pretty Peggy Starr, conflict arises. Labeled a "jinx" after a tragic accident on the job site, Duke takes off, abandoning both his work and Peggy. Before Matt and Peggy can marry, a wall collapses, leaving Matt fighting for his life. Duke learns of the catastrophe and races back to the wrecked building....

When two fabulously wealthy kids lose their fortunes, they hatch a plot to steal the money they feel the world has cheated them out of. Unable to face working for a living and unwilling to adapt to life after the great stock market crash, spoiled Ruth and her partner-in-crime, boyfriend Jimmy, expect luxury as a birthright and not a privilege, their warped values the product of their sheltered upper-crust upbringing. The criminal lovers scheme to steal a fortune from a bank and hide the loot...

Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon and David Niven star in this internationally acclaimed masterpiece based on Emily Bronte's classic story of passion, hatred and revenge. Olivier and Oberon are brilliant as Heathcliff and Cathy, whose tortured love affair ends when Cathy marries the wealthy Edgar (Niven). Heathcliff's savage retaliation upon the woman he loves explodes in a stunning climax. Directed by William Wyler and featuring Academy Award -winning* cinematography, Wuthering Heights remains a...

SCREEN MAGAZINE # 26: Vast columns of tanks and motorized vehicles deal with a battle against mud in Italy. The Navy crows about its new super battleship the U.S.S. Iowa. The G.I.'s most valuable piece of equipment, his brain revs up for war and prepares for the coming peace. Dinah Shore leads a tour of the famed Hollywood Canteen, where Tinseltown's elite have entertained over a million Allied troops. Featured are appearances by Xavier Cugat, Eddie Cantor, Hedy Lamarr, Red Skelton and Jimmy...

IT'S YOUR AMERICA - 1945: A reluctant draftee is sent to fight overseas, where he witnesses the carnage of war and the massacre of innocents suffered by Europe at the hands of its brutal Nazi overlords. He comes to appreciate the true meaning of democracy, and why it's worth fighting for. This first class production stars Arthur Kennedy (Lawrence of Arabia - 1962, Elmer Gantry - 1960).NEWS THRILLS 1942: British forces drive Rommel back in North Africa. U.S. Marines invade Guadalcanal,...

THE 957th DAY: As the war drags on, a day in the life of the bloody Pacific theater is documented. The staggering complexity of the military operations required to drive the Japanese from a vast chain of islands and the horrible daily toll in human lives paid by both sides, are featured in this U.S. Navy film, created to motivate citizens to buy War BondsIT CAN'T LAST: With victory finally looming on the horizon, the American public is urged to maintain the intensity of its war effort, until...

While World War II raged across the globe, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Office Of War Information, Bureau Of Motion Pictures, produced numerous short subjects such as these to patriotically inspire and motivate America to buy War Bonds, out-produce enemy workers and generally be prepared to sacrifice and pay the price that freedom would require.BEHIND NAZI GUNS: Banned to the general public, William L. Shirer narrates this Navy film which was intended for viewing only by the workers of...

Clark Gable, First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces, is ordered to proceed to England with the 351st Bombardment Group to shoot a film dealing with modern aerial gunnery in actual combat. The 351st is comprised of 40 B-17 Flying Fortresses and the 4,000 men who fly and maintain them. Lieutenant Gable and the camera crews follow the brave men of the 351st from their arrival and throughout their rigorous training as they prepare to attack Hitler's Reich. The cameras roll as they fly their...

Shockingly brutal archival footage highlights this sobering account of the conflict between America and Japan during World War II! Kamikaze begins with the events leading up to Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and ends with the devastating bomb blast over Hiroshima in 1945. Most horrifying of all are the scenes of the kamikaze ("divine wind") pilots, devoted to crashing their planes into Allied warships, sacrificing their lives for Imperial Japan. Writer-director Perry Wolff...

Nazi Concentration Camps: To a world still reeling from the unrelenting carnage of WWII, the shocking images that surfaced from the recently liberated Nazi concentration camps were beyond belief. Haunted faces on skeletal bodies... mass graves... gas chambers... searing scenes of human misery dampened the post-war joy that spread across the globe when the Axis powers fell. As the Allied forces rolled into conquered territories, U.S. Army cameramen recorded the horrors uncovered at each camp....

As the Korean conflict raged in the early 1950's, the U.S. Army felt the need to produce a "weekly television report to the nation on the activities of the Army at home and overseas." Produced by the Signal Corps Pictorial Center, these episodes combined actual wartime newsreels with Hollywood footage to create a comprehensive review of U.S. military history. A proud and oft-times poetic piece of cold-war propaganda, this series revels in America's military and technical prowess, and glories...