Celebrate the true spirt of Christmas in the original holiday special, The Little Drummer Boy. Frustrated with the world, the lonely orphan Aaron finds solace in his animal friends and playing the drum. After traveling through the desert to Bethlehem, he finds himself witnessing the birth of baby Jesus. Based on the popular song of the same name, the Rankin/Bass production of The Little Drummer Boy features iconic "Animagic" stop-motion animation and music by The Vienna Boys' Choir. It's pure...
The era of the bootlegger is over, ya mugs, and don't let the door smack your backside on the way out. But liquor runner Bugs Ahearn has a plan for what he'll do now that Prohibition has kicked the beer bucket. "I'm going to mingle with the upper classes," he announces. His destination: California's posh, polo-playing Santa Barbara. Class and atmosphere are what Bugs wants. Swindlers, gold diggers, great fun -- they're what we all get from this not-so-little pre-Code gem. Edward G. Robinson...
Cam Harrison, a young journalist travels with his ailing niece, Elle to Mississippi in search of the magical healing potion that has been sweeping the nation. In his journey he discovers a traveling circus claiming to have a real live Mermaid. Intrigued by what could be, but filled with suspicion over the Mermaids validity, Cam travels to the Circus with Elle. There they discover not only that the Mermaid is real, but that she is being held captive by the evil circus leader Locke, as she is...
A little girl is left by her father in an exclusive seminary for girls, due to her father having to go to Africa with the army.
Shirley Temple stars as a rich girl living in an elite boarding school in Victorian London. Loved and spoiled by her widowed father, he is soon lost and presumed dead while fighting in the Boer war. With her father and fortune gone, she comes under the control of the school mistress who forces her to work as a servant. Queen Victoria comes to her aid in this wonderful fantasy film, complete with a dream ballet sequence and a duet with Arthur Treacher (the school's butler) to the song "King Of...
This timeless Shirley Temple film was her first-ever filmed in Technicolor, and remains one of her most famous. Originally based on a book by Frances Hogdson Burnett (author of Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden), the film is set in Victorian-era London and follows the adventures of the character Sara Crewe. Directed by Walter Lang, and also starring Arthur Treacher and Cesar Romero. A little girl becomes a servant in a school when they hear her father has died. So instead of being a...
Shirley Temple was near the end of her reign as Hollywood's top child star when she starred in Darryl F. Zanuck's production of The Little Princess. She plays Sara Crewe, the privileged daughter of Captain Reginald Crewe. When the Captain leaves to fight in Africa's Boer War, Sara is enrolled into an upper-crust school for girls in London. All is well until Sara's father is reported dead. When Sara's intuition tells her the Captain is still alive, she begins haunting London military hospitals,...
Disgraced after being disciplined at the quaint rural Hilldale School, orphan Frank Burke hops a freight train and runs away to the big city. While his desperate sister, Mary, searches in vain for her younger brother, Frank learns that New York is not the paradise that he envisioned. He is taken in by gangsters, who frame the gullible youth for one of their murders. Frank begins serving a long prison sentence, where his only hope is to be forgiven by the sister he abandoned. Charles Lamont...
A clutzy young man who works in a flower shop takes care of a carnivorous plant that requires human flesh to grow.
A flower shop assistant develops a curious, bloodthirsty hybrid, for which he must keep finding new victims to keep the prized plant alive in this classic dark comedy. Directed by B-movie legend Roger Corman, it was initially conceived as the follow-up to his 1959 film "A Bucket of Blood". Though the film began as little more than a cult favorite, it was eventually developed into the smash hit Broadway musical. Mel Welles and Jonathan Haze star, but also watch for now-famous cameos from Dick...
A little shepherd boy, newly arrived in Heaven, tries to adjust to life in the Hereafter.
While beloved collie Lassie captivated TV viewers, this simple, sweet-natured film, shot all over 1950s Los Angeles, follows a clever German Shepherd who hops off a freight train and soon rescues a lamb bound for slaughter. Along the way, the canny canine outwits the cops, a dog catcher and some predatory bums, even arriving at a soup kitchen as the preacher welcomes his "lost sheep." He also helps a wheelchair-bound girl take her first steps and earns his woolly pal a gubernatorial pardon....
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...
In this terrifying crime thriller, a man hires an ex-con to kill his sister's abusive husband (Fran Kranz, "The Cabin In The Woods"), but the desperate act sets into motion a series of shocking events in this bleak and menacing independent drama. This special Blu-ray edition comes with bonus features including trailer and four never-before-seen deleted scenes. Blu-ray comes with English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
The life of Jesus is retold in The Living Christ, the first mini-series made for television. Originally airing on NBC in 12 parts, it documents Christ's story from his birth to the resurrection. Stars include Lowell Gilmore (from 1945's The Picture of Dorian Gray) as Pontius Pilate, as well as character actor Lawrence Dobkin and The Andy Griffith Show's Will Wright. Martin Balsam also has a small role as a townsman in one installment. Robert Wilson, an actor who specialized in playing Christ...
The life of Jesus is retold in The Living Christ, the first mini-series made for television. Originally airing on NBC in 12 parts, it documents Christ's story from his birth to the resurrection. Stars include Lowell Gilmore (from 1945's The Picture of Dorian Gray) as Pontius Pilate, as well as character actors Lawrence Dobkin and Will Wright. Martin Balsam also has a small role as a townsman in one installment. Jesus is played by Robert Wilson, a minister's son who later portrayed Christ in...
James Dunn stars as Nick Trayne, a retired detective, hired to look for missing banker Walter Craig. During the investigation Craig shows up in a zombie-like state and murders his brother-in-law. But is the banker the killer or is someone controlling him? The trail leads Nick to the real culprit, a mad scientist, who has been conducting experiments on Craig.
Cattleman Jim Bonner confirms his standing as the terror of Rawhide by running a railroad station agent out of town. Crooked bankers Ben and Joe Murdock, have embezzled $25,000, and hope to take advantage of the Bonner's poor reputation by framing him for robbery. They ship cash on an outbound train, stage a holdup, and then file an insurance claim for the stolen money - plus the twenty-five grand they've already spirited away. Since Jim is known to have a grudge against the rail line, he gets...
THE LOCUSTS: A drifter enters a small town looking for employment. While working at the local cattle ranch, he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Kitty and becomes involved in an erotic love triangle that soon turns deadly. WICKER PARK: A young Chicago advertising executive believes a woman he sees in a cafe is his long-lost love. His conviction leads to obsession, as he puts his life on hold to trail her.
Cal Weston returns home after a long absence to visit his banker father, only to discover that he has just committed suicide and the bank is broke. No one recognizes him as the dead man's son but Cal, observing that the gun was in his left-handed father's right hand, realizes that it was murder and not suicide. Hiding his true identity, Cal is determined to uncover the real killer and clear his father's name.Ken Maynard began his career as a circus and rodeo rider, eventually making his way to...
The Lone Bandit: A masked criminal called "The Phantom Bandit" has been robbing ranchers of their cattle. When the thief is seen riding a horse identical to cowhand Lane Cartwright's, he is thrown in jail by Sheriff Jim Macy. When "The Phantom" strikes again, Jim realizes that Lane is innocent. Releasing him from jail, he swears in the young man as his deputy and asks for his help in capturing the mystery man. The two of them will have to act fast, however, since "The Phantom" has targeted...
The True Origins Of The Legendary Masked Man Clayton Moore stars as the legendary Lone Ranger with Jay Silverheels as his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, in this story of the origins of the West's most mysterious hero. Six Texas Rangers, led by Captain Dan Reid, set out to capture the notorious Cavendish gang. They are led into a trap as they ride through the narrow path in the cliffs known as Bryant's Gap where they are brutally ambushed. All of the Rangers are shot and left for dead....
A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty Hi-Yo Silver! The Lone Ranger. 'Hi-Yo Silver, away!' With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early west. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. The Lone Ranger rides again!Episodes include: Legion of Old Timers: Bob Kittredge (DeForrest Kelly) recruits the help of The Lone Ranger & Tonto in saving the Circle K...