Treasure hunters Peter and Dennis were out on a typical day exploring the Baltic Sea when a very unusual image appears on the sonar. A nearly 200 foot cylindrical object was something that had never been seen before. This documentary takes you on the extraordinary journey to find out what the object could be. Reviewed by multiple disciplines of scientists, and using advanced equipment, discover what very well may be an ancient crash site from an advanced civilization millions of years ago.
The Mystery Man (1935, B&W, 101 minutes): Robert Armstrong is fast-talking reporter Larry Doyle. Quitting his star position at a Chicago paper and celebrating with an all-night bender, Doyle wakes up to find himself in St. Louis! Taking all in stride and dispensing wise cracks like bullets, Doyle quickly becomes entangled with Anne (Maxine Doyle) and a mysterious killer terrorizing the city known only as "The Eel." After a pistol owned by Doyle falls into the hands of The Eel and is used in...
Descend into the dark world and tragic life of Edgar Allan Poe, the melancholy author who is the uncontested master of the macabre, and hear excerpts from his famous works. A genius whose gloomy nature made his own life as tragic as one of his strange tales, Poe's haunting poems and chilling stories established him as one of the most important men of American letters. But behind his popularity and artistic success was a personal life defined by broken hopes and failure. This extraordinary...
Chinese criminologist Mr. Wong investigates the murder of a curio collector who had obtained a famous gem known as the "Eye of the Moon."
The second installment in the Mr. Wong series concerns a precious gem that is stolen in China and turns up in the hands of dubious American jewel collector Brandon Edwards (Morgan Wallace). The "Eye of The Daughter of the Moon" is said to be the largest sapphire in the world but presently it also seems to bring a fatal end to all who come into its possession, including Edwards and those around him. Leave it to the clever Detective Wong (Boris Karloff) and his manservant Willy (Lee Tong Foo) to...
The Mystery of Mr. Wong is a thrilling mystery made at the height of Hollywood's fascination with Asian sleuths. in the second of what would be a six film series from Monogram, the methodical Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) investigates the murder of an antiques collector. Along the way he deals with curses, smugglers, and an ever-evolving cast of suspects. Featuring a cast that includes Grant Withers and Lotus Long, the film was directed by William Nigh, the creative force behind such Monogram...
This long-sought-after Bela Lugosi film is based on a real-life occurrence, and one of the strangest events in ocean-going history. In 1872, the American cargo ship Marie Celeste was discovered at sea off the coast of England with sails half raised, cargo intact and not a soul on board. This tale offers but one explanation for the eerie ghost ship, suggesting that deranged captain Anton Lorenzen (Lugosi) was murdering the sailors one by one, unbeknownst to the rest of the crew. Also released...
The Mystery Squadron, a group of airborne vigilantes, begins a series of attacks on a major construction project. Their mysterious leader, known only as "The Black Ace," conceals his identity behind a mask. The project foreman hires stunt flyers Fred Cromwell (Bob Steele) and Bill Cook (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) to deal with this aerial menace. Their mission is jeopardized when the two pilots are accused of being members of the gang. Fred and Bill must uncover the true identity of the Black...
Joan Lane is hand-cuffed to a police detective on her way to prison when the train derails and she escapes. The fugitive is taken in and hidden by Mrs. Mortimer, a once-wealthy socialite who has been wiped out by the stock market crash. She is using pretty Joan as bait to lure bachelor Ronald Stanhope into a trap. She plans to steal a priceless diamond he brings aboard the Transcontinental Limited. But her scheme grows complicated when Joan and Ronald really fall in love. Meanwhile, a third...
Dennis O'Keefe, Linda Bennett, Kasey Rogers. Dennis was heavy on the sauce when he portrayed an investigator in a strange town inhabited by weird, religious fanatics. After he arrives, the womenfolk take their clothes off in protest, the ugly, heavy-set ones only strip down to their underwear
Gold fever! It made men insane. David Wayne stars as Tracy Powell, an Indiana farmer who heads for California during the 1849 gold rush. What he finds is that greed can lead a man down some dark roads, and make him behave in ways he would not have imagined. With a stellar cast that includes Keenan Wynn and James Barton, plus an absolutely scene stealing turn by Jim Backus, this Allied Artists drama shows the long term effects of one man's hunger for gold..
BACK ON DVD! Charlton Heston is the powerful, brooding owner of a plantation in the wild and treacherous South American jungle. Eleanor Parker is his charming American mail-order bride. But Heston is wary of the beautiful and talented Parker, and wonders why she would leave America for the rigors of jungle life. They're both threatened by the advance of billions of relentless killer ants who are making their way across the jungle a cutting a path of creeping horror which is 20 miles long and...
Kelly, a prostitute, finds redemption in the town of Grantville, where she arrives working as a medium-time seller. There, she meets Griff, the police captain of the town, with whom she spends a romantic afternoon. The woman, traumatized by an experience in the past called "The Naked Kiss" by psychiatrists, finally, finds a job as a nurse in a Hospital for handicapped children, experience that allows her to find a sensitive side in caring and patiently love each one of her little patients....
Small-time prostitute Kelly arrives in the town of Grantville, and after turning one final trick with police detective Griff, she decides to turn her life around. After finding redemption working in a pediatric hospital, Kelly meets and is courted by philanthropist John Grant. Although she reveals her torrid past, Grant loves her and proposes marriage. But on a unexpected visit to her fiancee, she makes a shocking and horrifying discovery that will send her to death row.A decorated war hero,...
In what is clearly a set-up by corrupt police officials, a pretty young model ends up stuck in a small town sheriff's office, unable to pay for a traffic violation. When a pudgy businessman arrives also caught for speeding he offers to pay her fine, which she thankfully accepts. Little does she know that her recompense will throw her into a sordid life as an escort girl, chained to drugs and criminals. Can she free herself from her life of shame? Cheap but oh so engaging. From 35mm.
Made in 1958, a few years before the drug explosion of the Sixties, this grim expose plunges into the shadowy world of hop-heads, pill-poppers and junkies, as well as the police who maintain a constant vigil against them. Free of the melodramatic histrionics of such exploitation films as Reefer Madness (1936), The Narcotics Story strives for gritty realism. The film-makers follow a troubled teen-aged girl's harrowing descent into addiction, as cigarettes and alcohol give way to marijuana,...
Pack your bags for one of movie history's greatest trips, a nifty film noir thriller that Time deemed "worthy of being bracketed in the select group of train thrillers headed by Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes." The tracks run direct from Chicago to L.A. The Oscar-nominated* story, directed by Richard Fleischer (The Boston Strangler) and scripted by his frequent collaborator Earl Felton, zigzags with surprise turns. Film noir favorite Charles McGraw plays a cop guarding a gangster's moll...
With unprecedented access from the National Park Service and with the help of the Trust for the National Mall, National Geographic for the first time ever tells the story of the evolution of the Mall from wilderness to the center of a grand capital. The National Mall: America's Front Yard is an inside look at an evolving treasure, revealing its secret places and the ways the Mall's story is also America's.
The Nativity: The very first Christmas in Bethlehem is beautifully recreated by Academy Award-winning director Franklin Schaffner, in a Westinghouse Studio One presentation that originally aired live on CBS on December 22, 1952. Adapted from an ancient cycle of mystery plays performed by medieval guilds in the 14th and 15th centuries, this impeccably crafted and stylized religious drama employs Shakespearean-style prose to recount the story of the birth of Jesus. With breathtaking background...
The Nature of Things: Bugs, Bones and Botany In the world of police investigations, nature is being enlisted in the war on crime. Dr. Jennifer Gardy of the CDC observes and explains how bugs, plants, bones and even dust can be used by forensic scientists and investigators to solve the most difficult crimes.
The experiences of a disparate group of young men as they make their way through Navy boot camp.
Johnny Jersey comes from a tough neighborhood where defying authority is the only rule. He's a pro boxer who hides his real feelings behind the chip on his shoulder and his legendary punch. His sky-rocketing career is stalled when Uncle Sam beckons. Johnny struts through the gates of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, a belligerent and unwilling draftee. Reluctantly, Johnny joins the pack of young recruits from America's small towns and big cities sent up for training during WWII. When...
In this installment of the Why We Fight propaganda film series, we see Nazi Germany's acts of international aggression, leading up to the invasion of Poland in September 1939. In the year 2000, the United States Library of Congress mandated that the seven documentaries in Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" series were "culturally significant" and chose them for preservation in the National Film Registry.