Timothy Wade is approached about selling his ranch to a mysterious man with a German accent. He refuses, but is later ambushed and left for dead by a masked assailant. His last words to his young son Buzzy are about the pinto horse the killer rode. An undercover G-man, Jim Dana, suspects the Nazis of wanting the Wade ranch because it has a large deposit of valuable ore necessary for munitions. He becomes Buzzy's new guardian and the two fast friends set out to foil the German spies, who have...
In this Sci-Fi flick, an astronaut is miniaturized when his spaceship is forced to land on an asteroid. This became a favorite on Mystery Science Theater 3000. After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
American rockets disappear with no explanation, each reporting a mysterious asteroid moments before vanishing. Captain Frank Chapman, sent to find the missing astronauts, loses control of his ship and crashes on the planetoid. When he recovers from the impact he discovers he has shrunk to the size of an insect. The asteroid turns out to be populated by a race of miniature people, the Rehtons, who enslave the captain in order to protect their secret. He becomes entangled in the struggle against...
George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert and Jimmy Durante star in the outrageous political satire The Phantom President. The presidential hopes of charmless businessman Theodore K. Blair (Cohan) are dead on arrival until his political advisors hatch a desperate plan: hiring look-alike snake-oil salesman Varney (Cohan in a brilliant dual rule) to impersonate Blair during the campaign. When Varney proves to be a bit too popular with the voting public, and Blair's beautiful girlfriend Felicia...
U.S. Navy captain Greg Winters chases a German U-boat when it torpedoes the Alatania, a merchant vessel crossing the Atlantic. Winters disobeys orders, pausing to search for survivors, and loses track of the submarine. A subsequent court-martial relieves him of command. Years later, he encounters sub captain Karl Ludwig again when the two men are hired to retrieve a safe that went down with the Alatania. A swarm of unsavory characters are anxious to get what's inside the sunken safe - a...
A drug-dealing pharmacist quits his criminal activities when he falls in love with a woman who wants nothing to do with drugs. But when a psychotic killer informs the pharmacist that they are now business partners, quitting is no longer an option.
Katharine Hepburn is the snooty daughter of a wealthy family and about to marry for the second time. In walks her cunning ex-husband Cary Grant with tabloid reporter James Stewart in tow.
Jacob never trusted his wife due to his experience with his mum so he denied his wife the love and attention she deserves. Now would the wife try and change him or go look for the love elsewhere? Find out
Four scientists craft a machine to reanimate deceased organisms.
Sometime between 1963 and 1966 on Bainbridge Island, Washington, Joel Pritchard and his friend Bill Bell using only ping pong paddles, an old badminton court, a net, and a whiffle ball invented a game to involve the whole family. The game now known as "Pickleball" is a fast paced game that involves hand-eye coordination skills that are used in many racket sports such as tennis, ping pong, paddleball, and racquetball. One of the most amazing characteristics of pickleball is that it can be...
Oscar and Golden Globe-winning adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic story about a mysterious young man whose painted portrait ages through the years while he remains young. Starring Oscar-winner George Sanders ("All About Eve"), multiple Oscar and Emmy-nominee Angela Lansbury ("Gaslight," TV's "Murder, She Wrote") and Oscar-winner Donna Reed ("From Here to Eternity").
Oscar Wilde's classic story about a mysterious young man whose painted portrait ages through the years while he remains young. Starring George Sanders, Angela Lansbury and Donna Reed.
The town of Hamelin, plagued by rats, hires a mysterious and magic flutist (Van Johnson) to rid the streets and their homes of rodents. The Piper agrees, on the promise that he'll be paid a fee of 50,000 guilders. But when the mayor (Claude Rains), on the advice of his unscrupulous town council, reneges on his promise of payment, the Piper lures all of Hamelin's children into the mountains. The delightful songs, adapted from the music of Edvard Grieg make this fine family entertainment.
The singing, rhyming citizens of Hamelin hope to win a competition with rival towns for royal recognition.
A color spectacle! From the pages of the immortal classics comes this famous story! Van Johnson stars as the legendary piper, playing enchanted music that can only be heard by children and rats! This filmed version of the famous Robert Browning poem, which was originally presented as an NBC TV Thanksgiving special, stars Claude Rains, Jim Backus, and Kay Starr, features cinematography by three time Oscar nominee William E. Snyder (The Loves of Carmen) and was directed by Bretaigne Windust...
Arizona's underground pigeon racing scene is abuzz with activity as pigeon racers prepare for and compete in a 350-mile pigeon race, in which their birds will have to fly from Utah to Arizona, crossing over the Grand Canyon.
Will, an American architect living in London, receives word from his sister Jeannie of his estranged mother's death. Begrudgingly, he returns home for the funeral, only to learn that he must transport his mother's ashes to their final resting place at his Aunt Kay's ranch. Reluctantly agreeing, Will sets forth on an odyssey through the American West that brings him back in contact with the ghosts of a life he had long since left behind. Arriving to Kay after several missteps, she counsels him...
A man named Pilgrim discovers a book, and the more he reads it, the more he is convicted of sin and judgment and a burden begins to develop on his back. Obsessed with discovering the truth and escaping his town, the City of Destruction, Pilgrim ventures outside the forbidden borders and begins his journey to find a Celestial City ruled by a good and noble King, meeting friends and foes along the way.
Nelson Leigh portrays Jesus of Nazareth in this rare production. This historical saga also stars Richard Hale and John Doucette, and features cinematography by Oscar nominee Walter Strenge (Stagecoach to Fury) as well as music by Oscar nominee Alberto Colombo (Portia on Trial). Movie buffs might be interested to know that make up for this feature about Jesus was done by Jack Pierce, known for creating the faces of the Frankenstein monster, the Wolfman, and the Mummy!
When members of a therapy group start dying under mysterious circumstances, A hardboiled detective is forced to reopen a cold case. Her only leads are a burnt-out priest and a handicapped photographer, who seem to know more than what they lead on.
Pinky Lee assaults his audience of kids and moms with his rapid-fire delivery of song, dance and jokes in this Emmy-nominated children's show from 1954. Pinky wows the kids in these two complete shows which feature skits, animal acrobats, dancing puppets, and as a special treat, the complete original commercials. Highlights include a dance duet with a six-foot tall "dog" and a clown marionette who brings the house down by blowing a bubble!With his trademark baggy pants, big-checkered suit and...
The Pioneers. A look at the homes of the men who helped turn sleepy villages into bustling towns. Includes Brigham Young's "Beehive House,"; Harvey Vaile's mansion in Independence, Missouri; and Charles Conrad's mansion in the Rocky Mountains of Montana.
Follow four couples of pioneer descent, as they leave behind their 21st century lives and establish a homestead on the vast South Dakota prairie. Supplied with a horse drawn covered wagon, tents, tools, and limited provisions, the pioneers face unforeseen obstacles as they set out on their journey. Together, they push themselves to the limits and see if they can truly measure up to the family legacies they so revere.
Tex Ritter is hired as a scout to protect a wagon train carrying settlers to the promised land of Beaver Creek. Crooked land baron J.W. Carson has hired gunslingers to attack and murder anyone attempting to tame the land he covets. His gunmen massacre a band of pioneers, disguising the scene as an Indian attack. But Tex smells a rat, and sets out to hunt down the criminals responsible for the slaughter.Tex Ritter's illustrious career as a singing cowboy actor earned him legendary status as a...