Deeply concerned with the rise of communism after the start of the Cold War, Harding University (then known as Harding College) worked with film studio John Sutherland Productions to produce a series of short animated films "to create a deeper understanding of what has made America the finest place in the world to live"! This beautifully animated, patriotic, educational film series was titled Fun and Facts About America and warned Americans about the dangers of communism. Sutherland, a...
When music is your whole life, and suddenly life gets interrupted. 80s icon John Waite is forced to confront himself.
FIFTEEN classic westerns starring John Wayne, the legend himself.
This John Wayne collection features over 23 hours of on-the-edge-of-your-seat western action. From John Wayne's (Ringo Kid) 1939 classic "Stagecoach," directed by John Ford, to the 1963 blockbuster "McLintock!" where Wayne appears with Hollywood's new leading lady Maureen O'Hara, these 22 classic movies will bring out the Duke in all of you!
Everyone has to start somewhere, even an American legend. John Wayne began his career as Marion Morrison, an unbilled extra in 1926. His first lead role, as John Wayne, came in 1930, followed by stardom in 1939. Along the way, he made around 250 films, many of which, would be considered B-movies by today"s standards. In this 11 DVD collection, we present some of his amazing early work, made from 1931 to 1937, and many made in under a week. In those few short years, you can witness a young man...
Before 'Stagecoach' made him an A-list star in 1939, John Wayne honed his craft in dozens of Poverty Row features and cliffhangers....
Undisputed King of the Hollywood Cowboys, John Wayne's formative acting years saw him playing in B-grade Westerns for studios like Lone Star Pictures. Cast by old friend John Ford, his role as The Ringo Kid in 1939's Stagecoach brought stardom, and he would continue to be an iconic figure on screen until his death in 1979. This triple feature looks back at those early years, where The Duke's gritty persona and trademark halting drawl are present but not as pronounced as they would eventually...
The Desert Trail (1935, B&W): Long-time rivals in romance, best friends John Scot and Kansas Charlie pull into Rattlesnake Gulch looking for work. Competition for the affections of the lovely Juanita quickly has the two pals at each other's throats. Their troubles mount when they are mistakenly fingered for a holdup and murder. With Mary Korman, Paul Fix, Eddy Chandler; Story by Lindsley Parsons; Directed by Cullen Lewis.The Dawn Rider (1935, B&W): Returning home from a long absence,...
In the galaxy of Hollywood stars, no one experienced a more meteoric rise to fame than John Wayne. From U.S.C. football star to movie bit player, Marion Morrison never did anything halfway. Plucked for stardom at 22 and renamed John Wayne, the actor sustained a five-decade-long film career and remains to this day a true legend in American film history.
This documentary traces the story of John Wesley the 18th century evangelist and social reformer who launched the worldwide Methodist movement. Using excerpts from the 2010 dramatic film Wesley by John Jackman plus interviews with experts and on-location footage shot in Wesley's England, this program takes you inside the world of this influential Christian leader.
Morningstar is a feature docudrama that tells the story of John Wycliffe, maybe the most influential Christian of the medieval world.
John Wycliffe is a dramatic biography of the life of the 14th century scholar and cleric who translated the Bible into English for the first time. Wycliffe found himself in the middle of religious, political and social conflicts. An Oxford scholar, one of Europe's most renowned philosophers, John Wycliffe was a defender of English nationalism against the power of the pope and a champion of the poor against the injustices of the rich.