Whilst in Paris, Stan and Ollie are persuaded to join the French Foreign Legion so that Ollie can forget his failed romance with their innkeeper's daughter Georgette. After being in the Legion for as long as they can take it, they want to get out, which is not so easy. 65 minutes - Black and White - 1939
12 silent comedy rarities featuring the earliest works of legendary comics Laurel & Hardy.
Laurel and Hardy ('The Boys' as they are affectionately known) are the most recognized comedy duo the cinema has produced. The film that introduced them as the "Stan and Ollie" characters we know so well today was 1927's Do Detectives Think?. Before that, Stan Laurel (from England) and Oliver Hardy (from America) had long solo careers, as this collection of rare and hilarious comedies shows.Hardy entered movies in 1913, Laurel in 1917. Stan often played sharp-witted types, and Ollie "heavies"...
Laurel and Hardy were one of the most critically acclaimed comedy teams of early American cinema. Their films produced by Hal Roach during the 20s and 30s defined their legacy. Enjoy this collection of some of their best and most celebrated episodes.
Academy Award winner Frances McDormand (Almost Famous, Fargo) stars in the sexy and witty story of a hard-living, free-thinking, rock-and-roll record producer who finds herself unexpectedly sharing a house with her straight-laced son and his super-conservative bride- to-be. Written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko (award- winning director of High Art) and also starring Christian Bale (American Psycho), Kate Beckinsale (Pearl Harbor), Natascha McElhone (Solaris) and Alessandro Nivola (Jurassic...
Deborah, a lonely and disenfranchised tattoo artist, endeavors to save herself and her town from an alien invasion. These dangerous invaders have harnessed media as a means to hypnotize humanity into submission. Deborah must resist their control and convince others to do the same.
Roommates Laverne DeFazio (Penny Marshall) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) are privates in the U.S. Army. Their superior is a pig named Sgt. Squealy, who always threatens to report them because of their antics and knack for getting into trouble and into situations where they don't belong.
Now in its 23rd season, Dick Wolf's iconic crime drama continues to set records as the longest-running U.S. primetime live-action series in history. Capt. Olivia Benson (Emmy Award-winner Mariska Hargitay) returns as commander of the Special Victims Unit, a dedicated squad of detectives who investigate vicious crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence. Benson is joined by her second-in-command, Sgt. Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice T), Senior Det. Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish), Officer Katriona...
Created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," now in its 22nd season, is the longest-running primetime live-action series of all time. As commander of the SVU, Capt. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all. She leads with empathy and professionalism, all the while dealing with her difficult past as a product of rape and her responsibility as a trailblazer in survivor advocacy, both of which influence the...
Created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" returns for a historic 21st season, becoming the longest-running, scripted, primetime live-action series of all time. For more than two decades, the elite detectives of the Special Victims Unit have been captivating viewers around the world as they investigate ripped-from-the-headlines cases of sexual assault and domestic violence. Led by the iconic Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), now the...
From Emmy Award -winning executive producer Dick Wolf comes the 18th season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the longest-running primetime drama currently on U.S. television. Mariska Hargitay returns as Sergeant Olivia Benson, a role that has earned her eight Emmy nominations for Lead Actress in a Drama Series. As acting commander of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, Lieutenant Benson leads a team of dedicated detectives seeking to bring sexually violent...
Robbing banks, holding up stagecoaches: That's the life Jake Wade thought he left behind when he put on a badge, found himself a pretty fiancee and set his path on the straight and narrow. But not yet. Wade's outlaw partner resurfaces to take the lawman and his girl captive, forcing them on a trek to recover the loot Wade buried long ago -- and plunging captor and captives into the violent heart of Comanche territory. John Sturges (The Great Escape) directs, continuing his string of rugged,...
From Emmy Award -winning producer Dick Wolf comes the gripping 24th season of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," television's longest-running primetime live-action series. Emmy Award winner Mariska Hargitay stars as Capt. Olivia Benson, commander of an elite squad of dedicated detectives who investigate New York City's most vicious sexually-based offenses. Working alongside her second-in-command, Sgt. Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice T), Senior Det. Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish), the squad's...
From Emmy Award -winning executive producer Dick Wolf comes the 19th season of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, the longest-running primetime drama currently on U.S. television. Mariska Hargitay returns as Sergeant Olivia Benson, a role that has earned her eight Emmy nominations for Lead Actress in a Drama Series. As acting commander of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, Lieutenant Benson leads a team of dedicated detectives seeking to bring sexually violent...
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit enters its historic 20th season, tying the record for the longest-running scripted live-action U.S. primetime series. For two unforgettable decades, the unflinching series has followed the elite detectives of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department as they investigate crimes of sexual assualt, child abuse and domestic violence. More relevant now than ever, the series from Primetime Emmy Award - winning producer Dick Wolf tackles topical...
Why should the rich have all the wealth? From London to Monte Carlo to San Remo to Shanghai, lady's maid Jane Hoskins (Greer Garson) is out to grab her share of the good life. Passing herself off as noblewoman Lady Loverly and teaming with an accomplice (Michael Wilding) who sometimes poses as a butler, she uses beauty and guile to fleece the well-to-do. But during a stay at the home of prominent San Francisco doyenne (Marjorie Main), the lady's feelings for a Spanish royal (Fernando Lama) may...
In the dead of night, terrifying, threatening notes are left at the homes of prairie settlers. Cabins are burned, and families murdered in their beds as a secret conspirator seeks to grab the land in Johnson County. Knowing that the settlers are unable to fight against the vicious land sharks, Dr. Kenton offers a novel solution - to appoint a land claims court to settle disputes.On the association's opening day, the president of the court is assassinated on his way to the courthouse, and the...
A quiet frontier town has become a playground for a group of greedy outlaws. Their prolific streak of stage robberies has attracted the attention of U.S. Marshal, Nevada McKenzie. The lawman suspects that the gang has an inside man tipping them off to future shipments. He couldn't be more right, but his plan to trip up this unknown collaborator by rigging a phony gold shipment proves an unlucky choice. Bradford, the bank manager in charge of the gold, happens to be the villain in question, and...
Archeologist Larry Mason's African expedition is derailed when an American singer, Nona Brooks, bursts into his campsite seeking help. On the run from Nazi agents, Nona leads them deeper into the jungle in her attempts to outrun the spies. While hiding out in a ghastly cave decorated with human skulls, Mason and his assistant, Jeff Jones (Mantan Moreland) come face to face with a savage gorilla determined to add their bones to his collection! After escaping the bloodthirtsy ape, the explorers...
A young female singer stranded in Rhodesia finds herself involved with a pair of foreign agents in this comedy adventure from Monogram Pictures. Arline Judge, John \"Dusty\" King, and Mantan Moreland headline the cast for director Jean Yarbrough (Here Come the Coeds, The Abbott and Costello Show). Songs include 'Jungle Moon', sung by Arline Judge, accompanied by an orchestra that doesn't seem to be there!
Gold prospector Cheyenne Davis (Lash LaRue) and his partner, Fuzzy Jones, help rid a frontier town of dangerous outlaws. While en route to Temecula for supplies, Cheyenne happens upon a stage coach that has just been held up by a masked gang. Arriving in town, he finds it overrun by gunmen terrorizing the local populace. It doesn't take long for one of the unwanted guests to reveal a pocket full of rings, which Davis recognizes as items stolen in the recent robbery. Realizing that they've been...
An ex-outlaw learns that there are many twists and turns when you want to go straight in this action-filled tale of the Western Badlands. Gang leader "Wolf" is shot down in the act of stealing cattle. Dying from his wounds, he gets his young ward, Jim Norris, to promise to settle down to honest work. After drifting south, Jim Norris becomes a hero when he prevents the Blanco Kid from forcing himself on an innocent girl. He takes a job as a cowhand on the cattle ranch of the girl's grateful...
After a disaster at sea, Captain Len Andrews and his family are picked up by a salvage vessel. The crew turn out to be ruthless criminals. While trying to escape Len is blinded and his wife is killed. Twenty years later, Len's son, Cole, has followed in his father's footsteps in the Coast Guard and is about to marry his fiance, Betty. But Cole's new superior officer, Drake, has been trying to lure Betty away from him. Len realizes Drake is the killer responsible for his wife's death years...
Harry Lorimer is pleased when his H&L Lumber Company is awarded a huge defense contract, and he can put the local timber men back to work. In his hiring frenzy he takes on John Gordon, an Easterner who claims to be a hotshot lumberjack. Someone is sabotaging the operation and Lorimer dies fighting a fire set by arsonists. His daughter Perry is left to carry on the business, aided by Gordon who has proven his ability with both an ax and a rifle. Sharpshooting skills will be needed because the...