Leon Errol (1881-1951) was a legend in vaudeville long before he ever set foot on a soundstage. The Australian-born funnyman starred in and directed Ziegfield Follies on Broadway alongside such fellow luminaries as W.C. Fields and Fanny Brice. Hollywood beckoned, and although Errol appeared in such studio features as the all-star Alice in Wonderland (1933) with Gary Cooper and Cary Grant and the classic 1941 Fields' vehicle Never Give A Sucker An Even Break, he found his greatest fame in RKO's...
Leon Errol (1881-1951) was a legend in vaudeville long before he ever set foot on a soundstage. The Australian-born funnyman starred in and directed the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway alongside such fellow luminaries as W.C. Fields and Fanny Brice. Hollywood beckoned, and Errol appeared in studio features such as the all-star cast Alice in Wonderland (1933), the classic 1941 Fields comedy Never Give A Sucker An Even Break, and the Universal horror sequel The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944). His...
Leon Errol (1881-1951) was a legend in vaudeville long before he ever set foot on a soundstage. The Australian-born funnyman starred in and directed the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway alongside such fellow luminaries as W.C. Fields and Fanny Brice. Hollywood beckoned, and Errol appeared in studio features such as the all-star cast Alice in Wonderland (1933), the classic 1941 Fields comedy Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, and the Universal horror sequel The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944). His...
Leonard Soloway is an American original and a Broadway legend. In a career that has spanned more than 70 years, Soloway has helped bring to the stage nearly 150 productions that have collected more than 40 Tony Awards and two Pulitzer Prizes. Near age 90, Leonard is not done, still working to put together yet another show. Now this extraordinary story is told in LEONARD SOLOWAY'S BROADWAY, a feature-length documentary that goes behind the scenes to show how a master producer brings shows to...
Emily Mortimer stars in director Hisako Matsui's lavish period drama centering on the life story of Leonie Gilmour, an early 20th century literary editor whose troubled romance with celebrated Japanese poet Yone Noguchi resulted in the birth of famed artist and architect Isamu Noguchi. A tender and inspiring story of a remarkable woman who nurtures the amazing artistic talent of her son across continents, wars and cultures, in search of art and freedom. Bonus features include trailer and The...
Ullmann plays Leonor, a beautiful woman who dies at the beginning of the film. Upon her death her widower (Piccoli) instantly remarries literally on the same day. But ten years and two sons later, Piccoli still yearns for his dead first wife. He's eventually shown a way (at heavy cost) to bring her back from the dead. It's a big mistake, though, as Liv begins stalking the countryside, looking for little kids to murder! All this happens while the black plague is decimating the countryside. Cool...
Is it man, beast or both behind a string of savage maulings and murders in The Leopard Man? An escaped leopard provides the catalyst for a foray into fear in which castanets clack wildly, a cemetery is a rendezvous for death and love, and a closed door heightens rather than hides the horror of a young girl's fate. It's the third and final teaming of producer Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur (Cat People). And there's danger dead ahead when director Mark Robson (Bedlam) helms The Ghost Ship....
The wife of a cruel headmaster and his mistress conspire to kill him, but after the murder is committed, his body disappears, and strange events begin to plague the two women.
"Bravo," say critics about an entertainer's tell-all memoir chronicling her days in the cabaret act Barry Nichols and Les Girls. "Libel!," cries another of Les Girls, setting in motion a talons-and-fact-baring litigation that proves Les Girls will be girls and that Cole Porter movie musicals will always sparkle. Gene Kelly plays Nichols, and Mitzi Gaynor and Golden Globe Best Actress winners Kay Kendall and Taina Elg are the femmes in this George Cukor-directed romp that won a Best Costume...
"BRAVO" say critics about an entertainer's tell-all memoir chronicling her days in the cabaret act Barry Nichols and Les Girls. "Libel!" cries another of Les Girls, setting in motion a talons- and fact-baring litigation that proves Les Girls will be girls and that Cole Porter movie musicals will always sparkle. Gene Kelly plays Nichols, and Mitzi Gaynor, Golden Globe Best Actress winner Kay Kendall and Taina Elg are the femmes in this George Cukor-directed romp that won a Best Costume Design...
Delve into the history behind Les Miserables: one of the greatest novels of the 19th Century, one of the greatest musical stage plays of the 20th Century, and now one of the greatest box office successes of the 21st Century.
Radha is an English girl who was abandoned in India by her father as a baby. Unaware of her true parentage, she meets a British Army officer, Captain Richard Townsend, and falls in love with the handsome soldier. A bloody revolution erupts in India, and the badly wounded Townsend is sent home to recover. Radha, left homeless after the uprising, discovers her true identity and sets off for England to reclaim her birthright.Released at the height of Mary Pickford's popularity, Less Than the Dust...
Liam, an aspiring young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair. But soon, Liam realizes he is ensnared in a web of family secrets and resentment. Sinclair and his family all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam's future and their own. Class, ambition and betrayal become a dangerous combination in this taut noir thriller.
Combining Nelson Eddy's fine baritone voice with its message of religious and ethnic tolerance, Let Freedom Ring distinguishes itself as a most unusual western. While boasting its share of bad guys and two-fisted action, this ambitious film delivers a powerful and heartfelt message. The setting is the west circa 1868. The villain is the land grabbing railroad, personified by smooth-talking tycoon Jim Knox (Edward Arnold). Knox finally meets his match, however, when he comes up against leathery...
Let Her Out follows Helen, a bike courier who suffers a traumatic accident. As she recovers, she begins to experience strange episodic-black outs, hallucinations, and night terrors-that lead her to discover that she has a tumor, a benign growth that is the remnants of a "vanishing twin" absorbed in utero. Over time, the tumor manifests itself as the dark and demented version of a stranger. As Helen's emotional and psychological state begins to deteriorate further and further, she begins to act...
An ordinary man takes revenge only to find it's made him the target of a major crime lord and his army of psychopaths and professional killers.
On one great day, Jay Trotter (Richard Dreyfuss) has a chance to make all his dreams come true. 'Let it ride' is Trotter's motto. After learning about a horse arranged to come in first, he is determined to place a bet an then parlay his money. Trotter thinks he might have a chance to win a fortune if he doesn't listen to the advice of his friends - a funny assortment of characters who bring new meaning to the expression 'the odds'. Based on the novel by Jay Cronley (Funny Farm, Quick Change).
Novelist Alice Hughes boards an ocean liner with her two best friends from college to have some fun and heal old wounds, while her nephew -- who tags along to look after them -- falls for an alluring stowaway.
John Huston's moving documentary about returning war veterans was suppressed by the United States government for over thirty years after it was produced. "Every man has his breaking point," says narrator Walter Huston. "These in the fulfillment of their duties as soldiers were forced beyond the limits of human endurance." Filmed at two Long Island locations (Edgewood State Hospital, and Pilgrim State Hospital), this account of ex-soldiers struggling with emotional trauma is unforgettable.
Frumpy Kitty Brown is a devoted wife -- until she discovers her husband has a sweetie on the side. So Kitty throws the bum out and heads for the beauty parlor. Three years later, now-glamorous Kitty accepts grande dame Bouccy Bouccicault's invitation for the weekend. The plan: Bouccy's granddaughter is being romanced by a very attractive older man. Couldn't Kitty please win him away? Imagine Kitty's surprise when the attractive older man turns out to be her ex-husband! Screen diva Norma...
Maureen O'Sullivan (David Copperfield) and Academy Award winner Henry Fonda (1981, Best Actor, On Golden Pond) star in a compelling drama about two men accused of a crime they didn't commit, and the woman who is determined to see them cleared. Brick Tennant (Fonda) and his beautiful fiancee, Mary (O'Sullivan), are on the verge of their nuptials, planning to have their dream house built, and establishing his taxi cab business. When poor eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence pin a...
After witnessing a murder committed by a notorious criminal known only as "Four Fingers," street urchin Johnny Gallegher confides in his pal, brash reporter Clay Callahan, who breaks the story. Public reaction to the big scoop goes to Callahan's head and he not only gets fired but loses his girlfriend as well. The newshound gets a chance to redeem himself when Gallegher learns where the still-at-large "Four Fingers" is hiding out. But the desperate crook has already killed once and won't...