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Uncle Jed, Elly May, Granny, and Jethro bring their outrageous backwoods antics to Southern Californny in this hilarious CBS comedy series from 1962-71. As the oil-rich Clampetts struggle to make sense of modern city living, Milburn Drysdale lives in constant fear of these simple mountain folk withdrawing their $25 million from his Beverly Hills bank.The Clampetts and the Dodgers: Drysdale invites Jed to 'shoot some golf' but Jed and his family mistake the sport for some strange Beverly Hills...

A popular TV series in the late 1950's, "Lock Up" dramatizes how innocent citizens can be accused and punished for serious crimes, and that a thorough investigation - without prejudice, is the unalienable right of every citizen. The inspiration for these weekly stories(78 episodes from 1959 through 1961), came from the personal files and case histories of prominent, Philadelphia lawyer, Herbert L. Maris, a man who strongly believed in the major canon of American jurisprudence: That we are all...

A respectable suburban family is torn apart by a mother's descent into alcoholism. Helen Mason, formerly a top concert pianist, is now a devoted wife and mother to loving daughter Ginger. But her obsession with the bottle begins to take control of her life. When she nearly kills Ginger while driving on a drunken binge, husband Bob realizes that some serious intervention is called for.This groundbreaking film deals honestly with a taboo subject of the 1950s. In an era when drunkenness was...

Captain Bill Jones is flat broke when he finds a "lucky gold piece." The coin is an authentic Spanish doubloon and Jones quickly flashes it about in the city's taverns along with stories of a treasure trove of gold. Promising huge rewards, Jones schemes to get an investor to finance a treasure hunt. But when a rival captain begins to torture Bill's friends in an attempt to learn the secret location of the gold, the island explodes with violence.Captain Calamity's screenwriter, Crane Wilbur,...

Rancher Bob Gray receives an urgent plea to return to the Los Trances Valley where he grew up. A range war has erupted between the area's two largest ranches, one of which is owned by Bob's estranged father, Tom Gray. Tom and his rival, Harvey Allen, each accuse the other of cattle rustling and murder, and Bob's efforts to mediate are met with hostility. As each side gears up for a full-scale gun battle, Bob uncovers a criminal conspiracy to wrest control of both ranches from the feuding...

A thundering horde of mounted soldiers from a secret subterranean city strikes terror into the hearts of simple western ranchers. Some say they are just a myth, but radio star Gene Autry capitalizes on the legends by basing his weekly radio adventure on their exploits. A band of his loyal teen-age fans are convinced that the stories are true, and they form a secret club to investigate them. What they discover sparks their idol, Gene Autry, into action against the underground cult.Radio Ranch...

Pretty teenager Corliss Archer (Ann Baker), her lovable but clumsy boyfriend, Dexter Franklin (Bobby Ellis), and her unwitting parents, Harry and Janet Archer (John Eldredge and Mary Brian) get into one hysterical situation after another in four hilarious episodes of the popular TV comedy series. "Meet Corliss Archer" was inspired by the 1949 British film, A Kiss for Corliss (aka Almost A Bride), with the teenaged Shirley Temple playing the lead.Harry's Diet: Harry bets that he can lose five...

Pop Lawrence and his daughter Susan are barely making a living from the once prosperous mine they now believe to be picked clean. In reality, Big Ben Salter is secretly replacing high-grade ore with worthless rock just before each shipment is made. Marshal Lee Powell, working undercover, poses as an engineer to get the goods on Salter and risks his life in a daring game of cat and mouse.Along the Sundown Trail is the last of six "Frontier Marshals" pictures made by PRC as starring vehicles for...

Cattle rustler Bart Dunstan hires notorious Arizona gunman Sonny Karnes to run his stolen herd south across the Mexican border. Cattlemen's Association detective Steve Donovan, assigned to locate the missing steers, falls in love with Bart's stepdaughter Lucy. He is captured while trying to rescue the girl from her abusive father. With both the crooked rancher and the Arizona badman pitted against him, Donovan seems destined for a shallow grave.Based on an Eric Howard novelette printed in the...

Pilot Jim Clark and stewardess Shirley Brooks quit their jobs and launch The Honeymoon Air Service, transporting couples to Las Vegas for their nuptials. Business is booming until foreign agents manage to sneak a stolen top-secret military weapon aboard. At gunpoint they force Jim to fly to Mexico. But mechanical problems cut off the plane's engines, the aircraft crashes and both hostages and hijackers find themselves fighting for survival.Flying Blind's star, Richard Arlen, was a real-life...

Ripped from the case files of police forces across the country, "Racket Squad" sought to expose the devious machinations of the con man. Running from 1951-1953, "Racket Squad" was one of the first series to portray the gritty reality of criminal investigation and was twice nominated for an Emmy award.Knockout: Con men elaborately stage a fake prize fight and swindle a popular band leader out of $50,000.The Soft Touch: An intricate web of deceit ensues when a sexy temptress and a pair of...

Columbus (1923, B&W, Silent): This extremely rare, beautifully produced 1923 silent film recounts the story of the discoverer of America, with historical accuracy approved by Yale University. Adapted from the book, "The Spanish Conquerors" by Irving Berdine Richman, this well-mounted production features lavish sets and costumes with beautifully composed scenes that resemble historic paintings of the period. Beginning in 1485 with Columbus' desperate years of trying to raise funds, first in...