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History comes alive in this vivid recreation of the amazing life of Pedro de Gante, the Franciscan missionary who Christianized the pagan Aztecs in the 16th century.In 1523, Pedro de Gante arrived via Spanish galleon in the Gulf of Mexico, the New World's first Christian missionary. The scholarly churchman used "peaceful persuasion" to introduce the natives to the teachings of Jesus Christ, and established schools, hospitals and churches that changed the lives of the Aztecs. This inspirational...

Harold is a spineless coward who spends most of his time afraid of his own shadow. When the town jewelry store is robbed, he is deputized along with every other able-bodied man to capture the culprit. Petrified by his new responsibility, Harold is given a good luck charm by his grandmother. According to her, it brought the boy's grandfather great success during the Civil War. Emboldened, Harold heads out to nab the robber - not realizing the "good luck charm" is just the handle from an old...

Don Winslow (Don Terry) is a top naval commander assigned to the islands around Pearl Harbor. There, naval intelligence has detected a ruthless gang of saboteurs who seek to destroy supply ships carrying rations and equipment for the troops and undermine the entire United States' war effort in the Pacific. With his right hand man Red Pennington (Walter Sande) and the help of the lovely Mercedes Colby (Claire Dodd) and Misty Gaye (Anne Wagel), Commander Winslow investigates. The foursome faces...

Two brothers, Lee and Chris, recklessly sail to the South Pacific in an attempt to flee from the authorities. A hurricane drives them off course and they are shipwrecked on a tropical island populated by female pearl divers who harbor a dark and deadly secret. Lee dares the vengeance of the Shark Gods and steals a priceless treasure, while Chris fights to save an native beauty from from a horrific fate. This colorful epic was filmed on location on the island of Kauai and was shot by Roger...

Sailor Dim Husky plans to leave the U.S. Navy and marry his sweetheart Myrna. His best friend Pete protests and sets about to prove that life as a bachelor seafarer is the best. Pete cons Husky into taking his punishment for splashing the ship's Captain with paint. While Husky does time in the brig, Pete swings into action with Husky's girl, Myrna. A smooth talking social butterfly with a bevy of boyfriends, Myrna is actively husband-hunting. The lucrative Navy widow benefits that Pete might...

Beverly Garland plays a tough-as-nails lady cop who fights crime on the streets of New York in 16 episodes of this long-lost TV classic.

This collection includes four of Bela Lugosi's best mysteries: 'The Death Kiss' (1933), 'The Mysterious Mr. Wong' (1934), 'Murder By Television' (1935), and 'The Postal Inspector' (1936).

On the banks of the river Ganges lies a small Hindu village of farmers and fishermen. Their only treasure is a sacred ruby, safely hidden in an underground temple dedicated to Vishnu. According to an ancient prophecy, as long as the gem remains in its temple, no famine will befall the village, and no enemy will enslave it. Usaka, the power-hungry chief of the village, ignores this warning and makes a deal with white traders to exchange the ruby for modern weapons. A humble fisherman, Aimur,...

A serial arsonist is on the loose and the authorities are all but helpless in the face of his fiery rampage. Retired firefighter Jim Hadley, outraged by the death of his best friend in one of the arsonist's fires, offers to help catch the maniac before anyone else gets hurt.Movies about pyromaniacs are a fairly common staple for the action market, but The Last Alarm is the only one we've found whose firebug worships Vulcan and starts conflagrations as sacrifices to that ancient Roman god of...

In four action-packed episodes of the popular wild-west adventure series, thrilling sagas of legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley (Gail Davis) unfold in the dusty town of Diablo. Chasing outlaws from the saddle of her trusty horse, Target, Annie keeps law and order with Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig (Brad Johnson) at her side. Helping them is Annie's younger brother Tagg, always eager to solve the town's exciting mysteries of suspense. A fictional account of the life of the famous star of Buffalo...

In the fiery desert of North Africa, young hard-hitting French Legionnaire, Don Carter (Ben Alexander) gets thrown in the brig for hitting his sergeant while arguing over beautiful cabaret singer Nina De Bernay (Hala Linda). Feeling responsible for his fate, Nina turns to the local sheik for help. Sworn enemy of the French invaders, Sheik Ibrahim Ul-Ahmed (Roy D'Arcy) sends his henchmen to free Don, scheming to force him to assemble captured French machine guns. Don's older brother Bob (Ralph...

Join host John Newland, your guide into the world of the unknown, in this classic TV series that aired in 1959. Based on unexplained real life stories, we are taken beyond the five senses through dramatizations of supernatural happenings to everyday people. Encounter: Just after sighting and photographing a UFO, a pilot radios in a distress call to his base mere moments before he and his plane disappear.The Clown: A sweet old circus clown befriends a young bride who is on the run from her...