Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

The son of a patriot who gave his life for France, Francois Villon grows up with a love for his country above all else. A poet with a taste for wine and women, he thinks nothing of insulting the visiting Duke of Burgundy in front of King Louis XI. Exiled for his crassness, Villon learns that the Duke plans to use his impending marriage to the King's daughter, Charlotte, as part of a scheme to conquer France. Villon concocts a plan that will free his beloved country from Burgundy's clutches...

Chuck Connors and Jimmy Barton are two American soldiers charged with guarding a scientist in a remote Siberian town. The friends find themselves at odds when they both fall under the spell of Sonia, a disgraced Russian princess. Unbeknownst to them, Sonia is a spy sent to steal the scientist's latest invention. Duty will have to overcome jealousy if Chuck and Jimmy are to prevent the deadly weapon from falling into enemy hands. Three Legionnaires is the last screenwriting credit for Carl...

George Dolenz stars as Edmond Dantes, the hero of Alexandre Dumas' legendary adventure novel, in this rarely-seen television series. Dantes is a man falsely imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Escaping from jail, he creates the new identity of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' to track down the men who framed him. The Italian-born Dolenz (1908-63) was discovered by famed produced Howard Hughes and signed to RKO in the 1940's, billed as the "European Leading Man". He is best remembered as the...

Originally titled "Pantomime Quiz," Stump The Stars premiered as a local series in 1947 and ran in both syndication and on CBS until 1970. The format was simple: two teams of celebrity panelists were joined every episode by a guest star and played Charades. It was a natural for television, drawing on the pantomime skills of the leading lights of Hollywood and Broadway while at the same time requiring nothing special by way of sets or costumes. Series producer Mike Stokey also acted as host,...

The Wyoming Whirlwind (BW, 1932): A masked man called "The Wolf" steals a strongbox from Steve Cantrell's ranch. Judy Flagg, a pretty newcomer to town, is almost killed in the robbery, but is saved by the timely intervention of Keene Wallace. The mysterious stranger reveals his secret to the girl -- That he is "The Wolf!" He seeks proof that Cantrell killed his father and stole the family ranch years before. With Judy's help, Wallace swears to bring the crooked rancher to justice. But as long...

Ford Sterling (1883-1939) was one of the most successful comedians of the silent era. He is best known for his work with the legendary Mack Sennett, for whom he played the chief of the Keystone Cops. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Sterling had no trouble when sound came in, starring in successful two-reelers from RKO and Educational Pictures. While in silents he was usually a crazed character hidden behind a fake beard and wire-rimmed glasses, by the 1930s Ford shed these accoutrements to...

Elsie Manning is the toast of New York, starring in a hit play that has taken Broadway by storm. In the midst of this success, she impulsively agrees to marry Horace Baker, a choice that would put an end to her career. On the eve of the wedding, the actress is visited by her former lover, James Nichols, who desperately attempts to make Elsie reconsider her decision. The argument is too much for the older man's heart, however, and Nichols dies suddenly in the starlet's boudoir. Fearing the...

Wealthy Harry Howells is madly in love with his fiancee, Ethel Morgan. He doesn't realize that she only wants him for his money. On the eve of their wedding, Harry discovers that Ethel is nothing more than a gold-digger. Devastated, he joins the fire department to forget his first love. When a six-alarm fire breaks out, Harry gets the chance to be a hero...and another eligible bachelorette may be just up the ladder. Billed as "A Classic of the Bashful Age!", His First Flame was filmed in 1925,...

THE RETURN OF GREY WOLF (1926): Fur trapper Louis La Rue discovers a wild dog in the Canadian wilderness. Naming him Grey Wolf, the pair quickly become inseparable. When Louis is attacked by a rival trapper, Gaston Pacot, he is blinded by a shotgun. Stealing his furs, Pacot heads to town to sell them. The loyal Grey Wolf will not abandon his master, however, and helps nurse Louis back to health. With the faithful dog at his side, Louis braves the Canadian winter to get his revenge on...

Billed as "a saga of modern America", The Ramparts We Watch was the first feature-length motion picture from The March of Time, the monthly newsreel that packed cinemas almost as much as the main attraction. With Pearl Harbor still over a year away, producer Louis de Rochemont was becoming concerned by the United States' reticence to intervene in the growing conflict in Europe. To call attention to those fears, he mounted a massive production that recreated American life immediately before our...

In a shtetl in Eastern Europe, young Saul Reichman dreams of a life far away from his overbearing father, Cantor Zanvel. He runs away from home and journeys to America hoping for success. Instead he winds up busing tables at a nightclub on New York's Lower East Side. One day while washing dishes, Saul is overheard singing and given a chance to perform on stage. Soon people are coming from all over New York to hear the young man's beautiful singing voice. A radio show and a tour of the United...

Entering its eighth season, LAST MAN STANDING stars Tim Allen as MIKE BAXTER, a happily married father of three daughters, who finds himself the odd man out as he tries to maintain his manliness in a home dominated by women.