In the 1930s and early '40s, fans flocked to biopics. So Hollywood had a great idea: take the stars of Boys Town and reteam them -- with a twist -- to tell the compelling life story of America's greatest inventor, Thomas Edison. So Mickey Rooney portrayed Young Tom Edison and Spencer Tracy headlined Edison, the Man. The films opened two months apart, and each garnered huge, enthusiastic audiences. In this tale of Edison's youth, Tom's scientific curiosity and experiments gone wrong are...

Herman Wouk's bestseller about a Kentucky-born writer's spectacular rise and fall among the big-city glitterati gets the big-screen treatment courtesy of Warner Bros. master of melodrama Delmer Daves. Daves, fresh from a string of successes, recruited celebrated and storied composer Max Steiner to score the film, adding gravitas to the glitz. James Franciscus stars as the title character, a truck driver who arrives in New York City intent on making it as a writer. Aided by a friendly editor,...

Screen greats Lana Turner, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Taylor and William Powell all have cameos in this fun-loving comedy about teenage girls who cause mayhem while seeking autographs. Young star Virginia Weidler plays Joan Lyons, a New York City teenager with an endearing flair for the melodramatic. Joan serves as president of a movie fan club whose members collect celebrity autographs. When Joan learns that Greer Garson (as herself) is in town, she and best friend Patsy (Jean...

Hank Williams is making a buck pitching a snake-oil cure-all to the gullible, capping his spiel by picking up his guitar and singing. In the crowd is The Drifting Cowboys, a group of touring country-western musicians who happen to be passing through. Say, Hank, would you like to join our group? Memphis-born George Hamilton is winningly natural as Williams in the musical biopic of the short-lived but forever influential "Hillbilly Shakespeare." It's a deeply felt, lived-in story, made with the...

Eddie Constantine. In this French espionage thriller, Eddie again plays the role that made him a star, Lemmy Caution. Lots of two fisted action. From 16mm.

Cotchatootamee College holds a competition for "Outstanding Student of the Year," run by psychology professor Gerald Payne. The coeds, resenting restrictions on curfew and dating, decide to play a prank on Payne by inventing a fictitious student too good to be true. They hire a loudmouthed actress from New York to play the part of freshman "Patty Flynn." Remarkably, Payne falls head over heels for "Patty" and tries to date her. When the dean finds out how Payne's been played for a fool, he...

Two young strangers are framed after a daring daylight jewelry store heist. Unable to convince a judge of their innocence, both Phillip and Bonnie are sentenced to 18 months in jail. After being paroled for good behavior, they try to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives. Ostracized by society and facing the harsh reality of constant suspicion, the two are drawn together and nurture strength in their growing love for one another.Their lives gradually improve until Phillip's new boss...

Take me there to Zamboanga, in the islands far away...here there is life, full of adventure... One of the first movies ever made in the Philippines, Zamboanga is the exotic tale of the amazing Moro tribe, "the sea gypsies of the Sulu Sea." Danoa, leader of the fearless Moro pearl divers, plans to marry Minda, the beautiful granddaughter of the tribe's chieftain. But Hadji Razul, the barbaric ruler of the Toa people, wants the girl for his harem of wives. With the help of a disgraced American...

Fish or lamb chops? A wrong dinner selection gives food poisoning to the pilot and first officer of Flight 714 -- and that could mean doom for everyone aboard in Zero Hour!, the high-flying film based on a story by Arthur Hailey (Airport, Hotel) and later spoofed in the comedy Airplane!. Dana Andrews portrays the passenger who must overcome the trauma of his wartime experiences to guide the plane. His reaction when asked if he can fly the DC-4: "No. Not a chance." Sterling Hayden plays the...

Heaven's harps and wings are nice, but what showman extraordinaire Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. wants most now that he's no longer on Earth is to put on another extravaganza. It would have the brightest stars and creative talents. The most in glamour, gams and optimism. In short, it would be like Ziegfeld Follies. With a who's who of credited and uncredited Hollywood talents, this all-star revue is heaven to fans of musicals. Fred Astaire dazzles once, twice four numbers in all. Red Skelton reprises...

Heaven's harps and wings are nice, but what showman extraordinaire Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. wants most now that he's no longer on Earth is to put on another extravaganza. It would have the brightest stars and creative talents. The most in glamour, gams and optimism. In short, it would be like Ziegfeld Follies. With a who's who of credited and uncredited Hollywood talents, this all-star revue is heaven to fans of musicals. Fred Astaire dazzles once, twice four numbers in all. Red Skelton reprises...

Diagnosed with a health condition that's likely to be fatal, Paul Cameron figures out how he can provide for his family's future. He doesn't have a tidy life insurance policy. Instead, he has the plan of a desperate man: he'll cleverly frame himself as the perpetrator of an unsolved, high-profile murder and arrange events so that his family gets the unclaimed reward money linked to the case. As the movie title suggests, Cameron's scheme twists and turns in unforeseen ways in this nimble...

Musical star Grace Hayes has just completed a successful tour and is ready for a vacation. But after reading a newspaper article about obnoxious college prankster Peter Kendricks she decides to change her plans and head to the campus. Her obsession with the lad is a secret known only to her. But she is determined to change his life whether he likes it or not.Zis Boom Bah is notable for its cast. The lead, Grace Hayes, was a former vaudeville star. Her real life son, Peter Lind Hayes. plays her...

Zorro the legendary masked hero of old California, battles for the oppressed citizens of Santa Cruz against the vicious commandant, Sebastian Golle. Working the villagers to the breaking point and skimming taxes owed to Spain, Golle is desperate to rid himself of his nemesis. Zorro's fight is seemingly finished when newly appointed Governor Palma is murdered and Zorro is falsely arrested for the crime.The Bold Caballero, the first Zorro adventure filmed in color, features popular cowboy actor...

Captain Juan Ramon and his troopers, rule the peasants of Old California with an iron fist and the people pray for a deliverer. When the soldiers torture a priest in a public square,a masked champion appears, dressed in black, known only as Zorro. With his dazzling swordsmanship, he disperses and humiliates the troops, while freeing the clergyman, to the delight of the villagers. Zorro launches his own secret war, harassing and sabotaging Ramon's men, and always eluding capture. As the...

Zorro, the legendary masked Mexican hero, fights for justice in rare films from the 1930s.

Wandering stranger Fred Martin saves ranch hand "Fuzzy" Jones from certain death at the hands of thugs. In return, the grateful old-timer gets him a job at the Lazy B ranch. They quickly discover that the foreman, Tex Walters, is in cahoots with Pa Bailey, a cattle rustler. But, unknown to all, Fred is the last living descendent of Don Diego, the legendary adventurer known as Zorro. He dons the famous black mask, hat, and cape of his ancestor to smash the rustlers once and for all...This...

Sabotage threatens the construction of the California-Yucatan Railroad! Unscrupulous financier J.A. Marsden employs El Lobo and his gang of hoodlums to force the sale of the railroad. The desperate owner summons the great-grandson of the legendary hero. Trading sword for six-shooter, Zorro dons his mask and cape to thwart the thugs and save the train line from destruction.

Sabotage threatens the construction of the California-Yucatan Railroad! Unscrupulous financier J.A. Marsden employs El Lobo and his gang of hoodlums to force the sale of the railroad. The desperate owner summons the great-grandson of the legendary hero. Trading sword for six-shooter, Zorro dons his mask and cape to thwart the thugs and save the train line from destruction.

The legendary black-clad avenger of evil returns in this action-packed serial. Lovely Crescent City newspaper editor Barbara Meredith (Linda Stirling) is actually "The Black Whip," an elusive masked figure that lashes out against the corrupt Hammond (Francis McDonald) and his fiendish band of outlaws who are determined to keep Idaho from joining the Union. She teams up with dashing undercover Federal agent Vic Gordon (George J. Lewis) in a quest to defeat the vicious sidewinders and bring...

The legendary black-clad avenger of evil returns in this action-packed serial. Lovely Crescent City newspaper editor Barbara Meredith (Linda Stirling) is actually "The Black Whip," an elusive masked figure that lashes out against the corrupt Hammond (Francis McDonald) and his fiendish band of outlaws who are determined to keep Idaho from joining the Union. She teams up with dashing undercover Federal agent Vic Gordon (George J. Lewis) in a quest to defeat the vicious sidewinders and bring...

Power-hungry warlords threaten the freedom of the new republic of Mexico, with only one man and his band of fighters standing in their way. Zorro, the fearless masked champion, calls together the bravest men of Mexico to stand against the brutal Don Del Oro and his plot to rule the country. Deep within a mountainside fortress the villain poses as an ancient god, sending the Yaqui Indians to loot gold shipments in order to bankrupt the government. Del Oro employs human sacrifice and torture in...

The complete "Zorro's Black Whip" serial on two DVDs.