To the Devil… a Daughter (1976)
Synopsis: An American author who specializes in the occult (Richard Widmark, Kiss of Death) tries to rescue an innocent teenage girl (Nastassja Kinski, Cat People) from the clutches of a […]
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From Beyond the Grave (1974)
Synopsis: A terrifying encounter with the supernatural is guaranteed to all customers who buy (or steal) items from an old antique store. Reaction & Thoughts: “… each purchase comes with […]
Time After Time (1979)
Synopsis: One night in 1893, British novelist and inventor H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange) informs a group of friends that he has built a time machine. However, one […]
Spellbound (1945)
Synopsis: Dr. Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird) is the new director of a mental hospital located in Vermont. Not soon after his arrival, Edwardes meets a psychiatrist, […]
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Synopsis: During World War II, a British soldier (Franchot Tone, Dangerous) stationed in Egypt, hides in an isolated hotel. The Germans soon arrive and the soldier quickly assumes a false […]
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Synopsis: Tired of hustling in The Big Apple, Susan Applegate (Ginger Rogers, Kitty Foyle) decides to return to her hometown in Iowa. Susan doesn’t have enough money for a train […]
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
Synopsis: The year is 1912. Seven-year-old Mary (Karen Dotrice, Mary Poppins) and her veterinarian father, Dr. McDhuis (Patrick McGoohan, Braveheart), live in a tiny village in Scotland. When Mary’s beloved […]
A Man Called Peter (1955)
Synopsis: The life and career of religious icon Dr. Peter Marshall, played by Richard Todd (The Hasty Heart): from his humble beginnings in Coatbridge, Scotland, to his graduation from the […]
Death on the Nile (1978)
Synopsis: Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov, Spartacus) is enjoying a vacation on a cruise on the Nile River when one of the passengers, a loathsome American socialite, Linnet Ridgeway […]
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Synopsis: In 1935, a shady businessman (Richard Widmark, Kiss of Death) is brutally murdered aboard the legendary Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express luxury train. Famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney, Tom Jones), who […]
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Synopsis: In 1935, Chicago, Illinois, motherless teen Natty Gann (Meredith Salenger, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon) embarks on an arduous 2,000 mile trip to reunite with her […]
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
Synopsis: In 16th-century Venice, Italy, a penniless young man, Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes, Shakespeare in Love), needs a large sum of money in order to marry a young heiress (Lynn Collins, […]
Julius Caesar (1953)
Synopsis: Fearful of Roman dictator Julius Caesar’s (Louis Calhern, The Asphalt Jungle) unlimited powers, senators Brutus (James Mason, A Star is Born) and Cassius (John Gielgud, Arthur) lead a conspiracy […]
Vengeance Valley (1951)
Synopsis: Owen Daybright (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Grantry) is the easy-going foreman of his adoptive father’s (Ray Collins, The Magnificent Ambersons) prosperous ranch. Owen runs the ranch alongside the cattle baron’s only […]
Mister 880 (1950)
Synopsis: Secret Service agent Steve Buchanan (Burt Lancaster, Atlantic City) becomes obsessed with capturing an elusive counterfeiter dubbed “Mister 880.” However, unbeknownst to the agent, the “master criminal” he is […]
Star Trek (The Original Series): The Conscience of the King (S01, E13)
Synopsis: Stardate 2817.6. Captain James T. Kirk is tasked with determining whether or not a celebrated Shakespearean actor, Anton Karidian (Arnold Moss, The Loves of Carmen and Viva Zapata!), is […]
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
Synopsis: In medieval Italy, archer Dardo Bartoli (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry) declares war against a German despot, Count “The Hawk” Ulrich (Frank Allenby, Vincente Minnelli’s Madame Bovary), after the aristocrat […]
Star Trek (The Original Series): The Menagerie (S01: E11-12)
Synopsis: Stardate 3012.4. Captain Kirk realizes that someone aboard the Enterprise has taken control of the ship’s computer. Kirk is shocked to discover not only that Mr. Spock is the […]
American Madness (1932)
Synopsis: Iron-willed, but benevolent banker Thomas Dickson’s (Walter Huston, The Treasure of Sierra Madre) faith in the human race is put to the ultimate test when one of his most […]
The Disappearance of Aimee (1976, TV-Movie)
Synopsis: On May 18, 1926, Canadian Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson (Faye Dunaway, Bonnie and Clyde) disappears from a California beach. Weeks later, McPherson reappears in Mexico, claiming that she had […]
Dracula and Son (1976)
Synopsis: After they are kicked out of their Transylvanian castle by communists, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee, The Wicker Man), and his son Ferdinand (Bernard Menez, Day for Night), end up […]
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
Synopsis: Alien kids with psychic powers, Tony (Ike Eisenmann) and Tia (Kim Richards), come to Los Angeles, California, for a vacation. After he is seen using his powers, Tony is […]
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
Synopsis: Two orphaned siblings (Ike Eisenmann, Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan, and Kim Richards, Tuff Turff) with extraordinary powers are adopted by a wealthy philanthropist (Ray Milland, The […]
