The Emperor Jones (1933)

The Emperor Jones

The Emperor Jones is a 1933 American pre-code film adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s 1920 play of the same title, directed by iconoclast Dudley Murphy, written for the screen by playwright DuBose Heyward, and starring Paul Robeson in the title role.…

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E.…

The Little Princess

The Little Princess

When Captain Crewe is called to service during the Boer War, he enrolls his little daughter Sara in a boarding school run by the heartless Amanda Minchin.…

Thirty Nine Steps

Thirty Nine Steps

A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and to stop a spy ring which is trying to steal top secret information.…

Wonder: The Lives of Anna and Harlan Hubbard

Wonder: The Lives of Anna & Harlan Hubbard

Anna and Harlan Hubbard may not be names familiar to most readers.…

Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky

Director Sergei Eisenstein’s epic Alexander Nevsky features some of the most beautiful imagery ever put on film, a majestic music score by Prokifiev and a dazzling, climactic battle on a frozen lake.…

Mr. Moto’s Last Warning

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

The Japanese detective (Peter Lorre) thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the Suez Canal and blaming the British.…

They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal

Johnnie Bradfield (played by John Garfield) is a world champion boxer falsely accused of murder.…

Carnival of Souls

Carnival of Souls

After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.…