Drama - DVD

<p>Wallace Reed and Gloria Swanson star in Cecil B. DeMille's drama about infidelity and seduction. From the pen of Arthur Schnitzler (La Ronde, Eyes Wide Shut), this tale follows the life of Anatol (Reed), and his search for a better relationship than what he...

<p>Director Charles Lamont was better known for directing slapstick comedies, but with August Weekend he shows a lighter touch. It's about a high-society dinner party where a wealthy married man is in pursuit of a beautiful young woman. Meanwhile, a younger and not-so-wealthy man...

<p>An indepth look at the crack epidemic in 1990s New York, Crackdown Big City Blues illustrates the anguish, brutality and violence associated with an addictive drug. Witness rival gangs fight to claim their turf in a war that reverberates across the whole community. In...

<p>Cult director Bert I. Gordon was at the helm for this terrifying story of supernatural passion. On an island community off of California, Tom Stewart (Richard Carlson) is preparing to marry the woman he loves. When his old girlfriend, Vi, confronts him at the...

<p>Ernest Hemingway's classic tale gets the Hollywood treatment in this 1952 adventure from Twentieth Century Fox. Gregory Peck stars as Harry Street, a hunter reflecting on his life as he lies dying while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. The movie, which...

<p>Government agent Gordon (Hal Taliaferro) goes undercover to investigate an ongoing war between cattlemen and sheepmen. But he soon finds himself framed for murder! This low budget western from the short-lived Empire Pictures is from the golden era of shoot 'em ups, when audiences...

<p>Ellery Queen (Eddie Quillan) finds himself in the middle of mystery involving a rare Chinese postage stamp and the murder of two men, both killed in locked rooms. Directed by three-time Oscar nominee Ralph Staub, this enthralling feature from Republic Pictures will keep you...

<p>There's A New Godfather In Town and everybody wants his body, including the FBI, some foxy chicks, and the Mafia! An explosive confrontation is brewing when a young black criminal (Rod Perry) runs afoul of a mob operated heroin cartel. Written and directed by...

<p>Lew Ayres is the undisputed king of the newsboys in this stirring melodrama from Republic Pictures. Ayres plays Jerry Flynn, a young man from the slums whose girlfriend leaves him for a rich gangster. Determined to become a success, Flynn pours his energy into...

<p>The stories of John Dillinger, Ma Barker, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde are told in this anthology weaved together from the old Gangbusters television show. With such stars as Lyle Talbot, Lash La Rue, and Jeanne Carmen on hand, this feature is...

<p>This "bold, daring and frank" exploitation film features famed conjoined twins, the vaudeville sensations Violet and Daisy Hilton, portraying fictionalized versions of themselves in a narrative that reflects their tragic and unfortunate lives. Used and mistreated by their craven manager, the Siamese twins find...

<p>An unholy alliance! Marking the feature film debut of one of Hollywood's most influential and widely referenced auteur directors, Sam Peckinpah, The Deadly Companions centers on a redemptive journey to escort a funeral procession through dangerous Indian Territory. Featuring fine work from a top-notch...

<p>A classic 1940's noir set almost entirely aboard an ominous freighter travelling from Central America to Galveston, Texas, this film revolves around the ill-fated Joe Beck (portrayed by none other than the original Batman, Robert Lowery) as he attempts to retrieve his deceased grandfather's...

<p>Hollywood's first Tarzan, Elmo Lincoln, stars in this surprisingly faithful adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's famous novel. Nearly a century after it was first released, it's still a stirring tale of the orphaned child who grows to become king of the apes! Enid Markey...

<p>Cruel and duplicitous prospector Chet Kasedon hires mining engineer Randolph Gale to locate a hidden Indian gold mine after their Chief Moya refuses to disclose its location. But when kind-hearted Gale witnesses Kasedon's vicious cruelty towards Moya, he switches sides in this bold adventure...

<p>Culled from the 12 part serial The New Adventures of Tarzan, this stirring feature has been singled out as the only Tarzan film between the silent era and the 1960s to present the character as Edgar Rice Burroughs meant him to be, as a...

<p>A millionaire whose personal life is crumbling decides to disappear and start a new life. Directed by Phil Rosen, with a story idea credited to Franklin D. Roosevelt, this is the only film where a sitting President of the United States has been given...

<p>Dependable bush pilot Red North (Austin Willis) finds his steady business on the line when his spiteful half-brother (Jack La Rue) relocates his own bush pilot business to the same Canadian territory. Not only that, but the brothers end up fighting over the same...

<p>When the East Side Kids tangle with some West Side Crooks, it's a jillion dollar holler! The gang is befriended by a millionaire after saving him from a mugging, but when they realize the man's son was one of the criminals, they set out...

<p>Tom Tyler plays Tom Wade, a range detective whose brother has been accused of robbery and murder. Wade has only one clue to prove his brother's innocence: a set of unusual tire tracks. This film was directed by Sam Katzman, who later became known...

<p>Bandleader Cab Calloway, the one and only "Hi De Ho Man," plays himself in a rousing musical venture involving sexy girls, night clubs, and gangsters! Songs include "St. James Infirmary Blues," and "Don't Falter at the Altar." Also, look for performances by the Peters...

<p>Yvonne De Carlo rose to stardom in this tale that set the world afire! As a dancer forced to leave her country under allegations of being a spy, she ends up in a lawless Arizona town where she makes the guns grow cold and...

<p>Scientists on the verge of a breakthrough in time travel shouldn't be placed under a deadline by a gruff new boss, but that's exactly what happens in this odd adventure from exploitation director David L. Hewitt (The Mighty Gorga; The Girls from Thunder Strip)....

<p>Richard Dix stars in this epic of the boisterous and brawling Old West! Wounded in a gun battle with the notorious James gang, John Bonniwell (Dix) wakes up in the hospital to find out he's been elected marshal! He quickly learns that this hot-...

<p>Rudolph Valentino stars as Juan Gallardo, the poor young man who goes against his mother's wishes and becomes a toreador. His fame leads him into the arms of two women -- his childhood sweetheart Carmen, and the Marquis of Guevera's beautiful daughter. Life is...

<p>A woman doesn't realize that the man she has just married is a gangster. When she is implicated in a murder he committed, she turns to an ex-boyfriend, who is now a park ranger, for help. He hides her out in a cabin up...

<p>Buster Keaton is still trying to get the girl in this classy comedy from 1927. This time he's playing a bookish fellow who takes up sports in order to impress his sweetheart (Anne Cornwall). Baseball buffs will notice legendary Detroit Tiger outfielder Sam Crawford...

<p>Two Oscar nominations went to this dramatic story of a young man out to avenge his father's wrongful execution. Burgess Meredith and John Carradine star in this compelling drama from director Alfred Santell, while the cinematography was by two time Oscar nominee J. Peverell...

<p>A psychotic killer prowls the night...will he be stopped before he kills again? Ronnie Burns (the son of TV favorites George Burns and Gracie Allen!) stars as Chet, a delusional young man boiling with rage after his brother is sentenced to death for murder....

<p>She could have had millionaires, but she turned them down for a guy who offered her love on a budget in a three room apartment! This romantic comedy from director Arthur G. Collins (Thank You, Jeeves!) stars Anne Nagel and Weldon Heyburn in a...

<p>Three people vacationing in Puerto Rico go for a swim. When they resurface, they realize that something in the air has killed everyone on the island; has the entire world been destroyed this way? Since the trio is made up of two men and...

<p>A dangerous cougar is the central element in this tale of a young man who returns to his mother's birthplace, which happens to be a small valley in draught-wracked southern Utah. The youngster finds himself involved in a feud between two men hoping to...

<p>This explosive feature from director Samuel Bischoff (the producer of such favorites as The Roaring Twenties and Macao) stars Howard Phillips in a tale of wrongly imprisoned men, prison riots, and friends sticking together to prove a man's innocence. In the tradition of classic...

<p>Prolific B-movie master Sam Newfield (The Terror of Tiny Town, Dead Men Walk) helmed this tale of a scientist who turns his simple-minded handyman into a raving wolf creature. Why would he do such a thing? To turn the beast on his enemies, of...

<p>Sherlock Holmes gets the call when several young women turn up dead in London. The only common clue is that each corpse is missing a finger. Holmes suspects a diabolical plot hatched by his arch enemy Moriarty, but the trail leads him to a...

<p>Mary Astor (1941 Best Supporting actress Oscar winner for The Great Lie), stars in this dramatic tale from director Robert Florey. Based on a play co written by Oscar nominee George Abbott (All Quiet on the Western Front, The Pajama Game), this feature follows...

<p>Nelson Leigh portrays Jesus of Nazareth in this rare production. This historical saga also stars Richard Hale and John Doucette, and features cinematography by Oscar nominee Walter Strenge (Stagecoach to Fury) as well as music by Oscar nominee Alberto Colombo (Portia on Trial). Movie...

<p>Matt Stevens (John Ashley) comes from a wealthy family. He even has his own nanny to look after him. But at school he leads a gang of thugs. When he's not shaking down kids for money, he's rigging the election for class president. Eventually,...

<p>Buster Keaton plays the son of a steamboat captain in this classic comedy from the silent era. Regarded by many as one of Keaton's best, he not only turns in a fine acting job as an effete young man trying to show his worth,...

<p>Renowned novelist and screenwriter Horace McCoy (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?) had a hand in this story of postal inspectors tracking down stolen money. Ricardo Corte, Patricia Ellis, and Bela Lugosi head the cast for director Otto Brower, while the cinematography was by one...

<p>Fireman Larry Baker ( Norman Foster) lets publicity go to his head after he makes a series of dramatic rescues. His fellow firemen and his girlfriend begin to shun him, but when his best girl is stuck in a blazing inferno, Larry gets a...

<p>Keye Luke steps into the role of Mr. Wong, the celebrated detective. This time Wong is investigating the murder of a famous architect. This little pearl from Monogram Pictures, which also stars Grant Withers and Lotus Long, was directed by Phil Rosen, a well...

<p>Lionel Atwill plays a duel role in this intriguing mystery from Monogram Pictures. Murder, double crosses, wisecracking reporters, and a dramatic trial all add up to create a thrilling entertainment. Director Phil Rosen was truly a veteran of the movie business, having started out...

<p>Warren Oates is Frank Mansfield, a down on his luck competitor in the sordid world of cockfighting. Broke, and ignoring his fiance's demand that he settle down to a normal life, he's vowed to never speak again until he wins the coveted Cockfighter of...

<p>Mona Freeman stars as Ziggy Brennan, a feisty girl who's always getting the wrong advice; first from her gold-digging mother, and then from a local huckster. Ziggy means well, and she'll be the first to tell you that there's a girl like her in...

<p>William Lundigan and Virginia Bruce star in this tense drama about a U.S. Foreign Service officer trying to outsmart a Chinese warlord who has captured a village and threatened several American citizens with execution! Prodigious director Sam Newfield (The Terror of Tiny Town) worked...

<p>Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa use an exotic woman to vanquish the enemy in this forgotten gem from director Henry Hathaway (Niagara, How the West Was Won). The film stars Bruce Cabot, George Sanders, Harry Carey, Cedric Hardwicke, Dorothy Dandridge, and the lovely Gene...

<p>Those roughneck rascals are running wild again! The East Side Kids tangle with former boxing star Maxie Rosenbloom in this comedy drama about Danny (Bobby Jordan) winning a 200 -dollar reward for helping to nab a wanted criminal. The boys get upset when he...

<p>James V. Kern went on to direct some of the top television shows of the 1950s and '60s, but not before directing this taut suspense tale. In the tradition of Hitchcock classics like Spellbound and Rebecca, this movie centers around a woman (Betsy Drake)...

Cult movie favorite Charles Napier (Supervixens) and 1950s hunk Richard Egan (Love Me Tender) star in this forgotten action yarn about truckers battling Nazis in Mexico. Also, look for former heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston as an enigmatic character known only as "The Farmer."...