Drama - DVD

Pacifist Charley "Buddy" Rogers toughens up after being rejected by June Collyer only to discover that gentle Mary Brian liked him better the other way in this period costume drama set in the Old South, also featuring Wallace Beery.

Well-heeled lawyer Walter Huston causes a scandal when he falls in love with lower-class shopgirl Claudette Colbert in this sensitively-acted pre-Code romantic drama.

After receiving an inheritance, a girl escapes from her abusive home only to find herself caught between two manipulative lovers in this feminist silent movie starring the unfairly forgotten actress Lillian Rich.

Two classic movies from the racy pre-Code era! 'Probation': A reckless promiscuous high society girl hires a juvenile offender as her chauffeur./'Framed': A woman unknowingly falls in love with a man who is directly associated with the murder her father.

Two classic movies from the racy pre-Code era! 'Manhattan Tower': The lives of various Empire State Building employees intersect in this tale of criminal stock market fraud and romance./'Docks of San Francisco': A beautiful woman fights desperately to rise above her hard-bitten life of...

Two classic movies from the racy pre-Code era! 'Daring Daughters': A world-wise city girl tries to protect her innocent country sister from the temptations of big city life. 'Mother and Son': A woman who spent her life behind bars must save her son from...

Two classic movies from the racy pre-Code era! 'Morals for Women': A woman is pursued by a hometown boyfriend while living in the city with a cosmopolitan businessman./'Sister to Judas': A desperate young woman's attempt to rise above poverty leads to heartache and turmoil.

Two classic movies from the racy pre-Code era! 'Carnival Lady': A distraught young man besieged by bankruptcy and a broken heart discovers a new life when he joins a carnival./'Hell in a Circus': A man shields the activities of his adulterous wife from their...

Legendary actor Walter Huston (in his first film role) stars in this hard-hitting pre-Code newspaper drama as a reporter who finds his dedication to the news has made his personal life a shambles.

Military pilot Jack Holt and his trusted trainee Jack Holt become rivals for the heart of pretty nurse Lila Lee in this aviation drama from the early sound era, directed by the legendary Frank Capra.

Legendary director Frank Capra's first sound film - a multi-generational saga of a Jewish family who rises up from the poverty of New York's Lower East Side, only to lose their cultural identity in the process.

A rare pre-Code movie adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's famous play 'The Constant Wife', featuring a love triangle between Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brook, and a young William Powell.

Clara Bow plays a circus performer who must compete with a young Kay Francis (making her first film appearance) for the heart of tightrope walker Richard Arlen in this racy pre-Code drama set under the big top.

A charming, early silent classic from Frank Capra about a millionaire's son who gives up his fortune to marry a down-on-her-heels single mother.

Erich von Stroheim, the actor-director who was often billed as The Man You Love To Hate for playing despicable characters of Prussian origin, stars in four great films from the sound era: 'The Great Gabbo' (1929), 'Fugitive Road' (1934), 'Crimson Romance' (1934), and 'The...

A 5-DVD set containing seven exploitation classics: Blonde In Bondage (1957) / Flesh Merchant (1955) / Sin You Sinners (1963) / Dance Hall Racket (1953) / She Shoulda Said No! (1949)/ A Virgin In Hollywood (1948) / Protect Your Daughter (1933).

In the fourth of six Dr. Christian films, Remedy For Riches, the hamlet of River's End is flush with money and proclaims itself the "Most Prosperous Little Community in the Country." The good doctor (Jean Hersholt) keeps watch over the townspeople and passes his...

A collection of poetic gems of old cinema. Featuring The Old Prospector Talks (1935), Bill And I Went Fishing (1927), Couldn't Live Without You (1938), Franz Liszt (1925), The Seventh Wonder - Panama (1934), The Old Camp Ground (1935).

The "Dr. Christian" radio show, co-created by star Jean Hersholt, captivated audiences from 1937 to 1953 and spurred six independently produced motion pictures. In the third installment of these cinematic time capsules, Dr. Christian Meets The Women, the hometown physician confronts the unique and...

John Fraser's beloved mother is thrilled when her hard-working son lands a drafting engineer job in the city with a top firm. He makes the acquaintance of co-worker Steve Carson who introduces Johnny to betting on the horses and nightclub torch singer Madelon Kirby....

The fabulously wealthy Baron Arady discovers that his village rests on rich oil deposits and tricks most of the peasants into selling out. When a few stubborn Jews refuse to move, the Baron has them arrested and charged with the murder of a village...

A small town doctor (Jean Hersholt) turns his concern towards the plight of Bob Webster (Barton Yarborough), a lowly bank clerk accused of stealing three thousand dollars. Tragically widowed, Bob is now the sole parent to little musical protege Jane (Anne Bennett). Unable to...

Tony Mello, member of a Vienna cafe orchestra, sees red when his girl Lilli gets a job as a singer and starts receiving and liking the male attention. Lilli's conducts an affair with a shady playboy. Driven to madness by her treachery, Tony attacks...

Police motorcycle patrolman Tom Malone dies after he is deliberately run off the road by a wealthy playboy on a high-speed joyride. Officer Malone's best pal and fellow policeman, Tom Burke (Monte Blue), looks for justice to avenge his fallen comrade's murder but is...

Beautiful Martha Sharon watches helplessly as a disastrous string of bad luck at the track causes her uncle Henry to lose everything - his horses, his beloved farm and his fortune. Henry Sharon has been swindled by a crooked rival, Lew Ralston, who is...

Steve Mason is the hard-working foreman at the Imperial Iron Works, with big ideas and an even bigger heart. John Stillman, the elderly owner of the foundry, takes him under his wing after the mason impresses him with his cost-cutting methods. Upon the old...

Angel's Descent is a faith-based film from Philadelphia writer-director Johnnie Baker, Jr.<P><P>Dr. Micah Bennett is a seemingly normal psychologist and father, but in reality he is descended from the Angels, gifted by God with the ability to heal. He must keep this power secret...

Go Get 'Em Haines(1935, B&W): Corrupt businessman John Graham has swindled a millionaire into destitution, absconding with his fortune. Newspaperman Steve Haines is on his way to a ballgame when he stumbles on what he believes to be Graham's trail. Bribing his way onto...

Fay Wray is Mary Stanley, a divorced small town music teacher and single mother, who is raising her violin protege son, Billy (Schuyler Standish), in the small town of River's End. The boy practices relentlessly and with a passion that leads everyone in the...

In the eyes of salesman Jim Duneen (Robert Ames), the smart and attractive Mary Linden (Mary Astor) is an efficient, private secretary who possesses great wisdom. In fact, it's her advice and guidance that helps Jim become vice president of the company, and eventually...

In the far east, an island untouched by American authorities provides safe haven for thieves, fugitives and self-made widows. Della Mason, a beautiful showgirl, is framed for murder and stows away on a freighter destined for the south seas. The ship's captain is renowned...

Young Danny Baker is sent to live with his cruel uncle Matt Hodgkins, after a tragic auto accident claims the lives of his parents. En route to his uncle's farm he adopts Shep, an abandoned German Shepherd, and the two become fast friends. When...

Sex in business...the 'Party Girl' racket threatens to corrupt the morals of thousands of young girls who seek to earn their living decently. The shameful effects of this practice would be brought home to you more forcibly if your own daughter, sister or sweetheart...

A social document of amazing vitality and emotional impact! - The New York Times<P>Lost souls, haunted by vice, seek a better future on an gritty "back to the land" commune in King Vidor's Great Depression epic drama. Idle masons, plumbers and carpenters are put...

The debut offering of what would become a persuasive and powerful force within the newly developing television industry was the anthology series, Four Star Playhouse (1952-1956), featuring the legendary Dick Powell as both actor and producer. This collection features Go Ahead and Jump (1954);...

In a gritty mining town in New Mexico, Mexican-American workers go on strike to protest their dangerous working conditions and low wages. They meet with fierce opposition from company thugs and local sheriff's deputies. After vicious beatings and the suffering of the miners' families,...

<p>Mesmerized (Color, 1986): Based on the true story of the sensational murder trial that rocked New Zealand in 1880!<p>Seventeen-year-old Victoria weds a man decades older to escape her life as a destitute orphan. Oliver Thompson is a cruel and unscrupulous brute, and Victoria's days...

After severing ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X knew he was a man with a mark on his head. Many believe Malcolm had premonitions of his death, but what really happened on the day he was assassinated? Writer-director Woodie King answers that...

The House With Closed Shutters (1910): A sister dons the Confederate uniform of her cowardly brother and races into heated battle. An Unseen Enemy (1912): A reprehensible maid plots to steal the inheritance of orphaned sisters. The Musketeers Of Pig Alley (1912): Rival gangs...

John Bradford is disappointed when his son James graduates from school with top honors but announces that he has decided to quit the lucrative family business and devote himself to the ministry. John cannot accept the fact that his son is perfectly willing to...

The Gospel According to St. Matthew is certainly the best life of Jesus ever placed on film, and it is probably the finest religious film ever made, as well " -- Richard Schickel, LIFE magazine<P> <P> Considered by many to be his masterpiece, The...

Produced by Carl Laemmle Jr., the man responsible for Universal's classic horror cycle of the 1930s, East of Borneo is a fevered dream of the Congo that features captivating performances from cult actresses Rose Hobart and Lupita Tovar (from Universal's Spanish version of Dracula).<P>Linda...

An ambitious young general navigates the treacherous halls of power in 4th century Rome, as he ascends to earn the title of "Constantine The Great." Returning to Rome from his post at the Empire's eastern frontier, Constantine's star is on the rise. With treacherous...

Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson) is a middle-aged bank cashier and Sunday painter trapped in a loveless marriage to an insufferable shrew. He comes in contact with a sexy young hustler, Kitty March (Joan Bennett), and falls head-over-heels in love - not even realizing...

Young stud Jaci is a conscienceless scoundrel but beautiful women can't get enough of him. Elaine is rich, gorgeous, married and bored and Jaci is able to wrangle a live-in job, modeling for her husband, Mario, a painter. Eventually Elaine caves in to Jaci's...

This classic is a moving, poignant depiction of faded glory. Gary Cooper portrays a former baseball player whose misfortunes have changed his life. Barbara Stanwyck, a news reporter, interviews "John Doe" (Cooper.) Her report falls into the hands of a crooked politician who exploits...

Four soldiers find themselves behind enemy lines after their plane is shot down during the war. Desperate to elude the enemy, the men attempt to build a raft. They are approached by a strange peasant girl speaking a language unfamiliar to them. Rather than...

This hard-hitting action picture is a classic star vehicle for screen legend James Cagney who stars as an American newspaper editor working in 1920's Tokyo. When one of his reporters is killed, Cagney discovers incriminating evidence that details a Japanese plot to take over...

PENITENTIARY CHANCES: This gritty short-form prequel to the cult hit "Veteranos" premiered at the San Antonio and SXSW-Alt Film Festivals in 1998. Follow two homeboys willing to take "penitentiary chances" to get out of the barrio by working for a couple of racist drug-dealers....

Oakland mobster Salvador Castro, newly released from prison, wastes no time in getting back into the Bay Area drug-running game. He encounters new, ruthless competition from San Francisco thug Darryl and a pair of relentless detectives, compelling Salvador and his crew to haul out...