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Julius Caesar
6.3

Julius Caesar

Mar. 08, 1950

Julius Caesar

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot ...
The Flame and the Arrow
6.8

The Flame and the Arrow

Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an ...
Double Crossbones
6

Double Crossbones

Apr. 26, 1951

Double Crossbones

Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Davey Crandall and friend Tom Botts buy passage ...
The Black Rose
6.2

The Black Rose

Sep. 01, 1950

The Black Rose

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the ...
Under Capricorn
6.2

Under Capricorn

Sep. 08, 1949

Under Capricorn

A native Briton banished to Australia for murder, and his wife, Henrietta, the disturbed sister of the man he was convicted on killing, set out ...
Reign of Terror
6.9

Reign of Terror

Oct. 15, 1949

Reign of Terror

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D’Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian ...
Prince of Foxes
6.9

Prince of Foxes

Nov. 11, 1949

Prince of Foxes

In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this ...
The Heiress
8.1

The Heiress

Oct. 06, 1949

The Heiress

Dull and plain Catherine lives with her emotionally distant father, Dr. Sloper, in 1840s New York. Her days are empty — filled with little more ...
Guilty of Treason
6

Guilty of Treason

Feb. 20, 1950

Guilty of Treason

The story of Cardinal Josef Mindzhenty, a Roman Catholic cardinal from Hungary who spoke out against both the Nazi occupation of his country ...
Eureka Stockade
6.4

Eureka Stockade

Jan. 26, 1949

Eureka Stockade

Spectacular account of the infamous Eureka Stockade, and the events leading up to it.
Christopher Columbus
6

Christopher Columbus

Oct. 12, 1949

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
Canadian Pacific
5.9

Canadian Pacific

May. 19, 1949

Canadian Pacific

A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion.
A Southern Yankee
6.6

A Southern Yankee

Aug. 05, 1948

A Southern Yankee

Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union’s secret service ...
Scott of the Antarctic
7

Scott of the Antarctic

The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole ...
Saraband for Dead Lovers
6.5

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I ...
Joan of Arc
6.4

Joan of Arc

Dec. 22, 1948

Joan of Arc

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan ...
The Black Arrow
6.1

The Black Arrow

Mar. 18, 1948

The Black Arrow

A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his father has been murdered by an old family friend ...
Unconquered
6.8

Unconquered

Oct. 10, 1947

Unconquered

England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to escape the gallows, to serve fourteen years as a ...
Les Misérables – Manhunt
6.9

Les Misérables – Manhunt

Jean Valjean, pursued through the years for a minor infraction by the implacable policeman Javert, attempts to create a life for himself and for ...
Green Dolphin Street
6.8

Green Dolphin Street

Jan. 15, 1947

Green Dolphin Street

Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William. ...
Gallant Journey
6.2

Gallant Journey

Sep. 24, 1946

Gallant Journey

Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation films in this bio of an aviation pioneer, John Montgomery (Glenn ...
Forever Amber
6.5

Forever Amber

Oct. 10, 1947

Forever Amber

Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of ...
Captain Boycott
6.4

Captain Boycott

Aug. 26, 1947

Captain Boycott

Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. ...
The Beginning or the End
6.6

The Beginning or the End

The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
The Strange Woman
6.5

The Strange Woman

Oct. 25, 1946

The Strange Woman

In early 19th century New England, an attractive unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to deceive and control the men around her.
Smithy
6.7

Smithy

Jun. 26, 1946

Smithy

An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles “Smithy” Kingsford-Smith. The film is unusually frank about the ...
Rome, Open City
8

Rome, Open City

Oct. 08, 1945

Rome, Open City

During the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the leader of the Resistance is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.
Magnificent Doll
6.1

Magnificent Doll

Dec. 08, 1946

Magnificent Doll

While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the impending British invasion of Washington D.C., Dolly ...
Great Expectations
7.8

Great Expectations

Dec. 26, 1946

Great Expectations

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a ...