Bootleggers, 1962
A film by Leonid Gayday
Originally released as Samogonshiki, this is an example of slap-stick, Soviet Era Russian comedy, in color, and dubbed for the west.
“Two stories, both about three stupid guys who get screwed by their dog.” (IMDB)
Angel on My Shoulder, 1946
A film by Archie Mayo
“The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.” (IMB)
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Behind Green Lights, 1946
A film by Otto Brower
“Police lieutenant Sam Carson investigates a political murder after the victim is dumped at the door of police headquarters.” (IMDB)
Battle Of The Worlds, 1961
A film by Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony Dawson)
“A runaway asteroid dubbed “The Outsider” mysteriously begins orbiting the Earth and threatens it with lethal flying saucers.” (IMDB)
Bluebeard, 1944
A film by Edgar G. Ulmer
“In Paris, an artist hires portrait models, and after he finishes their portraits, he strangles them.” (IMDB)
Cheaper by the Dozen, 1950
A film by Walter Lang
In honor of Father’s Day, which was celebrated in the U.S. and many places around the world this past weekend, we proudly present Cheaper by the Dozen, a wonderful, warm, funny classic film about a family of 12 children raised by an exacting, perfectionist, larger than life father, who works as an efficiency expert, pioneering motion study analysis for industry. The film is based on the true story of the Gilbreth family. (Browse our Movie Archive)
Sobaka, 2008
A film by Nicholas Mah
“SOBAKA is the thrilling story of a lonely Russian immigrant trying to find the “American dream” in present day Los Angeles. To provide care for his dying sister he works as an assistant to a mysterious and dangerous man, but his desire to achieve something more takes him down a dark and risky path. When a seductive call girl enters his life his world is thrown upside down and the choices he makes may have deadly consequences.” (IMDB)
Little Shop of Horrors, 1960
A film by Roger Corman
A mild-mannered shop assistant struggling with issues of unrequited love nurtures a tiny carnivorous plant into a giant man-killing monster, in this comedy classic. Jack Nicholson makes his screen debut as a young masochistic dental patient. (Browse our Movie Archive)
Have you got any castles, 1938
An animated short by Frank Tashlin, Friz Freleng (uncredited)
“Another entry in the “books come alive” subgenre, with possibly more books coming alive than any other. We begin with some musical numbers, notably the various pages of Green Pastures all joining in on a song, The Thin Man entering The White House Cookbook and exiting much fatter, and The House of Seven (Clark) Gables singing backup to Old King Cole. The Three Musketeers break loose, become Three Men on a Horse, grab the Seven Keys to Baldpate, and set the Prisoner of Zenda free…” (IMDB)
The Phantom Ship, 1936
A film by Denison Clift
“During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one.” (IMDB)
