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1932 - Short / Comedy

Visiting Oliver in the hospital where he's recovering from a broken leg, Stanley wreaks havoc on both his friend (getting Oliver strung up from the ceiling by his cast-encased leg) as well as the doctor, who winds up dangling out the window. After they're ordered out, Stanley tries to drive Oliver home, unaware that he's just accidentally injected himself with a powerful sedative.
Directed by: James Parrott
Writing credits:H.M. Walker
Complete credited cast:
Stan Laurel Oliver HardyStan Laurel Oliver HardyWilliam ... continua

1948 - Western
Meline is taking money from his own bank to drill an oil well. When he finds Doug Redfern's bandana, he has his gang rob his bank and uses the bandana to frame Doug. When Doug is convicted but immediately paroled, Meline has another plan that he thinks will put him away permanently.
Directed by:Sam Newfield
Writing credits:Harry F. Olmsted, George H. Plympton
Complete Credited cast:
Bob SteeleKathleen EliotKarl HackettHorace MurphySteve ClarkBudd BusterJames SheridanFrank BallJack C. Smith
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1948 - Drama / Comedy Jazz/Dance Highlights, Comedy Pyrite Directed by: Josh Binney Writing credits:Hal Seeger Complete credited cast: Dusty Fletcher George WiltshireButterfly McQueenNellie HillFreddie RobinsonWilliam CampbellEdgar MartinSidney EastonAugustus SmithMoms MableyKen RenardNat 'King' ColeThe King Cole TrioJohnny MillerOscar Moore Visit the site: www.publicdomaintorrents.com

1952 - Western
Plot here has Confederate veteran Jeff Waring (John Ireland) arriving in Independence, Missouri shortly after the Civil War, and intending never again to use a gun. He finds that rancher Artemus Taylor, an arthritic despot, and his henchies, Sam Tobin (Lawrence Tierney) and Cree (Jack Elam), are forcing out the settlers in order to claim their land for the incoming railroad. The plot nearly predates -The Great Train Robbery- in age but the gritty execution and well-acted performances take it out of the norm...way out, in a couple of instances. Brassy ... continua

1943 - Thriller / Drama
Stevenson, a British soldier fluent in Rumanian and German, goes undercover to sabotage a German poison-gas factory. He turns himself into Jan Tartu, a member of the Rumanian Iron Guard. But when his contacts are destroyed, his cover may get him killed by the very underground he needs to succeed.
Directed by:Harold S. Bucquet
Writing credits: John C. Higgins, John Lee Mahin
Complete credited cast:
Robert DonatValerie HobsonWalter RillaGlynis JohnsPhyllis MorrisMartin MillerAnthony EustrelPercy WalshDavid WardFriedrich ... continua

1957 - Musical / Family / Fantasy
The singing, rhyming citizens of Hamelin hope to win a competition with rival towns for royal recognition. To this end, the mayor outlaws play (which is a bit hard on the children) and refuses to help a rival town when it's flooded. But rats (seen only as shadows), fleeing the flood, invade Hamelin in droves; a magical piper, whose music only children (and rats) can hear, strikes a bargain...which, once the rats are gone, the Mayor and council renege on, to their subsequent regret.
Directed by:Bretaigne Windust
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1973 - Drama
Directed by: Jack Gold
Writing credits: Brian Moore, Brian Moore
In the near future, the Catholic church has joined with other western religions in an ecumenical movement that has washed out much of the original message of the religion. A group of Irish monks have begun saying the mass again in Latin and have begun to have an international following. Martin Sheen is sent from Rome to bring them to task and they must confront what is truly essential in their worship and what is not.
Complete credited cast:
Trevor Howard Raf ValloneMartin SheenCyril ... continua

1951 - Comedy

Woman treks through jungle to find her missing husband, who had left her years before when he believed she was having an affair. She finds him as the drunken court physician to a tyrannical jungle prince; as if that isn't bad enough, she soon realizes the the prince has eyes for her.
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Writing credits:Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
Complete credited cast:
Spencer Tracy Joan Bennett Elizabeth Taylor Don Taylor Billie Burke Moroni Olsen Richard Rober Marietta Canty Russ Tamblyn Tom Irish Hayden ... continua

1960 - Drama / Musical Directed by: Terence Young Live scenes of Paris and a continuity Narrator link together four dramatic choreographies, all by Roland Petit: Carmen (1949), La croqueuse de diamants (1950), Deuil en 24 heures (1953), and Cyrano de Bergerac (1959). Complete credited cast: Zizi JeanmaireCyd CharisseRoland PetitMoira ShearerMaurice ChevalierHenning KronstamGeorge ReichDirk SandersHans Van Manen Visit the site: www.publicdomaintorrents.com

1934 - Comedy / Short Shirley Temple Short Directed by: Charles Lamont Complete credited cast: Shirley TempleFrank Coghlan Jr.Helene ChadwickHuntley GordonKenneth Howell Visit the site: www.publicdomaintorrents.com