Ten years ago, a turn-of-the-century scandal forced Naomi Murdoch to desert her husband and their children for a stage career. Now, returning to their small Wisconsin town to see her daughter in a play, she has hopes of reconciliation. Her appearance is a shock and the town is curious but unforgiving. Her husband, a high school principal, is involved with one of his teachers and her children have mixed feelings about her. After an unexpected turn of events leads to another scandal, Naomi's hopes of starting over are suddenly in jeopardy.

Chris Kelley returns home from war with news of his impending engagement to Ann Deever, the fiancée of his missing-in-action and presumed-dead brother. With Ann come memories better left forgotten. As the ghosts of the past creep back into the Kelley home, Chris's father makes a stunning and painful revelation that will change the family forever.

Singing sensation Deanna Durbin stars an American schoolteacher who pretends she is the widow of a wealthy sailor to escape war-torn China with eight orphans. The old Commodore's grandson is captivated by his new family but Mrs. Holliday risks losing everything – including her heart when the truth comes out.

This powerful pre-code classic focuses on one man's brazen attempts to climb the social ladder by any means possible. Handsome and ambitious, factory employee Clyde Griffiths has worked his way up to a management role and into the arms of the charming Roberta Alden. When he meets attractive and wealthy Sondra Finchley, Clyde must come up with a way to get rid of his desperate former flame before her needs prevent his entrance into high society.

In this rousing western-comedy, a feisty widow is determined to make a better life for herself and her young son. Defying tradition, she purchases herds of sheep, renovates a dilapidated ranch and challenges the resistance of enraged cattle ranchers. With all her pluck and courage, amidst fights, gunfire and an all-out riot, she organizes the ladies of Arapaho to come to her aid, against their own cattle-owning husbands!

Boris Karloff captivates the screen in this gripping tale of betrayal and revenge. A forbidding castle in the Black Forest holds dangers for Sir Ronald Burton when he is invited there for a hunt by the cruel Count von Bruno. Burton, searching for evidence that the count murdered his friends, becomes ensnared in a cat-and-mouse game that turns deadly when he falls in love with the count's wife.

The time is England in the reign of King Henry IV. A headstrong, handsome peasant's fiery ambition and determination to learn the name of his slain father and discover his true heritage leads him to the majestic MacWorth Castle. There he must vie for both knighthood as well as the hand of the fair Lady Anne. With its remarkable supporting cast and stunning set design, this is truly an epic tale of which legends are made!

Screen legend Barbara Stanwyck stars alongside Robert Cummings and a young Natalie Wood in the outrageous comedy. Southern heiress Sally Warren loves everything to do with horseracing. Her bookish husband, Jeff, cannot stand the creatures and would rather spend his time writing. When their incompatibilities land them in divorce court, it will take a little imagination and a lot of luck to restore the love in their hilariously mismatched relationship.

After Dr. Walters transforms an ape into the exotic Paula Dupree, he turns her loose at the circus. Paula fits in splendidly becoming an animal trainer who wields strange powers over her lions and tigers. She even falls in love with a fellow trainer though becomes overwhelmed with jealousy when she learns of his fiancée. Suddenly her human qualities disappear, turning her back into an ape – and a killer!

A decade after the death of an eccentric millionaire, his remaining relatives gather for the reading of the will at his abandoned mansion set deep in the Louisiana bayous. Tension builds after his niece is named the sole inheritor and she must spend the night in the haunted mansion along with her jealous relatives, a creepy maid and a homicidal maniac who has just escaped from a nearby sanitarium.

The peculiar antics of Laurel, an emotionally troubled young girl, are the focus of this stately household drama set on the cliffs of the English south coast. Mayhem ensues as Laurel's behavior frightens away a succession of governesses until an enigmatic one is hired in spite of her mysterious references. She skillfully sets about tending to the girls reckless emotions and the pitifully neglected garden on the estate.

An American gasoline salesman in China who supplies his wares to the highest bidder, in this case, the enemy Japanese, has his unbiased business philosophy tested on a trip to Shanghai when he meets an American schoolteacher and her Chinese students who tell him of Japanese cruelty. In a surprise show of fierce allegiance, he joins a band of Chinese guerillas on a heist in this explosive wartime epic.

Silver has been found on comanche territory and the government accomplished a peaceful agreement with the Indians. When James "Jim" Bowie comes into the scene he finds the white settlers living near by planning to attack the Indians although they know about that agreement and the beautiful Katie seems to play a leading role in this intrigue.

Hollywood icon John Wayne stars as the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan in the lavish period epic. Produced by the legendary Howard Hughes, the directorial debut of actor Dick Powell features a cast of thousands and period costumes recreating 12th century China. Boasting an international cast, this unforgettable Eastern Western showcases The Duke in one of his most unusual roles ever.

The beauty of classical music confronts the ugliness and treachery of war in this unusual drama. A famous orchestra conductor is captured by the Germans in WWII and is forced to put on a private concert for the Nazi generals, knowing that the moment the concert is over, he and his musicians will be killed.

Thrilled by legends of humans transforming themselves into serpents, six American soldiers buy their way into a secret gathering of snake worshippers. Quickly discovered, the high priest vows revenge, cursing them with death for defiling the sacred ceremony. One by one, the former GIs are met with violent, seemingly accidental deaths and it is up to those remaining to discover the truth before it is too late!

When a giant, thousand-ton, carnivorous praying mantis is released from its million-year slumber in the frozen Arctic, a determined commander, a paleontologist and a photojournalist work together to stop its terrible path of deadly destruction. As it walks, leaps and flies towards Washington DC, the fate of a nation rests on stopping the menacing insect by any means possible.

The small Western town of Cottonwood Springs is changing and after 20 years of service Marshal Frank Patch is no longer respected by the people. After Patch kills a man in self-defense, the town leaders decide it is time to remove the Marshal from his position. Refusing to give in to their demands, the tension escalates between Patch and the people of the town leading to a violent and shocking end.

After embezzling a small fortune of pearls, the beautiful and conniving Countess Madeline's escape is thwarted by car trouble, until a handsome tourist helps her out. When he accidentally ends up with the pearls, she must feign romantic interest to get them back. The charade soon turns into the real thing, and Madeline realizes that her only hope of happiness is to clean up her act – or lose the man she loves.

An Arabian-nights princess and a Bedouin chief contend over possession of a stallion, but unite to oppose the Corsair Lords.

When a jittery businessman complains of a disturbing dream, a friend relates three loosely connected supernatural stories, with ironic and romantic twists. From acclaimed French director Julien Duvivier, this rarely seen classic, featuring outstanding performances, explores themes of fantasy and reality that remain timeless.

Despairing at her three daughters choices in men, an eccentric widow pays attorney Deke Gentry $100,000 to pair them up with pre-chosen mates. Although he easily fixes up Bonnie and Jan, sister Kate proves to be a more troublesome match. Set up with a boozy baby food magnate who continually stands her up, Kate soon discovers the better catch and decides to bag Deke instead.

This fast-paced cat-and-mouse caper takes off in Hong Kong where a dapper English cat burglar enlists the aid of a Eurasian dancer, to help him in an elaborate scheme to grab an age-old artifact from the heavily secured palace of a powerful Middle Eastern tycoon. Unfortunately, the foolproof scheme begins to backfire shortly after it starts and the duo must pull out all the stops if they hope to come out on top.

O'Hara, an American soldier of fortune, tries to foil the ambitions of General Yang, a ruthless warlord. On route to Shanghai with money to buy arms for oppressed peasants, O'Hara is lured into Yangs clutches by a beautiful American. An intriguing game of double-cross ensues with O'Hara battling overwhelming odds in a deadly struggle against tyranny in this classic tale of courage and heroism in the Orient.

After vowing to help establish peace in his homeland, Harun travels to Baghdad where he meets gorgeous Princess Khairuzan. When the Caliphs scheming advisor, Jafar, concocts a plot for Khairuzan to marry his son, it is up to humble Harun to prove his worth and save his royal love from a terrible marital fate. Filled with sword-fighting, romance and mystery, it is an unforgettable epic story of passion and loyalty.

Incredible but true story of the worlds greatest big-time masquerader, Ferdinand Waldo Demara, Jr. First shown as a school teacher placed under arrest by state troopers, the story recounts how the untrained, uneducated yet brilliant young man assumes many identities. The unbelievable hide-and-seek story mixes suspense with humor, as Demara attempts to outwit and outrun the FBI, the police, a priest and several girlfriends. The man behind 1950s most amazing headlines was always one step ahead of exposure.

After Hoyt City dedicates a statue to its founder Ethan Hoyt, the woman who inspired his achievement, 109-year old Hannah Sempler, recounts their story to a young biographer. She begins with their elopement in 1848 when she was a headstrong girl of 16 and Ethan was an idealist yearning to build a city in the West. Their future was fraught with difficulties, from life in a prairie shack to a fruitless search for gold and, ultimately, to Ethan's jealousy over Hannah's friendship with gambler Steely Edwards. Through it all, she remained what she is today: the woman who sacrificed everything for Ethan's sake.

The sudden death of Jaffrey and Clifford Pyncheons father provides the vengeful Jaffrey with the perfect opportunity to get his brother out of the way and seize the family fortune. Framed for murder and forced to leave his fiancée, Clifford is sent off to prison, where he befriends a descendent of the Maule family, with whom the Pyncheons have a long history of turbulence. Can the two join together to foil Jaffrey, or are the families destined to repeat the mistakes of the past and live out the curse of their ancestors?

Young intern Dr. Jimmie Kildare falls for his patient Janet Haley. The feeling is mutual but Janet has a secret: she is the widow of a bank robber who hid their daughter before he died and she is desperately trying to find the little girl. She will use anyone – including Dr. Kildare – to get the child back. The doctor's association with gangster Hanlon and Janet's connection with gangster Innes bring it all to a rousing climax, filled with action, suspense and the unexpected!

Jungle Woman, the sequel to Captive Wild Woman, is an eerie thriller with all the danger of wild animals on the loose and a sexy killer on the prowl! A brilliant but controversial physician, Dr. Fletcher, is charged with homicide. At his trial, a bizarre tale of a mysterious ape woman with an influence over wild animals unfolds via flashbacks.

After a famed artist paints her portrait, sassy Kitty from the slums sees her prospects rise as members of the nobility take note of her unknown beauty. However, when penniless Sir Hugh Marcy takes her under his wing and tries to pass her off as a real lady in a lucrative marriage deal, Kitty decides that it is high-time she take control of her own destiny. It is not long before the reformed wench is surprising them all in this lavish production set in 18th-century England.

Barbara Stanwyck stars as a once respectable and vibrant wife who has become a desperately out-of-control high roller. A chance visit into a Las Vegas casino introduces Joan Booth to the seductive allure of poker and the craps table. All too soon, she ignores her devoted husband and older sister as she compulsively chases after hard-hearted Lady Luck.

Surly Captain McGregor and wry, blue-blooded Lieutenant Forsythe are officers in charge of newcomer Stone, the commanding officer's inexperienced son. Motivated by a grudge toward his father, Lt. Stone allows himself to be captured by the enemy. Foiled in a daring rescue attempt, Captain McGregor and Lt. Forsythe face ruthless torture for military secrets until they escape into the films most splendid battle, where Stone becomes an unlikely hero.

During WWII, Roger Morland persuades his friend Alan to write passionate love letters to Victoria. Believing that Roger is the author of the letters, she marries him. Roger's deception sets in motion a dire chain of events that locks Victoria in a world of fear and clouded memories. So begins a tale of intrigue, love and suspense, as Alan returns home in search of Victoria, the woman he loves. Once he finds her, can he risk driving her over the edge with the knowledge of her past life?

Hard-boiled police detective Schuyler turns in his badge after charges of brutality are made against him. Hired by a prominent attorney, Schuyler is assigned to protect a beautiful young woman who is accused of murdering her wealthy husband. While trying to uncover more information about the murder, Schuyler falls for his lovely client and gets embroiled in a murderous scheme of blackmail, deadly secrets and lies.

As the new sheriff in town, Ben Sadler believes in justice. As owner of the Golden Empire ranch, Virgil Renchler makes his own rules, obeyed by a town that needs his business. When the brutal murder of a Mexican farm worker is covered up by all who fear its perpetrator, the formidable Renchler, Sadler fights a lonely and dangerous battle against the entire county. Up against a master manipulator, more than one attempt is made on his life. Suspense mounts steadily to a showdown – in which only one man can win.

Tyrone Power plays a high stakes game for love and money in this Technicolor adventure. Mark Fallon, a riverboat gambler on his way to New Orleans, meets Angelique Dureau, a Southern belle who spurns his charm and advances. Using his winnings to build a casino, Fallon's card skills makes him a fortune, while his pursuit of the fiery Angelique leads to knife fights, suicides, family feuds and duels over personal honor.

Horror crawls from the depths of the Earth in this sci-fi thriller. When three archaeologists come upon a strange albino race of beings living deep underground, the scientists are treated like gods because of their magical cylinders of light. Worship soon turns to wrath when the scientists try to liberate the tyrannical albinos' oppressed slaves, the mutant mole people. The humans are now in a race against time to escape this strange underground world before its inhabitants destroy them in a stunning siege unlike any other.

The sleepy town of San Angelo is in danger after a giant meteor crashes nearby in this classic sci-fi thriller. Strange black rocks from the event litter the town and nearby geologists are unable to identify the unusual specimens. When the alien monoliths interact with water, they grow to terrifying, gargantuan dimensions and petrify anyone in their path. It is up to one of the geologists and a dedicated professor to stop their path of destruction before they plow humankind into a stone-cold early grave.

This haunting film adaptation is based on Charles Dickens' unfinished novel. Opium-addicted choirmaster, John Jasper, becomes obsessed with a young student. His nephew, Edwin Drood, also holds a torch for the girl and asks her to marry him. Circumstances in their small Victorian town grow more perplexing when Drood disappears and the sordid details of Jasper's secret life come to light. Featuring beautiful sets, lavish costumes and stunning cinematography, this gripping tale remains as mysterious as ever.

On leave for two days, G.I. Alvah Morrell elopes with Lee Kingshead, but a case of chicken pox prevents them from consummating their marriage. Returning home after 10 months overseas, he finds his house overrun by Lee's manipulative Mama who was unaware of the wedding. Determined to keep them apart, Mama uses every dirty trick in the book to get the marriage annulled so Lee can marry her well-to-do boss.

Rock Hudson and Anne Baxter have but One Desire in this heartfelt and powerful drama set in the Old West. Hoping to escape their shady pasts, two former saloon workers, Clint and Tacey, move to a small town with Clint's younger brother and an orphaned girl. Clint takes a job at a bank in order to gain some respectability, but he soon catches the eye of the banker's daughter, who will do anything to get her man.

Army psychiatrist Lt. Vicki Loren decides to raise the morale of the troops stationed at an outpost in the remote Arctic by staging a lottery to award one of the men a perfect furlough: three weeks in Paris with a movie star. When notorious ladies' man Cpl. Hodges manages to tilt the event in his favor, the brass sends Lt. Loren as a chaperone to avoid potential public embarrassment. Romantic mayhem ensures, but things get really complicated when the Lieutenant finds herself falling for the hot-blooded Corporal.

Peter Ibbetson, a successful bachelor, feels no interest in a charming woman named Agnes, but longs for his childhood neighbor, Mary. When he is commissioned by British royalty to rebuild some stables, he is delighted to find that the spirited Duchess is actually his long-lost beloved. Her quick-tempered husband becomes violent when he discovers their past, but his jealousy is no match for their will to be together – even if it is only in a dream world of their creation.

Major Benson is a seasoned, battle-scarred officer whose inappropriate comments get him transferred to the Sheridan Military Academy, in charge of young cadets. Not used to having such a demanding and unsympathetic troop leader, the boys sign a petition to replace him. Desperately in need of an ally, Benson turns to Kay Lambert, the beautiful nurse who is adored by the boys. It will take the support of Kay and the unending attention of a precocious six year old named Tiger, to teach Benson how to win the most important battle of life: the one within himself.

A gang of robbers trying to escape across the Mexican border manage to elude the law, but the flight comes to a dangerous halt in the mysterious abandoned town of Quantez. As their enemies get closer, tempers flare, betrayals set in, and lines are drawn between the men. Ruthless criminals end up as heroes and villains plunge further into despair in this suspenseful, action-packed Western.

Journey back to an icy winter in the 1850s, when lumberjacks lived in isolated camps along the Mississippi River. The arrival of spring meant the men could finally move upriver to meet the New Orleans gambling boat, River Lady. Its proprietor is Sequin, a captivating, wealthy woman in love with a rugged Irish logger and willing to do almost anything to become his wife.

This sweeping epic reveals the Seminole Indians' desperate fight for their homeland. Army officer Lance Caldwell is a Florida native with deep ties to the Everglades including a childhood friendship with Seminole Chief Osceola. As tensions rise between the military and the Native Americans, Caldwell turns to his old ally for help. However, when Osceola is killed in cold blood, Caldwell finds himself accused of the crime. Desperate to prove his innocence, he risks everything in order to defend a rapidly disappearing way of life.

Sexy Saloon singer Bijou Blanche, deported from every South Sea island on which she has ever performed, winds up at the Seven Sinners Cafe. Bijou soon charms a handsome Navy officer, who falls deeply in love with the woman his superiors refer to as a naval destroyer. When a spiteful admirer of Bijous resorts to violence to keep the lovers apart, the glamorous chanteuse proves she will do anything – especially the unexpected – for the man she loves.

In this screwball comedy, Lydia Kenyon is frustrated by the behavior of her insensitive, workaholic husband. When she finally loses her temper and leaves, Lydia soon finds herself in the arms of her handsome divorce lawyer. Just when it seems that she will live happily ever after with her new suitor, her husband asks her to say I do to his proposition that they begin a new life together in South America.

Paul Newman makes his directorial debut in this sweeping saga filled with complex characters and issues that still resonate today. An intense portrait of life set against the backdrop of logging, the story focuses on a family that bucks their close-knit timber community to deliver a shipment of logs in defiance of a strike. In the process, one man is killed, the family patriarch is injured, and the eldest son almost loses his wife to his half brother.

Set in ancient Persia, Kashma Baba spends his days as a military cadet and devotes his nights to merrymaking. Everything changes when he meets Kiki, who claims to be an escaped slave on the run from an evil caliph. Soon, Kashma learns that there is more to her regal story in this exotic, Technicolor classic filled with clattering sword battles and thunderous horseback chases.

When biochemist Leo Carroll decides to feed the world by using a special growth formula on plants and animals, he instead creates a spider of mammoth proportions with an appetite to match. Escaping from the laboratory and feeding off cattle and humans, this towering tarantula has the people of Desert Rock, Arizona, running for their lives. Can this horrible creature be stopped or will the world succumb to this oversized arachnid?

Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this absorbing drama about family life, marriage and the temptation of past romances. Clifford Groves wants to spend more time alone with his wife, Marion, but her domestic duties keep her busy. Alone on a getaway weekend he had planned with Marion, Clifford runs into Norma, a stunning former employee – and old flame – who is now successful, divorced and seemingly eager to be with him.

Set in modern-day New York City, Justin Playfair, a retired judge who believes he is Sherlock Holmes is committed by his relatives who believe him to be delusional. He is put under the care of Dr. Mildred Watson who, to her own amazement, finds there is something very real in Justin's beliefs. The unlikely pair take to the streets of Manhattan on an adventure of a lifetime seeking out the detective's arch-enemy.

If ye valuest thy immortal soul, open not this accursed chest. So reads the inscription on the 400-year-old metal box found by teen psychic Jessica Burns. Against warnings, two greedy ranch hands break it open, looking for treasure. What they find instead is the living head of executed devil worshipper Gideon Drew, the foulest, wickedest man to ever set feet upon earth. Condemned to a living death until he's rejoined, Drew hypnotizes Jessica into unearthing his body so he can spread hell's flames around the world.

When the U.S. government decides to build a wagon route to Montana's gold in 1866, they must run through the middle of Sioux hunting grounds. Indian sympathizer Jim Bridger fights for justice and territorial rights for the Sioux, which leads to full-scale conflict between the cavalry and Indians. Featuring a strong supporting cast, this Technicolor classic boasts superb scenery and action on a grand scale.

Burt Lancaster stars as McIntosh, a scout assigned to aid the cavalry in tracking down Ulzana and his band of renegade Indians in this fact-based story. As the trail gets hotter, McIntosh attempts to teach an idealistic young lieutenant that the only way to fight the Apaches' escalating brutality and violence is with even stronger force.

Jeff Butler, overseer of Union Pacific's transcontinental railroad construction, finds a network of schemers bent on sabotage. Most prominent are three gamblers, one a former pal of Jeff's, but their relationship changes as they fight over the railroad and over the railroad's spirited postmistress. Filled with political intrigue, stampeding buffalo, train wrecks and attacking Indians, this action-packed spectacle delivers everything you would expect from a Cecil B. DeMille epic.

A wealthy heiress just made the mistake of her life: marrying the wrong man. On her wedding night, she decides to run away and enlists the help of failing airline entrepreneur Marvin Payne, who reluctantly agrees to hide her out for the evening. Sparks fly between the two and things begin to get really complicated when Marvin and his co-pilot allow her to hitch a ride across the country in his cargo plane. The craziness continues when they have to survive a wild flight with a group of wacky passengers.

When an eccentric tycoon leaves six million dollars to his faithful dog King, trustee Ellen Hathaway is besieged by fortune hunters when they learn she's next to inherit. After the German Shepherd is poisoned and Ellen's accused of the crime, King's spirit is granted special permission to go back to earth in human form and help clear Ellen's name. Returning as private eye Rex Shepherd and aided by a former racehorse, King puts his nose to the ground in a dogged attempt to sniff out his killer's name.