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The Adventures of Mark Twain

Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn as they stowaway aboard the interplanetary balloon of Mark Twain. Twain, disgusted with the human race, is intent upon finding Halley's Comet and crashing into it, achieving his "destiny." It's up to Tom, Becky, and Huck to convince him that his judgment is wrong and that he still has much to offer humanity that might make a difference. ...

NR

6.9

1985 Adventure 86 min Play

7.3

Hail Columbia!

The maiden voyage of Columbia, the first space shuttle, is recounted with footage shot on the ground and in space.

NR

7.3

1982 Documentary 37 min Play

6.4

I Will Fight No More Forever

Pursued by 2,000 US soldiers and cavalry, Chief Joseph leads his tribe of 800 Nez Perce on a 1,700 mile journey across the West and towards Canada. Based on the true story of the westward expansion of the United States and the military force used to displace Native Americans from their lands.

NR

6.4

1975 Action 106 min Play

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The Canterville Ghost

The ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An American family moves in and finds the ghost amusing, but a young girl in the family can release him - if she dares.

Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows is the heartwarming and adventurous tale for all ages about a young boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs.

G

6.8

1974 Drama 97 min Play

2.7

The Harrad Experiment

At fictional Harrad College students learn about sexuality and experiment with each other. Based on the 1962 book of the same name by Robert Rimmer, this movie deals with the concept of free love during the height of the sexual revolution which took place in the United States.

R

2.7

1973 Drama 95 min Play

6.5

Chato’s Land

A posse pursues Pardon Chato (Charles Bronson) a mestizo indian after he killed a US marshal in self-defense. As they get deeper into Indian territory, just who is hunting who.

NR

6.5

1972 Western 110 min Play

4.9

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

In this third remake of legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's hugely influential The Seven Samurai, the seven gunslingers (George Kennedy, Michael Ansara, Joe Don Baker, Bernie Casey, Monte Markham, Fernando Rey and Reni Santoni) liberate Mexican political prisoners, train them as fighters and assist them in a desperate attack on a Mexican fortress in an attempt to free a revolutionary leader.

G

4.9

1969 Western 105 min Play

6.6

Black Like Me

Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.

NR

6.6

1964 Drama 105 min Play

6.8

Face of Fire

A local handyman saves a child in a fire, but the burns he receives disfigure his face so much that the townspeople avoid him.

NR

6.8

1959 Drama 79 min Play

6

The Young Don’t Cry

An orphaned teen gets involved with some chain-gang convicts.

NR

6

1957 Drama 89 min Play

5.8

Crime in the Streets

A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.

NR

5.8

1956 Crime 91 min Play

6.3

The Eddy Duchin Story

The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.

NR

6.3

1956 Drama 123 min Play

6.5

The McConnell Story

Joe McConnell was sure that he was meant to be a pilot, but was stuck as a restless army private. It seemed that his ambition was blocked at every step.

NR

6.5

1955 Drama 106 min Play

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The Great Diamond Robbery

Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents, is an assistant to a diamond cutter. Shyster lawyer Remlick, in a strategy to get a fabulous uncut diamond through Ambrose, arranges for Emily Drummon, Duke Fargoh and Maggie Drummon to pose as Ambrose's long-lost parents and sister. The diamond, through many comic situations, is acquired and the gang is going to have Ambrose cut the diamond, and relieve him of the two stones and his parental ...

NR

0

1954 Comedy 70 min Play

5.4

The Command

Once the commanding officer of a cavalry patrol is killed, the ranking officer who must take command is an army doctor.

NR

5.4

1954 Western 94 min Play

6.8

Them!

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent, and the world.

NR

6.8

1954 Horror 94 min Play

6.5

Above and Beyond

The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it can do tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be huge. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but as time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase.

NR

6.5

1953 Action 122 min Play

7

Mrs. O’Malley and Mr. Malone

Harriet O'Malley tries to solve a murder aboard a train en route to New York.

NR

7

1950 Comedy 69 min Play

6.8

The Next Voice You Hear…

The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) is a drama film in which a voice claiming to be that of God preempts all radio programs for days all over the world. It stars James Whitmore and Nancy Davis as Joe and Mary Smith, a typical American couple. It was based on a short story of the same name by George Sumner Albee.

NR

6.8

1950 Drama 83 min Play