Mad About Music

1938

English

7.0

♡ 2

72%

Norman Taurog Director

William Frawley as Dusty Turner

Mildred Kornman as Schoolgirl

Ann Bupp as Schoolgirl

Betty Jane Graham as (uncredited)

A young woman at a girl's school in Switzerland makes up stories about and writes herself letters from an imaginary explorer-adventurer father; and is eventually put in a position where she has to produce him. Interesting things happen as she talks a visiting Englishman into helping her out.

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975

English

6.9

♡ 12

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

David Greene Director

Trevor Howard as Abbe Faria

Richard Chamberlain as Edmond Dantes

Ralph Michael as M. Dantes

Gino Marturano as (uncredited)

A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.

What Do Men Want?

1921

English

6.3

♡ 6

80%

Drama

Lois Weber Director

George Hackathorne as Arthur

Claire Windsor as Hallie

Esther Ralston as (uncredited)

Hallam Cooley as Yost

According to this Lois Weber production, men don't really seem to know what they want at all -- first Frank (J. Frank Glendon) wants to be an inventor. Then he wants to marry his childhood sweetheart, Hallie (the lovely Claire Windsor). Then he wants children. Then, when his inventions bring him financial success, he becomes restless, so he takes up with another woman. Eventually he figures out that the woman's reputation is less than squeaky clean, so he wants his wife back.

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942

English

7.0

♡ 4

100%

Michael Powell Director

Robert Helpmann as De Jong

David Evans as Len Martin

Roland Culver as Naval Officer

Gordon Jackson as (uncredited)

During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch civilians.

The Sign of the Cross

1932

English

6.8

♡ 5

50%

Cecil B. DeMille Director

Angelo Rossitto as Impaled Pygmy

Fredric March as Marcus Superbus, Prefect of Rome

Marjorie Bonner as Roman Woman

Otto Lederer as (uncredited)

A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.

The Little Rebels

1955

French

6.3

♡ 2

Action

Drama

Jean Delannoy Director

Jean Hébey as La Cravate

Albert Michel as L'agriculteur voisin demandant l'échelle

Charles Bouillaud as Un agent de police

Hélène Tossy as (uncredited)

Judge Julien Lamy regularly deals with the welfare of children, namely down on their luck delinquents. When an orphan named Alain Robert burns down a barn belonging to his abusive foster family, Judge Lamy has no choice but to send him to a juvenile jail. There he meets an older boy named Francis Lanoux, who is desperate to escape and be reunited with his girlfriend Sylvette. The boys eventually flee the institution, as Francis goes in search of his lost love and Alain continues looking for his parents. Unfortunately, the little rebels run into some big problems once on the outside.

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

1960

English

6.3

♡ 4

43%

Richard Murphy Director

Mike Kellin as Chief Mate Jack MacCarthy

Warren Berlinger as Radioman 2nd Class A.J. 'Sparks' Sparks

Roy Jenson as Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman

Lloyd Kino as (uncredited)

Lieutenant Rip Crandall is hoodwinked into taking command of the "Wackiest Ship in the Navy" – a real garbage scow with a crew of misfits who don't know a jib from a jigger. What none of them knows, including Crandall, is that this ship has a very important top-secret mission to complete in waters patrolled by the Japanese fleet. Their mission will save hundreds of allied lives – if only they can get there in one piece.

The Heroin Busters

1977

Italian

6.5

♡ 1

Enzo G. Castellari Director

Leonardo Scavino as Cannabis Dealer

Benito Pacifico as Genoese Assassin

Emilio Messina as (uncredited)

Stefania Spugnini as Young Woman

Drug use in the city of Rome is at an all-time high. Children score from dealers in front of their schools, mules waltz straight through airport security, and Interpol's main man, Mike Hamilton, is at his wits' end. Fed up to the back teeth with the local police force's incompetence, his only hope is to rely on one of his own men, Fabio, an officer so deep undercover that no-one but Hamilton knows who he really is. Even as Fabio gains the trust of cartel leader Gianni, however, the dealers are edging ever closer to the truth, and when his cover is blown, the hunter becomes the hunted as Fabio finds himself alone in a desperate fight to survive.

For the Love of Mary

1948

English

6.6

♡ 2

67%

Frederick De Cordova Director

Edmond O'Brien as Lt. Tom Farrington

Kenneth Gibson as Party Guest

George Lynn as (uncredited)

William Haade as (uncredited)

Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

Witchhammer

1970

Czech

7.7

♡ 11

Action

based on novel or book

Otakar Vávra Director

Jaroslava Obermaierová as Líza

Jan Pohan as (uncredited)

Jirí Lír as (uncredited)

Karel Belohradský as (uncredited)

In the 1600s, an overzealous clergy hauls innocent women in front of tribunals, forces them to confess to imaginary witchery, and engages in brutal torture and persecution of their subjects.

Pardon Mon Affaire

1976

French

6.9

♡ 5

73%

husband wife relationship

Yves Robert Director

Richard Saint-Bris as Charles

Jean Rochefort as Étienne

Guy Bedos as Simon

Carina Barone as (uncredited)

On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his tracks: a gorgeous woman in a billowing red dress. Long after she has left his vision, her memory continues to haunt his mind. He falls instantly in love with her and tries everything to get to know her better. Helping Étienne snare his elusive lady in red are his three bumbling buddies, which all have secret affairs and/or cheat on their wives.

Beauty and the Beast

1983

Danish

7.0

♡ 1

Nils Malmros Director

Carsten Jørgensen as Jønne / Father

Michael Nørgaard as Jønnes ven / Jønne's friend

Ib Tardini as Mand udenfor en bar

Svend Schmidt-Nielsen as (uncredited)

When Mette and her father are left alone over the Christmas holidays, he starts feeling increasingly rejected and jealous, as his adolescent daughter starts looking for real beaus.

High School U.S.A.

1983

English

5.5

♡ 4

39%

Rod Amateau Director

Crispin Glover as Archie Feld

Nancy McKeon as Beth Franklin

Dwayne Hickman as Mr. Plaza

Darryl Hickman as (uncredited)

Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie between the two rivals in this light comedy.

Ice Castles

1978

English

6.6

♡ 5

44%

Donald Wrye Director

Joel Thingvall as Arena Spectator

David Huffman as Brian Dockett

Tom Skerritt as Marcus Winston Rio

Rio as (uncredited)

Alexis is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world — and herself — that she still has the potential to realize her dreams.

Madadayo

1993

Japanese

7.3

♡ 20

88%

teacher student relationship

tribute

Akira Kurosawa Director

Tetsu Watanabe as

Masuo Amada as

Hidetaka Yoshioka as Takayama's son

Tomoyuki Dan as (uncredited)

In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa’s farewell celebrates aging, friendship, and the sustaining ritual of teacher and pupils refusing to say goodbye.

Track the Man Down

1955

English

6.0

♡ 2

R.G. Springsteen Director

Ursula Howells as Mary Dennis

Eric Lander as Reporter

Graham Ashley as Roger Nagy

Michael Balfour as (uncredited)

A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.

S.O.S. Tidal Wave

1939

English

5.8

♡ 2

husband wife relationship

Sci-Fi

tv personality in politics

ventriloquist

John H. Auer Director

Mickey Kuhn as Buddy Shannon

Robert J. Wilke as Man in TV Studio

George Montgomery as (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal as (uncredited)

A news reporter-commentator at a combined radio-television broadcasting station gives up his stand against the election of a corrupt mayoral candidate after a gangster threatens his family. Features tidal wave stock footage from RKO's "Deluge" (1933), q.v.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

English

6.1

♡ 7

75%

Henry King Director

Ava Gardner as Cynthia Green

Gregory Peck as Harry Street

Martin Garralaga as Spanish Officer

John Roy as (uncredited)

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.

What We Do Is Secret

2007

English

6.3

♡ 1

45%

Rodger Grossman Director

Lauren German as Belinda

Tina Majorino as Michelle

Howard S. Miller as Starwood Manager

Leslie Grossman as (uncredited)

The true-life story of Darby Crash, who became an L.A. punk icon with his band The Germs. Along with Lorna Doom, Pat Smear, and Don Bolles, Darby Crash completely transformed the L.A. punk scene, while sacrificing everyone he loved, his career, and ultimately his life.

Sodom and Gomorrah

1962

English

5.7

♡ 16

50%

Robert Aldrich Director

Emilio Messina as

Pietro Ceccarelli as Officer in Sodom

Anthony Steffen as The Captain

Valentino Macchi as (uncredited)

Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.

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Mad About Music

The Count of Monte-Cristo

What Do Men Want?

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

The Sign of the Cross

The Little Rebels

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

The Heroin Busters

For the Love of Mary

Witchhammer

Pardon Mon Affaire

Beauty and the Beast

High School U.S.A.

Ice Castles

Madadayo

Track the Man Down

S.O.S. Tidal Wave

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

What We Do Is Secret

Sodom and Gomorrah