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Forever and a Day
6.9

Forever and a Day

Jan. 21, 1943

Forever and a Day

In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie ...
For Whom the Bell Tolls
6.8

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the ...
December 7th
6.1

December 7th

Mar. 01, 1943

December 7th

“Docudrama” about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of ...
The Young Mr. Pitt
6.7

The Young Mr. Pitt

Sep. 21, 1942

The Young Mr. Pitt

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.
Ride Tonight!
6.4

Ride Tonight!

Nov. 24, 1942

Ride Tonight!

Oppressed by landowners, a peasant uprising ensues as an outlaw farmer refuses to pay taxes in this film adapted from Vilhelm Moberg’s novel.
Native Land
6.3

Native Land

May. 11, 1942

Native Land

By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage ...
That Hamilton Woman
7.2

That Hamilton Woman

Apr. 03, 1941

That Hamilton Woman

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and ...
The Little Foxes
7.9

The Little Foxes

Aug. 29, 1941

The Little Foxes

In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.
The 47 Ronin
7.2

The 47 Ronin

Dec. 08, 1941

The 47 Ronin

In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun’s palace. The Shogun ...
The Sea Hawk
7.6

The Sea Hawk

Aug. 10, 1940

The Sea Hawk

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.
Northwest Passage
7

Northwest Passage

Feb. 23, 1940

Northwest Passage

Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers’ Rangers, as the legendary ...
Little Old New York
6.4

Little Old New York

Feb. 09, 1940

Little Old New York

Inventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help realize his dream of a high-powered steamboat.
The Howards of Virginia
6

The Howards of Virginia

Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins ...
Four Sons
6.5

Four Sons

Jun. 14, 1940

Four Sons

Four Sons is a 1940 film directed by Archie Mayo. It stars Don Ameche and Eugenie Leontovich. It is a remake of the 1928 film of the same name.
Edison, the Man
7

Edison, the Man

May. 10, 1940

Edison, the Man

In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in ...
A Dispatch from Reuters
6.9

A Dispatch from Reuters

German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.
Chad Hanna
6.2

Chad Hanna

Dec. 25, 1940

Chad Hanna

Country boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with the bare-back rider. Later he falls in love with another circus runaway.
Brigham Young
6.3

Brigham Young

Sep. 27, 1940

Brigham Young

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to ...
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
7.3

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until ...
Young Mr. Lincoln
7.5

Young Mr. Lincoln

Jun. 09, 1939

Young Mr. Lincoln

In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his ...
Tower of London
6.6

Tower of London

Nov. 17, 1939

Tower of London

In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the ...
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
7

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human ...
Stanley and Livingstone
7

Stanley and Livingstone

When American newspaperman and adventurer Henry M. Stanley comes back from the western Indian wars, his editor James Gordon Bennett sends him to ...
The Night Riders
5.7

The Night Riders

Apr. 12, 1939

The Night Riders

Talbot uses a phony land grant to rule thirteen million acres, taxing everyone heavily and evicting those who won’t pay. The Three ...
Man of Conquest
6

Man of Conquest

May. 15, 1939

Man of Conquest

The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.
The Man in the Iron Mask
7

The Man in the Iron Mask

Tyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised from birth by his late father’s trusted ...
Juarez
6.9

Juarez

Jun. 10, 1939

Juarez

The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
Hollywood Cavalcade
6.5

Hollywood Cavalcade

Oct. 13, 1939

Hollywood Cavalcade

Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks ...
Drums Along the Mohawk
7

Drums Along the Mohawk

Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing ...
Allegheny Uprising
6.3

Allegheny Uprising

Nov. 10, 1939

Allegheny Uprising

South western Pennsylvania area of colonial America, 1760s. Colonial distaste and disapproval of the British government is starting to surface. ...
Yellow Jack
6.2

Yellow Jack

May. 19, 1938

Yellow Jack

A fairly accurate historical account of Walter Reed’s search for the cause of “Yellow Jack” or Yellow Fever and those who ...
We’re Going to Be Rich
6.4

We’re Going to Be Rich

A perpetual dreamer talks his wife into moving with him from their home in Australia to South Africa, where he hopes to discover gold and finally ...
Suez
6.5

Suez

Oct. 28, 1938

Suez

Ferdinand de Lesseps, disappointed in love, is sent as a junior diplomat to the Isthmus of Suez, and realizes it’s just the place for a canal.
La Marseillaise
7

La Marseillaise

Feb. 10, 1938

La Marseillaise

A film about the early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of the citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course, ...
If I Were King
7.1

If I Were King

Sep. 28, 1938

If I Were King

King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the ...
Victoria the Great
6.3

Victoria the Great

Sep. 01, 1937

Victoria the Great

The film biography of Queen Victoria focusing initially on the early years of her reign with her marriage to Prince Albert and her subsequent ...
The Toast of New York
6.3

The Toast of New York

Jul. 22, 1937

The Toast of New York

After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where ...
Parnell
5.3

Parnell

Jun. 04, 1937

Parnell

Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O’Shea ...
Humanity and Paper Balloons
7.6

Humanity and Paper Balloons

In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father’s former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to ...
Knight Without Armour
6.8

Knight Without Armour

Jul. 23, 1937

Knight Without Armour

British agent working in Russia is forced to remain longer than planned once the revolution begins. After being released from prison in Siberia ...
Grand Illusion
8.1

Grand Illusion

Jun. 04, 1937

Grand Illusion

A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class ...
The Good Earth
7.5

The Good Earth

Jun. 02, 1937

The Good Earth

China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure ...
The Firefly
6.8

The Firefly

Nov. 05, 1937

The Firefly

Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French officers, in ...
Fire Over England
6.5

Fire Over England

Mar. 05, 1937

Fire Over England

The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence ...