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The Devil’s Disciple
7

The Devil’s Disciple

In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local ...
Sea Wife
5.7

Sea Wife

Oct. 16, 1957

Sea Wife

In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army ...
Simba
6.2

Simba

Jan. 07, 1955

Simba

A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the ...
Hell Below Zero
5.8

Hell Below Zero

Jan. 13, 1954

Hell Below Zero

Duncan Craig signs on a whaling ship, partly because his own business deal has fallen through, partly to help Judie Nordhall find her father. ...
The Dam Busters
7.4

The Dam Busters

May. 16, 1955

The Dam Busters

The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by ...
Salome
5.8

Salome

Mar. 24, 1953

Salome

In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, ...
Treasure Island
6.9

Treasure Island

Jul. 19, 1950

Treasure Island

Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a ...
The Angel with the Trumpet
6.2

The Angel with the Trumpet

Sad tale of a woman who marries the man her family wishes her to wed, not Wooland, the man she truly loves. Years after her lover’s ...
Caesar and Cleopatra
6.2

Caesar and Cleopatra

Dec. 11, 1945

Caesar and Cleopatra

The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.
Went the Day Well?
7.5

Went the Day Well?

Dec. 07, 1942

Went the Day Well?

The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England’s radar network ...
Ships with Wings
5.5

Ships with Wings

Nov. 10, 1941

Ships with Wings

Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans ...
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
6.7

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and ...
Spring Meeting
5.8

Spring Meeting

Jan. 23, 1941

Spring Meeting

Tiny Fox-Collier and her son, Tony, are broke. A cheery and handsome young man about town, Tony knows he can rely on his mother for a brainwave ...
The Tunnel
6

The Tunnel

Oct. 27, 1935

The Tunnel

An engineer leads the building of a trans-Atlantic tunnel linking Britain and the United States.