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The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola
IMDb: 7.2
116

Biopic of the famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair.

Genre: Drama, History
Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam
IMDb: 5.9
101

Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they are still popular the world…

Magic Fire

Magic Fire

Magic Fire
IMDb: 6
95

Director William Dieterle’s 1956 film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars Carlos Thompson, Yvonne De Carlo, Rita Gam, Alan Badel and Valentina Cortese.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk
IMDb: 6.3
103

Colonial tea planter John Wiley (Peter Finch), visiting England at the end of World War II, wins and weds lovely English rose Ruth (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) and takes her home…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Salome

Salome

Salome
IMDb: 5.8
103

In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due…

Genre: Drama, Romance
The Turning Point

The Turning Point

The Turning Point
IMDb: 6.8
85

Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn’t understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Boots Malone

Boots Malone

Boots Malone
IMDb: 6.9
102

An agent for horse jockeys faces his greatest challenge.

Genre: Drama
Red Mountain

Red Mountain

Red Mountain
IMDb: 6.1
84

Towards the end of the American Civil War, a rebel captain flees to Colorado to join a band of Southern mercenaries. He drags an innocent gold prospecting couple into trouble…

Genre: Western
September Affair

September Affair

September Affair
IMDb: 6.8
104

An industrialist and a pianist meet on a trip and fall in love. Through a quirk of fate, they are reported dead in a crash though they weren’t on the…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Dark City

Dark City

Dark City
IMDb: 6.7
98

Gamblers who “took” an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

Rope of Sand

Rope of Sand

Rope of Sand
IMDb: 6.7
104

Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.

Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie
IMDb: 7.6
86

A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.

The Accused

The Accused

The Accused
IMDb: 6.8
101

A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun
IMDb: 6.7
144

Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father’s first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.

Love Letters

Love Letters

Love Letters
IMDb: 7.1
101

When a man asks another man more facile with words to do his wooing for him, there are always complications. The man with no talent for writing marries the girl,…

Kismet

Kismet

Kismet
IMDb: 6.1
103

Hafiz, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle…

I’ll Be Seeing You

I’ll Be Seeing You

I’ll Be Seeing You
IMDb: 7.1
85

Mary Marshall, serving a six year term for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough from prison to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small…

Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson
IMDb: 6.5
103

The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson’s boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a…

Genre: Drama, History
Syncopation

Syncopation

Syncopation
IMDb: 6.2
88

A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.

Genre: Music, Romance
All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy
IMDb: 7.6
107

Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of…

Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet
IMDb: 7.4
103

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.

Genre: Drama
A Dispatch from Reuter’s

A Dispatch from Reuter’s

A Dispatch from Reuter’s
IMDb: 6.9
90

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

Genre: Drama, History
Juarez

Juarez

Juarez
IMDb: 6.9
125

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

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
IMDb: 7.8
117

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo’s protege and bell-ringer of…

Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Blockade

Blockade

Blockade
IMDb: 5.6
85

A simple peasant is forced to take up arms to defend his farm during the Spanish Civil War. Along the way he falls in love with a Russian girl whose…

Genre: Drama, War
The Great O’Malley

The Great O’Malley

The Great O’Malley
IMDb: 6.7
71

His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly affects an intractable Irish policeman (Pat O’Brien).

Genre: Drama
Another Dawn

Another Dawn

Another Dawn
IMDb: 6.1
73

Colonel John Wister, on duty with the British army in the desert region of Dubik, returns to England on leave. There he falls in love with Julia Ashton, who cares…

The White Angel

The White Angel

The White Angel
IMDb: 6.6
92

In mid-nineteenth century England the medical establishment does not recognize the value of skilled nurses, cleanliness, nutrition and kindness. Florence Nightingale’s heroic measures slowly changes all of this.

Genre: Drama
The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur
IMDb: 7.3
86

A true story about Louis Pasteur, who revolutionized medicine by proving that much disease is caused by microbes, that sanitation is paramount and that at least some diseases can be…

Genre: Drama, History
Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady
IMDb: 5.9
74

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
IMDb: 6.8
143

Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehearses a play. When the…

Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco
IMDb: 6.5
68

Val takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance of her half-sister Arlene, a wealthy socialite who is involved in criminal activities.

Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934
IMDb: 6.6
78

When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
From Headquarters

From Headquarters

From Headquarters
IMDb: 6.3
64

When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it’s up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.

Genre: Drama, Mystery
Man Wanted

Man Wanted

Man Wanted
IMDb: 6.5
62

A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man
IMDb: 6.5
72

Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam’s sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery
IMDb: 7.2
68

A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron’s wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jeweller’s shop.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
The Crash

The Crash

The Crash
IMDb: 5.9
58

Linda Gault is a luxury loving wife who casually seduces other men while getting investment tips from one of her lovers.

Genre: Drama
Waxworks

Waxworks

Waxworks
IMDb: 6.6
83

A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing,…

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror