Classic Cinema
Act of Violence / Mystery Street (1950)
Director: Fred Zinnemann, John Sturges
Starring: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Elsa Lanchester
This film noir double feature includes Fred Zinnemann's dark drama about a crippled G.I. stalking the commander that betrayed him in 'Act of Violence'... Read more
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
7/10
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Dane Clark, Alan Hale, Raymond Massey, Julie Bishop
Humphrey Bogart and freighter captain Raymond Massey head the crew of the S.S. Seawitch as they match tactics with U-boats and the Luftwaffe. A tense... Read more
Adam's Rib (1949)
7.6/10
Director: George Cukor
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Tom Ewell, Judy Holliday
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in one of their all-time great appearances as married attorneys who find themselves on opposite sides of a murder... Read more
Adventure Of Captain Marvel (1941)
Director: John English, William Witney
Starring: Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr, William Benedict, Louise Currie
To protect a magic talisman from being used for evil, a teenage boy named Billy Batson is given the power to become an adult superhero, Captain Marvel... Read more
Adventures Of Don Juan (1948)
7/10
Director: Vincent Sherman
Starring: Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas
En garde! This was Flynn's first swashbuckler in over nine years. The story of the great lover, Don Juan, coming to the rescue of his Queen. Winner of... Read more
Advise & Consent (1962)
7.8/10
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Gene T...
Gripping, classic Washington drama dealing with the power plays that erupt when a controversial politician is nominated for Secretary of State. Direct... Read more
Africa Screams (1949)
6.5/10
Director: Charles Barton
Starring: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Hillary Brooke, Max Baer
Mistaken for great hunters and Shanghaied to Africa, Abbott and Costello lead crooks on a safari for hidden diamonds. Lots of bungles in the jungle wi... Read more
After the Fox (1966)
6.5/10
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Peter Sellers, Victor Mature, Britt Ekland, Martin Balsam, Akim Tamiroff, Paolo...
This wildly funny farce gives the comic genius of Peter Sellers free reign as he assumes several wacky personalities, each one funnier than the last!... Read more
After the Thin Man (1936)
7.7/10
Director: W S Van Dyke
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart
William Powell and Myrna Loy are back as society sleuths Nick and Nora in this second entry in the 'Thin Man' series. When Nora's cousin is wrongly ac... Read more
Alastair Sim Collection: The Green Man / Folly To Be Wise / Geordie / Left, Right and Centre / Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Director: Frank Launder, Mario Zampi, Robert Day, Sidney Gilliat
Starring: George Cole, Alastair Sim, Hugh Burden, Audrey Hepburn, Ian Carmichael, Bill Tra...
'The Green Man' (1956) - Alastair Sim stars in this entertaining black comedy as a timid clockmaker with a part-time job - International Assassination... Read more