Classic Drama
Classic Drama is where you will find most of those great films you either grew up with or have heard of but never got round to seeing. Generally dramatic productions made between 1928 and 1965 fill this section. "Silents" and contempory "Drama" (post 1965) can be found under their respective headings..
Right: Charlton Heston and Stephen Boyd gaze into one another's eyes in "Ben Hur"
Jamaica Inn (1983)
6.3/10
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark
Starring: Patrick McGoohan, Jane Seymour, Trevor Eve, John McEnery, Billie Whitelaw, Vivia...
The respected squire of a quiet Cornish village is in reality the leader of a gang of murderous pirates who attack passing ships, kill their crews and... Read more
The Vikings (1958)
7.1/10
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis
Sweeping adventure saga of the Vikings' invasion of England centers on a Viking warrior prince (Kirk Douglas) and a former slave (Tony Curtis), bitter... Read more
Rock All Night (1957)
5.7/10
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Abby Dalton, Dick Miller, Russell Johnson
A tense hostage melodrama set in Cloud Nine a rockin' bar where a new tone-deaf singer is auditioning. Dick Miller stars as Shorty, is an ill-tempered... Read more
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
6.7/10
Director: William A Seiter
Starring: Margaret Lockwood, Randolph Scott, Shirley Temple
Next to that underage Brooklyn kid in the war picture, the surest kiss of death in movies is to play Shirley Temple's natural parents. This time an In... Read more
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
7.3/10
Director: John M Stahl
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, Gregory Peck, Roddy McDowall, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rosa...
A marvelous spectacle spanning six decades and two continents; 'The Keys of the Kingdom' is the glorious epic that introduced audiences to screen newc... Read more
The Great Lie (1941)
7.3/10
Director: Edmund Goulding
Starring: Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor
After her long-time boyfriend, pilot Pete Van Allen (George Brent), marries fiery concert pianist Sandra Kovak (Mary Astor) while drunk, Maggie Patter... Read more
The Mortal Storm (1940)
7.9/10
Director: Frank Borzage
Starring: James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young
Professor Victor Roth (Frank Morgan) enjoys a tranquil life with his family in Germany. His daughter Freya (Margaret Sullavan) is courted both by Mart... Read more
The Old Maid (1939)
7.7/10
Director: Edmund Goulding
Starring: Bette Davis, George Brent, Miriam Hopkins
After disappearing for two years, Clem Spender (George Brent) returns on the day his former fiancée, Delia (Miriam Hopkins), is marrying another man.... Read more
Bengal Brigade (1954)
5.7/10
Director: Laslo Benedek
Starring: Arlene Dahl, Rock Hudson, Torin Thatcher, Ursula Thiess
Colonial India, 1857: While his refusal to follow orders led to his regiments capture of a rebel stronghold, Captain Jeffrey Claybourne (Rock Hudson)... Read more
The Devil is a Woman (1935)
7.6/10
Director: Josef Von Sternberg
Starring: Bruce Cabot, Cary Grant, Cesar Romero, Gary Cooper, Herbert Marshall, Lionel Atw...
"The Devil is a Woman" (1935). Cesar Romero, Lionel Atwill also star. In order to nab a rich husband, French golddigger Dietrich fakes an illness at a... Read more