“The Way Ahead” is a British Second World War drama released in 1944. It stars David Niven and Stanley Holloway and follows a group of civilians who are conscripted into the British Army to fight in North Africa. In the U.S., an edited version was released as “The Immortal Battalion”. The film was written by …
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“The 39 Steps” (1935) is a British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on the adventure novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. The film stars Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Of the four major film versions of the book, this film has been the most acclaimed. In 1999, the film came in …
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Stars: Rose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Georges Renavent Director: George Melford Woman treks through jungle to find her missing husband! source
Stars: Leif Erickson, Gale Sherwood, Veda Ann Borg Director: Steve Sekely (as S.K. Seeley) An expedition into the deep jungle discovers a native tribe led by a tall white blonde woman. source
Stars: Ron Randell, Devera Burton, Trevor Bardette Director: Leon Leonard Writers: George Green, Leon Leonard The curse of a shark god follows a group of people who have violated a sacred jungle idol. source
Stars: Michael O’Shea, Susan Hayward, Osa Massen Director: Alfred Santell Writers: Charmian London (book), Ernest Pascal (screenplay) Episodes in the adventurous life of the American novelist, Jack London (1876-1916). source
Stars: Larry J. Blake, Dick Purcell, Beryl Wallace Director: John Rawlins Writers: Harold Buckley , George Waggner (screenplay) Two daredevil pilots go after the same girl at a military outpost in the South Seas! original story “The Fighting Marines” source
Stars: Errol Flynn, Arthur Greenaway, Mayne Lynton Director: Charles Chauvel Writer: Charles Chauvel (scenario) Errol Flynn made his screen debut as Fletcher Christian in this Australian feature which blends drama with documentary as it explores the infamous story of the H.M.S. Bounty! The documentary footage visits Pitcairn Island, the actual island where Christian and his …
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Stars: Harald Austin, Paul L. Hoefler, Lowell Thomas Director: Walter Futter Writer: Walter Futter Explorer Paul Hoefler leads a safari into central Africa and what was then called the Belgian Congo, in the regions inhabited by the Wassara and the famous Ubangi tribes. source
Stars: Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner, Preston Foster Director: Phil Karlson Writers: Morton Grant (screenplay), Dorothy Yost (screenplay) A city boy arrives in his late mother’s birthplace to discover the locals have been pestered by drought, old fights and a cougar. He turns out to be pivotal in all of these. source