Gangster Story(1958)

Synopsis

Gangster and cop killer Jack Martin is on the run from the law, and hides out in a small town. Low on funds, he engineers a clever bank robbery that yields him a big bundle. Now he has not only the cops and the FBI after him, but also the local crime boss, who’s outraged that an outsider can pull off a heist like that in his territory and not cut him in on it.

Director

Walter Matthau

Cast

Walter Matthau – Carol Grace – Bruce MacFarlane – Garry Walberg – Raikin Ben-Ari – David Leonard – John Albright

Misc. Info

Genre: Drama – Crime

Runtime: 65 minutes

Jazz Masters Vols. 1-14( 2009)

Synopsis

Introducing the history of Jazz through the Soundies. Today Soundies are perhaps best known for the performances of African-American artists who had fewer opportunities to perform in public venues. Fats Waller, Louis Jordan, Dorothy Dandridge, Big Joe Turner, Meade Lux Lewis, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, and Stepin Fetchit all made Soundies. Beginning in 1941 Soundies experimented with…

Directors

David Helpern

Featuring

Mickey Rooney – Fred Astaire – Lionel Barrymore – Humphrey Bogart – Ward Bond – James Cagney – John Carradine

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Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 85 minutes

Death of a Prophet(1980)

Synopsis

Biography of Malcom X After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death…and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on – continuing to spread the word of equality and brotherhood right up until the moment of his brutal and untimely assassination. Highlighted by newsreel footage and int…

Featuring

Morgan Freeman – Yolanda King – Mansoor Najeeullah – Sam Singleton – Tommy Redmond Hicks – Yusef Iman – Sonny Jim Gaines

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Genre: Documentary – Drama – History

Alexander the Great(1963)

Synopsis

Nine months in the making, this lavish 60-minute drama recreates the battle between the Greeks and Persians at Issus (filmed near St. George, Utah). Hoping to attract as wide an audience as possible, producer Albert McCreery included an elaborate orgy sequence, with Alexander consuming mass quantities of wine as dancing girls undulate all around him. According to costar Adam West, it was this element that lost Alexander the Great several potential sponsors. The film gathered dust for four years …

Director

Phil Karlson

Cast

John Cassavetes – Joseph Cotten – William Shatner

Misc. Info

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 90 minutes