greatest-ever-made's - Rented List

Big game hunter, Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrea), barely survives a shipwreck in shark infested waters and washes ashore on the private island of Count Zaroff (played with a delightful zeal by Leslie Banks). Zaroff fancies himself an accomplished hunter also - only his preferred quarry, is man!

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In 1912 Mack Sennett and two friends decided to invest their money to form the soon-to-be acclaimed "Keystone Production Company". The new film company went on to produce highly successful classic comedies which encapsulate the era with their fast, furious, slapstick comedy.

These short movies are fondly looked upon as they include such performers as Fatty Arbuckle, Mark Swain and the much loved Keystone Kops which were to become some of the most infamous movies of the silent era.

Short Films Include:
- Mabels's Wilful Way (1915)
- Ambrose's Nasty Temper (1915)
- That Little Band of Gold (1915)
- Ambrose's Sour Grapes (1915)
- Mabel and Fatty's Married Life (1915)
- When Ambrose Dared Walrus (1915)
- Wandering Willies (1926)

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In one of his most exciting roles, the inimitable Bogie plays Rip Murdock, an ex-G.I. trying to find out who framed his pal Johnny for murder-and then rubbed him out! Tracing his war buddy's shadowy past leads Rip to Coral Chandler (Lizabeth Scott), who was once Johnny's sweetheart.

Now she's a chanteuse in a nightclub run by a brutal gangster. Martinelli (Morris Carnovsky). Rip gets a taste of the beautiful blonde's seductive charms and soon finds himself ensnared in a twisted web of deceit and danger. Is Coral an innocent thrush-or is she a predatory siren leading Bogie to the Dead Reckoning?

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Stephen McNally is Lightning, the quick-drawing marshal of Silver City who's intent on capturing a ruthless gang of claim jumpers that have been terrorising and murdering local miners - including his best friend.

After losing the use of his famed trigger finger in a shootout, Lightning deputizes the sharp-shooting Silver Kid (Audie Murphy), whose own father was killed by the gang, to help bring the outlaws to justice. But their plans are complicated when Lightening falls for the beautiful new lady in town (Faith Domergue), whose interest in the marshal is a thin disguise for her own dangerous agenda, in this unforgettable drama brimming with pulse-pounding thrills, danger-tinged romance and gun-blazing glory!

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When multiple residents of a small Californian town begin to suffer from identical frenzied delusions, Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) suspects the community is in the grip of a new kind of epidemic.

But his investigations soon reveal the terrifying truth - uncovering not a medical emergency, but a hidden extraterrestrial invasion that threatens mankind's very existence.

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Eddie Rico (Richard Conte), a former accountant for crime-boss Sid Kubik (Larry Gates), has gone straight, with the blessings of Kubik who owed his life to Rico's mother (Argentina Brunetti) when she stopped a bullet meant for him.

Eddie and his wife, Alice (Dianne Foster), are looking to adopt a baby when Eddie learns that the syndicate is looking for his brother, so they can get him out of the country before the police can find and question him. Eddie finds him, but the mobsters double-cross him and kill his brother just as they had killed another brother of Eddie's. Eddie decides to go to the police but Kubik puts out the word to get him also.

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A range war is coming to the valley. Ambitious land baron Lew Wilkison (Edward G. Robinson) and his hired guns from the Anchor Ranch have been driving other farmers off their land. Now they've gunned down the local sheriff and are looking to own the entire valley.

Civil War veteran Captain John Parrish (Glenn Ford) doesn't want any trouble. He'd be happy to sell out to Wilkison and return back east. But when Wilkison's men kill one of his ranch hands, Parrish realises he has to stand his ground - and look to his guns.

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Don Siegel (Madigan) directs 'The Lineup', a brutal film noir loosely based on the radio and television series of the same name.

Beginning as a straightforward police procedural, the film shifts into much darker territory as Julian and Dancer, two sociopathic gangsters played by Robert Keith (The Wild One) and Eli Wallach (The People Next Door), must retrieve a parcel of heroin that has ended up in the possession of unwitting tourists. With a screenplay by Stirling Silliphant (Murphy's War), The Lineup's influence stretches from Bob Dylan, who quoted its dialogue in Absolutely Sweet Marie', to Quentin Tarantino, whose erudite gangsters bear a close resemblance to Julian and Dancer.

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Jim Brecan (Robert Ryan) may have killed his partner, a local prince in British Burma.

The bereaved father wants Brecan's head, but until the murder can be solved, Brecan finds refuge on the teak plantation of wealthy colonial elephant trainer Gwen Moore (Barbara Stanwyck), where mutual attraction occurs.

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Jessica Drummond (Barbara Stanwyck) is a despotic landowner who, with a posse of hired guns, has made herself the law of Cochise County, Arizona.

However, Griff Bonnell (Barry Sullivan), a one-time gunslinger turned United States Marshall arrives to restore democratic law and order and soon all roads lead to a violent stand off. Exploring the sexual attraction between Drummond and Bonnell, Fuller (Shock Corridor) takes a characteristically singular approach to the genre, giving it a thrillingly personal and uncompromising vision. Handsomely shot and with knockout performances from Stanwck and Sullivan, this is an essential viewing experience ripe for rediscovery.

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Feeble George (George Formby), a newspaper compositor with delusions of being a detective, wins big at the races - but when the winnings are changed from three tenners to more manageable fivers they're replaced with counterfeit notes.

Suitably annoyed, George puts his sleuthing skills to the test and goes undercover!

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Dr. Luther Brooks (Sidney Poitier) is assigned to treat two prisoners, the Biddle brothers, who were shot during an attempted robbery. Ray Biddle (Richard Widmark) refuses to be treated by the black doctor, and when his brother John dies under Luther's care, Ray becomes consumed with vengeance.

His anger and hatred ignites racial tensions within the community, and events quickly spiral out of control.

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Based on the best-selling novel by Daphne du Maurier (author of the peerless Rebecca), My Cousin Rachel (1952) weaves an eerie tale of Gothic romance, set against the backdrop of the wild, rock-ribbed Cornish coast.

Richard Burton, in his first American film role, stars as an anguished young Englishman, torn between dark suspicion of and an uncontrollable passion for his guardian's widow, the alluring and mysterious Rachel (Olivia de Havilland). With atmospheric direction by Henry Koster (The Robe) and a darkly romantic score by Franz Waxman (Sunset Boulevard), 'My Cousin Rachel' is a seductive entry in the annals of cinematic ambiguity.

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Bette Davis dons the crown as Queen Elizabeth I in this swashbuckling historical drama that recreates one of England's most fascinating eras and heartbreaking love stories. Featuring.

Joan Collins in an early screen appearance, "The Virgin Queen" is the story of an ageing Elizabeth's attraction to the handsome Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd) and her bitter clash with a scheming, younger rival played by Collins. Rich historical detail, lavish costumes, decor and thrilling swordplay compliment Davis's dynamic performance.

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After a successful day at the races, Major Arthur Hill (Basil Radford) and Harold Temple (Hugh Griffith) decide to raise a £300 syndicate to buy a certain racehorse. With excited help from their friends (Janette Scott, Jimmy Hanley, Rene Ray, Joyce Grenfell, A. E.

Matthews) they get the money, but things don't go so smoothly from here. First, they accidently buy the wrong horse which proves to have more of an affinity for jumping than racing. They then decide to train it themselves as a jumper under the new name "The Galloping Major". However, on the night before the Grand National, the horse mysteriously disappears...