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When Father Brown (Alec Guinness) hears that Flambeau (Peter Finch), an international art thief, is planning to steal a priceless cross once owned by Saint Augustine during its transportation to Rome, he is delighted at the opportunity to match wits with a criminal of such repute.

However, Flambeau outwits Father Brown on their first encounter deep in the catacombs of Paris and vanishes with the relic. Now, the amateur sleuth must somehow lure the master criminal out of hiding, recover the cross - and save Flambeau's immortal soul into the bargain...

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As a psychotic thug devoted to his hard-boiled ma, James Cagney - older, scarier and just as electrifying - gives a performance to match his work in 'The Public Enemy' as 'White Heat's's' cold-blooded Cody Jarrett.

Bracingly directed by Raoul Walsh, this fast-paced thriller tracing Jarrett's violent life in and out of jail is also a harrowing character study. Jarrett is a psychological time bomb ruled by impulse. He murders a wounded accomplice and revels in the act. He neglects his sultry wife (Virginia Mayo) and adores his doting mother. It is among the most vivid screen performances of Cagney's career, and the excitement it generates will put you on top of the world!

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In 1890's Brighton the young son of a puritanical chemist longs to escape the repressive environment of his family life and the overbearing restraints of his cruel, pious father.

Eventually finding refuge in a local tavern he is immediately attracted to the sordid glamour of the drinking classes and the gritty world that they inhabit. He also finds himself becoming infatuated with the tavern's landlady, which will inadvertently lead to him being drawn into a plot to kill her abusive husband.

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The film tells the tale of shady pickpocket Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) who steals a wallet belonging to Candy (Jean Peters) who, unbeknownst to her, is carrying microfilm containing government secrets.

Anxious to recover the film, Joey, Candy's ex-lover and the man using her as courier, convinces her to find the thief.

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John Mills stars as Davidson, an embittered convict who has been released from prison after serving a sentence for a murder he did not commit. Ill at ease in the company of others, he takes refuge on a barge, which is constantly under surveillance by police.

He determines to ruin his enemies one-by-one and tracks them down only to find himself drawn into a new crime, which will bring him face to face with the true murderer.

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A suspenseful, true-life spy thriller based on the memoirs of L. C. Moyzisch, 5 Fingers features an enigmatic performance from James Mason as a charming, amoral enemy spy posing as the valet to a British ambassador during World War II.

Working for the highest bidder with no personal political bent, Cicero secures British war files detailing the planned D-Day attacks and passes on the documents to the Nazi's who regard the information as too far-fetched to be treated seriously. Intelligently scripted by Michael Wilson just before he fell victim to the McCarthy-era blacklists and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and witty 5 Fingers audaciously popularised the notion of the anti-hero protagonist and intelligently emphasised a cynical view of government hypocrisy. A film that's some way ahead of its time, it also features a stirring score by music maestro Bernard Herrmann.

Rex Harrison is the orchestra conductor who believes his wife has been having an affair. While conducting, he plans various forms of revenge, each played out with the greatest of precision and skill. When it comes to putting his plans into action things run a little less smoothly.

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Glenn Ford plays the dedicated F.B.I. agent, John Ripley, who fights to protect Kelly Sherwood (Lee Remick) from a ruthless killer.

Unless his plans to rob the bank succeed, the unseen assailant (Ross Martin) - identifiable only by his asthmatic breathing - threatens to murder Kelly and her teenage sister, Toby (Stefanie Powers). To save the two terrorized sisters, the F.B.I. sets up an elaborate trap using Kelly as a decoy, but the killer gets away. Nerve-racking suspense builds as Kelly, now panic-stricken, continues to act as bait long enough to let the Feds trap the killer. Unless they act quickly, the woman in distress will become the casualty of a deadly Experiment in Terror!

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The three Beebe brothers are talented singers looking to make their way in the world.

Responsible Dave (Fred MacMurray) wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but his reckless older brother Joe (Bing Crosby) thinks the only way to success is through gambling, much to his loving mother's despair. Young Mike, in the meantime, idolizes Joe and wants to grow up to be just like him. Joe moves to California to seek his fortune, promising to send for the family when he makes good. He pins all his hopes on the racehorse he's acquired. But it's a bigger gamble than his family realizes...

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Bob Randall (Richard Greene) is a war correspondent trapped in Northern France. He manages to escape from Dunkirk and return to his job as a journalist with The Gazette in London. Randall soon becomes aware of the 'People for Peace Society' which advocates making peace with Germany.

Randall however believes the organisation objectives are more sinister and attends a meeting with fellow Gazette journalist Carol Bennett (Valerie Hobson). As Randall investigates further his attempts to have his findings published are censored. As the sinister plot escalates the journalists end up fighting for the truth as well as their lives.

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September 1939, the Germans are invading Poland, and as Britain declares war a leading national newspaper posts its journalists to the European countries that have yet to fall under Nazi rule.

Colin Metcalf (Hugh Williams) is sent to Norway but his ship comes under attack from a German U Boat and he soon learns of the Nazi plot to invade. Having escaped from the Nazis, Metcalf returns to his newspaper in England and writes a series of articles on his Norwegian experiences. These soon attract the attention of Naval Intelligence in London where he is recruited for a dangerous mission. Metcalf must return to Norway, link up with the resistance, and assist with the destruction of the German U Boat base that is responsible for the sinking of the North Atlantic convoys. The outcome of his perilous assignment could change the course of the Battle of the Atlantic!

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Tempers flare and fists fly in COWBOY, an action-packed classic based on the real-life adventures of a young tenderfoot turned tough cattleman. Glenn Ford stars as Tom Reece, a range-hardened trail boss who has just arrived in Chicago after months on the plains.

When he loses all his money in a high-stakes poker game, he reluctantly accepts a $3,800 loan from hotel desk clerk Frank Harris (Academy Award winner Jack Lemmon) in exchange for a piece of his cattle business. Frank, a would be cowboy, has fallen hopelessly in love with Maria Vidal (Anna Kashfi) the voluptuous daughter of a wealthy Mexican rancher. Though her father forbids the lovers from seeing each again, Frank holds Tom to their partnership agreement and forces the feisty wrangler to take him on the cattle drive to Maria's hometown of Guadalupe. There, the two men find all the excitement they can handle in this all-star Technicolor tale of fiery emotions and dangerous desires.

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17th Century romantic adventure stars Linda Darnell as the amorous courtesan who is able to conquer any man - except the one she really wants. Amber, a village maid, is abandoned pregnant and penniless by Bruce Carlton (Cornel Wilde), a gallant adventurer whom she desperately loves.

Amber uses her wits, beauty and courage to sleep her way to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England -that of favourite mistress of the Merry Monarch himself, Charles II (George Sanders) - all in the hope that Bruce will return. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from the Great Plague to the Fire of London, Amber experiences it all. But throughout her sexual escapades, her heart remains true to only one man. With its dazzling reproduction of the Restoration, it's convincing swordplay, court drama and war, Otto Preminger's grand swashbuckler is based on the racy novel by Kathleen Winsor.

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John Ford's epic story of boiling passions amongst the burning sands, in which twelve battered, fighting men battle it out to the death.

Set during the First World War, a small British Army group is set out on a mission to the Mesopotamian desert but disaster strikes when their commanding officer is shot by an Arab sniper. Unaware of their intended destination, their Sergeant (Victor McLaglen) takes charge and decides to head north to meet up with their brigade. Sheltering at an oasis, they wake up the next morning to discover their lookout dead and their camp surrounded by Arab tribesmen. Left at the mercy of the Arabs and being slowly picked off one-by-one, the men begin to crack under the desert heat and life-or-death situation. As their supplies run low Sanders (Boris Karloff) begins to doubt his sanity but unbeknownst to the soldiers a rescue patrol is only days away...

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Sometimes, an entire life can change in one night.

This dark comedic thriller, based on the novel by Chris Bohjalian, stars Kaley Cuoco as Cassie Bowden, a New York-based, globe-trotting flight attendant with a devil-may-care attitude and a history of binge drinking, who relishes flying off at a moment's notice to her next great adventure. But Cassie's glamorous world is thrown into a tailspin when she wakes in the wrong bed, in the wrong hotel, with a dead man - and no idea what happened. Haunted by the bleak future she faces if she doesn't clear her name, Cassie scrambles to put together the pieces of a night in Bangkok gone terribly wrong, leading her down a twisted path filled with unsettling discoveries and more than a few illegal escapades.