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The Black Swan (1942)
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Henry King actor: Tyrone Power / Maureen O'Hara …
other title: Il cigno nero / Den sorte svane …
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.
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The Unholy Garden (1931)
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George Fitzmaurice actor: Ronald Colman / Fay Wray …
other title: El paraíso del mal
At a hotel in the middle of the Sahara, an old man and his daughter try to keep the location of a hidden treasure from a collection of thieves and criminals staying at the hotel who are determined to get it. A suave gentleman thief arrives at the hotel one day with his own plan to get the loot, but complications ensue when he begins to fall for the daughter.
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It's a Wonderful World (1939)
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W.S. Van Dyke actor: Claudette Colbert / James Stewart …
other title: Questo mondo è meraviglioso / Afinal, o Mundo é Belo! …
Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.
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Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
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Vittorio De Sica actor: Jennifer Jones / Montgomery Clift …
other title: Stazione Termini / Med natekspres Rom-Paris …
While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria. As she prepares to leave Italy, Giovanni confesses his love for her; he doesn't want her to go. Together they wander the railroad station where Mary is to take the train to Paris, then ultimately reunite with her husband and daughter in Philadelphia. Will she throw away her old life for this passionate new romance?
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The Scoundrel (1935)
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Ben Hecht / Charles MacArthur actor: Noël Coward / Julie Haydon …
other title: Ein charmanter Schurke / Le Goujat
A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a "restless" spirit for being unloved. A heavenly power gives him a month on Earth to find one person to shed a tear for him before his fate is sealed.
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Barbary Coast (1935)
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Howard Hawks actor: Miriam Hopkins / Edward G. Robinson …
other title: La costa dei barbari / Cidade Sem Lei …
Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Luis Chamalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in San Francisco in the 1850s. She falls in love with miner Jim Carmichael and takes his gold dust at the wheel. She goes after him, Chamalis goes after her with intent to harm Carmichael.
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The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
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Irving Pichel actor: Fred MacMurray / Alida Valli …
other title: Il miracolo delle campane / Die Glocken von Coaltown …
The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days after she was buried, but is told that this will cost a lot of money. The checks that he writes to the various churches all bounce, but it is the weekend and, in desperation, he prays that a miracle will happen before the banks reopen. It does, but not in the way he hoped.
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Tales of Manhattan (1942)
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Julien Duvivier actor: Charles Boyer / Rita Hayworth …
other title: Destino / Seis Destinos …
Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video release features a W.C. Fields segment not included in the original theatrical release.
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The Iron Petticoat (1956)
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Ralph Thomas actor: Bob Hope / Katharine Hepburn …
other title: La sottana di ferro / Um Americano em Moscovo …
Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Chuck Lockwood gets the order to show her the bright side of capitalism, while she tries to convince him of the superiority of communism. Naturally, they fall in love, but there's still the KGB, which doesn't like the idea of having a defected Russian officer running around in London.