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[TRAILER] Down-on-his-luck John Ellman (Boris Karloff) is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor (Edmund Gwenn, aka Santa in Miracle on 34th Street) uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is not as expected. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Dec 12, 2024 - 1 comment

Three Devil's Island escapees hide out in the house of a kindly merchant and repay his kindness by helping him and his family out of several crises. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Mar 13, 2023 - 2 comments

Geoffrey Thorpe, a buccaneer, is hired by Queen Elizabeth I to nag the Spanish Armada. The Armada is waiting for the attack on England and Thorpe surprises them with attacks on their galleons where he shows his skills on the sword. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Feb 7, 2023 - 5 comments

When King Richard the Lionheart is captured, his scheming brother Prince John (Claude Rains) plots to reach the throne, to the outrage of Sir Robin of Locksley (Errol Flynn), the bandit king of Sherwood Forest. Rounding up his band of men and eventually winning the support of the lovely Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland), Robin accuses Prince John of treachery and, when the escaped Richard returns covertly to England, joins forces with the king to prevent Prince John from taking the crown. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jul 25, 2022 - 10 comments

An enslaved doctor and his comrades in chains escape and become pirates of the Caribbean. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Nov 6, 2015 - 8 comments

Set in Casablanca, Morocco during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Nov 3, 2015 - 37 comments