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YouTube TV
88
8.1
/176578/
77
/2318/
79
/1712/
4.2
/136297/
99
/115/
95
/3159/
91
/15/
cc age 13+

On the Waterfront (1954)
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
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MGM Plus
81
7.4
/54563/
74
/1193/
73
/830/
3.7
/30977/
87
/54/
84
/1341/
83
/17/
cc age 11+

True Grit (1969)
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
poster
MGM Plus
79
78
7.8
/21060/
73
/369/
75
/332/
3.9
/10486/
88
/24/
85
/240/
76
/7/

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.
poster
Hoopla
76
7.1
/20580/
73
/440/
70
/301/
3.5
/7255/
100
/15/
82
/313/
72
/7/
cc age 12+

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.
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The Roku Channel
72
7.0
/47650/
71
/1362/
68
/819/
3.4
/26202/
92
/13/
73
/749/
62
/4/
cc age 13+

Hang 'em High (1968)
Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.
poster
Hoopla
78
70
7.5
/6605/
72
/114/
72
/100/
3.8
/5461/
92
/13/
84
/45/

Wild River (1960)
A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farmer who objects to his employment (with pay) of local black laborers. Much of the plot revolves around the eviction of a stubborn octogenarian from her home on an island in the river, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.
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Disney Plus
69
68
6.7
/10010/
70
/332/
65
/190/
3.2
/6366/
83
/23/
63
/190/
75
/5/
cc age 6+

The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.
poster
69
64
7.1
/6784/
74
/184/
69
/139/
3.6
/5862/
60
/15/
73
/79/

Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.
poster
74
62
6.8
/3857/
69
/112/
63
/81/
3.5
/5521/
100
/7/
76
/25/

Decision at Sundown (1957)
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.
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71
59
7.0
/3843/
66
/45/
64
/42/
3.5
/2560/
89
/9/
70
/38/

Side Street (1950)
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000. When he decides to return the money, things go wrong - and that is only the beginning of his troubles.
poster
68
59
6.8
/4247/
69
/94/
64
/84/
3.4
/4461/
73
/11/
68
/86/

Homicidal (1961)
A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We soon find out Emily is the caretaker of a wheelchair-bound mute named Helga, who was the childhood guardian of a pair of siblings: Miriam Webster and her half-brother, Warren, who is about to inherit the estate of their late father. Who is the mysterious Emily and what are her intentions?
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Disney Plus
58
54
6.4
/6024/
65
/177/
62
/94/
3.0
/5030/
68
/19/
48
/139/
45
/6/
cc age 6+

The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....
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The Roku Channel
65
53
6.7
/3780/
67
/88/
63
/69/
3.3
/2358/
75
/8/
55
/24/

Cowboy (1958)
Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...
poster
64
53
6.1
/3414/
70
/123/
59
/66/
2.9
/1501/
88
/8/
48
/62/
cc age 6+

Son of Flubber (1963)
Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hopes to have better luck with a gravity-busting derivative he's dubbed "Flubbergas." Ned's experiments, constantly hampered by government obstruction, earn the consternation of his wife, Betsy. But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.
poster
68
51
6.9
/3690/
73
/86/
64
/55/
3.4
/2029/
68
/24/

The Violent Men (1955)
A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bullying tactics make him reconsider. When one of his hands is murdered he decides to stay and fight, utilizing his war experience. Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother who also has a Mexican woman in town.
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61
48
6.5
/3827/
67
/44/
59
/50/
3.2
/2727/
52
/456/

Undercurrent (1946)
After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael, his mysterious long-lost brother.
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Hoopla
45
6.1
/672/
45
/10/
54
/17/
42
/3/

Blue (1968)
A young man is torn between the woman he loves and his loyalty to his father, the leader of a Mexican gang.
poster
The Roku Channel
60
44
6.7
/2598/
66
/73/
61
/52/
3.3
/1667/
42
/180/

Man with the Gun (1955)
A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own shadow, scared of a landowner they never see who rules through his rowdy sidekicks. The stranger is a town tamer by trade, and he accepts a $500 commission to sort things out.
poster
60
43
6.3
/2356/
60
/30/
56
/34/
3.4
/2578/
67
/9/
47
/23/

The Cobweb (1955)
Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes – but drapes are the least of their problems.
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Kanopy
56
42
6.4
/3068/
63
/56/
62
/68/
3.4
/3311/
40
/5/
43
/16/

The Chase (1946)
Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
38
6.9
/2622/
67
/60/
61
/48/
3.4
/928/
67
/16/

The Proud Rebel (1958)
Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's unfairly accused of starting a brawl in a small town. A local woman pays his fine, providing that he works it off on her ranch. He soon finds himself involved in the woman's struggle to keep her ranch from a local landowner who wants it--and whose sons were responsible for the man being framed for the fight.
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62
32
6.6
/1320/
67
/41/
63
/36/
3.3
/532/
50
/68/

The Hangman (1959)
A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.
poster
MGM Plus
50
30
5.4
/1903/
54
/43/
55
/27/
2.9
/1285/
40
/5/
41
/17/

Bikini Beach (1964)
A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.
poster
59
27
6.2
/1811/
64
/54/
51
/19/
3.2
/277/
59
/2007/

Away All Boats (1956)
The story of USS 'Belinda', a U.S. naval ship, and its crew during the battle of the Pacific 1943-1945, as it prepares for action and landing troops on enemy beachheads.
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65
26
6.5
/1153/
65
/32/
61
/21/
3.3
/486/
68
/26/

That Funny Feeling (1965)
Joan Howell, a young and pretty maid-for-hire, meets and begins dating wealthy New York City businessman Tom Milford. Embarrassed about bringing him back to her tiny apartment that she shares with her roommate Audrey, Joan brings Tom over to a fancy apartment that she cleans on a daily basis not knowing that it's his place. Tom plays along with the charade despite not knowing who Joan really is, while she tries to tidy up Tom's place not knowing who he really is.
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61
25
6.3
/1187/
64
/30/
58
/18/
3.2
/669/
58
/29/

The Love God? (1969)
Ornithologist Abner Peacock sells off his modest-selling birdwatching periodical to a charlatan who turns it into a girlie mag, making it a massive financial success. After Peacock and the magazine are taken to court on obscenity charges, he unwillingly becomes a reluctant hero and ends up a swinging libertine.
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61
22
6.0
/1362/
65
/16/
65
/11/
3.1
/328/
51
/415/

The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England. Matt will meet Jane's father in the battlefield.
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49
22
5.9
/1503/
53
/20/
56
/20/
3.1
/506/
33
/6/
30
/21/

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is due to arrive.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
53
16
6.2
/1213/
62
/33/
56
/23/
3.2
/333/
21
/7/

The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
Fleeing to Dodge City after killing a man in self defence Masterson finds his brother Ed (Harry Lauter) running for sheriff of the town. When Ed is killed by hired guns of the corrupt incumbent Bat is determined to settle the score with violence but he is convinced by the townspeople that the best way to avenge his brother's death is by taking Ed's place on the ballot. Bat agrees and wins the election but his new role on the right side of the law will lead him to unexpected confrontations as he finds himself torn between his loyalties to his friends and his duties as sheriff.
poster
66
16
6.1
/756/
61
/29/
56
/25/
86
/3/

Chief Crazy Horse (1955)
When young Crazy Horse, of whom great things were predicted, wins his bride, rival Little Big Man goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. Of course, a new gold rush starts despite all treaties, and Crazy Horse becomes military leader of his people. Initial Indian victories lead to the inevitable result. Uniquely, all is told from the Indian perspective.
poster
56
12
6.4
/1026/
59
/16/
47
/15/
3.3
/339/
44
/5/

Three Hours to Kill (1954)
After three years on the run, Jim Guthrie returns with the scar of a rope burn on his neck. In a flashback, we learn how he was framed for murder but then escaped from the lynch mob just as he was about to be hung. Tired of running, he has returned to find the real killer and the Sheriff has given him just three hours to do it.
poster
58
11
6.3
/863/
61
/13/
64
/8/
3.2
/216/
40
/12/

The Scarlet Coat (1955)
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
poster
?
8.1
/23/

Set This Town on Fire (1973)
After serving seven years in prison for manslaughter, a man returns to his hometown to find that the eyewitness whose testimony convicted him has second thoughts, and the town drunk has confessed to the crime.
poster
?
6.8
/27/
10
/1/

Bartleby (1969)
Bartleby, an enigmatic man who calmly refuses to carry out his duties, is introduced in this period dramatization of Melville’s haunting story as a scrivener in a 1969 film production of Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation.
poster
61
?
6.9
/431/
48
/7/
62
/4/
3.4
/258/

The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
A newly promoted plant supervisor finds himself in the position of having to announce a layoff of his fellow workers.
poster
63
?
6.2
/165/
70
/1/
58
/4/

Highway West (1941)
A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.
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?
6.4
/34/
25
/2/
40
/1/

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)
A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey trains the elephant and the two soon become inseparable. When the Colonel loses the elephant in gambling, Davey steals the elephant and begins a 20-mile search for Molly, the rightful owner.
poster
61
?
6.6
/585/
56
/11/
62
/15/

The Plunderers (1960)
Four young toughs have ridden into Trail City and claimed it as easy pickings for their bullying and gunplay. The whole town will be overrun by lawlessness if decent folks like rancher and Civil War veteran Sam Christy don’t take a stand.
poster
Hoopla
37
?
4.5
/187/
37
/4/
32
/8/

Dead Aim (1971)
A traveling gravedigger during an (unspecified) war adopts a orphan he finds alone in the desert. After the war with the orphan grown and business slow, the orphan begins to generate business himself by shooting people. The orphan wants to make one big score by robbing a bank but the gravedigger resists. Their dream is to open a fancy funeral parlor and cemetery. The orphan becomes obsessed with a prostitute he saw who was later abandoned by her outlaw partner after a robbery attempt on a gold wagon goes bad. He eventually leaves the gravedigger to find her
poster
42
?
6.8
/235/
30
/2/
48
/2/

Three Brave Men (1956)
A lawyer takes the case of a Navy clerk who sues after he's fired for suspected Communist beliefs.
poster
?
7.3
/53/
10
/1/

Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968)
A bumbling art expert, hired by an insurance company to protect a Rembrandt on loan from the Louvre, schemes to steal it.
poster
64
?
6.4
/734/
61
/9/
70
/6/

Lucy Gallant (1955)
A spirited dressmaker's small store flourishes into a business empire in the midst of the Texas oil boom of the 1940s.
poster
47
?
5.4
/195/
45
/4/
43
/3/

Jungle Heat (1957)
Japanese communists attempt to take over Hawaii and only Dr. Jim Ransom can stop them.
poster
55
?
5.9
/294/
51
/5/
53
/8/

The Human Jungle (1954)
Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.
poster
39
?
5.2
/244/
44
/7/
43
/9/
20
/1/

A Man Called Gannon (1968)
A seasoned cowboy takes a young tender-foot under his wing. They become embroiled in a range war, and end up on opposite sides.
poster
44
?
5.6
/247/
50
/1/
50
/2/
20
/3/

Around the World (1943)
Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl singers on a tour around the world to entertain the troops during World War II.
poster
59
?
5.8
/115/
60
/3/

About Face (1942)
Two Army sergeants disrupt a bar, a party and an Army-Navy dance.
poster
61
?
6.2
/170/
56
/6/
65
/1/

Scalplock (1966)
This Western is a pilot for the series "The Iron Horse," in which a dapper frontier gambler wins a railroad line in a poker game and has his hands full holding it from the clutches of various conniving bad guys.


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