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Les Miserables (1952)
Drama | History | Romance
After stealing a loaf a bread to feed a starving family, Jean Valjean is sentenced to ten years at hard labor as a galley slave. There he is taught to read and write by another prisoner and meets Javert, an obsessive policeman who was himself born to convict parents aboard a prison ship. After his release, Valjean is treated as a pariah but finally finds shelter in the home of a kindly bishop. Valjean repays the clergyman's generosity by stealing his silver plate. He is apprehended by the authorities and returned to the bishop but is amazed when the kindly old priest tells them that the valuable plates were a gift. This becomes a transforming experience for the ex-convict, who establishes himself under an assumed name in a small country village as factory manager and ultimately mayor. Unfortunately the newly-promoted Javert is assigned there as chief inspector. Although he doesn't recognize his old nemesis at first, the two clash over Javert's overzealous prosecution of the letter of the law. When a mentally challenged homeless man is arrested and accused of being Valjean, the conscience-ridden parole violator reveals his true identity to the court and the already suspicious Javert. Valjean is forced to abandon his property and with his adopted daughter again flee the relentless pursuit of Javert.
Starring: Michael Rennie, Robert Newton, Debra Paget, Edmund Gwenn, Sylvia Sidney
Director: Lewis Milestone
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Posted on May 8, 2013 | Comments Off on The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) 720p BluRay FLAC1.0 x264-CtrlHD
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
Comedy | Romance
Department store owner J.P. Merrick finds that several of his employees are unionizing to get more money and better working conditions. In order to find out who the organizers are, he gets a job at the store as a shoe salesman. Not realizing his true identity, he's befriended by Mary Jones and Joe O'Brien, the two ringleaders, and Elizabeth Ellis, a charming older woman with whom he develops a romance.
Starring: Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Edmund Gwenn, Spring Byington, S.Z. Sakall
Director: Sam Wood
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Tags: Charles Coburn, Edmund Gwenn, Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, S.Z. Sakall, Sam Wood, Spring Byington
Posted on November 8, 2012 |
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The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Comedy | Mystery | Thriller
A corpse creates a world of trouble for several passersby who each believe they may have caused the death. Filmed in VistaVision
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe, Shirley MacLaine, Mildred Natwick, Royal Dano, Mildred Dunnock
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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Posted on October 23, 2011 | Comments Off on Miracle on 34th Street (1947) BluRay 720p x264 DTS-MySiLU
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance
Kris Kringle–unbeknownst to cynical, market-minded adults, the real Santa Claus–is hired to play himself at Macy's Department Store, New York City. His gentle, joyous spirit and magical powers soon transform those around him, including a little girl and her world-weary mother.
Starring: Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, Harry Antrim
Director: George Seaton
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Tags: Edmund Gwenn, George Seaton, Harry Antrim, John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood
