Wild in the Country (1961)
A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career
The Robe (1953)
In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards
The Egyptian (1954)
In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaohs court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
In first century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus robe for its alleged magical powers
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The biographical story of Michelangelos troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II
The View from Pompeys Head (1955)
Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
After greedy men have Edmond Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to get his revenge on them
David and Bathsheba (1951)
After King David sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing from the palace roof, he enters into an adulterous affair which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel
Pinky (1949)
A light skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
During the brutal French and Indian War, the legendary scout Hawkeye is prevailed upon to escort Major Duncan Heyward, and the two daughters of Fort William Henry commander Colonel Munro Alice and Cora to safety through
Blindfold (1966)
A New York psychiatrist is solicited by government agents in connection with a former patient of his who also happens to be a scientist wanted by certain foreign powers
The Luck of the Irish (1948)
Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsmans servant and conscience
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life
Lisa (1962)
At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine
Anne of the Indies (1951)
In order to recover his ship impounded by the British, former pirate captain LaRochelle agrees to spy on the notorious Caribbean Sea pirates Blackbeard and Anne Providence
In Love and War (1958)
In 1944, the family lives of three San Francisco Marines are affected by their personal experiences on the front lines in the Pacific and vice versa
Way of a Gaucho (1952)
In 1875 Argentina, after killing a man, a gaucho is sentenced to harsh army duty but he deserts the army and becomes a bandit leader
Blue Denim (1959)
Arthur Bartley and Janet Willard are fairly typical 1950s teenagers Their lives are turned upside down however when Janet becomes pregnant Desperate to tell his parents of the predicament they find themselves in, Arthur finds that
Forever Amber (1947)
In seventeenth century England, Amber St Clair aims to raise herself from country girl to nobility, and succeeds, but loses her true love in the process
Swanee River (1939)
More fictional than factual biography of Stephen Foster Songwriter from Pittsburgh falls in love with the South, marries a Southern gal Leeds, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out
Ten North Frederick (1958)
At her fathers funeral, Ann Chapin thinks back over the last five years of his life, years of apparent political and personal failure dominated by a selfish and dissatisfied wife and eased only by alcohol But it starts to emerge th
The Rains Came (1939)
In India, a married British aristocrat is reunited with an old flame, but she truly has her sights set on a handsome surgeon