Screenplay: Robert Ardrey

Direction Vincente Minnelli

Cast Glenn Ford · Ingrid Thulin · Charles Boyer · Paul Lukas

Synopsis The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) follows the intertwined lives of two affluent families in Argentina as they reunite to celebrate the return of Heinrich, who has spent years pursuing medical studies in Germany. The families are taken aback...

Direction Vincente Minnelli

Cast Jennifer Jones · Louis Jourdan · Van Heflin · James Mason

Synopsis Madame Bovary (1949) follows the legal battle of renowned French author Gustave Flaubert, who faces charges for his allegedly scandalous novel. To defend his work, Flaubert recounts the narrative of the enchanting yet troubled Emma Bovary, whose extramarital affairs lead...

Direction George Sidney

Cast Gene Kelly · Lana Turner · June Allyson · Frank Morgan

Synopsis The Three Musketeers (1948) presents a vibrant and humorous adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' timeless adventure story, directed by George Sidney and led by the charismatic Gene Kelly. The film follows the journey of D'Artagnan (Kelly), a young man from the...

Direction Basil Dearden · Eliot Elisofon

Cast Charlton Heston · Laurence Olivier · Richard Johnson · Ralph Richardson

Synopsis Khartoum (1966) unfolds in the late 19th century, following the devastating defeat of an Egyptian army, led by British officers, in Sudan. The British government finds itself in a challenging position, reluctant to deploy British troops in a foreign conflict...

Direction Clarence Brown

Cast Katharine Hepburn · Paul Henreid · Robert Walker · Henry Daniell

Synopsis Song of Love (1947) follows the life of renowned composer Robert Schumann, who faces creative challenges while working on his symphonies. His devoted wife, Clara, stands by his side, providing unwavering support and encouragement. Alongside the Schumanns, their close friend...

Direction Fred M. Wilcox

Cast Margaret O'Brien · Herbert Marshall · Dean Stockwell · Gladys Cooper

Synopsis The Secret Garden (1949) begins with the orphaned Mary Lennox, sent from her home in India to Yorkshire, England, following a cholera outbreak that claims her parents' lives. She is taken in by her reclusive Uncle Archibald Craven, who resides...

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Robert Taylor · Kay Kendall · Robert Morley · George Cole

Synopsis Quentin Durward (1955) follows the journey of a Scottish nobleman who ventures to France in 1465 to escort Isabelle, the Countess of Marcroy, on behalf of his aging Scottish uncle. The Duke of Burgundy has political motivations for arranging this...

Direction Robert Parrish

Cast Robert Mitchum · Julie London · Gary Merrill · Pedro Armendáriz

Synopsis The Wonderful Country (1959) follows Martin Brady, who, after fleeing to Mexico from the U.S. years ago for avenging his father's murder, ventures into Texas to facilitate an arms deal for his Mexican employer, the powerful Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady's...

Direction Garson Kanin

Cast Carole Lombard · Charles Laughton · William Gargan · Harry Carey

Synopsis They Knew What They Wanted (1940) follows the story of Tony (Charles Laughton), a prosperous but uneducated middle-aged grape farmer who, in an attempt to find love, sends a photograph of his attractive young foreman, Joe (William Gargan), to a...

Direction William A. Seiter

Cast Jean Arthur · John Wayne · Charles Winninger · Phil Silvers

Synopsis A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) follows Mollie Truesdale, a New York bank clerk played by Jean Arthur, who embarks on a 17-day, all-expenses-paid bus journey to the Pacific Coast in the late 1930s. Her dream vacation takes an unexpected...

Direction Victor Saville

Cast Tom Drake · Beverly Tyler · Charles Coburn · Hume Cronyn

Synopsis The Green Years (1946) follows the journey of a young orphan who, under the watchful eye of his great-grandfather, dreams of attending university to pursue a career in medicine. The boy's aspirations are met with significant obstacles, particularly from his...

Direction Roy Boulting

Cast Michael Redgrave · Barbara Mullen · James Mason · Lilli Palmer

Synopsis Thunder Rock (1942) follows the story of David Charleston, a once-famous journalist who now resides in solitude, tending to the Thunder Rock lighthouse on Lake Michigan. He neglects his paychecks and has minimal interaction, except for the monthly visits from...

Direction Henry Koster

Cast Robert Taylor · Elisabeth Müller · Burl Ives · Charles Coburn

Synopsis The Power and the Prize (1956) presents a narrative that was particularly resonant in its 1956 release year. The film follows Robert Taylor as an American corporate leader stationed in England. Taylor's desire to wed European refugee Elizabeth Mueller is...