Classic Drama
Classic Drama is where you will find most of those great films you either grew up with or have heard of but never got round to seeing. Generally dramatic productions made between 1928 and 1965 fill this section. "Silents" and contempory "Drama" (post 1965) can be found under their respective headings..
Right: Charlton Heston and Stephen Boyd gaze into one another's eyes in "Ben Hur"
The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
6.5/10
Director: Rudolph Mate
Starring: Barbara Rush, David Farrar, Herbert Marshall, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis
In one of his earliest and most dashing performances, a young Tony Curtis pursues his real-life bride Janet Leigh, while defending the British throne... Read more
The Black Swan (1942)
6.9/10
Director: Henry King
Starring: Laird Cregar, Maureen O'Hara, Tyrone Power, Thomas Mitchell, George Sanders, Ant...
Tyrone Power is his usual stylish and articulate self in this classic swashbuckling pirate tale adapted from Sabatini's novel. The starry cast, music... Read more
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The Blue Dahlia (1946)
7.2/10
Director: George Marshall
Starring: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix
A stylish noir that teams Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. When Johnny returns from the war, he finds his wife kissing another man outside the Blue Dahli... Read more
The Blue Lamp (1949)
6.9/10
Director: Basil Dearden
Starring: Jack Warner, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Flemying
Very British thriller famous largely due to the fact that it represented the first incarnation of George Dixon, the friendly neighbourhood bobby of lo... Read more
The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
5.9/10
Director: William Witney
Starring: Dorothy Provine, Richard Bakalyan, Jack Hogan
Dorothy Provine gives her all to the title role in this original re-telling of the Bonnie and Clyde legend. Billed in the picture's ad campaign as "th... Read more
The Browning Version (1951)
8.2/10
Director: Anthony Asquith
Starring: Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick
Michael Redgrave gives the performance of his career in Anthony Asquith's adaptation of Terence Rattigan's unforgettable play. Redgrave portrays Andre... Read more
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
7.8/10
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Lee Marvin
Humphrey Bogart, as Captain Philip Francis Queeg, provokes Van Johnson to seize his ship during a typhoon. Van and fellow officer Robert Francis go on... Read more
The Chalk Garden (Blu-ray) (1964)
7.4/10
Director: Ronald Neame
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, John Mills, Edith Evans, Felix Aylmer, Elizabeth Sel...
An elderly woman hires a governess with a mysterious past to look after her disturbed and spoiled teenage granddaughter, who eventually understands th... Read more
The Chase (1946)
6.7/10
Director: Arthur Ripley
Starring: Jack Holt, Peter Lorre, Robert Cummings, Steve Cochran, Michele Morgan
Tormented ex-GI Chuck Scott (Robert Cummings) takes a job with gangster Eddie Roman (Steve Cochran) as an innocent chauffeur but soon becomes embroile... Read more
The Chase (1966)
7.3/10
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Angie Dickinson, Robert Duvall
A prisoner (Robert Redford) escapes and is rumored to be back in his hometown, setting everyone on edge. Marlon Brando is the sheriff who must make th... Read more