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 Glass Key (1942)
7.1/10
Director: Stuart Heisler
Starring: Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, Joseph Calleia, Richard Denning, William Bendix, Veron...
Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy), a once-corrupt politician, has given up his past and is backing a respectable candidate in the next election. However wh... Read more
The Good Die Young (1954)
6.8/10
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Stanley Baker, Joan Collins, Robert Morley, Gloria Grahame, Ric...
A psychological crime yarn, based on the novel by Richard Macaulay, exploring the motivations of four participants in an armed robbery. Ex-GI Joe (Ric... Read more
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
8.1/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Henry Fonda
One of the great classics, this adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel stars Henry Fonda as Tom Joad and John Carradine as Casey. Tom returns to the f... Read more
The Great Gatsby (1949)
6.6/10
Director: Elliott Nugent
Starring: Macdonald Carey, Betty Field, Alan Ladd, Ruth Hussey, Barry Sullivan, Howard Da...
This 1949 movie lavishly takes us on the journey of Jay Gatsby (Alan Ladd) who worked his way from poor fisherman to extravagant millionaire. Travel b... Read more
The Great Lie (1941)
7.3/10
Director: Edmund Goulding
Starring: Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor
After her long-time boyfriend, pilot Pete Van Allen (George Brent), marries fiery concert pianist Sandra Kovak (Mary Astor) while drunk, Maggie Patter... Read more
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)
Director: Charles Guggenheim
Starring: Steve McQueen
Based on an actual bank heist (and even using the St. Louis policemen who took part in thwarting the original robbery), this caper film stars Steve Mc... Read more
The Greatest Show On Earth (1952)
6.7/10
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, James Stewart, Cornel Wilde, Dorothy Lamour, Glor...
Cecil B De Mille visits the circus, resulting in the Big Top show to end 'em all. This splendiferous production of circus life captures all the thrill... Read more
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1956)
6.6/10
Director: George Stevens
Starring: Max von Sydow, Charlton Heston, Carroll Baker
An all star cast highlights this glossy biblical epic about the life of Jesus. John Wayne is the Roman centurion overseeing Christ's crucifixion. Max... Read more
The Green Glove (1952)
6.4/10
Director: Rudolph Mate
Starring: Cedric Hardwicke, George Macready, Geraldine Brooks, Glenn Ford
This top-notch thriller is set after World War II and features Glenn Ford as an ex-paratrooper hired by a church to find a bejeweled glove lifted by e... Read more
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
7.6/10
Director: J Lee Thompson
Starring: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, Irene P...
Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Anthony Quinn star as a team of Allied military specialists recruited for a dangerous but imperative mission: to infilt... Read more