Its a Wonderful Life (1946)
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed
Rear Window (1954)
A house and wheelchair bound photographer, his fashion model girlfriend and his visiting Nurse spy on neighbors from his courtyard window Despite skepticism by his PD Detective friend, theyre convinced one of his neighbors is a
Vertigo (1958)
A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed
Women in Love (1969)
After an oil company plane crashes in the Sahara, the survivors hopes are buoyed by one of the passengers, an airplane designer who comes up with a plan to build a flyable plane from the wreckage
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins
The Shootist (1976)
A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
After a rich womans ex husband and a tabloid type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife What is the truth, and will he win his case
Shenandoah (1965)
A Virginia farmer who has vowed to remain neutral during the Civil War is spurred into action when his youngest son is taken by Union soldiers
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
Fievels family decides to move out to the West, unaware that they are falling into a trap perpetrated by a smooth talking cat
The Man from Laramie (1955)
Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each others anonymous pen pal
Bandolero! (1968)
Mace Bishop James Stewart masquerades as a hangman in order to save his outlaw brother, Dee Dean Martin, from the gallows, runs to Mexico chased by Sheriff July Johnsons George Kennedys posse and fights against Mexican ban
The Naked Spur (1953)
A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less than trustworthy strangers
Vivacious Lady (1938)
A professor marries a nightclub singer, much to the consternation of his family and friends back home
Strategic Air Command (1955)
An ex pilot and current baseballer is recalled into the U S Air Force and assumes an increasingly important role in Cold War deterrence
Winchester 73 (1950)
A cowboys obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a bullet ridden odyssey through the American West
Bell Book and Candle (1958)
A modern day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancee, so she enchants him to love her instead
Broken Arrow (1950)
Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory
The Far Country (1954)
A self minded adventurer locks horns with a crooked lawman while driving cattle to Dawson
Bend of the River (1952)
When a town boss confiscates homesteaders supplies after gold is discovered nearby, a tough cowboy risks his life to try and get it to them
Firecreek (1968)
A peace loving, part time Sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town
Two Rode Together (1961)
A corrupt marshal is pressured by his army friend into negotiating the release of white captives of the Comanches, but finds that their reintegration into society has its consequences
After the Thin Man (1936)
Private detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder The obvious suspect is his wife, Noras cousin, Selma
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
An aging cowboy finds to his embarrassment that the successful business he has inherited from his brother is actually a house of prostitution
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U S Senate His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his c
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy
The Rare Breed (1966)
An English woman and her daughter enlist the aid of a cowboy to try and get their hardy hornless bull to mate with the longhorns of Texas, but have to overcome greedy criminals and the natural elements
Harvey (1950)
Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle aged man is thought by his family to be insane but he may be wiser than anyone knows
How the West Was Won (1962)
A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the 19th century, including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads
Night Passage (1957)
A fired railroad man is re hired and entrusted to carry a ten thousand dollar payroll in secret, even though he is suspected of being connected to outlaws
You Cant Take It with You (1938)
The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Biography of bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Charles Slim Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing
The FBI Story (1959)
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agencys battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies
The Mortal Storm (1940)
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
In the 1920s, three women become performers in the renowned Broadway show the Ziegfeld Follies, where they find fame, love, and tragedy
Born to Dance (1936)
On leave, a sailor falls in love with a young lady aspiring to become a Broadway dancer, but their relationship is jeopardized by an established Broadway star, who is also enamored by him
Thunder Bay (1953)
Shrimpers and oilmen clash after an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off shore oil rig
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Mr Hobbs wants to spend a quiet holiday at the beach, but his wife has invited all their family to stay with them
Take Her, Shes Mine (1963)
A fathers attempts to protect his college age daughter from trouble backfire and he finds himself in the middle of scandal after scandal
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of airplane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number of flying hours due to metal fatigue
Dear Brigitte (1965)
Professor Leaf, an absent minded poet, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy who is as colorblind as hes in love with Brigitte Bardot, the French bombshell
Magic Town (1947)
An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U S opinions
Fools Parade (1971)
In 1935, after forty years in a West Virginia prison, three released convicts wish to open a legitimate business using the 25,000 earned in prison, but a crooked prison guard in cahoots with the town banker plans to defraud them
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Chicago reporter P J McNeal re opens a decade old murder case
Made for Each Other (1939)
While on a business trip, an ambitious young lawyer meets and immediately falls in love with a stranger They wed the following day, and tragedy soon strikes
Next Time We Love (1936)
A young married couples relationship becomes strained when he is assigned overseas as a foreign correspondent and she becomes a major stage star