A guardian angel is sent to Earth to stop a man from killing himself. The angel shows the man what his life would have been like if he had never existed, helping him realize the impact he has had on others.
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
Navy Blue and Gold is a drama film that follows the lives of three college roommates at the US Naval Academy. The movie explores themes of ambition, loyalty, and the challenges faced by students in the military. It showcases the highs and lows of their experiences, including hazing, boxing matches, and the pursuit of their dreams. The film also touches upon personal relationships, such as brother-sister bonds and romantic rivalries. Overall, Navy Blue and Gold provides an insight into the world of the US Navy and the sacrifices made by its cadets.
This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
Right Cross is a drama about a Mexican-American boxer who faces bigotry as he tries to make a name for himself in the boxing world. Set in New York City, the film explores the challenges he faces both inside and outside the ring, including his complex relationships with his family, a sports reporter, and a boxing trainer. The movie also delves into themes of identity, assimilation, and unrequited love.
When the double wedding takes two daughters away from the old man at once, the youngest, now the only one left, in outraged spirit promises never to leave her father, but soon she too is departing for a new home. Then comes a cold hard fact of life. The son-in-law claims his right to make a home alone for his wife. In his bitterness and anger, the father denies them both the house. Several years later the lonely old man meets at the gate a babe in arms. When he learns whose baby it is, heart hunger craves another sight, and sought, brings with it the only natural result.
This compilation of flubs and bloopers features TV goofs from Star Trek, M*A*S*H, sports games, newscasts, and more, plus classic film outtakes with major stars of the day.
A Harvard man fights a railroad baron with a disguise and the power of the press.
Rose and her cousin Mary dwell in the land of romance, but real Romeos are scarce in this prosaic age. Yet Rose, in spite of a gay young Lothario who steps in the way of her own true love, finds her way to love-land. That was where Mary's perfidy came in. It showed up Lothario's true character, while at the same time it brought Mary back to her own determined young lover.
Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest department store in town. He wants to pass on the business to his three sons and daughter, but has to deal with their lack of interest or aptitude.
A potentially violent patient in an insane asylum is calmed when he hears a nurse playing the piano. But shortly afterwards he breaks free, eludes his pursuers, and acquires a gun. He soon comes to a house where a young wife is home alone, and there is a tense confrontation.
A 6-year-old boy witnesses a car accident that changes his life forever. As he grows up and becomes a medical intern, he navigates the challenges of debt, an unfaithful husband, and a middle-age marriage. Through romantic reconciliation and self-sacrifice, he learns the true meaning of love and finds his purpose in a rural setting.
Step back in time to the 1940 Academy Awards, and relive the unforgettable moments and award-winning films of that year. This documentary takes you on a journey through the glamour and excitement of Hollywood's most prestigious event.
Decameron Nights is a romantic drama film released in 1924. The movie is based on both a novel and a play. It tells the story of a group of young people who set off on a journey and share their love stories along the way.
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1949.
Tom Smith, an American pilot, is shot down and captured by the Japanese. While imprisoned and awaiting execution, he recalls his life at home in the USA.
The Painted Lady is a silent film that tells the story of a daughter who becomes entangled in her father's criminal activities. As she struggles with her father's immorality, she also battles her own inner demons and mental illness. The film explores themes of morality and the complex relationships between family members.
Grand Hotel tells the story of the intertwining lives of the guests and staff at a luxurious hotel in Berlin, Germany. The movie explores themes of love, class differences, and moral dilemmas, as the characters navigate their relationships and face personal challenges.
"He was a regular boy and his father a switchman. The boy determined to be like his dad and spent his play hours around the switch-tower. Thus at the crucial moment he was able to save his father's honor as a switchman, when the struggle between love and duty came and later to come to the aid of his parents in the hands of the desperate counterfeiters, eventually causing their capture." —Moving Picture World synopsis.
Young gypsy girl Mary, is seduced by the immoral Robert Crane and abandoned. She is exiled from the gypsies and, along with her mother Zenda, known as "The Woman in Black," she vows revenge. Meanwhile, Crane blackmails Stella Everett's father into forcing her to marry him, even though she loves Frank Mansfield, Crane's rival for a congressional seat. Frank wins, but Stella still faces the prospect of marriage to Crane until Zenda comes to her with a plan. On their wedding day, after the vows are recited, when Crane lifts the veil from his wife's face, he is shocked to discover, that his new bride is Mary. Now Stella and Frank are free to marry, and Zenda has gained her revenge.