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Lipstick on Your Collar is a surreal musical TV show set in 1950s England. It follows the story of a shy and sexually inexperienced man who gets involved in a workplace romance with a manipulative woman. As he navigates his way through love, lust, and rock-n-roll, he discovers the absurdism and surrealism of life.
Jane is an early 1980s British animated military comedy television series. It was produced for two series, in 1982 and 1984. Set during World War II, it was created by Norman Pett as a comic strip in the Daily Mail in 1932. The animated series was produced in 10 minute episodes. The cast providing the voices including the likes of Glynis Barber, Bob Danvers Walker, Max Wall, Dean Allen, Robin Bailey, and Clive Mantle. Graham McCallum won BAFA Awards for Best Graphics in 1983 and 1985 for his work on the two series.
Besieged by his adoring female fans, radio celebrity Ned "The Fireside Troubadour" Farrar hides out at the home of his wife Queena's imperious Aunt Min. Pretending to be Aunt Min's handyman, he performs his tasks so well that she refuses to let him leave.
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
A constable and a subway attendant are working late at night in an underground station when a well-dressed man with a cigar in his teeth enters with his arms around two women dressed in long skirts and jackets, gloves, and fancy hats. The trio laugh and stumble on the platform as if having a hilarious time, getting the attention of the policeman who attempts to stop their bawdy behavior.
A conservative couple's life takes a turn when they accidentally receive a shipment of pornography. As they desperately try to dispose of the unwanted materials, they find themselves entangled in a series of humorous misunderstandings.
Fay Weston (Jinx Falkenburg), a radio singer of no consequence, pretends to be the daughter of a recently deceased Broadway stage star in order to hoodwink Broadway play producer in starring her in a planned-show that is a tribute to her supposed mother.
Thunderbolt is a pre-code crime drama set in New York City during the jazz age. The film follows a gang leader caught between reformation and retaliation as he navigates the corrupt underworld of the prohibition-era. Thunderbolt features gunfights, bootlegging, and a gripping storyline of redemption and violence.
When a newspaper reporter gets mistaken for a telephone operator, he gets pulled into a con game involving stolen bonds and a phoney spiritualist. Hilarity ensues as he tries to navigate his way out of the mess.
Aftermath revolves around a character who delves into depravity and perversion, engaging in necrophilia and violence. The story unfolds in a morgue where he explores his dark desires, leading to horrifying consequences.
Lila Beaumont is an understudy in a Broadway musical. Her boyfriend, George Shelby, arrives in New York hoping to take Lila back home with him to marry.
A flirtatious sorcerous fancies a handsome human professor. Cross time antics arise when she attempts to bring the hapless professor into her alternate dimension.
Rascha, the wild daughter of Costa, the Gypsy bear tamer, swears revenge on Jorga, her father's enemy, when he cuts off her braids (a sign of disgrace among the Gypsies).
Smarty is a comedy movie set in 1930s New York City. The storyline revolves around a woman who divorces her first husband and finds herself in various hilarious situations. From dealing with a cunning divorce judge to getting involved in a contract bridge game argument, she experiences the ups and downs of love, deception, frustration, and remorse. With elements of farce comedy and romantic rivalry, Smarty is a pre-code film that showcases the social norms and high society of the prohibition era.
A young man leers through a peephole in the wall separating two dressing rooms, but he is caught, and is humiliated by his victims, two pretty ladies.
It's love at first sight for singer John Craddock and Jane Blodgett who meet while John is seeking a radio job with the "Blodgett Dog Biscuit Hour," and John learns that the sponsor is Jane's father, Warren Blodgett, an avid souvenir and antiques collector. John gets himself in bad with Blodgett when he accidentally ruins a deal in which Blodgett was attempting to acquire a bedpost for his collection. To break up the romance, Blodgett and his wife take Jane to Switzerland, where Blodgett has his heart set on obtaining a jealously-guarded cowbell.
A young woman's murder sheds light on a crooked talent agency.
Mod Fuck Explosion is a daring film that delves into the underground world of mod culture in the 1990s. Filled with provocative scenes of sex, drugs, and rebellion, it captures the essence of a youth movement that dared to challenge societal norms. Through the lens of avant-garde filmmaking, the movie takes viewers on a wild journey of self-discovery and exploration.
Newspaper staffer Alice Woods persuades the editor to allow her to chase a story, that of prizefight contender Martin, who is about to fight for the championship. However, he does not know that his manager is preparing to double-cross him.