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There's Always Tomorrow

(PG)

1956

Clifford Groves, toy manufacturer, is in full charge at the factory but feels left out and taken for granted by his wife and children at home. Alone and depressed, he meets old flame Norma, and one thing leads to another. While their relationship is still fairly innocent, his son Vinnie sees them together and suspects the worst. It's time for tortured souls behind rain-streaming windows.

There's Always Tomorrow (PG)

1956

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All I Desire

(PG)

1953

The king of Hollywood melodrama does not disappoint in this drama about the imprisoning nature of provincial America. When Naomi Murdock returns to the family she abandoned ten years earlier for a life on the stage, her reception is not as she hoped. Her return conjures memories of her previous adultery, and she finds the townspeople's malice has not dimmed in her absence. The tangled emotions of love, jealousy, hatred and betrayal resurface.

All I Desire (PG)

1953

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A Time to Love and A Time to Die

(PG)

1958

Based on Erich Maria Remarque's novel of the same name, Sirk's Oscar nominated feature takes place in a burnt out Germany during the dying days of World War Two. John Gavin stars as Ernst Graeber, sent home on leave from the Russian front, who finds his town destroyed by Allied bombing. Frantically searching for his parents, he meets childhood friend Elizabeth Kruse and together they try to wrest sanity from a world shattered by fear and hatred.

A Time to Love and A Time to Die (PG)

1958

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Magnificent Obsession

(PG)

1954

Based on Lloyd Douglas' novel of the same name, Douglas Sirk's Magnificent Obsession is one of the most tumultuous melodramas of all time. In his first leading role, Rock Hudson stars as the playboy Bob Merrick, injured in a thrillseeking speedboat accident on a picturesque Californian lake. When the resuscitator used to save his life causes the death of the local doctor, Merrick is scorned by his fellow patients at their remote hospital. In an effort to make right, Merrick visits the doctor's widow, Helen (Jane Wyman in her Oscar®-nominated role), and falls madly in love with her. But things do not go to plan, and Merrick causes a second tragic accident, leaving Helen blinded. Overcome...

Magnificent Obsession (PG)

1954

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Imitation Of Life

Imitation of Life - Disc 1 (Feature)

(PG)

1959

The final masterpiece from Hollywood's king of melodrama, Imitation of Life is among the most admired films the American film industry has produced. Screen siren Lana Turner stars as Lora Meredith, an aspiring actress and single mother battling to survive in the lean years of late 1940s New York. During an outing to Coney Island, Lora meets two people who will change her life forever: kindred spirit Annie Johnston (Juanita Moore), a black woman in need of a home for herself and her pale-skinned daughter Sarah Jane, and photographer Steve Archer (matinee idol John Gavin). As Annie and Lora form a partnership that will last their lifetimes, their lives are buffetted by the winds of love and...

Imitation of Life - Disc 1 (Feature) (PG)

1959

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The Tarnished Angels

(PG)

1958

Adapted from the novel Pylon by celebrated writer William Faulkner, The Tarnished Angels blends the star power of three Oscar-nominated actors with Douglas Sirk's artistic genius in this high-flying romantic melodrama. Set in the devastating economic circumstances of Depression-era USA, The Tarnished Angels tells the tale of Roger Schumann (Robert Stack), a former World War One fighter pilot. Having fallen on hard times, Schumann has been reduced to touring the county fairs doing stunt aerobatics, a profession which barely raises enough money to support his wife, LaVerne (Dorothy Malone) and his young son, Jack. Reporter Burke Devlin (Rock Hudson) arrives on the scene to interview...

The Tarnished Angels (PG)

1958

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Imitation Of Life

Imitation of Life - Disc 2

(PG)

1959

Imitation of Life - Disc 2 (PG)

1959

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Imitation Of Life

Imitation of Life - Disc 3

(PG)

1959

Imitation of Life - Disc 3 (PG)

1959

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Written on the Wind

(PG)

1956

Bathed in lurid Technicolour, melodrama maestro Douglas Sirk's Written on the Wind is the stylishly debauched tale of a Texas oil magnate brought down by the excesses of his spoiled offspring. Features a all-star quartet that includes Robert Stack as a pistol-packin' alcoholic playboy; Lauren Bacall as his long-suffering wife; Rock Hudson as his earthy best friend; and Dorothy Malone (who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar® for her performance) as his nymphomaniac sister.

Written on the Wind (PG)

1956

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