Family Movie Classics

California-bound rancher Ben Warren (Rock Hudson) is shot and left for dead when a demented ex-Confederate, Frank Slayton (Phil Carey), kidnaps his Southern bride-to-be (Donna Reed). Revived, Ben sets out to rescue her. Along the way, he picks up Jess Burgess (Leo Gordon), a slighted former member of Slayton's gang, and American Indian local Johash (Pat Hogan), who has his own beef with the outlaw

A tycoon's (David Brian) life story unfolds as he plays poker, with a bank at stake, in 1870s San Francisco.

Three Confederate soldiers escape from Union captivity, only to be captured by bandit Keeley -- then spared when he discovers they're fellow Southerners. Keeley forces them to help with his next planned heist: stealing gold from a wagon train led by Don Antonio Chaves. The men insinuate themselves with Chaves in preparation for the robbery, but when Will (Joel McCrea) falls in love with a widow (A

Following the closing arguments in a murder trial, the 12 members of the jury must deliberate, with a guilty verdict meaning death for the accused, an inner-city teen. As the dozen men try to reach a unanimous decision while sequestered in a room, one juror (Henry Fonda) casts considerable doubt on elements of the case. Personal issues soon rise to the surface, and conflict threatens to derail the

Bittersweet film about a supply officer aboard a decrepit cargo ship during World War II who yearns for a transfer into a combat zone but is thwarted by the ship's captain, a petty tyrant. Forced to endure various humiliations in exchange for privileges, the crew engage in minor acts of resistance, and look to Mr. Roberts for inspiration and moral support. Based on the hit Broadway play.

In the early days of World War II, the crew of English cargo ship the SS Glencairn -- including Swede Olsen (John Wayne), Englishman Smitty (Ian Hunter), American Yank (Ward Bond), and Irishmen Driscoll (Thomas Mitchell) and Cocky (Barry Fitzgerald) -- is sailing from the West Indies to Baltimore. Upon their arrival, their new cargo -- a load of dynamite -- puts the men ill at ease, as does the ch

A Nevada rancher (John Payne) is taken from his bride (Lizabeth Scott) by a killer (Dan Duryea) posing as a U.S. marshal on the Fourth of July.

Maria Gibson arranges to meet her children's governess at Thor Bridge, but is gunned down. The young governess is accused of murder, which forces her employer to enlist the aid of Sherlock Holmes.

Two men wanted by a Cheyenne tribe for murder seek refuge in Dodge City, and although Earp arrests the pair, the city refuses to press charges because the victims were Indians.

A circuit judge (Joel McCrea) rides in to break a ruthless cattle baron's stranglehold on a frontier town.

Les Feldick, an Oklahoma farmer and rancher with a special gift for teaching the Bible; his simple and nondenominational approach on the program "Through the Bible with Les Feldick" has reached millions around the world with the Gospel of Grace.

A poor rancher woman struggling to marry off her daughter deals with trespassers trying to steal her land's resources and rumors that she has gold on her property.

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Following the closing arguments in a murder trial, the 12 members of the jury must deliberate, with a guilty verdict meaning death for the accused, an inner-city teen. As the dozen men try to reach a unanimous decision while sequestered in a room, one juror (Henry Fonda) casts considerable doubt on elements of the case. Personal issues soon rise to the surface, and conflict threatens to derail the

Bittersweet film about a supply officer aboard a decrepit cargo ship during World War II who yearns for a transfer into a combat zone but is thwarted by the ship's captain, a petty tyrant. Forced to endure various humiliations in exchange for privileges, the crew engage in minor acts of resistance, and look to Mr. Roberts for inspiration and moral support. Based on the hit Broadway play.

A Nevada rancher (John Payne) is taken from his bride (Lizabeth Scott) by a killer (Dan Duryea) posing as a U.S. marshal on the Fourth of July.

Three Confederate soldiers escape from Union captivity, only to be captured by bandit Keeley -- then spared when he discovers they're fellow Southerners. Keeley forces them to help with his next planned heist: stealing gold from a wagon train led by Don Antonio Chaves. The men insinuate themselves with Chaves in preparation for the robbery, but when Will (Joel McCrea) falls in love with a widow (A

There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman (John McIntire) wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt (Robert Taylor) to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster stri

Having concluded a case, detective Hercule Poirot settles into what he expects can be a relaxing journey home aboard the Orient Express. But when an unpopular billionaire is murdered en route, Poirot takes up the case, and everyone on board the famous train is a suspect. Using an avalanche blocking the tracks to his advantage, Poirot gradually realizes that many of the passengers have revenge as a

Lutie Cameron (Katharine Hepburn) arrives in New Mexico, having married cattleman James Brewton (Spencer Tracy) after a short courtship. She finds that her husband is considered a tyrant by locals for jealously guarding his million acres of land, the "Sea of Grass," against homesteaders. Lutie is unfaithful to him with his enemy, liberal lawyer Brice Chamberlain (Melvyn Douglas), and conceives a s

Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton), a British widower, is the overbearing owner of a shoe shop. His three daughters -- Alice, Vicky and Maggie (Brenda De Banzie) -- work for him and all are eager to get out from under his thumb. When the headstrong Maggie announces she intends to marry Henry's best employee, Will (John Mills), father and daughter engage in an intense showdown. As Maggie works on laun

Holmes is consulted by a man who is concerned about the sudden strange behavior of his employer, who has taken to visiting a ruined crypt at nighttime, and bones are later discovered in his furnace.

Earp must convince a disgraced Army captain that he holds no responsibility for Gen. Custer's devastating loss at Little Big Horn, but angry newcomers with a group of captive Indians seek to take revenge on the captain for the defeat.

A cavalry major (Robert Stack) sides with Apache chief Cochise (John Hodiak) against Comanches after the Gadsden Purchase.

Les Feldick, an Oklahoma farmer and rancher with a special gift for teaching the Bible; his simple and nondenominational approach on the program "Through the Bible with Les Feldick" has reached millions around the world with the Gospel of Grace.

After an altercation between a drunk soldier and a Cherokee civilian results in death, Earp takes the soldier into custody and fights off his captain's attempts to free him.

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Having concluded a case, detective Hercule Poirot settles into what he expects can be a relaxing journey home aboard the Orient Express. But when an unpopular billionaire is murdered en route, Poirot takes up the case, and everyone on board the famous train is a suspect. Using an avalanche blocking the tracks to his advantage, Poirot gradually realizes that many of the passengers have revenge as a

A cavalry major (Robert Stack) sides with Apache chief Cochise (John Hodiak) against Comanches after the Gadsden Purchase.

Lutie Cameron (Katharine Hepburn) arrives in New Mexico, having married cattleman James Brewton (Spencer Tracy) after a short courtship. She finds that her husband is considered a tyrant by locals for jealously guarding his million acres of land, the "Sea of Grass," against homesteaders. Lutie is unfaithful to him with his enemy, liberal lawyer Brice Chamberlain (Melvyn Douglas), and conceives a s

There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman (John McIntire) wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt (Robert Taylor) to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster stri

Old West outlaw Bill Doolin (Randolph Scott) marries a deacon's wife, but his gang will not leave him alone.

The affable Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) is being tried for the murder of a wealthy woman, and legendary lawyer Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton) has chosen to represent him. Unfortunately, Leonard's alibi depends on the testimony of his callous wife, Christine (Marlene Dietrich) -- who, after the discovery of a legal loophole, makes the shocking decision to appear in court against him. To Sir

A master sergeant (Glenn Ford) takes a fallen general's star and leads an attack in World War II France.