Family Movie Classics (FAMMCLSD)

W. Somerset Maugham's tale of Sadie Thompson, a South Seas floozy who falls prey to a hell-and-brimstone reformer wishing to save the soul of the "lost woman," while being romanced by a lovelorn U.S. soldier.

Cecil B. DeMille's enthralling potboiler about a New York socialite (Fannie Ward) who turns to a wealthy Asian (Sessue Hayakawa) to pay off a costly debt. Famous for a brutal branding scene. This silent melodrama was selected to the National Film Registry in 1993. Four decades later, Hayakawa would be nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as the sadistic commandant in "The Bridge on the Rive

A husband tries to sneak away from his demanding wife for an afternoon of fun with a buddy.

A ranch foreman is at odds with his wastrel foster brother.

An artist tries to prove he did not kill a friend or rob a bank.

A woman's alcoholic husband murders her former boss after learning the two slept together. She then seduces a Korean War vet and compels him to murder her husband. Based on the novel "La Bête Humaine" a.k.a. "The Human Beast" by Émile Zola.

An ex-con drug addict must face the demons of his past in order to kick the habit once and for all. Frank Sinatra was nominated for Best Actor as the junkie.

A cowboy is mistaken for the leader of a local outlaw gang. Being the spitting image of the leader in question, the cowboy assumes his identity in an effort to bring the criminals to justice. But trouble arises as the real leader returns.

A Mormon wagon train headed for Utah to seek greener pastures meets up with two horse traders, who agree to help them navigate through the harsh and lawless countryside as they push their way west.

An adventurer tries to prevent the hanging of a Mexican boy in a border town. Solid saddle saga, with superior plot and acting.