A desperate man finally finds work in post World War II Italy. He scrounges together everything he has in order to buy his bike back from a pawn shop, only to have it stolen by thieves. Post World War II Class Disparity Ladri di biciclette follows Antonio, played by Lamberto Maggiorani, a desperate father trying
Continue reading ➞ Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves) (1948)
John Ford's 1939 western, Stagecoach, marked a pivotal point in film history. Stagecoach was John Ford's first western since the silent era and first major western of the sound era. It also launched the career of b-list film actor, John Wayne. The film follows nine people as they set out to traverse the hostile lands
A man has committed murder... Locked, trapped in a room, he recalls how he became a murderer. Le Jour Se Leve, also known as Daybreak, follows François (Gabin), a factory worker that has just committed murder. Locked in his apartment he both enters a standoff with the police as well as a flashback recounting how
After the sudden death of a senator, business mogul Jim Taylor (Edward Arnold) and fellow state senator Payne (Claude Rains) attempt to fill the vacant seat with a stooge that will help pass their corrupt bill in the eleventh hour of its vote on the senate floor. Instead, an honest and determined young man, Jefferson
A young Chinese Buddhist, Cheng Huan (Richard Barthelmess), travels to London to spread positivity. Meanwhile, a middle aged white boxer, Battling Burrows (Donald Crisp), spends his time drinking and beating his daughter, Lucy Burrows (Lillian Gish). Dark & Claustrophobic D.W. Griffith's 1919 film, Broken Blossoms is based on The Chink and the Child by Thomas
