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- November 14, 2021
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Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by the Indian-hating General Custer to react with violence, resulting in the famous Last Stand at Little Bighorn. Parrish, a friend to the Sioux, tries to prevent the bloodshed, but is court- martialed for “collaborating” with the enemy. Sitting Bull, however, manages to intercede with President Grant on Parrish’s behalf.
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Many live performances highlight this biography of the famous battling, bandleading brothers. Songs include: “Green Eyes”, “Everybody’s Doin’ It”, “Marie”, & “I’ll Never Say Never Again.” Dir. Alfred E. Green
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Inspired by the Rankin/Bass cartoon, the evil Dr. Who captures King Kong to dig for Element X when his mechanical doppelganger, Mechani-Kong, is unable to do the task. Kong escapes and soon confronts his mechanical double.
- October 14, 2021
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A psychological thriller about a small New England town that lived in the shadows of a dark secret that threatened its way of life.
- October 14, 2021
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A doctor’s sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marriage. Increasingly violent friction between local rubber plantation workers and the authorities force both parties to make decisions.
- October 14, 2021
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After a brutish, hedonistic Marquis marries a pretty young Clarissa to act as a ‘brood sow,’ he begins an affair with her friend who plots to take her place.
- October 14, 2021
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A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
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- Comments Off on Contraband Spain 1955
Robin Hood star Richard Greene plays an agent who goes to the French-Spanish border to round up some smugglers and counterfeiters after his brother is murdered. He is helped by singer Anouk Aimee, who he falls in love with.