Lakeshore Classic Movies

based on William Saroyan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, unfolds in a San Francisco waterfront bar where a group of colorful patrons reveals their stories, dreams, and struggles. James Cagney stars as Joe, a laid-back philosopher encouraging others to live fully. This heartwarming and witty drama celebrates the beauty of human connections amidst life’s complexities.

starring Paul Robeson tells the story of Brutus Jones, a man who escapes prison and, through cunning and ruthlessness, declares himself the emperor of a Caribbean island. His reign is marked by manipulation and grandeur, but his past and hubris ultimately lead to his downfall. Adapted from Eugene O’Neill’s play, this landmark film explores power, identity, and the human spirit.

Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor), a young actress who rises to fame with the help of Norman Maine (Fredric March), a fading movie star battling alcoholism. As her career flourishes, their romantic relationship is tested by his declining fortunes and self-destruction. Directed by William A. Wellman, this poignant drama captures the bittersweet pursuit of dreams in Hollywood.

James Stewart and Carole Lombard star as a young couple navigating the challenges of marriage. From financial struggles to workplace stress and a medical emergency threatening their child, they face a series of trials that test their love and resilience. Directed by John Cromwell, this heartfelt film explores the enduring power of commitment and family amidst life's uncertainties.

A hitchhiker’s (Tom Neal) luck goes from bad to worse when the man who gave him a ride suddenly dies. Worried that he might be accused of murder, he hides the body and takes on the man’s identity.

A mild-mannered, middle-aged cashier and wannabe painter (Edward G. Robinson) saves a pretty, young woman of the streets (Joan Bennett) from her threatening boyfriend. The cashier soon becomes embroiled into the two’s life of crime and a cycle of destruction that he can’t escape.

Mickey Rooney stars as a mechanic who borrows $20 from the till to take out a new girl, expecting to pay it back the next day. Over the course of the night, he slips deeper and deeper into debt and trouble in this film noir that also stars Peter Lorre.

Edward G. Robinson plays a crippled farmer who won't let his adopted daughter, or anyone else, near an abandoned red farmhouse located deep in the woods.

Based on a real-life event, two friends on a fishing trip (Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy) pick up a stranded motorist who turns out to be an escaped convict. The madman sadistically threatens the two friends and perversely delights in telling them that he has them both marked for death sometime before the end of the trip. Directed by Ida Lupino.

A man turns fugitive after he finds the body of a young actress washed up on a beach and is promptly accused of her murder in this pre-war thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

When ghost Constance Bennett inadvertently causes a rift in her friend Cosmo Topper’s marriage, she works to reunite the couple and gain entry into heaven.

When a free spirit couple (Cary Grant and Constance Bennett) dies in a car accident, they return as ghosts, determined to shake up the stuffy lifestyle of banker Cosmo Topper (Roland Young).