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Lakeshore Classic Movies

Lakeshore Classic Movies bring you a variety of classic films from the golden age of Hollywood.

The Time of Your Life

1h 40m

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.

Episodes

  • Africa Screams (1949): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Africa Screams (1949)

    S2023 E38 - 1h 16m

    The comedy duo of Abbott and Costello brave the deepest jungles of Africa in search of a hidden diamond mine, facing one misadventure after another in this classic comedy.

  • Love Affair (1939): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Love Affair (1939)

    S2023 E37 - 1h 27m

    Michel (Charles Boyer) and Terry (Irene Dunne) meet on a ship and fall in love. Unfortunately, they are both engaged to be married to someone else. They agree to meet six months later, at the top of the Empire State Building, if neither of them has married.

  • The Flying Deuces (1939): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Flying Deuces (1939)

    S2023 E36 - 1h 8m

    When Oliver Hardy is dumped by his true love, he and friend Stan Laurel sign up for the French Foreign Legion. Misadventures and shenanigans ensue as one of cinema’s funniest duos blunder their way through one of their funniest movies.

  • Royal Wedding (1951): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Royal Wedding (1951)

    S2023 E33 - 1h 32m

    Fred Astaire and Jane Powell star as a brother-and-sister musical team who each find romance when they tour London for Queen Elizabeth's wedding.

  • King Solomon's Mines (1937): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    King Solomon's Mines (1937)

    S2023 E27 - 1h 20m

    Hunter Allan Quartermain (Sir Cedric Hardewicke) is hired to lead a rescue party in deepest Africa, persuaded to join a woman and her guide (gifted actor Paul Robeson) in search of her father who is presumed lost in his quest for the fabled diamond mines.

  • The Fatal Hour (1940): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Fatal Hour (1940)

    S2023 E26 - 1h 6m

    A police detective is murdered while trying to infiltrate a smuggling ring in San Francisco. The chief of police brings in Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) to help find his best friend’s killer.

  • Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)

    S2023 E25 - 1h 10m

    A woman is murdered in the home of our favorite Chinese-American detective. She is later identified as being a member of Chinese royalty. Who would kill a princess and why at Mr. Wong’s house?

  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)

    S2023 E24 - 1h 53m

    Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and Ava Gardner star in this Ernest Hemingway story of a writer that reflects on his life and loves while recovering from injuries on safari in Africa.

  • A Farewell to Arms (1932): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Farewell to Arms (1932)

    S2023 E23 - 1h 28m

    Gary Cooper stars as an American ambulance driver serving in Italy in World War I. When he meets an English nurse (Helen Hayes), his world is thrown upside down as he reevaluates what is worth fighting for in this Hemingway adaptation.

  • Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)

    S2023 E22 - 1h 10m

    A wealthy gem collector comes into possession of the largest star sapphire in the world after it was reported stolen in China. During a game of Charades, a gun fires, a man dies and the gem is stolen again. Boris Karloff stars as the eminent detective trying to solve this riddle.

  • Mr. Wong, Detective (1938): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)

    S2023 E20 - 1h 8m

    A man fears for his life and asks the detective for help. Before Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) can meet him, the man is found dead in his locked office with no marks on him. Was it a heart attack or murder? With several potential suspects, Mr. Wong is on the case.

  • And Then There Were None (1945): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    And Then There Were None (1945)

    S2023 E21 - 1h 37m

    Ten people are invited for a weekend island getaway by a mysterious host. At dinner a record is played, accusing them each of murder and the threat of justice. Soon a guest is found dead. How long before no one will remain in this film adaptation starring Barry Fitzgerald of the iconic Agatha Christie novel?

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