The Time of Your Life
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
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The Stranger (1946)
S2023 E3 - 1h 35m
Charles Rankin (Orson Welles) is a respected academic at a prominent Connecticut college and seems to have a perfect life. When a detective (Edward G. Robinson) enters the scene, Rankin’s war experiences could come to light and change his world forever. The film, directed by Orson Welles, also stars Loretta Young.
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The Third Man (1949)
S2023 E2 - 1h 44m
Cynical pulp novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives in shadowy Vienna and is soon investigating the mysterious death of his old friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles). Martins soon learns that everything he thought about his friend was a lie, and thus begins an ever-thickening web of deception and murder.
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