Detour (1945)

1h 7m

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.

Episodes

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

    S2023 E1 - 1h 8m

    (1942) Sherlock Holmes rescues the inventor of a bomb-sight which the Allies want to keep from the Nazis. Holmes wears various disguises as he attempts to thwart Moriarty's efforts to deliver vital information to the Gestapo.

  • Blood on the Sun (1945): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Blood on the Sun (1945)

    S2023 E137 - 1h 29m

    James Cagney plays an editor of a Tokyo newspaper in Imperial Japan in the 1930s. He soon discovers a conspiracy within the Japanese government that is bent on world conquest.

  • Charade (1963): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Charade (1963)

    S2023 E62 - 1h 53m

    Cinema legends Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn star in this classic cat-and-mouse, romantic thriller that features a murdered husband, missing money and three different henchman are in pursuit!

  • The Inspector General (1949): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Inspector General (1949)

    S2023 E40 - 1h 42m

    Danny Kaye stars in this musical farce as a simple man in a traveling medicine show who is mistaken by the corrupt town officials as a passing Inspector General. Worried that he will uncover their scheme, they make several bungled attempts to kill the hapless fool.

  • Hollow Triumph (1948): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hollow Triumph (1948)

    S2023 E136 - 1h 22m

    After a casino heist goes wrong, a thief (Paul Henreid) goes on the run and assumes a new identity, which leads to new problems. Joan Bennett co-stars in this film noir that also features the film debut of Jack Webb.

  • St. Martin’s Lane (1938): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    St. Martin’s Lane (1938)

    S2023 E134 - 1h 25m

    A savvy street performer (Charles Laughton) helps a beautiful pickpocket find a new career. Taken under his wing, the young woman (Vivien Leigh) must decide if she will desert her street roots for a high-society songwriter (Rex Harrison).

  • The Lavender Hill Mob (1951): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

    S2023 E118 - 1h 20m

    Alec Guinness stars as a mild-mannered bank clerk who plots to steal gold bullion in this British caper film comedy, which also features Stanley Holloway and Audrey Hepburn.

  • Cast a Dark Shadow (1955): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)

    S2023 E135 - 1h 22m

    Learning she's about to change her will, a handsome young man (Dirk Bogarde) decides to dispose of his wealthy older wife. He soon has his eye on another wealthy woman (Margaret Lockwood).

  • Nothing Sacred (1936): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nothing Sacred (1936)

    S2023 E133 - 1h 13m

    Carole Lombard stars as small-town girl who is accidentally misdiagnosed with a rare, deadly disease. A newspaper man (Frederic March) proceeds to turn her into a national heroine. After she realizes the mistake, she continues the ruse in order to enjoy the media spectacle and see the Big Apple.

  • My Man Godfrey (1936): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    My Man Godfrey (1936)

    S2023 E51 - 1h 32m

    In this Depression-era screwball comedy, a Park Avenue brat (Carole Lombard, in an Academy Award nominated role) is looking for a ‘forgotten man’(William Powell) in a scavenger hunt, and goes on to bring him home to be the family’s new butler.

  • Suddenly (1954): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Suddenly (1954)

    S2023 E58 - 1h 15m

    Frank Sinatra leads a group of gunmen who take a widow and her family hostage in a small California town. The men have their sights set on a nearby railroad station, which will soon be hosting a visit from the President of the United States. Sterling Hayden also stars as the town’s sheriff caught in the drama.

  • The Front Page (1931): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Front Page (1931)

    S2023 E132 - 1h 39m

    Newspaperman (Pat O'Brien) is quitting the business and getting married. Conniving editor (Adolphe Menjou) will do anything to make sure his star reporter works on one last story about a possible innocent man who is about to be hanged.

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