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

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

    Royal Wedding (1951)

    S2023 E101 - 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.

  • Second Chorus (1940): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Second Chorus (1940)

    S2023 E100 - 1h 23m

    Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith are aging undergrads and rival trumpeters, each with their sights set on getting the other one fired, and winning the affection of the band manager (Paulette Goddard).

  • Dinner at the Ritz (1937): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dinner at the Ritz (1937)

    S2023 E99 - 1h 17m

    When her fiancé’s car accident brings together a woman (Annabella) and a stranger (David Niven), sparks fly. When her wealthy father is murdered, the daughter looks for those who might have plotted against him in this Romance - Mystery.

  • Meet John Doe (1941): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet John Doe (1941)

    S2023 E116 - 2h 2m

    Frank Capra directs this story of a recently fired reporter (Barbara Stanwyck) who prints a fake letter from an unknown "John Doe," threatening suicide in protest of social ills. When the note causes an uproar, the newspaper hires her back, along with a homeless man (Gary Cooper) to play the mysterious Doe.

  • Algiers (1938): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Algiers (1938)

    S2023 E98 - 1h 39m

    Suave and dashing jewel thief (Charles Boyer) meets beautiful girl (Hedy Lamarr) and gets caught in a love triangle in the mysterious Casbah in the native quarter of Algiers.

  • Appointment with Danger (1950): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Appointment with Danger (1950)

    S2023 E97 - 1h 30m

    Postal inspector (Alan Ladd) works with nun to investigate the murder of a fellow officer. The inspector follows the trail and must soon thwart the biggest mail heist in history, in this film noir that also stars Jack Webb and Harry Morgan.

  • Godzilla: King of Monsters! (1956): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Godzilla: King of Monsters! (1956)

    S2023 E94 - 1h 20m

    American reporter (Raymond Burr) investigates a series of mysterious disasters off the coast of Japan. Soon he witnesses a giant lizard monster, fueled by nuclear testing, that attacks post-war Tokyo.

  • Stagecoach (1939): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Stagecoach (1939)

    S2023 E93 - 1h 35m

    John Ford directs this classic western about a group of strangers on their way through dangerous Apache territory, including an alcoholic doctor, a prostitute run out of town and a captured fugitive, played by John Wayne in his breakthrough role.

  • Destroy All Monsters (1968): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Destroy All Monsters (1968)

    S2023 E95 - 1h 28m

    It’s a battle royale as aliens take over the minds of the giant creatures of Monster Island - Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and others - and order them to destroy the world’s largest cities.

  • A Christmas Wish (1950): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Christmas Wish (1950)

    S2023 E92 - 1h 28m

    A down-on-their-luck vaudeville family can’t afford to pay rent on a run-down ground floor apartment at Christmas. An unexpected guardian angel in the form of a squirrel comes into their lives, showering them with money. Jimmy Durante stars in this fun holiday feature.

  • Scrooge (1935): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Scrooge (1935)

    S2023 E91 - 59m 43s

    Charles Dickens’s classic holiday tale of greed, ghosts, redemption and the Christmas spirit is brought to the screen with Seymour Hicks as the world’s most well-known miser: Ebenezer Scrooge.

  • The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)

    S2023 E90 - 2h 6m

    Bing Crosby stars as Father O'Malley, who is transferred to a soon-to-be-condemned school run by Sister Benedict (Ingrid Bergman), where they have different ideas for turning the place around.

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