Othello

Othello 1955

4.90

Othello, a celebrated Moorish general, secretly marries Desdemona, angering her noble father and inciting the envious Iago’s hatred. Sent to Cyprus, Othello’s victories are overshadowed by Iago’s manipulations: he frames Desdemona as unfaithful with Othello’s lieutenant Cassio. Consumed by jealousy, Othello murders his wife. Discovering Iago’s treachery too late, Othello kills himself as Cyprus learns the bitter truth.

1955

It's a Dog's Life

It's a Dog's Life 1955

3.00

A bull terrier tells his life story, from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury.

1955

Billete para Tánger

Billete para Tánger 1955

1

A complex espionage plot unfolds in the cosmopolitan city of Tangier.

1955

Hell's Island

Hell's Island 1955

5.40

Down-on-his-luck Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. On the island, possibly involved with the ruby's disappearance, is his ex-girlfriend.

1955

Good Will to Men

Good Will to Men 1955

6.00

A group of young mice is in the ruins of a church, practicing singing for an upcoming service. After singing an adulterated version of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," the mice wonder about the last line, "Good will to men." One of them asks the choirmaster, an old mouse, "What are men?" The old mouse explains that they all killed each other off by building bigger and more destructive weapons, first guns, then missiles, then bombs.

1955

Wham-Bam-Slam!

Wham-Bam-Slam! 1955

6.60

Shemp is a sick man with a bad case of nerves. The stooge's friend Claude, a self-taught healer, tries to cure Shemp with various home- made remedies. When nothing seems to work, Claude suggests they buy his old lemon of a car so they can take Shemp on a trip to the country. The car won't start, and the trip never gets off the ground, but not to worry, Shemp is cured by all the excitement.

1955

Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin' 1955

5.00

Rowdy young girl crashes high society when wealthy older man falls for her.

1955

A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life 1955

1

The film adaptation of Yuzo Yamamoto's novel tells the story of the difficult fate of a single mother in pre-war Japan.

1955

An Annapolis Story

An Annapolis Story 1955

3.30

Two brothers, both cadets at Annapolis, fall in love with the same girl.

1955

The Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg 1955

5.80

This film was shot entirely at the Gettysburg National Military Park, where the decisive battle of the American Civil War was fought. Leslie Nielsen narrates the story while contemporary songs and the sounds of battle are heard in the background. The sites of the various engagements, the statues of the leaders of the Northern and Southern troops, and the battlefield cemetery are featured. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is read at the end.

1955

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki 1955

7.29

Ma and Pa, along with daughter Rosie, go off to Hawaii in answer to cousin Rodney's call for help running his pineapple farm while he recovers from an illness. Pa soon causes a major explosion and gets himself kidnapped.

1955

The Tattered Wings

The Tattered Wings 1955

5.89

A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense childhood sweetheart.

1955

No Smoking

No Smoking 1955

9.00

A scientist invents a pill to cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. However, when he makes his discovery public, he encounters strong resistance from the tobacco industry.

1955

The Vanishing American

The Vanishing American 1955

4.00

A woman arrives in New Mexico to claim property she's inherited and receives an education in the greedy exploitation of the local Navajo.

1955

Veteraanin voitto

Veteraanin voitto 1955

1

Timo learns about his grandfather Santeri's background in the workers' sports movement. Inspired by this, he begins to encourage his alcoholic father to practice his own sport, javelin throwing.

1955

The Grand Manoeuvre

The Grand Manoeuvre 1955

6.00

Armand, a boastful womaniser, makes a bet that he can seduce any girl he wants. He soon crosses paths with a beautiful Parisian divorcee, who is nothing like anyone he has ever met before.

1955

A Man Among Men

A Man Among Men 1955

1

Gangsters Ken and Maki are rivals in the ticket-scalping game. They make an uneasy truce, but Ken wrecks the truce by agreeing to fix a boxing match in which Maki has an interest in one of the fighters. After a terrible brawl, the two gangsters discover that they have both been played for suckers by their bosses. They join forces to turn the tables on the bosses.

1955

Quay South

Quay South 1955

1

Facing pressure from authorities to relinquish control of his ship the Ebb Tide, Capt. Daniel Thwaite (Roger Livesey) struggles to decide what course of action he should pursue in this riveting military drama set in 1940 northeastern England. Based on a novel by Howard Clewes, this episode from the "ITV Television Playhouse" series co-stars Michael Bates, Miriam Karlin and Peter Barkworth.

1955

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story 1955

6.30

Joe McConnell was sure that he was meant to be a pilot, but was stuck as a restless army private. It seemed that his ambition was blocked at every step.

1955