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

  • To Kill a Mockingbird (1962): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    S2023 E87 - 2h 9m

    Set in 1930’s Alabama, a young girl nicknamed Scout recounts how her widowed father (Gregory Peck) defended a black man charged with raping a poor white woman in this classic adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

  • The Silent Enemy (1958): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Silent Enemy (1958)

    S2023 E85 - 1h 47m

    Laurence Harvey leads a group of Navy frogmen trying to stop the Italians from attaching mines to British ships during the early stages of World War II, inspired by the life of Commander Lionel Crabb.

  • This is the Army (1943): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    This is the Army (1943)

    S2023 E30 - 1h 54m

    George Murphy and Ronald Reagan star in a tale of a father and son who put on a musical stage show before the son marches off to war. Featuring music by Irving Berlin, numerous stars and over 350 real-life GIs, the film raised nearly $2 million towards the Army Emergency Relief effort.

  • Spitfire (1943): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Spitfire (1943)

    S2023 E83 - 1h 27m

    Following Hitler’s rise to power, plane designer RJ Mitchell (Leslie Howard) becomes convinced that Britain’s survival may depend on his designs for a new fighter plane. David Niven plays his test pilot friend.

  • Go for Broke! (1951): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Go for Broke! (1951)

    S2023 E82 - 1h 30m

    This fictionalized biographical film tells the story of the heroic 442nd Regiment, comprised of loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry. Van Johnson stars as a bigoted lieutenant who soon learns to respect the Nisei.

  • Gung Ho! (1943): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gung Ho! (1943)

    S2023 E81 - 1h 26m

    Based on a true story, Randolph Scott stars as a tough marine colonel who assembles a team of jungle fighters made up of misfits and psychos. Their objective: an all-out assault on Japanese-held Makin Island.

  • They Made Me a Killer (1946): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    They Made Me a Killer (1946)

    S2023 E77 - 1h 4m

    An innocent man gets caught up in a bank robbery and turns fugitive. He receives help from the sister of one of the victims as he tries to clear his name.

  • They Made Me a Criminal (1939): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    They Made Me a Criminal (1939)

    S2023 E76 - 1h 31m

    Boxing champ (John Garfield) is savoring victory one moment, and then has a murder wrap pinned on him the next. On the run, his past soon comes for him in the form of Claude Rains as a police detective.

  • Father’s Little Dividend (1951): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Father’s Little Dividend (1951)

    S2023 E74 - 1h 19m

    A doting father (Spencer Tracy) faces a series of comic trials when his newlywed daughter (Elizabeth Taylor) announces she is expecting her first child. The family comedy also stars Joan Bennett and Don Taylor.

  • Life with Father (1947): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Life with Father (1947)

    S2023 E73 - 1h 57m

    A turn-of-the-century businessman (William Powell) presides over his family of four red-headed boys with straitlaced efficiency, but it is the mother (Irene Dunne) who really rules the roost. The film co-stars Edmund Gwenn and a young Elizabeth Taylor.

  • The Joe Louis Story (1953): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Joe Louis Story (1953)

    S2023 E71 - 1h 27m

    Coley Wallace stars in the title role as the film follows the boxer's rise from a poor background to become the world heavyweight champion, and ultimately America's first true black sports hero.

  • The Jackie Robinson Story (1950): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

    S2023 E70 - 1h 16m

    Starring the baseball legend himself, the film shows his struggles to maintain his dignity while enduring the harassment and prejudice of being the first African-American to break organized baseball’s color barrier.

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