John Carradine
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John Carradine narrates this documentary on early Salem, Massachusetts, once the most prominent seaport in the New World, it was also home to American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. In exploring Salem and the surrounding culture Hawthorne penned his greatest novel, "The Scarlet Letter." Utilizing archival footage of Salem, Massachusetts this short documentary covers a slice of time.
2) Bluebeard
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A killer of young women, dubbed Bluebeard, is loose in Paris. Lucille and her friends meet Gaston a puppeteer. played by John Carradine. He invites them to a show the next night; they go. Afterwards, he walks with Lucille; she offers to make costumes for his next show, he accepts, and feelings develop that may lead to love. She suspects he has a tragic past... John Carradine's favorite role.
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To save her family from a farmer’s plow, Mrs. Brisby, a mild-mannered mouse, has a plan to move her house! However, Mrs. Brisby will need an engineering miracle to hoist her home, and for that she must face a wicked rat, fend off a vicious cat and claim a magic amulet! But when Mrs. Brisby discovers the astounding secret of NIMH...it will change her life forever! Starring the voices of Dom DeLuise, John Carradine and Peter Strauss, “THE SECRET...
6) The Patsy
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When a star comedian dies, his comedy team, decides to train a nobody to fill the shoes of the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy). But the man they choose, bellboy Stanley Belt, can't do anything right. The big TV show is getting closer, and Stanley gets worse all the time.
8) Daniel Boone
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In 1775, Daniel Boone (George O'Brien) leads thirty settler families to Kentucky where they face two threats: Indian raiders led by renegade white Simon Girty, (John Carradine) who opposes settlement; and the schemes of effete Stephen Marlowe (Ralph Forbes) to seize title to the new lands. Perils, battles, escapes, and a love interest round out the story.
9) Alaska
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A man who has been framed on a murder charge is placed in the custody of a crooked U.S. marshal, who is secretly running a murderous claim-jumping gang.
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He was a riverboat pilot, reporter, penniless prospector, Civil War dropout, would-be entrepreneur, loving family man, and world traveler. It turns out the man who created adventures for Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and a Connecticut Yankee led a mighty adventurous life himself. Traced here is Twain's remarkable life.
12) Frontier marshal
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Wyatt Earp becomes marshal of Tombstone and enters into the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
14) Stagecoach
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A group of passengers with nothing in common are stuck inside a coach that is being attacked by bandits and Indians.
17) Captain Kidd
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British pirate William Kidd and his bounty of ruthless pirates capture Admiral Blayne's treasure ship and hide the bounty in a cave, hoping to come back for it eventually. Three years later, Captain Kidd, posing as a sea captain, offers his services to the king as an escort ship. Seeking a social position, Kidd also negotiates for Blayne's title and property, if he can prove Blayne was associated with piracy. On his mission, Kidd is unaware that Blayne's...
18) Blood and sand
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Juan Gallardo returns home to claim the hand of his childhood love and continue his rise toward becoming Spain's greatest matador. But when he catches the eye of a beautiful seductress, Juan will learn that the battles that matter most are fought outside the ring.
19) Mary of Scotland
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Historical drama about the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots, and her cousin Elizabeth, Queen of England.