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A naive young man raised poor in a small town, comes to New York City to make his fortune. Overwhelmed by the city's hustle and bustle, and entranced by the rich and sophisticated high-society types he comes into contact with, he eventually finds himself caught up in the city's seedy underworld.
Elsa, a young wife living on an isolated South Seas island, is restless, bored and wants to leave. The manager of the island trading post lusts after her, and when her husband leaves for a business trip but is caught in a typhoon, he makes his move on Elsa. While she manages to escape his advances, she winds up being "rescued" by a wealthy playboy who persuades her that her husband is dead. Complications ensue.
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes and goes on the lam, aided by a local girl.
Soames and Irene Forsyte have a marriage of convenience. Young Jolyon Forsyte is a black sheep who ran away with the maid after his wife's death. Teenager June Forsyte has found love with an artist, Phillip Bosinny. The interactions between the Forsytes and the people and society around them is the truss for this love story set in the rigid and strict times of the Victorian age.
After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before he must give himself up or let an innocent man go to the gallows.
An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village.
An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village. The original silent version of a film Hitchcock later adapted with sound.
Late 19th century England. Relatives and guests gather at the country house of retired Colonel Houp. From London, where she lives as a "live-in" (her husband has left the country for a long time), comes the still young Molly Gwyn, followed by Morris Lever, the object of a flirtation that risks turning into an affair.
A young lawyer from London, Mr. Ashton, and his best friend are hiking across Dartmoor. When he twists his ankle, Ashton is forced to seek help at a nearby farmhouse and stays there for a few days. Innocent beauty Megan David catches the attention of Ashton. He decides to stay longer, and he and Megan fall in love, much to the displeasure of Megan's aunt and her loutish son.
The story is about Mrs. Bernard, her son, and her daughter - who participated in the secret intelligence transmission during WW2 and fought bravely with the Nazi German officers.The story is about Mrs. Bernard, her son, and her daughter - who participated in the secret intelligence transmission during WW2 and fought bravely with the Nazi German officers.The story is about Mrs. Bernard, her son, and her daughter - who participated in the secret intelligence transmission during WW2 and fought bravely with the Nazi German officers.
Two hundred fifty thousand have read this startling novel with its revelations on married life-its intimate story of the times and follies of new conventions that hurl their challenge to the old!
Three dramas based on three works by John Galsworthy, Susan Glaspell and Eugene O'Neill