George Abbott

Manslaughter -- Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia causes the death of motorcylce policeman and is prosecuted by her fiance Daniel who describes in lurid detail the downfall of Rome. While she's in prison she reforms and Daniel becomes a wasted alocholic.

Manslaughter -- MANSLAUGHTER stars Leatrice Joy as a pampered debutante who is forced to confront her irresponsible lifestyle when she causes the death of a traffic cop. The prosecutor who sends her to jail (Thomas Meighan) is also in love with the reckless woman, and is tormented with guilt for having betrayed her. From director Cecil B. DeMille, who stood at the forefront of Hollywood directors, MANSLAUGHTER is a fashionable fable of a woman caught in tempests of temptation.

A room full of german schoolboys are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the glorious war in 1914 and set off to become soldiers. Their disenchantment begins with brutal basic training and then, as they board the train to the front , they see the crippled being rushed to hospital. It is their first glimpse on the grim-visaged reality of war. In the trenches, one by one the boys begin to fall.

Things heat up at the Sleep Tite Pajama Factory when feisty union gal Katie "Babe" Williams (Doris Day) gets tough with the management -- and sweet on the new superintendent (John Raitt). As Babe battles for a 7.5-cent raise, the cast belts out showstoppers such as "Steam Heat" and "Hernando's Hideaway." Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, the film glows with Bob Fosse's hallmark choreography.

The setting: a gas station in the middle of a sweltering desiccated nowhere. The women: Olga, a wary, weathered loner with a knack for fixing cars, and Myra, her pretty kid sister who dishes up diner chow and dreams of romance.

The setting: a gas station in the middle of a sweltering, desiccated nowhere. The women: Olga (Aline MacMahon), a wary, weatheredloner with a knack for fixing cars, and Myra (Ann Dvorak), her pretty kid sister who dishes up diner chow and dreams of romance. Thefilm: Heat Lightning, an edgy, femme prenoir that turns incendiary when visitors arrive – two bejeweled divorcees and Olga's oldlove, a killer on the lam. Guiding a cast that also includes Preston Foster, Lyle Talbot, Glenda Farrell, Ruth Donnelly, FrankMcHugh and Jane Darwell, Mervyn LeRoy (I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang) ramps up pre-Code wisecracking and vise-like tension intoan emotional wallop of an ending.

The setting: a gas station in the middle of a sweltering, desiccated nowhere. The women: Olga (Aline MacMahon), a wary, weathered loner with a knack for fixing cars, and Myra (Ann Dvorak), her pretty kid sister who dishes up diner chow and dreams of romance. The film: Heat Lightning, an edgy, femme prenoir that turns incendiary when visitors arrive - two bejeweled divorcees and Olga's old love, a killer on the lam.

Relive the drama, conflict and power of one of the most influential anti-war films ever made - All Quiet on the Western Front. Universal's first Best Picture Academy Award® winner is now available in its original glory completely restored by the Library of Congress. Follow a group of idealistic young men as they join the German Army during World War I and are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat. The hard-hitting, timeless masterpiece returns with stunning visual enhancement to its deserving place in film history! "****! Time hasn't dimmed its power, or poignancy, one bit." (Leonard Maltin)

When his student turned mistress Pil (Beate Bille) -- a radical activist -- is implicated in the politically charged murder of a police officer, the humdrum life of schoolteacher Carsten (Jesper Christensen) is suddenly turned on its ear. Rather than distance himself from the attention-grabbing incident, Carsten forsakes his wife and his career to fight against Pil's persecution. Per Fly directs this award-winning drama.

MANSLAUGHTER stars Leatrice Joy as a pampered debutante who is forced to confront her irresponsible lifestyle when she causes the death of a traffic cop. The prosecutor who sends her to jail (Thomas Meighan) is also in love with the reckless woman, and is tormented with guilt for having betrayed her. From director Cecil B. DeMille, who stood at the forefront of Hollywood directors, MANSLAUGHTER is a fashionable fable of a woman caught in tempests of temptation.

MANSLAUGHTER stars Leatrice Joy as a pampered debutante who is forced to confront her irresponsible lifestyle when she causes the death of a traffic cop. The prosecutor who sends her to jail (Thomas Meighan) is also in love with the reckless woman, and is tormented with guilt for having betrayed her. From director Cecil B. DeMille, who stood at the forefront of Hollywood directors, MANSLAUGHTER is a fashionable fable of a woman caught in tempests of temptation.

One of the most influential anti-war films ever made, this drama follows a group of idealistic young men as they join the German Army during World War I and are sent to the Western Front.