Jester Hairston

In the Heat of the Night -- While traveling in the Deep South, Virgil Tibbs, a black Philadelphia homicide detective, becomes unwittingly embroiled in the murder investigation of a prominent businessman when he is first accused of the crime and then asked to solve it! Finding the killer proves to be difficult, however, especially when his efforts are constantly thwarted by the bigoted town sheriff (Steiger). But neither man can solve this case alone. Putting aside their differences and prejudices, they join forces in a desperate race against time to discover the shocking truth

To Kill a Mockingbird -- Told through the eyes of 'Scout,' a feisty six-year-old tomboy To Kill A Mockingbird carries us on an odyssey through the fires of prejudice and injustice in 1932 Alabama.

A neurotic girl, Stanley, (Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Bette Davis -- "All About Eve," "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?") dumps her fiancée, steals her sister's husband, rejects him and manipulates her whole family. Stanley's sister soon falls in love with Stanley's former fiancée, Craig, and they plan to wed. Jealous of this, Stanley leads herself to ruin when she tries to place the blame for a hit and run accident on a young black clerk, who works in Craig's law office. Co-starring Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Olivia de Havilland ("Gone with the Wind," "The Adventures of Robin Hood") and Academy Award-winner Charles Coburn ("Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "The Lady Eve"). Directed by Academy Award-winner John Huston (The Maltese Falcon," "The African Queen," "Prizzi's Honor").

Screen legend Fred Astaire is an Irish rogue whose leprechaun comes to life in the American South. A whimsical, musical fantasy directed by mastermind Francis Ford Coppola ("Bram Stoker's Dracula," "The Godfather") and co-starring pop star/actress Petula Clark ("Goodbye, Mr. Chips"), this story is pure enchantment. Leonard Maltin calls this "elegant and witty... the best movie musical of its era."