Morris Carnovsky

The Second Woman -- In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast...

The Second Woman -- Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton. A young woman dies accidentally, and her fiancee is tormented by her father and his own feelings...

Nominated for five Oscars and winner for Best Picture, this biographical drama stars Paul Muni ("I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang," "The Life of Louis Pasteur") as the famed writer who risks his reputation to defend a Jewish army officer accused of treason. Academy Award-winner Paul Muni received an Oscar-nomination for his stirring performance while co-star Joseph Schildkraut won for Supporting Actor. Recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the top 400 American films of all time. "The Life of Emile Zola" was also selected for preservation by the National Film Registry due to its cultural, historical and aesthetic significance.

James Caan portrays a compulsive gambler who can't quit or win. He falls into debt to the mob for $40,000 but seems to relish the thrill of gambling against the long shot. He is in over his head and his future is in the mob's hands.