Richard Garland

Friendly Persuasion -- A devout Southern Indiana Quaker family attempts to resist the call to arms during the Civil War, but their pacifism is sorely tested by the events that engulf them in this classic film directed by William Wyler.

King lives as an outcast because of a rumor that he is the son of the notorious outlaw. To check the rumor's validity, King joins the Dalton gang, thinking that his father is still alive. After a shootout the Daltons are history, but King survives to learn that he is not Jesse Jame's son.

A devout Southern Indiana Quaker family attempts to resist the call to arms during the Civil War, but their pacifism is sorely tested by the events that engulf them in this classic film directed by William Wyler ("Ben Hur," "The Best Years of Our Lives"). Intriguing events unfold as a young Quaker woman falls in love with a soldier. Moving and often humorous story of the painful changes confronting five families and the choices they are forced to make. Starring screen legend Gary Cooper ("High Noon," "The Pride of the Yankees"), Oscar-nominee Dorothy McGuire ("Gentleman's Agreement," "The Greatest Story Ever Told") and Anthony Perkins ("Psycho," "Murder on the Orient Express"). Leonard Maltin gives this classic film his highest rating, "****" (four stars).

Private detective Mike Hammer (Robert Bray) learns that a young prostitute he met the night before has been murdered. To avenge the girl's death, Hammer scours the underbelly of Los Angeles looking for her missing ring, which he hopes will lead him to the killer. Based on a novel by Mickey Spillane, this detective movie features brutal beatings, warring criminal gangs and valuable treasures stolen by the Nazis.

A devout Southern Indiana Quaker family attempts to resist the call to arms during the Civil War, but their pacifism is sorely tested by the events that engulf them in this classic film directed by William Wyler.

A devout Southern Indiana Quaker family attempts to resist the call to arms during the Civil War, but their pacifism is sorely tested by the events that engulf them in this classic film directed by William Wyler.

A devout Southern Indiana Quaker family attempts to resist the call to arms during the Civil War, but their pacifism is sorely tested by the events that engulf them in this classic film directed by William Wyler. Intriguing events unfold as a young Quaker woman falls in love with a soldier. Moving and often humorous story of the painful changes confronting five families and the choices they are forced to make. Starring screen legend Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire and Anthony Perkins.

King lives as an outcast because of a rumor that he is the son of the notorious outlaw. To check the rumor's validity, King joins the Dalton gang, thinking that his father is still alive. After a shootout the Daltons are history, but King survives to learn that he is not Jesse Jame's son.

When she agrees to appear in a play by up-and-coming playwright Stanley Krown (William Holden), aging Broadway star Beatrice Page (Ginger Rogers) cannot believe that she's too old to be cast in the starring role -- that of a teenage girl. Now Beatrice's delusion sparks a comic fracas between her producer ex-husband, the stubborn writer and an ambitious young starlet (Pat Crowley) who wants the role for herself. Irving Rapper directs this comedy.