Newspaper editor Nick Condon (James Cagney) is the crusading chief of the Tokyo Chronicle in 1920s Japan. He has his suspicions about Japanese plans for future expansion suspicions that are confirmed when he runs an article accusing Japanese Premier Tanaka (John Emery) and Colonel Tojo (Robert Armstrong) of planning world conquest and gets a visit from the Imperial Police. Then one of his reporters Ollie Miller (Wallace Ford) and his wife Edith (Rosemary DeCamp) are murdered shortly
During a voyage to South America, a British naval captain is cast adrift...
Available for the first time on DVD! Leading man Cary Grant plays Matt Howard a common man who gains employment as a surveyor through the help of Thomas Jefferson. Howard quickly falls head over heels for his wealthy employer's daughter Jane Peyton (Martha Scott). The couple appear to be set for happiness until Matt becomes involved in politics and the War of Independence arrives...
1940s drama made by the collaborative efforts of seven directors and 21 writers. Gates Trimble Pomfret (Ken Smith) travels from America to England during the Blitz in order to sell his family's home in London. When he gets to the house he discovers that Leslie Trimble (Ruth Warrick) has been living there and refuses to move. As Leslie tries to persuade Gates not to sell up, she recounts the house's 140-year history hoping to appeal to his romantic side.
Blood On The Sun: While much of the world watched the early success of 'Mein Kampf' and the bombing of Pearl Harbour was ten years in the future few were aware of the existence of an oriental 'Hitler' ... Baron Giichi Tanaka. But the war had already started in Japan for James Condon American journalist and editor of the Japanese Chronicle whose intuition has led him to believe that major trouble was brewing. The role of Condon man of hard words and harder fists is just t
James Cagney and Sylvia Sidney take on the menacing government of Tokyo in the fast-paced 1945 action thriller packed with intrigue and romance. Nick Condon (James Cagney) is the brash managing editor of Tokyo's English language newspaper when it breaks the startling news that Japan is planning to conquer China. After the double-murder of his ace reporter (Wallace Ford) and the reporter's wife (Rosemary De Camp) Condon realizes his own life is in danger. When the Japanese try to stop him from revealing an even deadlier plot he enlists the help of a beautiful secret agent (Sylvia Sidney) before the country's Premier and secret police can stop him... permanently.
This is one of the first American martial arts movies and features some gripping action with James Cagney doing his own stunts for which he trained intensively with Ken Kuniyuki a fifth degree judo master before shooting. This is Cagney at his best.
While much of the world watched the early success of 'Mein Kampf' and the bombing of Pearl Harbour was ten years in the future few were aware of the existence of an oriental 'Hitler' ... Baron Giichi Tankara. But the war had already started in Japan for James Condon American journalist and editor of the Japanese Chronicle whose intuition has led him to believe that major trouble was brewing. The role of Condon man of hard words and harder fists is just the kind of tough guy that first brought James Cagney stardom and in this movie you will not be disappointed as he battles to stay alive long enough to warn the rest of the world against a Japanese militarist plot called the 'Tanaka Plan' that has world domination as its objective. This is one of the first American martial arts movies and features some gripping action with Cagney doing his own stunts for which he trained intensively with Ken Kuniyuki a fifth degree judo master before shooting. This is Cagney at his best.
This Silver screen classics collection brings together some of the greats of the silver screen era. Includes: 1. Road To Bali (1952) 2. My Favourite Brunette (1947) 3. The Outlaw (1943) 4. Made For Each Other (1939) 5. Meet John Doe (1941) 6. Blood On The Sun (1945) 7. His Girl Friday (1940) 8. Penny Serenade (1941) 9. Suddenly (1954) 10. Happy Go Lovely (1951)
Jet Li and Jason Statham go head to head in this all action spectacular as an FBI Agent seeks revenge on a mysterious assassin.
While much of the world watched the early success of 'Mein Kampf' and the bombing of Pearl Harbour was ten years in the future few were aware of the existence of an oriental 'Hitler' ... Baron Giichi Tankara. But the war had already started in Japan for James Condon American journalist and editor of the Japanese Chronicle whose intuition has led him to believe that major trouble was brewing. The role of Condon man of hard words and harder fists is just the kind of tough guy t
Angel And The BadmanThe first film produced by and starring John Wayne Angel and the Badman is the story of an outlaw trying to change his life. Wayne wounded collapses on the doorstep of a Quaker family. While they nurse him back to health he begins to fall in love with the daughter played by Gail Russell. The gunslinger's desire to change his ways is offset by his strong desire to avenge his foster father's murder.Blood On The SunWhile much of the world watched the early success of 'Mein Kampf' and the bombing of Pearl Harbour was ten years in the future few were aware of the existence of an oriental 'Hitler' Baron Lichi Tanaka. But the war had already started in Japan for James Condon American journalist and editor of the Japanese Chronicle whose intuition had led him to believe that major trouble was brewing.The role of Condon man of hard words and harder fists is just the kind of tough guy that first brought James Cagney stardom and in this movie you will not be disappointed as he battles to stay alive long enough to warn the rest of the world against a Japanese militarist plot called the 'Tanaka Plan' that has world domination as its objective.This is one of the first American martial arts movies and features some gripping action with Cagney doing his own stunts for which he trained intensively with Ken Kuniyuki a fifth degree judo master before shooting.This is Cagney at his best.
While much of the world watched the early success of 'Mein Kampf' and the bombing of Pearl Harbour was ten years in the future few were aware of the existence of an oriental 'Hitler' ... Baron Giichi Tankara. But the war had already started in Japan for James Condon American journalist and editor of the Japanese Chronicle whose intuition has led him to believe that major trouble was brewing. The role of Condon man of hard words and harder fists is just the kind of tough guy t
The United States' role in World War II began with a surprise attack when on the morning of December 7 1941 a contingent of hundreds of Japanese bomber planes attacked Pearl Harbor in the most successful surprise attack in history. In less than two hours they had destroyed or seriously damaged 347 planes and 18 ships of war. American casualties including civilians totaled 3 581.After four years of grueling warfare President Harry S Truman decided the only way to end the war was to use the most advanced weaponry available: the atomic bomb. The 'Little Boy' with a core of uranium 235 was dropped over Hiroshima on August 6 1945.The more sophisticated and more deadly 'Fat Man' was dropped over Nagasaki three days later. The bomb was ten feet long five feet wide 10 000 pounds with plutonium at its core.Of the 286 000 people living in Nagasaki at the time of the blast 74 000 were killed and another 75 000 sustained severe injuries. Shortly thereafter the Japanese surrendered.
Titles Comprise: Great Guy:Great Guy was the first Jimmy Cagney produced film from Grand National Pictures and brings to the screen the reality of widespread corruption in the 1930's during FDR's New Deals. The movie does a good job of shedding light on that intriguing era and uncovers various plots and schemes that go all the way up to the highest offices. Directed by John G. Blystone. Something To Sing About: Something To Sing About wittily mirrors Cagney's frustrations with the Hollywood rat race and pokes fun at the studio system as a whole. Production methods acting styles pompous executives overzealous agents and the era's intense fandemonium all provide choice fodder for the film's writers. Directed by Victor Schertzinger. Blood On The Sun:Blood On The Sun is one of the most powerful films to try to explain exactly how the Japanese 'Co-Prosperity Sphere' came into mortal conflict with the United States. Based on historical fact this riveting brutal action-packed motion picture has a tremendous supporting cast typical of a Cagney Production never lets up on the great Jimmy Cagney-style action. Directed by Frank Lloyd.
World War Two had ended in Europe but still raged across the wide Pacific. And in a string of armed encampments within the US indigenous Japanese Americans remained incarcerated in prison camps imprisoned for the duration solely on the basis of their ethnic origin. Racial hatred was rife against all ethnic Japanese an American phenomenon misdirected against their own in the wake of Pearl Harbour. All of this was still at a fever pitch when in June of 1945 two months before VJ Day James Cagney through the production company he owned with his brother William produced and starred in Blood on the Sun one of the most powerful films to try to explain exactly how the Japanese 'Co-Prosperity Sphere' came into mortal conflict with the United States. Based on historical fact this rivetting brutal action-packed motion picture traces the unintended unveiling of the dreaded Tanaka Plan for Japanese world domination of which the 'Co-Prosperity Sphere' was the outpictured faade. Cagney portrays an American reporter toiling in pre-war Japan who completely innocently is given for safekeeping a purloined copy of the secret plan by his newspaper buddy Wally Ford. The Japanese know Ford has uncovered their secret and are willing to perform any act - including murder - to prevent their true intentions from being revealed before they were ready to strike. A beautiful Japanese secret agent played by Sylvia Sidney is sent to romance and ensnare Cagney and every thuggish stop is pulled out to retrieve the plan and prevent him from surviving long enough to get it to the American Embassy and into the world press.
Taken from US War Department films of the time the moving footage was shot by US Army Air Forces combat camera units in the air battles over Japan. Featuring close-ups of the planes and fascinating portraits of the forces that crewed them the film contains powerful aerial footage taken from US bombers in action.
James Cagney is Nick Condon an American newspaper editor working in Japan between World War I & World War II. While investigating the double murder of a fellow reporter and his wife Condon discovers the insidious Tanaka Plan which plainly states the Japanese aims of World domination. If he is to warn the world about this Japanese plot he must stay alive with the help of Iris (Sylvia Sidney) a beautiful Chinese American spy.
Mr Deeds Goes To Town (1936): Gary Cooper is the pixilated small-town resident who refuses to let a million inheritance and a New York mansion alter his down-to-earth faith in people in Frank Capra's delightful comedy. Jean Arthur co-stars as the cynical reporter who falls for Deeds. Wild One (1954): Brando plays Johnny the leader of a vicious biker gang that involves a small sleepy California town. The leather-jacketed young biker seems hell-bent on destruction until he falls for Kathie (Mary Murphy) a good-girl whose father happens to be a cop. Unfortunately for Johnny his one shot at redemption is threatened by a psychotic rival Chino (Lee Marvin) plus the hostility and prejudice of the townspeople. All their smouldering passions explode in an electrifying climax. Holiday (1938): An iconoclastic young man (Cary Grant) who's engaged to a snooty heiress (Doris Nolan) discovers he's really in love with his fianc''e's down-to-earth sister (Katharine Hepburn) in director George Cukor's stylish comedy... The Howards Of Virginia (1940): Leading man Cary Grant plays Matt Howard a common man who gains employment as a surveyor through the help of Thomas Jefferson. Howard quickly falls head over heels for his wealthy employer's daughter Jane Peyton (Martha Scott). The couple appear to be set for happiness until Matt becomes involved in politics and the War of Independence arrives...
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