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Actors: Claude Forest (miscellaneous crew), Donald Sutherland (actor), Kevin DeWalt (producer), Gary Howsam (producer), Michael Wincott (actor), Demi Moore (actress), Brian Cox (actor), Kiefer Sutherland (actor), Greg Ellis (actor), Susan Shipton (editor), Jason Nolan (miscellaneous crew), Tom Carey (actor), Kerry Hansen (miscellaneous crew), Aaron Poole (actor), Joe Norman Shaw (actor),
Plot: John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, however he has abandoned both his gun and reputation as a fearless quick-draw killer.
Genres: Drama, Western,Actors: Avril Lavigne (actress), Jeremy Thomas (producer), Bobby Cannavale (actor), Marco Perella (actor), Esai Morales (actor), Patricia Arquette (actress), Wilmer Valderrama (actor), Bruce Willis (actor), Kris Kristofferson (actor), Luis Guzmán (actor), Greg Kinnear (actor), Ethan Hawke (actor), Roger Cudney (actor), Richard Linklater (writer), David M. Thompson (producer),
Plot: Don Anderson is the Mickey's food restaurant chain's Marketing Director. He is the inventor of the "Big One" the hamburger best seller of Mickey's. An independent research reports the presence of cow's feces in the Big One. So Don is sent to Cody, Colorado, to verify if the slaughterhouse, main supplier of Mickey's, is efficient as it appears and the production process is regular. During his investigations he discovers the horrible truth behind a simple hamburger; the reality is not like we think it is. Don discovers what the mass production system involves, from the temp workers like Amber, to the exploitation of Mexican irregular immigrants. It is not only the meat that is crushed in the mincing machine, but all our society.
Keywords: advertising, advertising-executive, american-dream, anaheim-california, animal-activist, animal-activist-group, animal-rights, animal-slaughter, assembly-line, barActors: Brian Gattas (actor), Daniel Sollinger (producer), Jimmy Jean-Louis (actor), Taylor Nichols (actor), Eric Chase (editor), Rafal Zielinski (director), Whitney Able (actress), Sarah Zoe Canner (actress), Elaine Tan (actress), Jessica Congdon (editor), Timothy Lee DePriest (actor), Daniel Goddard (actor), Julio Bekhor (actor), Emily Perez (producer), John Steppling (writer),
Plot: The concept of right and wrong is quashed by the ethic of narcissistic sensuality in this glimpse into an underbelly of society composed of lost individuals...caught on their existential journey, searching for an intangible answer, diffused by drugs and sexually charged path; out of control, going nowhere....
Genres: Drama,Actors: Omid Djalili (actor), Larry Lamb (actor), Georges Siatidis (actor), Anne Parillaud (actress), Stephen Moyer (actor), Ludi Boeken (actor), Ludi Boeken (producer), Ludi Boeken (director), Des McAleer (actor), Suzanne Fenn (editor), Keith Evans (producer), Marc Baschet (producer), Karl Makinen (actor), Karl Makinen (producer), Patrick Chauvel (actor),
Genres: Action, Thriller,Actors: France Lachapelle (miscellaneous crew), Michael Prupas (producer), Irene Litinsky (producer), James Bradford (actor), Kathleen Fee (actress), Frank Fontaine (actor), Eric Peterson (actor), Megan Follows (actress), Steve Adams (actor), Walter Massey (actor), Ellen David (actress), R.H. Thomson (actor), John Neville (actor), Betty Palik (miscellaneous crew), Dawn Ford (actress),
Plot: In 1926, when Charles Millar a wealthy never-married lawyer, died in Toronto, Canada, it was discovered that he had bequeathed a million dollars to the woman in Toronto who would have the most babies in the ten years after his death! This 'news' made headlines around the world and created one of the very first media frenzies that became known as the 'The Great Toronto Stork Derby'. The Toronto Daily Star sponsored race-coverage that spanned more than ten years, culminating in a sensational court case. What was perceived by many as a sick joke, proved tragic for many others, especially the poor and disenfranchised, who saw in this an opportunity to finally break free from the harsh and grueling realities of the thirties. The three front-runners were soon identified. The first was Vivianne Kennelly, a feisty, uneducated woman of French Canadian heritage, a devoted mother who believed that she had psychic relationship with the deceased Mr. Millar and that he had assured her that she would be the winner of his fortune. The second contender was Colleen Brant who had her eleven children by different fathers. Winning the derby for her meant freedom from her dependence on men and the responsibilities of motherhood. The third was Gina Bonaggio, a mother of Italian heritage, a wife of an immigrant, unemployed worker. The Derby was her only chance out of a desperate situation. As time wore on the media frenzy around these three families was fierce and oppressive, invading their personal lives, their homes and families. Threading the experiences of these three families is Kate Harrington the lone female reporter in the male dominated world of journalism. Kate is forced to compromise herself for the sake of staying ahead of other news publications and what originally started as an indignant story about the oppression of women resulted in one tragic choice that cost the life of one of Vivianne Kennelly's babies. Finally the court was to decide on a winner and through legal manipulation, rampant racism and British colonial prejudice the courts found many ways and used any means to disqualify the three women and awarded the prize to four Anglo Saxon Protestants mothers. The highest court in the land interpreted Millar's Will as being meant for a 'certain type' of woman and that it excluded other inferior types, such as Catholics, Immigrants and mothers with bastard children. For this end, the three families became the victims of legal wrangling and social harassment.
Keywords: 1920s, 1930s, based-on-true-story, bequest, canada, canadian-history, inheritance-challenge, italian-canadian, italian-immigrant, last-will-and-testamentActors: Loretta Devine (actress), Cynthia Nixon (actress), William H. Macy (actor), Kenneth Welsh (actor), Bill Raymond (actor), Raynor Scheine (actor), Robert Prosky (actor), Jack Lemmon (actor), Paul Dooley (actor), Kevin Spacey (actor), Charles S. Dutton (actor), Dylan Baker (actor), Peter Gallagher (actor), George Stevens Jr. (writer), George Stevens Jr. (producer),
Plot: From a true story. In Atlanta in 1913, a 13-year-old girl is murdered in the factory where she works. The factory manager, a Jew named Leo Frank, is convicted and sentenced to hang. Georgia Governor John Slaton suspects that Frank may have been railroaded by public desire for revenge and hatred of Frank's religion and northern (US) ties. But as a rising politician, Slaton also knows that to violate such strong public opinion by questioning the judgment would be political suicide. Will his conscience overcome his ambition?
Keywords: 1910s, anti-semitism, atlanta-georgia, based-on-true-story, bigot, character-name-in-title, courtroom, docudrama, factory, false-accusationActors: Bud Abbott (actor), Jack Ingram (actor), Bobby Barber (actor), Victor Adamson (actor), Jimmy Horan (actor), Chet Brandenburg (actor), Bruce Cabot (actor), Iron Eyes Cody (actor), Lou Costello (actor), James Dime (actor), Fred Aldrich (actor), Al Haskell (actor), William Gould (actor), Chuck Hamilton (actor), Jack Kenny (actor),
Plot: Two volunteer firemen rescue a gold prospector from suicide. However, once they discover that the police mistakenly want them for murder, they travel with the prospector to Alaska to help chase his girl. Once they arrive, the men discover that most of the town wants the prospector dead. It's up to Abbot and Costello to keep him alive, or else San Francisco is ready to hang them for the murder.
Keywords: 1890s, 19th-century, abbott-and-costello, alaska, arctic, boomerang, fireman, gold, greed, iglooActors: William M. Pizor (miscellaneous crew), Bobby Dunn (actor), Herman Hack (actor), Pat Harmon (actor), Donald Keith (actor), Tom London (actor), Philo McCullough (actor), Robert McKenzie (actor), Bill Patton (actor), Victor Potel (actor), Henry Roquemore (actor), L.V. Jefferson (writer), L.V. Jefferson (writer), Albert Herman (director), Lew Hicks (actor),
Plot: A railroad employee finds out the identity of "The Wrecker", a criminal who is deliberately causing trains to crash. However, before he can disclose the crook's name, he is shot and killed. A passenger aboard the train volunteers to go after the killer and bring "The Wrecker" to justice.
Keywords: b-movie, bartender, damsel-in-distress, deputy, held-at-gunpoint, henchman, independent-film, low-budget-film, mother-daughter-relationship, poverty-row-filmActors: Henry Bergman (actor), Jane Fearnley (actress), Theodore Wharton (producer), Leopold Wharton (director), Theodore Wharton (director), John Miltern (actor), Frances White (actress), Bessie Wharton (actress), Edgar L. Davenport (actor), George Moss (actor), Hamilton Revelle (actor), Elsie Esmond (actress), Elsie Baker (actress), Jack Lait (writer), Allan Murnane (actor),
Plot: A young man and woman are considering marriage; eugenicist Harry J Haiselden warns that they are ill-matched and will produce defective offspring. He is right; their baby is born defective, dies quickly and floats into heaven.
Keywords: based-on-true-story, color-in-title, eugenicsActors: Clarence Burton (actor), Franklin Hall (actor), Edgar Jones (actor), Emma Bell Clifton (actress), Clara Williams (actress), Siegmund Lubin (producer), Wallace Clifton (writer), Francis J. Grandon (director),
Plot: John Craig, leaving prison, determines to live straight. He becomes a real estate and mine dealer and earns the respect of Luther Patten, a mine investor, and the love of his daughter, Laura. Tom Watson, a mine shark, offers his outworked mine for sale through Craig's office. Craig advises Patten to take a ten-day option on it. Patten takes the option and then cancels it. Craig goes to Watson's mine to tell him of Patten's decision and discovers that a landslide has uncovered a rich vein of gold, Craig goes to Patten's home to tell him of this. Watson, realizing that be is about to lose, tries, through his foreman, to injure Patten, and does so before Craig sees him, Craig, to save the day, forges Patten's name for $2,000 and cashes it to pay Watson, When Craig sees Patten he confesses his past as a forger, and Patten forgives him.
Genres: Drama, Short, Western,