Larry Adler

While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.

In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.

During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.

Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.

A rollicking compendium of the greatest hits of silent-cinema chase sequences

Luke Billings (Lionel Jeffries) and his family have a problem with the new police sergeant Sam Hargis (Richard Todd) so they take over a small Transvaal town with the attention of drawing Hargis into a showdown. Hargis tries to get back up from the townsfolk who do not want to know, so is forced to lay low. As things get out of hand one of the Billings boys takes an interest in the storekeeper's wife, Priss Dobbs (Anne Aubrey). Having had enough her husband, Ernie (Jamie Uys) takes up the gun and heads down the main street alone. An act that prompts Hargis to join him. Slowly, the townsfolk turn up to back them up.

Bittersweet story about London's unwanted children and the good people trying to help them. Ann is a social worker, while Bill is an electrician whose contract with the local care home introduces him to the children and Ann. Events start to escalate out of control when a child takes possession of a loaded gun.

At the racetrack, cleaner, Willy Joy is tricked into buying Lindy Lou, a useless greyhound, who's not too healthy either. While getting the dog back in shape, Willy crosses paths with a gang of crooks who's specialty is fixing the races with doped dogs.

젊은 변호사 알랜 맥킴(Alan McKim: 존 그레그슨 분)은 골동품 수집가이다. 특히 그는 1904년 드라크사가 제작한 '제네비에브'를 가장 아낀다. 하지만 알랜의 아내(Wendy McKim: 다이나 셔리단 분)는 자동차를 사랑하는 남편의 집념을 이해하지 못한다. 매해 런던에서는 브라이튼에 이르는 자동차 경주가 벌어진다. 알랜은 이 자동차 경주에 참가할 준비를 하고 그의 오래된 친구 암브로소 클래버하우스(Ambrose Claverhouse: 케네스 모어 분)도 1904년형 골동품차를 몰고 온다. 클래버하우스는 알랜의 '제네비에브'에 대한 악성 루머를 퍼뜨리는가 하면 알랜과 부인 사이를 이간질한다. 전국 각지에서 수많은 선수들이 참가한 가운데 드디어 자동차 경주가 시작되고 클래버하우스는 여자 친구 로잘린드 피터스(Rosalind Peters: 케이 켄달 분)와 함께 시합에 참가한다. 그러나 알랜의 가는 길마다 재앙이 따르고 결국엔 브라이튼에 제 시간에 도착하지 못해 시합에서 떨어지고 만다. 그날 밤 암브로소와 알랜은 나이트클럽에서 우연히 만나게 되는데, 암브로소는 알랜의 부인과 춤을 추면서 야릇한 감정을 느낀다. 호텔로 돌아온 알랜은 암브로소에게 호의를 보인 부인을 의심하면서 질투심에 휩싸인다. 차고에서 만난 알랜과 알브로소는 말다툼을 하게 되고 화가 난 암브로소는 알랜에게 제네비에브에 대한 악담을 늘어놓는다. 화가 난 알랜은 암브로소에게 런던으로 되돌아가는 경주를 하자고 제안한다. 런던의 웨스트미니스터 다리에 먼저 도착하는 사람이 100파운드를 차지한다는 내기였다. 알랜과 암브로소는 내기에서 이기기 위해 온갖 수단을 다 동원한다. 아슬아슬한 경주가 계속되고 결국엔 알랜이 이끄는 제네비에브가 승리한다. 알랜은 아내에 대한 의심이 부질없는 것이었다는 것을 깨닫고 두 사람은 서로에 대한 사랑을 확인한다.

Three young girls try to help their divorced mother find the right husband.

Six-year-old "Mike" goes to live with her pregnant older sister, Babs, who plays string bass in José Iturbi's orchestra. And the orchestra is rapidly turning completely female, what with the draft. As the orchestra travels around the country, Babs' fellow orchestra members intercept and hide her War Office telegram to protect the baby.

On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Libby comes alone. A theatrical career is launched.

Bob Brent, a young Marine from Arkansas, impresses his comrades with his singing ability, and they pitch in to send him to New York to compete in an amateur contest. Success in the contest, however, sets him up for trouble in romance, in his career, and with the Corps.

Gracie Allen assumes the "management" of the shop owned by her papa Horatio Allen, turning it into a radio station and then an aviary---with the usual Gracie Allen logic---while distracted Papa is trying to get younger daughter, beauty contest winner Florence, married before she can head to Hollywood and get into the movies.