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| 1 |  | Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France, The (1944) |  3.1757 12 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War |
$27.95
| Based on one the most popular historical plays by Shakespeare and made in order to boost moral of ...more about Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France starring Leslie Banks and Felix Aylmer |
| 2 |  | Canterbury Tale, A (1944) | 2.8644 27 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War, Mystery |
$27.95
| A 'Land Girl', an American GI, and a British soldier find themselves together in a small Kent town ...more about Canterbury Tale starring Eric Portman and Sheila Sim |
| 3 |  | That Hamilton Woman (1941) | 2.7792 7 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History, War | N/A | Sir William Hamilton, a widower of mature years, is British ambassador to the Court of Naples. Emma ...more about That Hamilton Woman starring Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier |
| 4 |  | Western Union (1941) |  2.7396 8 reviews | NA | History, Western | N/A | Vance Shaw gives up outlawing and goes to work for the telegraph company; his brother Jack Slade ...more about Western Union starring Robert Young and Randolph Scott |
| 5 |  | Air Force (1943) | 2.7359 8 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, War | N/A | The Mary Ann, a B-17 Flying Fortress, takes off from California for Hawaii on a routine training ...more about Air Force starring John Ridgely and Gig Young |
| 6 |  | Forever and a Day (1943) | 2.6118 2 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | During World War II an American travels to Britain to sell an old house near London that belongs to ...more about Forever and a Day starring Donald Crisp and May Beatty |
| 7 |  | Kitty (1945) | 2.5844 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | London, 1783: Kitty, a saucy wench of the slums, meets the painter Gainsborough by stealing his ...more about Kitty starring Paulette Goddard and Patric Knowles |
| 8 |  | Virginia City (1940) | 2.5417 5 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, Western, Romance | N/A | Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is set to Virginia City in Nevada. ...more about Virginia City starring Errol Flynn and Miriam Hopkins |
| 9 |  | Unconquered (1947) | 2.5387 3 reviews | NA | Adventure, History, Western | N/A | In 1763, felon Abby Hale is sentenced to slavery in America. In Virginia, heroic Capt. Holden buys ...more about Unconquered starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard |
| 10 |  | Destination Tokyo (1943) | 2.4824 9 reviews | NA | Adventure, History, War |
$8.63
| Made during World War II, this chronicles a voyage of a U.S. submarine on a secret mission to the ...more about Destination Tokyo starring Cary Grant and John Garfield |
| 11 |  | North West Mounted Police (1940) | 2.4078 3 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Western | N/A | Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) ...more about North West Mounted Police starring Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll |
| 12 |  | December 7th (1943) | 2.3515 4 reviews | NA | History, War, Short |
$2.99
| Documentary about the bombing of Pearl Habour on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering ...more about December 7th starring Walter Huston and Harry Davenport |
| 13 | | Centennial Summer (1946) |  2.2054 2 reviews | NA | History, Musical | N/A | In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters (Jeanne Crain and Linda Darnell) vie for the affections of a ...more about Centennial Summer starring Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde |
| 14 | | Fanny by Gaslight (1944) | 2.0547 2 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | Returning to 1870's London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her ...more about Fanny by Gaslight starring Phyllis Calvert and Wilfrid Lawson |
| 15 |  | Gung Ho! (1943) | 2.0547 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War |
$4.26
| Seven weeks after Pearl Harbor, volunteers form the new 2nd Marine Raider Battalion whose purpose ...more about Gung Ho! starring Randolph Scott and Alan Curtis |
| 16 | | Captain Boycott (1947) | 1.9953 2 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about Captain Boycott starring Stewart Granger and Kathleen Ryan |
| 17 | | Beginning or the End, The (1947) | 1.8173 2 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about Beginning or the End starring Brian Donlevy and Robert Walker |
| 18 | | Northwest Rangers (1942) | 1.8173 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Western | N/A | ...more about Northwest Rangers starring James Craig and William Lundigan |
| 19 | | March On, America! (1942) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Short | N/A | This short shows the heritage that Americans are fighting for in World War II. Using excerpts from ...more about March On |
| 20 | | Fight for the Sky, The (1945) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, War, Documentary, Short | N/A | Documentary short film produced by the American Army Air Forces extolling the exploits of the ...more about Fight for the Sky starring Ronald Reagan |
| 21 | | Plan for Destruction (1943) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Documentary, Short | N/A | This short explains how Germany's defeat in WWI sowed the seeds of its quest for world domination ...more about Plan for Destruction starring Frank Reicher and George Lynn |
| 22 | | Battle of Russia, The (1943) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, War, Documentary |
$3.43
| In this installment of the "Why We Fight" propaganda series, we learn about the events on the ...more about Battle of Russia |
| 23 | | Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Musical, Comedy | N/A | It's 1650 in New Amsterdam, and Brom Broeck, a young outspoken newspaper publisher is arrested for ...more about Knickerbocker Holiday starring Carmen Amaya and Nelson Eddy |
| 24 | | Target for Today (1944) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History | N/A | ...more about Target for Today |
| 25 | | Topaz (1945) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Documentary | N/A | This documentary was secretly and 'illegally' shot inside the prison camps established during world ...more about Topaz |
| 26 | | Okay for Sound (1946) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Documentary, Short | N/A | This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first ...more about Okay for Sound |
| 27 | | Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about Bonnie Prince Charlie starring Margaret Leighton and Judy Campbell |
| 28 | | Latter-Day Saint Leaders: Past and Present (1948) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Documentary, Short | N/A | This is a compilation of some historically important films which were crumbling to dust (on nitrate ...more about Latter-Day Saint Leaders: Past and Present starring Wayne F. Richards |
| 29 |  | Cavalcade of Archery (1946) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Short |
$18.18
| Filmed (mostly edited from stock footage) in late 1945 but released in January of 1946, this short ...more about Cavalcade of Archery starring Howard Hill |
| 30 | | Target Tokyo (1945) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, War, Documentary, Short | N/A | The story of the first bombing raid on Tokyo by B-29 Superfortress bombers of the U.S. Army Air ...more about Target Tokyo starring Ronald Reagan and Kenneth Gibson |
| 31 | | Clues to Adventure (1949) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Documentary, Short | N/A | This short dramatizes how disparate events in history contributed to the adoption of three ...more about Clues to Adventure |
| 32 |  | Atlantic Ferry (1941) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | In 1840 two rival steamship companies race to see who should have the best cargo between England ...more about Atlantic Ferry starring Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson |
| 33 | | Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about Mrs. Fitzherbert starring Peter Graves and Joyce Howard |
| 34 |  | Young Bill Hickok (1940) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Western |
$2.25
| Young Bill Hickok (Roy Rogers) is a freighting company relay station agent assigned to escort a ...more about Young Bill Hickok starring Roy Rogers and George 'Gabby' Hayes |
| 35 | | First Gentleman, The (1948) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about First Gentleman starring Jean-Pierre Aumont and Joan Hopkins |
| 36 |  | Gallant Journey (1946) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation films in this bio ...more about Gallant Journey starring Glenn Ford and Janet Blair |
| 37 |  | Pony Express Days (1940) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Western, Short |
$23.48
| Young Bill Cody wants to be a Pony Express rider, but is too heavy. When one of the riders is shot ...more about Pony Express Days starring George Reeves and David Bruce |
| 38 | | Magic On a Stick (1946) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Documentary, Short | N/A | ...more about Magic On a Stick |
| 39 | | Boy (1940) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, History | N/A | ...more about Boy |
| 40 |  | Old South, The (1940) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Short |
$19.67
| ...more about Old South |
| 41 | | Bad Men of Missouri (1941) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Western | N/A | ...more about Bad Men of Missouri starring Jane Wyman and William Gould |
| 42 | | Bells of San Fernando (1947) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Western | N/A | Mendoza ruthlessly controls the valley of San Fernando and his men guard the only entrance. When ...more about Bells of San Fernando starring Donald Woods and Gloria Warren |
| 43 |  | Magnificent Doll (1946) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | Dolly Payne is adored by two leaders of the fledgling American government, James Madison and Aaron ...more about Magnificent Doll starring Ginger Rogers and Peggy Wood |
| 44 | | Secret of St. Ives, The (1949) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, History | N/A | ...more about Secret of St. Ives starring Vanessa Brown and Henry Daniell |
| 45 | | This England (1941) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War | N/A | ...more about This England starring Emlyn Williams and John Clements |
| 46 | | Main Street on the March! (1941) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Short | N/A | The film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, ...more about Main Street on the March! |
| 47 | | Prince of Foxes (1949) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History |
$11.45
| In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister (widowed by poison) to the heir apparent of ...more about Prince of Foxes starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles |
| 48 | | Story of Willow Run, The (1945) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Documentary, Short | N/A | This Ford Motor Company promotional film describes its huge aircraft factory at Willow Run, east of ...more about Story of Willow Run |
| 49 | | Life of St. Paul Series (1949) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Biography, Romance | N/A | Paul and Barnabas bring the Gospel to the people of Antioch, it was here that they were first ...more about Life of St. Paul Series |
| 50 | | Man from Dakota, The (1940) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War | N/A | ...more about Man from Dakota starring Wallace Beery and John Howard |
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