Movies For the Blind: Recent Episodes
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While the evidence seems clear that Joe’s hospital roommate needs heart bypass surgery, Mac (Louis Gossett Jr.) can’t help but feel something doesn’t add up. Part 2 of 2. First posted May 8, 2012. Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links William Blinn @ Archive for American Television Trailer for “Brian’s Song” Ronald Hunter […]
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Louis Gossett Jr. plays a hard-working doctor dealing with a disintegrating marriage and a patient (Ronald Hunter) whose journalistic instincts are causing trouble at his hospital. 1978. Part 1 of 2. First posted May 1, 2012. Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Original movie from Internet Archive Movie info from IMDB Louis Gossett […]
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The Judge (Will Rogers) has his position on the bench threatened in an assault trial that will reveal a very big secret. Part 2 of 2. First posted April 23, 2012. Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Stepin Fetchit: Hollywood’s First Black Film Star @ NPR Stepin Fetchit @ Wikipedia “The Coon Caricature” […]
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Will Rogers stars as a common-sense widower with his own way of running a courtroom in a post-Reconstruction Kentucky small town. 1934. Part 1 of 2. First posted April 16, 2012. Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Original movie from Internet Archive Movie info from IMDB Will Rogers @ Wikipedia Official Site of […]
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Charlie (Mark Stevens) heads for Mexico, but not for the purpose originally planned, as he tries to stay one step ahead of his own investigation. Part 2 of 2. First posted April 10, 2012. Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated linksReview @ Noir of the Week (spoilers)Alan Reed bio @ IMDBMark Stevens bio @ IMDB
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An insurance investigator (Mark Stevens) has to cancel his vacation when called to find the money stolen in a daring train robbery. But he’s a little more stressed about the case than he should be. 1956. Part 1 of 2. First posted April 3, 2012. Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated linksOriginal movie from […]
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In this parody of melodramas set in the frozen North, prospector Snavely (W.C Fields) returns home via dogsled to his cabin, where he and his wife are reunited with their son who left for the city only to land in prison. 1933. First posted March 27, 2012. Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated linksOriginal […]
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In this short, W.C. Fields has the title role as an irascible man dealing with a freakish golf game, strange patients and a daughter who wants to run off with the iceman. 1932. First posted March 19, 2012. Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Original movie from Internet ArchiveMovie info from IMDBW.C. Fields […]
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A “voodoo woman” predicts doom for Gertie (Francine Everett), but who poses the greatest threat: Mr. Christian, Diamond Joe, the piano player, the two servicemen…or her own conscience? Part 2 of 2. First posted March 12, 2012. Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated LinksFrancine Everett @ BlackPast.orgFrancine Everett obituary @ New York TimesCab Calloway […]
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A tropical island hosts a musical revue starring a glamorous but selfish exotic dancer (Francine Everett) haunted by past mistakes. 1946. Part 1 of 2. First posted March 5, 2012. Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated linksOriginal movie from Internet ArchiveMovie info from IMDBSpencer Williams @ WikipediaOther “race films”: MFTB103/4 – The Duke Is Tops and MFTB […]
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During his brain surgery, Peter (David Niven) goes on trial not just for his life, but for his love with June (Kim Hunter). Part 3 of 3. First posted February 27, 2012. Click here to subscribeClick here to download directlyDifferent file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated linksThe Powell and Pressburger PagesA Matter of Life and […]
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Celebrating our 200th episode, clips from past episodes, and we start a critically-acclaimed film about a doomed British airman (David Niven) whose life is saved by mistake and falls in love with an American radio operator before the mistake is realized. Part 1 of 3. 1946. First posted February 13, 2012. Different file sizes/formats from […]
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The morning after, Richard returns home and Felix is released from being locked up in his bedroom. But who spent the night with who’s wife? Part 2 of 2. First posted February 7, 2012. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Esther Ralston Obituary @ […]
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A married lawyer (Edward Everett Horton) goes from hard-charging to skirt-chasing when the clock strikes 8pm, and sees a way to escape his mother-in-law when a man who can impersonate him arrives. Of course, it’s not that simple. 1931. Part 1 of 2. First posted January 23, 2012. Click here to subscribe Click here to […]
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When Bugsy makes trouble at the concert, Garry must defend rock’n’roll, his career and his reputation with the kids in a television courtroom trial. With music from Fats Domino, Big Joe Turner and Tommy Charles. Part 2 of 2. First posted January 17, 2012. Click here to subscribeClick here to download directlyDifferent file sizes/formats from […]
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The hosts of a tv dance show (Mike Connors and Sterling Holloway) see rock’n’roll as a positive influence on teenagers, but a gangster and a group for decency disagree. Features performances by Fats Domino and Big Joe Turner. 1956. Part 1 of 2. First posted January 9, 2012. Click here to subscribeClick here to download directlyDifferent […]
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The legendary miser (Seymour Hicks) continues his journey with the ghosts to learn the consequences his actions have on others and himself. Part 2 of 2. First posted December 20, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated Links Hey! It’s That Guy! @ AllThe Tropes […]
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In this adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the miserly Ebeneezer (Seymour Hicks) begins his journey through the errors of his ways. Part 1 of 2. 1935. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Original Movie @ Internet Archive Movie Info @ IMDB Seymour Hicks […]
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The night shift becomes even stranger at the police station with a surprise witness, four people visiting the victim on the night of the murder – and a dead body in a closet. Part 2 of 2. First posted December 5, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from […]
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The night shift at a police station gets weirder than usual when a car rolls up to the front steps with a dead body inside and a politician’s daughter is implicated. 1946. Part 1 of 2. First posted November 28, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet […]
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The engagement threatens Mary’s job and sends her into the arms of married Ronnie (Ricardo Cortez). Can the company survive without her? Can Jim? Part 3 of 3. First posted November 15, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Mary Astor @ Hollywood’s Golden […]
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When Jim reaches the presidency, Mary (Mary Astor) naturally becomes his private secretary. But he only sees her as all-business while other women enter the picture. Part 2 of 3. First posted November 1, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Mary Astor Divorce […]
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A secretary (Mary Astor) uses her unappreciated business acumen to get a flashy salesman (Robert Ames) to the top of their company. But will she get her heart broken in the process? 1931. Part 1 of 3. First posted October 24, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from […]
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After they each have a hard day, Rob and Laura have a fight, and everyone seems to have a different perspective on it – even the fish! 1962. First posted October 17, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Dick Van Dyke @ Wikipedia […]
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In this episode of the classic tv series, Rob (Dick Van Dyke) brings home a couple baby ducks, knowing their stay will end in heartbreak for the family. 1962. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Original Episode @ Internet Archive Series Info @ IMDB […]
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Frank (Lloyd Bridges) helps Pauline (Moira Lister) evade the police so she can pay off a blackmailer, but two very big surprises turn everything upside down. Part 2 of 2. First posted September 26, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Moira Lister Obituary […]
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Soon after an American (Lloyd Bridges) arrives in London, the man he was standing beside is killed by a sniper. What connection could the victim have with the wartime flame he’s come to see? 1953. Part 1 of 2. First posted September 19, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file […]
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Virginia and a clever cry for help lead Renfrew to the counterfeiters – and a showdown with an unexpected enemy. Part 2 of 2. First posted September 12, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links The Canadian Mountie on Film @ Voyages Extraordinaires Canadian […]
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When he’s not singing or cooking, Canadian Sergeant Renfrew (James Newill) sets out to apprehend a gang of counterfeiters involved in the murder of a fellow Mountie. 1937. Part 1 of 2. First posted September 6, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Original […]
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Fitzgerald continues his story, in which Andy (David Huffman) watches Ailie (Susan Sarandon) fall for Earl as the call to battle draws near for the soldiers. Part 3 of 3. First posted August 30, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links David Huffman @ […]
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Fitzgerald finally begins his short story, in which World War I servicemen in training vie for the affections of local Georgia girl Ailie Calhoun (Susan Sarandon), whose charms might prove to be deadly. Part 2 of 3. First posted August 22, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from […]
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Fitzgerald (Richard Chamberlain) contends with writer’s block, a drinking problem and his mercurial wife Zelda (Blythe Danner) to start writing a short story to help repay their debts. 1974. Part 1 of 3. First posted August 15, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Described video […]
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When his first testing on humans goes fairly well (despite one death), Doctor Laurience (Boris Karloff) considers a new younger vessel for his own mind. Can Claire (Anna Lee) stop him? Part 2 of 2. First posted August 2, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive […]
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Boris Karloff stars as a scientist whose controversial studies of the human brain have made him a pariah. But things may get more dangerous when a powerful publisher starts supporting him. 1936. Part 1 of 2. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Original Movie […]
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The more Brad (J. Scott Smart) learns about Roy (Rock Hudson), the more he doubts he’ll find him alive, as the killer strikes again. Part 2 of 2. First posted July 11, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Official Rock Hudson Website Rock […]
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With a discerning appetite for food and for life, a private detective (J. Scott Smart) investigates the murder of a dentist, which leads to a search for a missing ex-con (Rock Hudson). 1951. Part 1 of 2. First posted July 4, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from […]
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After meeting Jack Hylton’s band, Arthur and Stinker decide to go back to the castle, and find things there that will inspire them to make broadcasting history…and help in the war effort? Part 2 of 2. First posted June 27, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet […]
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Based on their hit radio show, Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch are thrown out of their squat atop BBC headquarters and soon find themselves owning a spooky castle in the country. Part 1 of 2. 1940. First posted June 20, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet […]
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Lynn (Randolph Scott) tries to give Ellen (Esther Ralston) a gift that can bridge the gap between their families, but it may set off a war with explosive consequences. Part 2 of 2. First posted June 13, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links […]
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A Civil War veteran hopes to take his family away from a longtime Kentucky feud and settle out west, but years later, the feud finally catches up with him and his grown children. Based on a book by Zane Grey. 1933. Part 1 of 2. First posted June 6, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click […]
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As the degradation of dirt promotes poverty and war, more people do the best they can to fight back: including photographers rebuilding forests, a chef showing kids the route from garden to table, and a prison giving inmates a new start in life. Part 2 of 2. First posted May 30, 2011. Click here to […]
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This engaging documentary tells the story of Earth’s most valuable but under-appreciated resource and what its threatened health means to the survival of humans. 2009. Part 1 of 2. First posted May 23, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Movie Info @ IMDB […]
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True loyalties are revealed between Madeleine (Vivien Leigh) and Karl (Conrad Veidt), sparking a game of cat and mouse that culminates in a deadly battle at sea. Part 2 of 2. First posted April 25, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Conrad Veidt: […]
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During World War I in neutral Sweden, a beautiful boutique owner (Vivien Leigh) is part of an elaborate spy network, but she faces a different kind of danger when a womanizing German Baron (Conrad Veidt) arrives in the country. 1937. Part 1 of 2. First posted April 19, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here […]
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As Johnny continues to battle his conscience about point-shaving, his situation gets more dangerous. Part 2 of 2. First posted April 11, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links John Ireland @ Wikipedia John Ireland @ ShadowsAndSatin CCNY Scandal Aftermath @ ESPN
The post Episode 167 – The Basketball Fix, part 2 (repeat) first appeared on Movies For the Blind.
A sportswriter (John Ireland) helps a local college team to recruit a young phenom, who soon finds himself under economic pressure to help a high-stakes gambler. 1951. Part 1 of 2. First posted April 4, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Original Movie […]
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While the time of the jump gets closer, Evel (George Hamilton) remembers trying to steal money from Butte City Hall – and stealing his wife-to-be Linda (Sue Lyon) from a sorority house. Contains profanity. Part 3 of 3. First posted March 22, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats […]
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As Evel (George Hamilton) gets more anxious about his jump, he recalls a horrific crash in Las Vegas and his courtship with wife Linda (Sue Lyon). Part 2 of 3. Contains profanity. First posted March 14, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links George […]
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On the day of a record-setting jump, the famous motorcycle daredevil (George Hamilton) looks back on his early days. 1971. Part 1 of 3. First posted March 7, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Described Video Clip @ YouTube! Associated links Original Movie @ Internet […]
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Benjamin Ware III will not budge on keeping the college alive, so Louis (Louis Jordan) gets ideas to battle him onstage and on the balance sheet. Part 2 of 2. First posted February 28, 2011. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Soundies @ Films […]
The post Episode 162 – Beware, part 2 (repeat) first appeared on Movies For the Blind.