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February 8
MY OUTLAW BROTHER - 1951 – Western - (70 minutes) A spunky young greenhorn (Mickey Rooney) in search of his long-lost brother hooks up with a Texas Ranger (Robert Preston) assigned to root out a murderous gang of Mexican raiders. South of the border, they discover the brother (Robert Stack) has ties to the gang. Their refusal to be warned off puts them in mortal danger.

CHINO - 1973 - Western - (60 minutes) Chino (Charles Bronson) ekes out a spartan but satisfying existence raising horses bred from a magnificent half-tamed stallion. When he makes the mistake of falling in love with the beautiful, English-bred sister (Jill Ireland) of the local land baron, the land baron makes the mistake of having Chino bullwhipped.

February 15
MUTINY - 1952 - Adventure - (70 minutes) During the War of 1812, a U.S. captain (Mark Stevens) sails to France to fetch $10 million in gold for the American cause. On the way back, his first officer and best friend falls under the spell of their sole passenger, a beautiful blond (Angela Lansbury) with a lust for gold. Treachery, betrayal, and vengeance ensue.

BEYOND JUSTICE - 1992 - Adventure - 80 minutes A wealthy American businesswoman (Carol Alt) hires a mercenary (Rutger Hauer) to rescue her son from the boy’s grandfather, a powerful Arabian Emir (Omar Sharif) who has chosen his grandson as his successor. High-octane adventure laced with explosive action.

February 22
THE CAPTURE - 1950 - Western - 80 minutes
After Lin Vanner (Lew Ayres) shoots a suspect in a payroll robbery, he begins to wonder if he’s killed the wrong man. His doubts lead him into a relationship with the man’s widow (Teresa Wright). But his efforts to free them from the past provoke terrible consequences that turn him into a hunted fugitive.

ANGEL AND THE BADMAN - 1947 - Western - (90 minutes) Wounded desperado Quirt Evans (John Wayne) is taken in by a Quaker family. Their comely daughter (Gail Russell) soon falls in love with him and she begs him to retire from gun fighting and marry her. But can he escape his past?

March 1
D.O.A. 1949 - Crime Drama - 80 minutes Someone has poisoned Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien). With time running out on him, Frank must discover who and why before he’s D.O.A. A suspense-filled story of a man racing against the clock to unmask his own murder.

QUICKSAND - 1950 – Film noir Drama - (70 minutes)
To impress a sexy new date, a cocky car mechanic (Mickey Rooney) “borrows” $20 from his employer’s till to show her a good time. It proves to be the first step on a road to hell – and there’s no turning back. Peter Lorre and Jeanne Cagney co-star in this compelling noir drama.

March 8
PROJECT: KILL - 1980 – Action - (75 minutes)
A renegade U.S. agent (Leslie Nielsen) flees to the Philippines where he’s pursued by his former assistant (Gary Lockwood), the local police, and a vicious Hong Kong gang. Hunted relentlessly, Trevor needs all his wiles and more to survive. The chase ends in a lethal confrontation on the docks of Manila.

THE LADY VANISHES - 1938 - Espionage Thriller – (90 minutes) When a woman mysteriously vanishes during a train ride, her existence is questioned. This twisting film saga is an early Hitchcock masterpiece. With Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave and Dame May Whitty.

March 15
MEET JOHN DOE - 1941 - Drama – 115 minutes An honest man (Gary Cooper) is manipulated by a big-city reporter (Barbara Stanwyck) and a corrupt politician, into fronting a national scam in this classic from director Frank Capra

A CHOICE OF TWO - 1981 - Docudrama – 50 minutes
Corporate V.P. Richard Atkinson (Leslie Nielsen) finds his high ambitions threatened when a rookie tax agent in Revenue Canada’s Special Investigations Unit stumbles on some minor discrepancies in one of the firm’s accounts. An intriguing look at the corporate world from the National Film Board of Canada.

March 22
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF TIME - 1967 – Science Fiction – 65 minutes In the late 1960s, three scientists experimenting with time travel are hurled from the present into the far-distant future and then back into the prehistoric past on a hair-raising, unpredictable and deadly adventure from which there may be no return.

ESTHER AND THE KING - 1960 - Historical Drama - (90 minutes) When the King of Persia chooses a Judean girl to be his queen, his treacherous cousin Haman plots to get rid of them both and then massacre the girl's people. Joan Collins and Richard Egan star in this sweeping saga based on the Book of Esther, a Biblical tale about the power of faith, love and virtue.

March 29
PORT OF NEW YORK - 1949 – Film noir/Crime - (60 minutes) A team of federal narcotics agents led by Scott Brady tries to bring down a major drug dealer. But their work is cut out for them: the dealer (Yul Brynner) proves as cunning as he is cold-blooded and ruthless. This taut docudrama contains some violence.

HIS GIRL FRIDAY - 1940 - Romantic Comedy - (90 minutes) Cary Grant, the managing editor of a big-city newspaper, and Rosalind Russell, his star reporter, strike sparks in this machine-gun-paced romantic remake of The Front Page. From director Howard Hawks.