, 1h35 Directed byTom McGowan, James Hill (réalisateur britannique) OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Action, Adventure, Historical ThemesFilms set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Environmental films, Films about cats, Films about lions, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère ActorsVirginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen Roles Producer Rating71% When George Adamson is forced to kill a lioness out of self-defense, he brings home the 3 orphaned cubs she had been trying to protect. The Adamsons tend to the three orphaned lion cubs to young lionhood, and, when the time comes, the two largest are sent to the Rotterdam Zoo, while Elsa the Lioness (the smallest of the litter) remains with Joy. When Elsa is held responsible for stampeding a herd of elephants through a village, John Kendall, Adamson's boss gives the couple three months to either rehabilitate Elsa to the wild, or send her to a zoo. Joy opposes sending Elsa to a zoo, and spends much time attempting to re-introduce Elsa to the life of a wild lion in a distant reserve. At last, Joy succeeds, and with mixed feelings and a breaking heart, she returns her friend to the wild. The Adamsons then depart for their home in England; a year later, they return to Kenya for a week, hoping to find Elsa. They do, and happily discover she hasn't forgotten them, and is the mother of three cubs.
, 1h52 Directed byLloyd Bacon OriginUSA GenresDrama, War, Biography, Historical ThemesPolitical films, Children's films ActorsAnne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle, Trudy Marshall, John Alvin, Roy Roberts Roles Producer Rating74% The Irish-American, Catholic Sullivan brothers are introduced through a progression of baptisms: George Thomas in 1914, Francis "Frank" Henry in 1916, Joseph Eugene in 1918, Madison "Matt" Abel in 1919, and Albert Leo in 1922 in their hometown of Waterloo, Iowa. There is also sister Genevieve, nicknamed "Gen", making the Sullivans a happy family of eight. As the boys grow, they are doted upon by their mother and sister Genevieve and given stern but loving guidance by their father, who is a railroad freight conductor. Each day, the boys climb the water tower by the tracks and wave to their father as he passes by on the train. The brothers are shown getting into their fair share of trouble growing up: a fight, a near drowning (after which their mother makes them promise not to set foot on a boat again until they are adults), and accidentally flooding the kitchen.
, 2h24 Directed byJ. Walter Ruben OriginUSA GenresDrama, War ThemesTransport films, Aviation films, Political films ActorsRichard Dix, Elizabeth Allan, Joe Sawyer, Ralph Bellamy, Theodore Newton, Nella Walker Roles Associate Producer Rating62% When the United States enters World War I, Nancy Adams (Elizabeth Allen) becomes a Red Cross nurse, while her fiancé, Rex "Rocky" Thorne (Richard Dix), registered as a conscientious objector, pursues his sculpting career. She mocks his pacifism and accuses him of cowardice. Thorne, in retaliation for her rejection and determined to prove his bravery, enlists and trains to become a fighter pilot. As part of the American Expeditionary Forces, he is, at first, a hesitant combat pilot until he encounters his first enemy aircraft and shoots it down. Renouncing his past, Thorne becomes completely committed to the war in the air, vowing to become the "ace-of-aces".
, 1h1 Directed byWilliam A. Seiter OriginUSA GenresComedy ActorsBert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Marjorie White, Phyllis Barry, Richard Carle, Hugh Herbert Roles Associate Producer Rating62% The film concerns itself with the adventures of two men who have set up a failing business as barbers on an Indian reservation. When they are sent by the tribe as representatives to a peace conference in Europe, unbeknownst to them they face constant threats from other attendees. In particular, a group of armaments manufacturers want to ensure that the peace conference is a failure, and do everything they can to sabotage it.