Van Johnson
1) Brigadoon
Description
Two Americans stumble upon a Scottish village which comes to life for only one day a century. One of the men falls in love with a townswoman, and has to decide where his heart lies.
Description
Snows of Kilimanjaro: Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Anna Karenina: A married woman finds true love in a man who isn't her husband.
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court: A young man dreams, after reading Mark Twain's classic novel of the same title, that he himself travels to King Arthur's court.
Tale of two cities: A British barrister falls in...
Pub. Date
2000
Description
Gung Ho!, Carlson's Raiders are a specially trained group of Marine jungle fighters determined to retake the Pacific Island of Makin during World War II -- Go for broke!, Inexperienced officer Johnson heads a special WWII attack force which is made up of Japanese-Americans. Sent to fight in Europe, they prove their bravery and loyalty to all. -- The immortal battalion, Intriguing World War II pseudo-documentary follows newly-recruited soldiers as...
6) Brigadoon
Pub. Date
1954.
Description
Two Americans find a Scottish village which comes to life one day a century.
12) A guy named Joe
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Description
A flier is killed but comes back as a ghost to guide fledging airmen and to supervise his ex-girl's new romance.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
For me and my gal: Musical comedy about a vaudeville song-and-dance team who buck tough times and World War I on their way to success in show business.
The Harvey girls: Susan meets a cheery group of young women traveling out to open a 'Harvey House' restaurant at a remote whistle stop to provide good cooking and wholesome company for railway travelers.
In the good old summertime: A musical version of "The shop around the corner" tells the story...
15) Madame Curie
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
In an era when women were allowed to be ornaments, mothers or drudges, young Marie Sklodowska of Poland dreamed of something more. She defied convention to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne and, with Pierre Curie, the professor who became her husband, to make one of the greatest breakthroughs in 20th-century science.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Das Boot : "It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so-called "Battle of the Atlantic: to harass and destroy English shipping."
From Here to Eternity : "Passion and tragedy collide on a military base as a fateful day in December 1941 draws near."
The Bridge on the River Kwai : "When British POWs build a vital railway bridge in enemy-occupied Burma, Allied commandos are assigned to destroy it."
The Guns of Navarone :...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Casablanca express: "It is 1942 and the conflict between the U.S. and Germany is getting heated. Winston Churchill is kidnapped by Nazi paratroopers. Now Al Cooper must rescue him"--Container. Cold war killers: "When a plane carrying extremely valuable cargo crashed into a lake, it is still sought after twenty-seven years later. The contents of the plane are not only of interest to Russian Intelligence but of England's defense staff as well....