John Abbott Movies

  • 1937
    Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

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    Sir Percy is forced to return to France one last time, to rescue his wife from the clutches of the sinister Robespierre. It's clearly a trap, but...

    Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
  • 1969
    The Epic That Never Was

    The Epic That Never Was

    The Epic That Never Was

    6.7141969HD

    The story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage.

    The Epic That Never Was
  • 1969
    2000 Years Later

    2000 Years Later

    2000 Years Later

    61969HD

    A satirical film on fads in the US. A TV host on a late night show tries to convince his viewers that they should return to Rome and Roman ways.

    2000 Years Later
  • 1978
    Outside Chance

    Outside Chance

    Outside Chance

    21978HD

    An advertising executive finds herself in a small-town jail after being terrorized on a drive from Los Angeles to New York by two hitchhikers who...

    Outside Chance
  • 1942
    Get Hep to Love

    Get Hep to Love

    Get Hep to Love

    41942HD

    Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her.

    Get Hep to Love
  • 1945
    The Power of the Whistler

    The Power of the Whistler

    The Power of the Whistler

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    A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on...

    The Power of the Whistler
  • 1937
    Street of Shadows

    Street of Shadows

    Street of Shadows

    6.8331937HD

    A slippery femme fatale, a spy for Germany during the Great War, is sent to Thessaloniki in Greece and becomes involved with a man on the other side,...

    Street of Shadows
  • 1942
    Rubber Racketeers

    Rubber Racketeers

    Rubber Racketeers

    4.31942HD

    Racketeer Gillin is paroled from prison and immediately goes to work trying to make an illegal buck from America's war effort. With rationing in...

    Rubber Racketeers
  • 1946
    One More Tomorrow

    One More Tomorrow

    One More Tomorrow

    5.51946HD

    Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party — until he meets photographer Christie Sage. Through Christie, Tom takes over...

    One More Tomorrow
  • 1945
    Honeymoon Ahead

    Honeymoon Ahead

    Honeymoon Ahead

    61945HD

    When the prison choir loses its leader, the boys try to get him back in.

    Honeymoon Ahead
  • 1998
    The Commissioner

    The Commissioner

    The Commissioner

    5.71998HD

    John Hurt stars as a scandal-hit member of parliament, dispatched to the political backwaters of the European Commission in Brussels as penance for...

    The Commissioner
  • 1938
    This Man Is News

    This Man Is News

    This Man Is News

    4.71938HD

    A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.

    This Man Is News
  • 1945
    The Crime Doctor's Warning

    The Crime Doctor's Warning

    The Crime Doctor's Warning

    5.51945HD

    A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders.

    The Crime Doctor's Warning
  • 1957
    Public Pigeon No. 1

    Public Pigeon No. 1

    Public Pigeon No. 1

    61957HD

    Swindlers con a lunchroom clerk into doing them a favor, supposedly on behalf of the FBI.

    Public Pigeon No. 1
  • 1937
    Under Secret Orders

    Under Secret Orders

    Under Secret Orders

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    During the First World War, a woman doctor falls in love with one of her patients who turns out to be a German spy. She herself ends up working for...

    Under Secret Orders
  • 1946
    The Notorious Lone Wolf

    The Notorious Lone Wolf

    The Notorious Lone Wolf

    5.51946HD

    Ex-thief Lone Wolf and his valet don turbans to solve a museum jewel theft.

    The Notorious Lone Wolf
  • 1968
    Three Guns for Texas

    Three Guns for Texas

    Three Guns for Texas

    51968HD

    A man searching for a stolen army payroll is joined by several men after the reward money.

    Three Guns for Texas
  • 1939
    The Great Commandment

    The Great Commandment

    The Great Commandment

    4.21939HD

    Portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the...

    The Great Commandment
  • 1931
    The Conquest of the Air

    The Conquest of the Air

    The Conquest of the Air

    4.21931HD

    This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from...

    The Conquest of the Air
  • 1947
    Time Out of Mind

    Time Out of Mind

    Time Out of Mind

    5.31947HD

    The son of a wealthy Maine family shocks his relatives by announcing he wants to pursue a career in music.

    Time Out of Mind