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As the major streamers add their own ad-supported sites, such as Amazon’s Freevee, the options for free streaming should continue to grow. (Movie availability on each platform are subject to change.)
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You can currently stream classic movies such as the 1949 Humphrey Bogart movie “Tokyo Joe” or the ’80s comedy “Just One of the Guys” on this free ad-supported site.
The trade-off: Sitting through commercials. Free-ad-supported TV (Fast) can be a mixed experience, depending on the platform: Ads might cut in at odd moments or the same ad might might run three times in a row, but hey, it’s free, right?
As the major streamers add their own ad-supported sites, such as Amazon’s Freevee, the options for free streaming should continue to grow. (Movie availability on each platform are subject to change.)
Crackle
You can currently stream classic movies such as the 1949 Humphrey Bogart movie “Tokyo Joe” or the ’80s comedy “Just One of the Guys” on this free ad-supported site.
- 8/14/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
It’s a road picture, a spy chase and an oddball romance all in one. A casual highway hitch-hike leads to intrigues with shady doctors, guided missile secrets and espionage intrigues. Possible escaped nut case Ruth Roman enlists nice guy Sterling Hayden’s help, and before you can say Alfred Hitchcock they’re handcuffed together and on the run. It’s a B-picture gem from the mid-fifties, all the more amusing for its awkwardness.
Five Steps to Danger
Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1957 / Color / 2:35 1:85 widescreen 1:37 flat full frame / 81 min. / Street Date April 24, 2018 / 29.99
Starring: Ruth Roman, Sterling Hayden, Werner Klemperer, Richard Gaines, Charles Davis, Jeanne Cooper, Peter Hansen, Ken Curtis.
Cinematography: Kenneth Peach
Film Editor: Aaron Stell
Original Music: Paul Sawtell & Bert Shefter
Written by Henry S. Kesler, from a book by Donald Hamilton
Produced and Directed by Henry S. Kesler
Celebrity business agent Henry S. Kesler became a production manager,...
Five Steps to Danger
Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1957 / Color / 2:35 1:85 widescreen 1:37 flat full frame / 81 min. / Street Date April 24, 2018 / 29.99
Starring: Ruth Roman, Sterling Hayden, Werner Klemperer, Richard Gaines, Charles Davis, Jeanne Cooper, Peter Hansen, Ken Curtis.
Cinematography: Kenneth Peach
Film Editor: Aaron Stell
Original Music: Paul Sawtell & Bert Shefter
Written by Henry S. Kesler, from a book by Donald Hamilton
Produced and Directed by Henry S. Kesler
Celebrity business agent Henry S. Kesler became a production manager,...
- 5/22/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Humphrey Bogart movies: ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ ‘High Sierra’ (Image: Most famous Humphrey Bogart quote: ‘The stuff that dreams are made of’ from ‘The Maltese Falcon’) (See previous post: “Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall Movies.”) Besides 1948, 1941 was another great year for Humphrey Bogart — one also featuring a movie with the word “Sierra” in the title. Indeed, that was when Bogart became a major star thanks to Raoul Walsh’s High Sierra and John Huston’s The Maltese Falcon. In the former, Bogart plays an ex-con who falls in love with top-billed Ida Lupino — though both are outacted by ingénue-with-a-heart-of-tin Joan Leslie. In the latter, Bogart plays Dashiel Hammett’s private detective Sam Spade, trying to discover the fate of the titular object; along the way, he is outacted by just about every other cast member, from Mary Astor’s is-she-for-real dame-in-distress to Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nominee Sydney Greenstreet. John Huston...
- 8/1/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Sphe) are joining forces on a new line of DVDs to be made available as part of the TCM Vault Collection. The offerings will include first-time DVD releases of classic films from the Columbia Pictures library. Among the DVD sets on tap will be a four-film collection of comedies starring Jean Arthur and introduced by TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz; a five-film set starring Humphrey Bogart; a large selection of cartoons from the United Productions of America (Upa) Jolly Frolics series, which includes the debut of the one-and-only Mr. Magoo and a special introduction and audio commentaries by film historian Leonard Maltin; as well as an intriguing collection of film noir thrillers, presented in partnership with The Film Foundation.
Like all films in the TCM Vault Collection, the new sets from Sphe are digitally remastered and include extensive on-screen bonus materials, including photos,...
Like all films in the TCM Vault Collection, the new sets from Sphe are digitally remastered and include extensive on-screen bonus materials, including photos,...
- 10/10/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jennifer Jones, Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida, Beat the Devil Humphrey Bogart on TCM: The Caine Mutiny, The Maltese Falcon, Sahara Schedule (Et) and synopses from the TCM website: 6:00 Am Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) Stephen Bogart hosts this one-hour special on the life and career of his legendary father, Humphrey Bogart. Dir: Chris Hunt. Cast: Stephen Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Robert Sklar. C-46 mins. 7:00 Am Bullets Or Ballots (1936) A cop goes undercover to crack an influential crime ring. Dir: William Keighley. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane. Bw-82 mins. 8:30 Am San Quentin (1937) A convict's sister falls for the captain of the prison guards. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan. Bw-70 mins. 9:45 Am King Of The Underworld (1939) A lady doctor gets mixed up with a criminal gang. Dir: Lewis Seiler. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Kay Francis, James Stephenson. Bw-67 mins. 11:00 Am To Have And Have Not...
- 8/18/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Humphrey Bogart, the most revered Old Hollywood tough guy, is Turner Classic Movies' Star of the Day this Wednesday as TCM continues its "Summer Under the Stars" film series.[Humphrey Bogart Movie Schedule.] My favorite tough guy — by far — is Edward G. Robinson. The star of Little Caesar, The Sea Wolf, House of Strangers, Key Largo, etc. is followed by James Cagney — when in psycho mode — and a whole bunch of tough dames, among them Barbara Stanwyck, Jane Greer, Ann Sheridan, and Ida Lupino. Bogart isn't on my list. In the aforementioned Key Largo, for instance, he is all but eviscerated by Robinson's charisma. TCM is currently showing John Huston's The Maltese Falcon (1941), officially Hollywood's first film noir and one of the most widely admired classics of the studio era. Needless to say, I'm at odds with the general consensus. I much prefer Roy Del Ruth's less atmospheric but more entertaining 1931 version...
- 8/18/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Movielovers are living in a rather turbulent time. The old guard of leading men and action heroes are fading away into low key roles, retirement or unpopularity. You can't bank on Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, or Sylvester Stallone (although he's making a decided comeback) any longer. Bruce Willis is still kicking hard, but he'll soon be at that age where he's just too old to play the wisecracking cop, or the weary soldier. And who will replace him? Who will replace any of them?
Well, Hollywood doesn't know. If you've watched the industry as closely as I expect Cinematical readers do, you'll know they've been sweating over the lack of red-blooded males available to action and thrillers. Gone are the days of Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson where you could find a whole magnificent seven or dirty dozen of them if you needed. Now, Hollywood just seems to...
Well, Hollywood doesn't know. If you've watched the industry as closely as I expect Cinematical readers do, you'll know they've been sweating over the lack of red-blooded males available to action and thrillers. Gone are the days of Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson where you could find a whole magnificent seven or dirty dozen of them if you needed. Now, Hollywood just seems to...
- 2/18/2010
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
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