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Johnny Nobody 1961 When the atheistic ranting of Irish American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the Irish village to which he has retired, a mob threatens him But moments after he has dared God to strike him dead, a stranger appears and does so The man, dubbed Johnny Nobody by the pre

Nineteen Eighty Four 1954 In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love

The Divided Heart 1954 A three year old orphan is adopted by a German couple shortly after World War II On his tenth birthday, he is told that his mother, a Yugoslav refugee, is alive and wants him back The case must be decided in court, which must decide with whom the boy will be better off

Woman in a Dressing Gown 1957 Amy and Jim Preston have been married for twenty years but, in her husbands eyes, she has become sloppy both about the house and herself Jim has no problems with falling in love with Georgie Harlow, a fellow office worker who is pretty and young, and willing Jim finally

The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) At the height of his fame (his plays being much celebrated in London in the 1890's), Oscar Wilde angers the Marquis of Queensberry by having what is whispered and gossiped as a romantic relationship with Queensberry's son, twenty years Wilde's junior. When Queensberr

Blonde Sinner (1956) A young woman who has been abused and taken advantage of by all the men in her life, finally finds a man she believes truly loves her, but she snaps when she finds out that he, too, is cheating on her, and she kills her boyfriend's mistress.

The Queen of Spades (1949) An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.

Crucible of Horror (1971) A mother and daughter hatch a scheme to murder their family's domineering and sadistic patriarch.

Conspiracy of Hearts (1960) In wartime Italy nuns in a convent regularly smuggle Jewish children out of a nearby internment camp. The Italian army officer in charge suspects what may be going on but deliberately turns a blind eye. When the Germans take over the camp security the nuns' activities bec

Sapphire (1959) In 1950s London racial hostility to Commonweath immigrants is openly paraded. A pregnant girl, initially assumed to be white, is murdered. As two detectives start to investigate, and discover her racial origins were much more mixed, public prejudices and those of the officers themsel