Actress Mary Astor (1906)

The American film noir, The Maltese Falcon (1941), follows a San Francisco private detective as he navigates the schemes of three immoral adventurers who are all vying for possession of a valuable falcon statuette. Directed and written by John Huston in his debut as a director, the movie is based on Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 novel of the same name. At the start of the film, Spade and Archer take on a new case when Ruth Wonderly arrives seeking assistance in finding her sister, who has supposedly run off to San Francisco with a man named Floyd Thursby. After ...

Brigham Young (1940) is a biographical western film featuring talented actors Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Dean Jagger. It depicts the true story of Young’s rise to become the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after the tragic assassination of Joseph Smith in 1844. The film follows Young’s journey to guide his followers across the Rocky Mountains and establish their settlement in Salt Lake City. Along the way, we witness the struggles faced by two members of his group, Jonathan Kent ...