The Amazing Adventure aka The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
"The Amazing Adventure" (1936) is a romantic comedy about a bored millionaire who takes on the challenge of living without his wealth, starring Cary Grant and Mary Brian.
In order to appease his class-conscious new bride, a millionaire moves into her family's tenement house apartment.
When small-town real estate agent Henry learns that he hasn't long to live he desperately tries to sell his own worthless property to provide for his family. When an airline gets interested in the lot…
A man who has lost everything joins others paid to convey a wealthy man's wife - and a mysterious treasure - to safety in San Francissco.
Wall Street wizard Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails laced with a "love potion," work their magic. He then loses …
In order to get even with the pompous president of a soap company, an eccentric genius goes on his quiz show in order to bankrupt his company.
The jumpy chess editor at a newspaper accidentally gets involved in some murders at a sleazy tavern run by a pair of bizarre brothers.
Charlie, a hardworking farmhand, struggles to win the heart of his neighbor's daughter amid comic mishaps and fanciful dreams.
An insurance salesman shows up at the home of a wealthy prospect to discover that the man has died and his relatives are assembled for a reading of the will. The hapless salesman soon gets mixed up in…
A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.
Among the struggling residents of a theatrical boarding-house is luckless Eric, scion of an acting dynasty. Due to an offer to star as ÇHamlet' he takes lessons from a faded actor and scores a huge hi…
A gentleman thief balances romance and high-society life with daring jewel robberies.
An orphan escapes immigration officials at Ellis Island and goes to live with an old ship's master who can't find work and can't pay the rent.
After breaking a mirror in his home, superstitious Max tries to avoid situations which could bring bad luck-- but in doing so, causes himself the worst luck imaginable.
A wealthy man falls for a working girl and accidentally enlists in the army, leading to chaos and comedy.
A gem heist gone wrong leaves a wanted man dead. A female reporter finds his body and, to claim the reward, hides the body in a wax museum. When the body vanishes, the hunt is on.
A professional clown and a self-indulgent count learn to help each other with their problems, but then become romantic rivals.
"Great Expectations" is David Lean's masterful adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel, following the life of Pip, an orphan who receives unexpected wealth and navigates love and betrayal in Victorian En…
A crotchety, old ex-attorney solves the violent theft of a priceless diamond from his nephew.
In the midst of an emotional depression, a man hires a murderer to kill him. But the despair soon passes, and the man must now escape the killer he's hired to end his life.
A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
Believing that an unexpected inheritance will bring them happiness, a married couple instead finds their relationship strained to the breaking point.
A sexy golddigger lands who she thinks is a wealthy big-game hunter from a royal family. What she doesn't know is that not only is he not wealthy, nor a big-game hunter nor from a royal family, but he…
A grieving heart surgeon who loses his wife embarks on a journey of redemption, becoming a mysterious guardian angel for those in need, and ultimately finds a new purpose and hope through the kindness…