Ray Collins

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

Dir. Orson Welles · With Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore

A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.

Dir. Orson Welles · With Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.

Dir. William Wyler · With Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

Dir. John M. Stahl · With Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

Dir. Orson Welles · With Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.

Dir. Irving Reis · With Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

Dir. Erle Stanley Gardner · With Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.

Dir. King Vidor · With Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey