By Vlad Zakh · August 1, 2026
Vernon Steele lent his refined British manner to decades of Hollywood productions and often appeared as a clergyman, doctor or gentleman of quiet authority. Mrs. Miniver endures the wartime home front, They Were Expendable fights a desperate PT boat action in the Philippines, To the Ends of the Earth chases an opium smuggling ring, and Madame Bovary pursues passion into ruinous debt. Lloyd’s of London and Design for Living round out the list.
01 Vernon Steele is in this adaptation about a romantic, restless woman whose pursuit of passion and luxury leads her toward ruinous debt and despair.
Directed by Vincente Minnelli · 1h 46m
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02 Vernon Steele is in this noir about a Treasury agent who doggedly pursues an international opium smuggling ring across the globe.
Directed by Robert Stevenson · 1h 49m · Rated NR
03 Robert Montgomery features in this war film about a squadron of PT boat crews fighting a desperate delaying action in the Philippines.
Directed by John Ford · 2h 15m · Rated NR
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04 An English family endures the hardships and dangers of the Second World War on the home front.
Directed by William Wyler · 2h 14m · Rated NR
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05 A young man's lifelong friendship intersects with the founding of the legendary London insurance market.
Directed by Henry King · 1h 53m
06 A woman refuses to choose between two close friends and proposes they all three live together.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 31m · Rated NR
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