02 November 1958 Factual 30 mins
This film observes, in a Montréal public school, the teaching of English to immigrant children. To thousands of children arriving in Canada from Greece, Italy, France, Germany or Japan, English is "a foreign language." Under able coaching they begin to understand and even enjoy the vagaries of the English language.
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22 July 1958
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01 January 1958
A wealthy man is thrilled about becoming a parent and is pleased when his wife gives birth to a son. However, the son’s identification gets misplaced.
29 April 1958
Spoiled rich kid from a cattle ranch is pretending to study at university so he can hang out in the city and live large.
01 January 1958
Behind-the-scenes look during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, "The Big Country."
05 July 1958
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?
11 December 1958
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city.
01 January 1958
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Jean-Paul is a Frenchman who yearns to live in communist Czechoslovakia. His wish is granted when, mistaken as a masseur of a French boating team, he manages to elude the democratic authorities long enough to scamper over the Czech border.
15 January 1958
Three escaped prisoners return to the site of a robbery to find the stolen money that was never recovered.
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This melodrama tells the tale of a great battle between the French Foreign Legion and the rebellious Arab tribe, the Tuaregs, who fight it out upon the blistering Sahara sands.
01 January 1958
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