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Lloyd C. Douglas
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The Robe · 1953The Robe
★ 6.81953
MovieDramaHistory
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.
Magnificent Obsession · 1954Magnificent Obsession
★ 6.81954
MovieDramaRomance
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.
Demetrius and the Gladiators · 1954Demetrius and the Gladiators
★ 6.51954
MovieAdventureHistory
The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. Marcellus' former slave Demetrius seeks to prevent this, and catches the eye of Messalina, wife to Caligula's uncle Claudius. Messalina tempts Demetrius, he winds up fighting in the arena, and wavers in his faith.
The Big Fisherman · 1959The Big Fisherman
★ 5.11959
MovieDrama
Drama that focuses on the later life of Peter, one of the closest disciples of Jesus.
Magnificent Obsession · 1935Magnificent Obsession
★ 7.41935
MovieDramaRomance
A playboy tries to redeem himself after his careless behavior causes a great man's death.
Disputed Passage · 1939Disputed Passage
★ 7.01939
MovieDramaWar
A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl returns to China, but complications ensue when she runs into him in Nanking during a Japanese bombing raid.
White Banners · 1938White Banners
★ 6.11938
MovieDrama
A homeless woman named Hannah drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the Wards... but her real interest is in meeting their neighbor, teenager Peter Trimble. It turns out that Peter is the son she bore out of wedlock and gave up for adoption, and now Hannah has returned to town to see what sort of young man her son has become.
Green Light · 1937Green Light
★ 6.71937
MovieDramaRomance
A brilliant young surgeon takes the blame for a colleague when a botched surgery causes a patient's death and buries himself at a wilderness research facility.
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