Synopsis Bat-Chen
Western
The Great Train Robbery
Directed by Edwin S. Porter, The Great Train Robbery is considered to be the first American action film with a narrative. The movie depicts a group of cowboys violently holding up a train and robbing its passengers. As they hear of the robbery, some righteous men form a posse and pursue the four bandits.
One Eyed Jacks
One Eyed Jacks is a classic Western movie, the only film directed by Marlon Brando.
After a successful bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) betrays his accomplice Rio (Marlon Brando), leaving him to be captured by Mexican Rurales. After five years in prison, Rio manages to escape and goes after Dad, who meanwhile became a sheriff in California.
Yellowneck
This war-Western movie was directed by R. John Hugh. It tells the story of five confederate soldiers
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Southern saboteurs attempt to stop railway construction from crossing Kansas to the frontier. Captain Nelson is sent out to oppose the sabotage, having to deal with increased violence.
ADVENTURE
Captain Kidd (1945)
This adventure movie is loosely based on the real life of captain Kidd, a legendary pirate executed in 1701. The film revolves around unhistorical stories of treasures and treacheries.
The Lost World (1925)
This silent adventure movie is the first cinematic adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle 's "The Lost World". Challenger, an explorer professor claims that dinosaurs exist far away in the Amazon. A group of researchers and reporters is gathered to find out whether the legend is true and indeed, they discover a long lost world.
Manfish (1956)
Loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe 's stories such as "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Gold-Bug", Manfish tells about three deep sea divers who find themselves involved in a murder while looking for a long lost treasure.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz