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Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A tale of love, greed and murder set against the backdrop of a carnival in Germany. Willie, (Anne Baxter) gets involved with a circus barker and is soon part of a high diving act. Show more

Contributors

Joe Hammond:
Steve Cochran
Bill Vines:
George Nader
Charley Grayson:
Jay C Flippen
Frank Colloni:
Lyle Bettger
Groppo:
Ady Berber
Director:
Kurt Neumann
Producer:
Frank King
Producer:
Maurice King

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Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Classic Oscar-winning drama. An ageing star is duped into helping an aspiring actress, who turns out to be ruthlessly ambitious. Show more

Contributors

Margo Channing:
Bette Davis
Eve Harrington:
Anne Baxter
Addison DeWitt:
George Sanders
Karen Richards:
Celeste Holm
Bill Simpson:
Gary Merrill
Lloyd Richards:
Hugh Marlowe
Birdie Coonan:
Thelma Ritter
Miss Casswell:
Marilyn Monroe
Max Fabian:
Gregory Ratoff
Composer:
Alfred Newman
Director of photography:
Milton Krasner

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Arena

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary about Hollywood star Bette Davis, spanning her life and career from the 1920s to the 1980s, on stage and on screen, including an interview with the actress herself. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Ian Holm
Interviewed Guest:
Bette Davis
Interviewed Guest:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Interviewed Guest:
Anne Baxter
Interviewed Guest:
Olivia de Havilland
Interviewed Guest:
Joseph L Mankiewicz
Executive Producer:
Alan Yentob

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Arena

Batman

Series 1

Episode 9: Zelda the Great

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

60s comic-book-hero series. The Dynamic Duo take on a world-famous magician and escape artist who commits a bank robbery on the same day every year. Show more

Contributors

Batman/Bruce Wayne:
Adam West
Robin/Dick Grayson:
Burt Ward
Commissioner Gordon:
Neil Hamilton
Alfred Pennyworth:
Alan Napier
Zelda the Great:
Anne Baxter
Eivol Ekdol:
Jack Kruschen
Chief O'Hara:
Stafford Repp
Aunt Harriet Cooper:
Madge Blake

Batman

Series 1

Episode 10: A Death Worse than Fate

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Zelda the Great kidnaps Aunt Harriet and suspends her over a vat of boiling oil for ransom. Will Batman find a way to Zelda's heart and rescue Aunt Harriet? Show more

Contributors

Batman/Bruce Wayne:
Adam West
Robin/Dick Grayson:
Burt Ward
Zelda the Great:
Anne Baxter
Eivol Ekdol:
Jack Kruschen
Commissioner Gordon:
Neil Hamilton
Alfred Pennyworth:
Alan Napier
Aunt Harriet:
Madge Blake

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Fantasy drama. A murdered gangster makes a deal with the devil, agreeing to take over and corrupt the identity of a crusading judge in return for having his murder avenged.

Contributors

Eddie Kagle/Judge Parker:
Paul Muni
Barbara Foster:
Anne Baxter
Nick/The Devil:
Claude Rains
Dr Matt Higgins:
Onslow Stevens
Mrs Bentley:
Marion Martin
Smiley Williams:
Hardie Albright
Bellamy:
James Flavin
Director:
Archie Mayo

Duration: 2 hours, 21 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Old West adventure about a family from their arrival in Oklahoma in 1889 to their emergence as successful newspaper proprietors in the 1920s. Show more

Contributors

Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat:
Glenn Ford
Sabra Cravat:
Maria Schell
Dixie Lee:
Anne Baxter
The Cherokee Kid:
Russ Tamblyn
Mrs Sarah Wyatt:
Mercedes McCambridge
Wes Jennings:
Vic Morrow
Bob Yountis:
Charles McGraw
Jessie Rickey:
Henry 'Harry' Morgan
Judge Neal Hefner:
Edgar Buchanan
Mrs Neal Hefner:
Mary Wickes
Ike Howes:
Royal Dano
Millis:
LQ Jones
Director:
Anthony Mann

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Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Orson Welles's period drama telling the story of a wilful son of the proud Amberson family, who destroys his mother's hopes of marrying her first love - a recent widower. Show more

Contributors

Eugene Morgan:
Joseph Cotten
Isabel Amberson Minfaer:
Dolores Costello
George Amberson:
Tim Holt
Fanny Amberson:
Agnes Moorehead
Roger Bronson:
Erskine Sanford
Major Amberson:
Richard Bennett
Producer:
Orson Welles
Director:
Orson Welles

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Psychological thriller about a priest (Montgomery Clift) prepared to stand trial for a murder he did not commit - despite having heard the real killer's confession. Show more

Contributors

Fr Michael Logan:
Montgomery Clift
Ruth Grandfort:
Anne Baxter
Ama Keller:
Dolly Haas
Inspector Larrue:
Karl Malden
Willy Robertson:
Brian Aherne
Otto Keller:
OE Hasse
Fr Millars:
Charles Andre
Pierre Grandfort:
Roger Dann
Man Crossing the Top of the Stairs:
Alfred Hitchcock
Director of photography:
Robert Burks