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Blues in the Night
6.8

Blues in the Night

Nov. 15, 1941

Blues in the Night

Members of a traveling jazz band try to keep their talented leader from dying after he breaks from the band and begins drinking and taking drugs. ...
Dogmouth
8

Dogmouth

Oct. 27, 2019

Dogmouth

A piece of writing with real danger and which focuses on a mysterious mafia of violent Viet Nam Vets living on freight trains who are akin to ...
Oh, Yeah!
5.4

Oh, Yeah!

Oct. 19, 1929

Oh, Yeah!

A couple of roving vagabonds hitch a freight to the railroad town of Linda, and between bouts with the fright-yard bulls and other drifters, find ...
Wild Boys of the Road
7.5

Wild Boys of the Road

Oct. 07, 1933

Wild Boys of the Road

At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy’s mother has been out of work for months when Eddie’s father loses his job. Eager not to ...
Bound for Glory
7.3

Bound for Glory

Dec. 05, 1976

Bound for Glory

A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America’s greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, ...
Sullivan’s Travels
7.9

Sullivan’s Travels

Nov. 30, 1941

Sullivan’s Travels

Sullivan is a successful, spoiled, and naive director of fluff films, with a heart-o-gold, who decides he wants to make a film about the troubles ...
Hobo
7.9

Hobo

Mar. 28, 1992

Hobo

Irish director John T Davis stashes a camera in his bedroll, catches out, and rides the rails from Minneapolis to Seattle with Beargrease, a ...