John Carradine

John Carradine narrates this documentary on early Salem, Massachusetts, once the most prominent seaport in the New World, it was also home to American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. In exploring Salem and the surrounding culture Hawthorne penned his greatest novel, "The Scarlet Letter." Utilizing archival footage of Salem, Massachusetts this short documentary covers a slice of time.

A stranger arrives in town promising he can resurrect the dead, which worries Bill Groat. He realizes, if the claim is true, his murderous ways will be revealed.

The tale of the timid mouse who becomes a heroine in spite of herself.

Faced with the need to move her family from a farmer's field while her Timothy is seriously ill, a widowed mouse seeks help from a group of rats whose unwilling participation in experiments at a place called NIMH has made them wise and long lived.

A group of passengers with nothing in common are stuck inside a coach that is being attacked by bandits and Indians.

The Martins endure the hazards of pioneer life in the Mohawk Valley as the Revolutionary War intensifies and cling tenaciously to the land for which they have fought.

In 1775, Daniel Boone (George O'Brien) leads thirty settler families to Kentucky where they face two threats: Indian raiders led by renegade white Simon Girty, (John Carradine) who opposes settlement; and the schemes of effete Stephen Marlowe (Ralph Forbes) to seize title to the new lands. Perils, battles, escapes, and a love interest round out the story.

British pirate William Kidd and his bounty of ruthless pirates capture Admiral Blayne's treasure ship and hide the bounty in a cave, hoping to come back for it eventually. Three years later, Captain Kidd, posing as a sea captain, offers his services to the king as an escort ship. Seeking a social position, Kidd also negotiates for Blayne's title and property, if he can prove Blayne was associated with piracy. On his mission, Kidd is unaware that Blayne's...