Still from Charade (1963) Still from Black Sabbath (1963) Still from Hondo (1953) Still from House of Usher (1960) Still from Knock on Wood (1954) Still from No Blade of Grass (1970) Still from On the Double (1961) Still from Queen of Outer Space (1958) Still from The King and Four Queens (1956) Still from The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) Still from The Quiet Man (1952)

Velvet Octopus Films

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classic films.

163 films, from 1930s Hollywood noir and B-westerns to landmark world cinema. Watch on YouTube, or license a film for your platform.

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Poster for Black Sabbath (1963)

Black Sabbath

1963 · Horror
Poster for Charade (1963)

Charade

1963 · Thriller
Poster for Hondo (1953)

Hondo

1953 · Drama
Poster for House of Usher (1960)

House of Usher

1960 · Drama
Poster for Knock on Wood (1954)

Knock on Wood

1954 · Comedy
Poster for No Blade of Grass (1970)

No Blade of Grass

1970 · Drama
Poster for On the Double (1961)

On the Double

1961 · Adventure
Poster for Queen of Outer Space (1958)

Queen of Outer Space

1958 · Adventure
Poster for The King and Four Queens (1956)

The King and Four Queens

1956 · Adventure
Poster for The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

The Pit and the Pendulum

1961 · Drama
Poster for The Quiet Man (1952)

The Quiet Man

1952 · Comedy

Noir and mystery

Detective fiction, crime drama, expressionist shadows

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Poster for Murder! (1930)

Murder!

1930 · Crime
Poster for M (1931)

M

1931 · Thriller
Poster for Sherlock Holmes and a Study In Scarlet (1933)

Sherlock Holmes and a Study In Scarlet

1933 · Mystery
Poster for The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939 · Crime
Poster for Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon (1942)

Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon

1942 · Mystery
Poster for Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942 · Mystery
Poster for Obsession (1943)

Obsession

1943 · Crime
Poster for Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman (1943)

Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman

1943 · Mystery
Poster for Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943 · Crime
Poster for Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943 · Mystery
Poster for Sherlock Holmes and the Pearl of Death (1944)

Sherlock Holmes and the Pearl of Death

1944 · Crime
Poster for Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Claw (1944)

Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Claw

1944 · Crime

Westerns

B-westerns, singing cowboys, revisionist entries

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Poster for Dawn Rider (1935)

Dawn Rider

1935 · Western
Poster for Desert Trail (1935)

Desert Trail

1935 · Western
Poster for Sing Cowboy Sing (1937)

Sing Cowboy Sing

1937 · Western
Poster for Frontier Horizon (1939)

Frontier Horizon

1939 · Western
Poster for Rough Riders Round-up (1939)

Rough Riders Round-up

1939 · Western
Poster for Stagecoach (1939)

Stagecoach

1939 · Western
Poster for Santa Fe Trail (1940)

Santa Fe Trail

1940 · Western
Poster for The Carson City Kid (1940)

The Carson City Kid

1940 · Western
Poster for The Return Of Frank James (1940)

The Return Of Frank James

1940 · Drama
Poster for Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941 · Western
Poster for Idaho (1943)

Idaho

1943 · Western
Poster for The Outlaw (1943)

The Outlaw

1943 · Western

Horror and sci-fi

Corman-Poe gothics, drive-in creature features

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Poster for The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939 · Crime
Poster for Teenage Zombies (1959)

Teenage Zombies

1959 · Sci-Fi
Poster for House of Usher (1960)

House of Usher

1960 · Drama
Poster for The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

The Pit and the Pendulum

1961 · Drama
Poster for Black Sabbath (1963)

Black Sabbath

1963 · Horror
Poster for In The Year 2889 (1967)

In The Year 2889

1967 · Sci-Fi
Poster for Lisa and the Devil (1973)

Lisa and the Devil

1973 · Horror
Poster for Grizzly (1976)

Grizzly

1976 · Adventure
Poster for Summer of Fear (1978)

Summer of Fear

1978 · Horror
Poster for The Addiction (1995)

The Addiction

1995 · Drama

World cinema

Kurosawa, Ozu, Buñuel and peers — non-English titles

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Poster for The Only Son (1936)

The Only Son

1936 · Drama
Poster for The Rules of the Game (1939)

The Rules of the Game

1939 · Comedy
Poster for The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939 · Drama
Poster for There Was a Father (1942)

There Was a Father

1942 · Drama
Poster for Obsession (1943)

Obsession

1943 · Crime
Poster for Bon Voyage (1944)

Bon Voyage

1944 · Short
Poster for Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

1944 · Biography
Poster for Drunken Angel (1948)

Drunken Angel

1948 · Crime
Poster for The Great Madcap (1949)

The Great Madcap

1949 · Comedy
Poster for The Quiet Duel (1949)

The Quiet Duel

1949 · Drama
Poster for Beautiful (1951)

Beautiful

1951 · Drama
Poster for Ikiru (1952)

Ikiru

1952 · Drama

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