Henry Daniell – IDLIX

The Notorious Landlady

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:47:20 +0000

An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder.

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:47:35 +0000

Jonathan Drake, while attending his brother’s funeral, is shocked to find the head of the deceased is missing. When his brother’s skull shows up later in a locked cabinet, Drake realizes an ancient curse placed upon his grandfather by a tribe of South American Jivaro Indians is still in effect and that he himself is the probable next victim.

From the Earth to the Moon

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 05:26:47 +0000

Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new source of power called Power X. He plans to use it to power rockets, and to show its potential he plans to send a projectile to the moon. Joining him for the trip are his assistant Ben Sharpe, Barbicane’s arch-rival Stuyvesant Nicholl, and Nicholl’s daughter Virginia. Nicholl believes that Power X goes against the will of God and sabotages the projectile so that they cannot return to earth, setting up a suspenseful finale as they battle to repair the projectile.

Witness for the Prosecution

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:31:29 +0000

An ailing barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where the unconvincing testimony of the defendant’s wife becomes a subject of confusion.

The Sun Also Rises

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 03:56:38 +0000

A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920’s France and Spain.

Mister Cory

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 02:57:31 +0000

An opportunistic young man from the slums gambles his way to wealth, power and high society.

Les Girls

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 02:56:36 +0000

After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe “Barry Nichols and Les Girls”, Sybil Wren is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Angele. A Rashômon style narrative presents the story from three points of view where Sybil accuses Angele of having an affair with Barry, while Angele insists that it was actually Sybil who was having the affair. Finally, Barry gives his side of the story.

Lust for Life

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:57:07 +0000

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.

The Egyptian

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:17:37 +0000

In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe’s personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.

Buccaneer’s Girl

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:57:21 +0000

A New Orleans performer loves a pirate who robs only from the shipowner who ruined his father.