It's the perfect time of the year to relax and enjoy old movies on Kanopy.
Whether it's comedy, crime. mystery or romance get your popcorn popped and pyjamas on for Kanopy movie night!
We've had a look at some classics on Kanopy and they are definitely worth watching over and over again.
For Kanopy access:
Setting up Kanopy On a computer
Go to the Kanopy website https://slough.kanopy.com/
Click the white ‘Log in’ button in the top right-hand corner of the screen
Click ‘Don’t have an account yet? Get Started’
Click ‘Find your library’
Start typing ‘Slough Libraries’ and select ‘Slough Libraries - United Kingdom’ when it appears as a drop-down option
Enter your library card number and click the red ‘Continue’ button
Fill in the registration form
Kanopy will send an email to the address you provided. Click the orange ‘Verify email’ button in this email
'Slough Libraries’ Kanopy service will now be available to use.
Reporter Charles Wills (Van Johnson), in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth (Oscar-winner Elizabeth Taylor) following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion (Donna Reed).
After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel -- until a sudden tragedy changes everything. (1954)
A clumsy florist grows a giant talking plant with a taste for human flesh. In order to whet his plant's appetite, he is forced to kill, leading to horrific -and comedic- results. This film inspired the 1980's musical of the same name.(1960)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a 1947 Technicolorcomedy film, loosely based on the 1939 short story of the same name by James Thurber. The film stars Danny Kaye as a young daydreaming proofreader (later associate editor) for a magazine publishing firm and Virginia Mayo as the girl of his dreams
The General is a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists. It was inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War. The story was adapted from the 1889 memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger. The film stars Buster Keaton who co-directed it with Clyde Bruckman.
Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend with her parents, Lord and Lady Melrose. A necklace presents an irresistible temptation, but also in attendance is Scotland Yard's finest, finally on the trail. (1939)
Guys and Dolls is a 1955 American musical film starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, and Vivian Blaine.
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
In this undeniable gem of Hollywood's golden age, Walter, a hard-boiled newspaper editor, discovers that his ex-wife and former employee, Hildy, is set to marry a wet-blanket insurance salesman. Walter, certain that this is the wrong move for a strong-willed and ambitious woman such as Hildy, decides to sabotage her marital plans by enticing her with one last story--the execution of a convicted murderer.
A classic of the Screwball Rom-Com genre, HIS GIRL FRIDAY delivers the quick wit - and quicker dialogue - that only a pair like Hollywood legends Cary Grant and Rosalind Russel can!(1940)
A true classic of suspense, this spooky, campy tale tells the story of five strangers who are offered $10,000 each by an eccentric millionaire to spend the night in a haunted house. As the night develops, it becomes clear that these strangers' selection was no accident--and a few have some diabolical schemes of their own!
Starring horror legend Vincent Price, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL is sure to thrill hard-core horror and classic film fans of all ages.(1959)Gif courtesy of WiX
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