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1) The thin man
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English
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The thin man: "The start of it all! Nick and Nora Charles invite you to bring your own alibi to Dashiell Hammett's jaunty whodunit about a missing inventor that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite of sleuthing"--Container.
After the thin man: "New Year's Eve and a new mystery surrounding the philandering husband of Nora's cousin. Round up the usual suspects, including James Stewart in an early screen role."--Container.
Another...
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English
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That's entertainment!, That's Entertainment! Part II, That's Entertainment! III: A history of Hollywood films and musicals produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, featuring excerpts from many beloved classics.
That's dancing! Presents over fifty of the most famous dancers from the world of film, ballet, and Broadway in a series of dazzling music sequences. Featuring dance sequences by: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly, Shirley MacLaine,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Kelly's heroes (1970, widescreen, 143 min.): World War II soldiers learn of a fortune of gold bars that the Germans have stashed in enemy territory and decide to steal the loot.
Dirty dozen (1967, widescreen, 150 min.): An Army major selects 12 men convicted for crimes of violence and offers them their freedom if they will complete a dangerous mission behind Nazi lines.
Battleground (1949, b&w, full screen, 118 min.): The gripping tale of 101st...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Little women: The March sisters in an Academy Award winning version of the cherished Louisa May Alcott novel. Pride and prejudice: Mr. Darcy sets maiden hearts aflutter, except that of Elizabeth Bennett. Madame Bovary: All she wanted was everything. Anna Karenina: Garbo risks all for the perfect love in Tolstoy's tale of romance and Imperial Russia.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Horror of Dracula (1958): "Christopher Lee as the centuries-old vampire Dracula and Peter Cushing as his implacable foe Van Helsing battle for the souls of Londoners in this retelling of Bram Stoker's novel." -- Container.
Dracula has risen from the grave (1969): "A village trembles in fear. A priest forsakes his vows to serve evil. Young beauties fall victim to a mysterious seducer. Christopher Lee returns for the third time in his signature role."...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
42nd Street (1933, 89 min.): The movie musical that introduced the choreography of Busby Berkeley, 42nd Street also contains the classic plot involving a tyrannical director, egotistical leading lady and wide-eyed ingénue, all set to a standout musical score.
Gold diggers of 1937 (1936, 101 min.): Rosmer Peck is an insurance agent with musical ambitions who becomes romantically involved with Norma Perry, a showgirl who has given up spangles for...
8) Comedy
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Arsenic and old lace: A drama critic about to marry discovers insanity runs in his family.
A night at the opera: A New York scandal, a riot on a ship, and an evening of insanity in a concert hall are some of the problems resulting from Groucho's outrageous business schemes. The goal-- to bring Milan's finest opera stars to Manhattan.
The long, long trailer: Newlyweds hit the honeymoon road with a 40-foot trailer in tow.
Father of the bride: Chaos...
9) Charlie Chan
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Dark alibi: Chan must act quickly to stop the execution of an innocent Death Row inmate.
Dangerous money: Number Two Son and Chattanooga Brown aim to help Chan investigate a murder on a cruise to Samoa.
The trap: In Toler's last appearance as Chan, he investigates the killings of showgirls in Malibu.
The Chinese ring: In Winters' debut as Chan, a Chinese princess is murdered in Chan's house.
11) Instant love
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
Rhonda Fleming shines as Pamela, an American film star who falls in love with coffee grower Claudio while in Brazil. When the two are hastily married, Pamela finds herself entwined in a clash of cultures in this rarely seen romantic comedy.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Babes in arms: A teen-age boy puts on a show with his friends to avoid being sent to a work farm. Strike up the band: Jimmy Connors is a hot-shot drummer for his desultory high school band, with his "pal" Mary Holden a singer who dreams of snagging Jimmy for her own. When Jimmy learns that the band is in debt, he suggests to the principal that they disband the brass band, and create a modern dance orchestra, so they can throw a dance to pay off...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Battle cry (1954, 148 min.): Americans answer the nation's call to war in this salute to young Marines who went to war and the women they left behind.
Battle of the Bulge (1965, 170 min.): Five months after D-Day, most American soldiers think the German army is broken. The Germans think otherwise. To buy time for their invincible new jets, they launch a furious offensive.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Mister Roberts: Stir-crazy crew members of the USS Reluctant watch WWII pass them by as they suffer not war's dangers but its indignities.
No time for sergeants: Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is busting with pride now that he's been drafted but is Uncle Sam ready for him? Wearing a friendly, wide grin, he ambles into the U.S. Air Force and lots of folks will never be the same.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
The Philadelphia Story: When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
Bringing up Baby: While trying to secure a one million dollar donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard "Baby."
Adam's Rib: Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The shop around the corner: The setting is pre-World War II Budapest. Bickering co-workers in a gift shop don't realize they're lonelyhearts penpals.
The Stratton story: The true story of Chicago White sox pitcher, Monty Stratton. Stratton suffers a devastating hunting accident which leads to the amputation of one leg. Learning to walk with an artificial limb, he struggles to resume his career.
Biography of Charles Lindbergh from his days of precarious...
18) Bette Davis
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Now, voyager: A young woman escapes the smothering influence of her wealthy and very conservative mother through the help of a psychiatrist and an ocean cruise where she finds love, helping her to become her own person.
Dark victory: The life of a fast-moving Long Island socialite skids to a stop when she discovers that she has less than a year to live.
Old acquaintance: Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Tarzan the ape man: James Parker and Harry Holt travel to Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds and a fortune in ivory. Parker's daughter Jane joins them, and is soon being wooed by Holt, and by a mysterious man called Tarzan. Tarzan escapes: While Jane is in England, a safari leader snares Tarzan in a steel cage, planning to exhibit him in a freak show. Tarzan's loyal animal friends must come to his aid.
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