Classic
American dramas on video including; A
STAR IS BORN, THE LITTLE PRINCESS, SVENGALI, WALK IN THE SUN, NORTH
STAR, OF HUMAN BONDAGE, A FAREWELL TO ARMS,
HELL'S HOUSE, INDISCREET, OUR TOWN, DANGER LIGHTS, ALGIERS. |
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A STAR IS BORN Inspired by the 1932 film What Price Hollywood?, Wellman's behind-the-scenes expose of a Hollywood romance offers the story of a star whose career is on the decline and who marries a young rising star. Directed by William Wellman. Script; Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, and Robert Carson based on a story by William A Wellman. Music by Max Steiner. Cast; Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson. 1937
115 min. Color ISBN: 1-55881-073-0
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THE LITTLE PRINCESS After her father and his fortune are lost in the Boar War, Shirley finds herself an orphan who must live in a world of make-believe to escape her dreary existence. Directed by Walter Lang. Novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Cast; Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Cesar Romero, Arthur Treacher & Marcia Mae Jones. US
1939 93 min. Color ISBN: 1-55881-067-6 |
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SVENGALI John Barrymore gives one of his finest performances as the evil Svengali who wrecks terror on all who fall under his hypnotic control. His ultimate project is a young and beautiful woman, Trilby whom he transforms into a great zombie-like singer. The young man who loves her sets out to save her and get revenge. Of worthy note is Barrymore who, in make-up, with his long flowing hail, strange triangular shaped beard and flowing cape, makes an incredible Svengali. Also noteworthy is the film technique. Unlike many early talkies which sacrificed the visual elements for the magic of film sound, this film seemed to emphasize the visuals. One memorable sequence which tries to convey Svengali's hypnotic powers begins with a closeup of Svengali's eyes, pulls out of the room, through a window, into the streets, over rooftops and ends miles away, focused on the woman Svengali is attempting to hypnotize! Directed by Archie Mayo. Based on "Trilby" by George du Maurier. Cast; John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp, Bramwell Fletcher.
US 1931 82m ISBN 1-55881-100-1
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WALK IN THE SUN The famed Texas Division has just landed a few of it's men on the sunny shores of Salerno with a dangerous mission; overtake a farmhouse serving as a German base, just some six miles away. An incredible film that, defies the traditional run-of-the-mill war drama formula. A beautiful and poetic war film. Highly recommended, even for those who hate war films. Produced and Directed by Lewis Milestone. Screenplay by Robert Rossen. Cast; Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, George Tyne,John Ireland,lloyd Bridges, Sterling Holloway,Huntz Hall. USA
1945 118 minutes. ISBN 1-55881-065-X |
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NORTH STAR Dynamic homage to the courage of ordinary Russian people & their struggle against the Nazis. Made during WWII as a patriotic tribute to our Russian allies, McCarthy and his the red baiters would use this film as "evidence" of communist influence in Hollywood. Directed by Lewis Milestone. Cast; Dana Andrews, Waiter Houston, Erich Von Stroheim, Waiter Brennan & Farley Granger. 1943
106 min. ISBN: 1-55881-063-3
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OF HUMAN BONDAGE Bette Davis, in the role that launched her career, dishes out cruelty and insults to the disabled medical student who has an impossible love loves her. Directed by John Cromwell. Novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Cast Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Francis Doe, Reginald Owen, Reginald Denny, Frances Dee, Kay Johnson & Alan Hale. 1934
83 min. ISBN: 1-55881-068-4 |
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A FAREWELL TO ARMS Hemingway's bittersweet and tragic romance about a wounded ambulance driver who falls in love with his nurse during the first World War. Directed by Frank Borrage Cast; Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes & Adolphe Menjou. Based on a book by Ernest Hemingway. 1932
90 min. ISBN: 1-55881-072-2 |
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HELL'S HOUSE A mother is killed in an auto accident, leaving her young boy alone. He slowly drifts off into a life of crime. Bette Davis, Pat O'Brien & Junior Dirken. 1932 72 m. ISBN:
1-55881-085-4 |
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INDISCREET Gloria Swanson jilts her boyfriend who then becomes enamored with her sister. Confrontations and deceit follow as Swanson tries to convince the man and his family that her entire family is crazy. Originally, Indiscreet was planned as a musical until director Leo McCarey (Duck Soup, The Awful Truth) took out all but two of the musical numbers, added some drama and turned the whole thing into a screwball comedy. The I-Love-Lucy-esque setups gave Gloria Swanson one of the meatiest comedy parts of her career. Directed by Leo McCarey. Music by Alfred Newman. With Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Arthur Lake. USA 1931 74m. ISBN
1-55881-074-9 |
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OUR TOWN Thornton Wilder's classic story of the lives of the residents of a small small New England town at the turn of the century is brought to the screen. An excellent production in all departments, with outstanding performances by a top cast. Directed by Sam Wood. Based on a play by Thornton Wilder. Music by Aaron Copland. Production design by William Cameron Menzies. Cast; Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, and Fay Bainter. Academy Award Nominations: Best Picture
1940 90 min ISBN: 1-55881-076-5
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DANGER LIGHTS Classic tale of the old railroads & the men who made them run in spite of disasters, rockslides, & personal tragedies. Cast; Jean Arthur, Louis Wolheim, Robert Armstrong & Hugh Herbert.
1932 76m. ISBN: 1-55881-070-6 |
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ALGIERS Pepe Le Moko, the king of thieves, is hiding in the Casbah. Lamarr is the woman who falls for him and brings him to his tragic denouement. Charles Boyer & Hedy Lamarr. 1939
95 min. ISBN: 1-55881-083-8 |
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