Jo Swerling
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Florence Fallon is the daughter of a preacher who is about to give his last sermon, but passes away before he gets a chance. Florence stands up in front of the congregation and attacks them, accusing them of not being appreciative of her father and revealing that she has lost her faith. Bob Hornsby, a con man, talks Florence into working an angle with him, having her perform fake miracles for money. She profits from the racket, but when she meets...
3) Lifeboat
Language
English
Formats
Description
After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight people are stranded in a lifeboat. Their problems are further compounded when they pick up a ninth passenger: the Nazi captain from the U-boat that torpedoed them. With powerful suspense and emotion, this legendary classic reveals the strengths and frailties of individuals under extraordinary duress.
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (494 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Joseph Armagh is a poor Irish immigrant who is determined to create a better life for his family. He arrives in America in the mid-19th century. Through personal struggle, heartache and perseverance, he becomes one the the wealthest and most powerful men in the country.
Language
English
Description
George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, his life is shown in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence then shows George what his town would have looked like if it hadn't been for all of his good deeds over the years. Will Clarence be able to convince George to return to his family and forget suicide?...
7) Man's castle
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (approximately 78 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Deep into the Great Depression, homeless Trina meets the handsome, sharply-dressed Bill in a public park. After treating her to an expensive meal that he cannot pay for, Trina realizes that he too is down on his luck. The two decide to share Bill's derelict home, paving the way for a budding romance surrounded by the colorful friends and neighbors of Hoover Flats. A showgirl, pregnancy, and Bill's wandering tendencies are sure to test the strength...
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Platinum blonde is a glorious spoof of the newspaper business in New York City during the Depression; Ann Schuyler, a wealthy socialite, meets reporter "Stew" Smith and the two fall madly in love. The comedy begins as she tries to transform him from a ruffian newsman into a convincing gentleman."--Container.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the mountainous Indian province of Ghandahar, 1947, shortly after the country gained its independence, American gunrunner Steve Gibbs finds himself caught in a raging rebel conflict when he is unable to sell his arms to a peace-minded government official. Amidst it all, Steve falls in love with the beautiful and blind Englishwoman, Joan Willoughby. Action and romance crescendo in a gun-blazing climax as an army of rebels lays siege to Ghandahar,...
Series
Publisher
KL Studio Classics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Attorney John Mason marries Jane after a blissful, one-day courtship. Life is wonderful, until they are overwhelmed by the demands of John's boss, his meddlesome mother, and the birth of a baby. Just when the marriage is at the breaking point, a crisis turns their world upside down. Will their newfound love falter or are the young newlyweds truly made for each other?
Series
Publisher
Twilight Time
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Limited edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (6 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 15 cm).
Language
English
Description
A mild-mannered office clerk, who is in love with a co-worker, and a notorious gangster happen to look alike, so the gangster takes advantage of the resemblance to get away with many crimes.
12) Blood and sand
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 4 lobby cards in an envelope.
Language
English
Description
Juan is the naïve son of a once-famous bullfighter who tries to recapture the glory of his family's name. Though he is branded fifth rate, he soon becomes Spain's greatest matador and returns home to marry his childhood sweetheart. But when a beautiful, passionate aristocrat seduces him, Juan succumbs to her temptations, only to see his own happiness and success crumble.
13) Guys and dolls
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (149 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hollywood legends Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine (from the original Broadway cast) are dazzling in this Frank Loesser masterpiece. Featuring hits like Luck Be a Lady and A Woman in Love, this smash film version of one of Broadway's most popular musicals is guaranteed rip-roaring entertainment.
14) Guys and dolls
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (149 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Times Square is all a bustle with petty crooks, lazy cops, and especially, gamblers. Gamblers are everywhere, but Nathan Detroit--who maintains the "Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York"--Is short the $1000 he needs to secure a site for a fleet of big players coming into town. Nathan's other problem is his burlesque showgirl fiancée, Miss Adelaide. Her fourteen-year long engagement and Nathan's failure to give up the gambling...
15) The Real Glory
Author
Language
English
Description
A small American contingent tries to train rural tribesmen to defend themselves against fanatical Muslim radicals in 1906 Philippines.
17) The Westerner
Author
Language
English
Description
Judge Roy Bean, a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegarroon, Texas, befriends saddle tramp Cole Harden, who opposes Bean's policy against homesteaders.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (454 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Manhattan melodrama: The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.
Evelyn Prentice: John Prentice is a successful Manhattan defense attorney. When his wife Evelyn ends an affair, her ex-lover blackmails her and he is murdered. Another woman is accused of the crime and Evelyn begs John to defend her.
Double wedding: A bohemian painter butts heads with his girlfriend's...