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William A. Wellman
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
From maverick filmmaker William A. Wellman (The public enemy, Nothing sacred) comes the original, timeless tale of Hollywood fantasy and heartbreak: A star is born. Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom only to have them shattered by a ruthless, cold-hearted town without pity, where the chances of finding fame are one in a hundred thousand. Enter falling (and falling down drunk) movie star Norman Maine (Fredric March),...
3) Roxie Hart
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
To try and kick-start her show-business career, our heroine admits to a Chicago murder. But although Cook County don't seem to let dames swing, and even with top slippery lawyer Billy Flynn, it's all something of a gamble.
4) Yellow sky
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
A band of robbers are running from the law, and they find an almost abandoned town. An old prosecutor and his granddaughter have been living there. Realizing that they have gold, the robbers have a plan of taking it, but one robber turns against them.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Two drifters are passing through a Western town, when news comes in that a local farmer has been murdered and his cattle stolen. The townspeople, joined by the drifters, form a posse to catch the perpetrators. They find three men in possession of the cattle, and are determined to see justice done on the spot.
7) Wings
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman (Hollywood's first "It-girl," Clara Bow), become fighter pilots in World War I. Stunningly realistic flying sequences, all filmed without faking or processing shots, highlight this story of two airmen pals and an ambulance nurse they both love, first winner of an **Academy Award** for Best Picture. Winner of Best Picture and Best Effects, Engineering Effects at the **Academy...
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The call goes out: "Dooley's down!" The frozen, unforgiving terrain of subarctic Canada is the setting as screen giant John Wayne heads an all-star cast in this meticulously restored adventure drama. Set after World War II, Wayne plays Dooley, a former Army pilot flying transport missions, who is forced to crash-land his fuel-starved plane on a frozen lake after it strays from its course. A desperate game of survival begins as Dooley and his men confront...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
12-year-old Skeeter rescues Lady from the Mississippi swamp. Lady becomes Skeeter's pride, his responsibility, and his best friend. So when Lady's real owners advertise to find her, the boy is torn between what his heart and his conscience tell him to do.
10) Battleground
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Follows a group of soldiers through the Battle of the Bulge.
11) A star is born
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
c1997.
Language
English
Description
The original production of this classic movie.
12) Stingaree
Series
Publisher
Turner Classic Movies
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Opera singer Hilda Bouveri falls in love with an outlaw disguised as a composer.
13) Blood Alley
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
A merchant marine captain, rescued from the Chinese Communists by local visitors, winds up transporting an entire Chinese village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.
14) Magic town
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When a pollster discovers a small town that is statistically identical to the country as a whole, he rushes to gather data from the townpeople in secret, but a romance with the town's newspaper editor threatens the entire operation.
15) Nothing sacred
Series
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Hazel Flagg is the small-town girl who mistakenly believes she's dying of radium poisoning. Sensing a great human interest story, exploitative journalist Wally Cook brings Hazel to New York City and turns her into a media darling, but Wally's strategy takes a sudden turn when he starts having feelings for the vulnerable Hazel.
16) Buffalo Bill
Publisher
Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
This historical epic follows Buffalo Bill from his adventures in the West to his courageous battles in the East, where he travels to condemn the slaughter of the Indians and buffalo.
17) The public enemy
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Classic gangster film tells the story of two brothers, one an honorable war veteran, the other a high-class gangster that sold alcohol during the prohibition.
18) A star is born
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally. She has given up on her dream to become a successful singer, until she meets Jack, who immediately sees her natural talent. This is the raw and passionate tale of Jack and Ally, two artistic souls coming together, on stage and in life. Theirs is a complex journey through the beauty and the heartbreak of a relationship struggling to survive.
20) Nothing sacred
Publisher
Alpha Video
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
A young woman diagnosed with "radium poisoning" is given a last fling in New York City for two weeks, but it all turns into a publicity hoax.