William Wyler
Series
Studio classic volume 25
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Romantic comedy about a woman who must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries, and the man who helps her.
5) Big country
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A sweeping tale of a ship's captain who ventures west to find a hotbed of jealousy, hatred and dangerous rivalries. As the reluctant hero is thrust into the maelstrom, he must summon all of his resolve to save not only his own life, but also the life of the woman he loves.
8) Mrs. Miniver
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
The Minivers, an English "middle-class" family experience life in the first months of World War II. While dodging bombs, the Miniver's son courts Lady Beldon's granddaughter. A rose is named after Mrs. Miniver and entered in the competition against Lady Beldon's rose.
9) Ben-Hur
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Judah Ben-Hur is a young Jewish nobleman from a prominent family who is reunited with his childhood friend Messala. Messala returns to Judea as a Roman tribune. There is a genuine friendship between the two men, yet the clash of their cultures drives a wedge between them. That wedge finally drives Messala to banish Judah to the slave galleys and sends his mother and his sister to prison. From that point forward, Judah's life becomes a quest: a quest...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A wealthy girl falls in love with a penniless man her father is sure only wants her for her money. When she plans to elope, her father threatens to disinherit her. Will she still go through with the marriage?
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
When a vindictive little girl is disciplined in an exclusive girl's school, the child twists an overheard comment into slander. She accuses her teachers of lesbianism--and her gullible grandmother spreads the gossip. Outraged, Karen and Martha fight back in court, but a child's lie is hard to disprove.
12) Desperate hours
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Glen, Hal and Sam are three escaped convicts who move in on and terrorize a suburban household.
13) The Westerner
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A wandering cowboy rides into a Texas border town and faces frontier lawman "Judge" Roy Bean, who accuses him of horse theft. When the cowboy mends the misunderstanding, they develop a grudging friendship until Bean wants to drive a group of homesteaders out of town.
14) Dodsworth
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A middle-aged American retires and he and his wife go to Europe where they find a new set of values and relationships.
15) The little foxes
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Regina Giddens is a woman who will stop at nothing to outwit her brothers in running the family business, even if it means sacrificing the health of her husband or the love of her young daughter.
16) Jezebel
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Julie Marsden is a Southern belle in pre-Civil War New Orleans with a knack for manipulating the men in her life. Scorned by the man she loves, she lashes out in revenge and destroys lives in the process.
17) Carrie
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A powerhouse of human passions transformed into soul-withering frailties, as love-doomed George Hurstwood throws everything away for the love of Carrie.
Publisher
Timeless Media
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
When the war came to America, the film industry went to war along with the rest of the United States. See some of the memories of 'Battle of Midway' by John Ford, and 'Memphis Belle' by William Wyler.
The Battle of Midway: In 1942, American forces fought the Japanese to a standstill in the pivotal Battle of Midway. This documentary is John Ford's stirring tribute to the men who fought for the island. Much of the action shown was filmed during the...
19) The letter
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Set on a rubber plantation in Malaya, this story centers on a woman's reasons for killing a man who was a close family friend.
20) The good fairy
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Young Louisa Ginglebusher is recruited from a local orphanage to become an usherette at a movie theater. Encouraged by her kindly guardian to spread her wings, Louisa decides to lead the life of a fairy tale angel & in her quest to do good she tries to redirect money from a rich playboy to a struggling lawyer.