Actors & Directors
- Merrie Spaeth
- Angela Lansbury
- Tippy Walker
- Peter Sellers
- Paula Prentiss
- George Roy Hill
Run time: 106 min.
Creator: Nunnally Johnson
Price: $34.95
Review World of Henry Orient (Audio Describe (Audio Described) / New Media Resources Video:The World of Henry Orient would be a classic, if only more people knew about it. Here are the adventures of two prep-school Manhattan girls, memorably played by Merrie Spaeth and Tippy Walker, who decide to dedicate a brief but crucial moment in their lives to the adoration of one Henry Orient (Peter Sellers). Orient is a concert pianist-with curiously uncertain accent-more renowned for his mistresses than his playing. (Although Sellers is onscreen for less than half the picture, he sketches one of his comic gems. ) The movie has a wonderful J. D. Salinger flavor of early-'60s New York privilege, with a keen sense of the secret lives adolescents can construct for themselves. Director George Roy Hill brings an occasional burst of New Wave style but otherwise steers the movie into the tone described by one of the girls: "I feel awfully happy in a sort of sad way. " -Robert Horton.
Actors & Directors
- Guy Middleton
- Frank Launder
- Joyce Grenfell
- Margaret Rutherford
- Alastair Sim
- Edward Rigby
Run time: 81 min.
Creator: John Dighton
Price: $29.95
Review Happiest Days of Your Life / Homevision:The brilliantly droll Alastair Sim (A Christmas Carol) and the imperious Margaret Rutherford (Murder Most Foul) become reluctant allies in this madcap farce about a British girls' school that is accidentally billeted at a boys' school. The Happiest Days of Your Life, which spawned the popular St. Trinian's film series, builds from sweet chuckles to feverish laughter as children fight, teachers romance, and bungling bureaucrats sink into chaos.
Actors & Directors
- Anthony Franciosa
- Robert Wise
- Paul Douglas
- Neile Adams
- Jean Simmons
- Julie Wilson
Run time: 104 min.
Creator: Isobel Lennart
Price: $19.98
Review This Could Be the Night / MGM (Warner):
Release date: 1991-05-29
Run time: 79 min.
List Price: $19.98
Price: $79.99
Review Look Who's Laughing / Turner Home Entertainment:
Release date: 1998-02-02
Run time: 70 min.
Price: $19.95
Review Gladiator / Nostalgia Family Video:
Actors & Directors
- Steve McQueen
- Dean Jagger
- Jim Hutton
- Brigid Bazlen
- Richard Thorpe
- Paula Prentiss
Run time: 87 min.
Creator: Lorenzo Semple Jr.
List Price: $19.98
Price: $74.97
Review Honeymoon Machine / MGM (Warner):
Release date: 2000-03-28
List Price: $39.99
Price: $79.95
Review You Bet Your Life: Groucho Marx (7pc) / Edi Video:
Actors & Directors
- Charles Laughton
- Ginger Rogers
- Charles Boyer
- Henry Fonda
- Rita Hayworth
- Julien Duvivier
Run time: 118 min.
Creator: Henry Blankfort
List Price: $19.98
Price: $99.00
Review Tales of Manhattan / 20th Century Fox:
Actors & Directors
- Rod Taylor
- Peter Tewksbury
- Jane Fonda
- Jo Morrow
- Robert Culp
- Cliff Robertson
Run time: 105 min.
Creator: Norman Krasna
List Price: $19.98
Price: $98.90
Review Sunday in New York / MGM (Warner):
Actors & Directors
- Alison Skipworth
- Joe E. Brown
- Alan Baxter
- Lyda Roberti
- Kurt Neumann
- Jane Wyman
Run time: 67 min.
Creator: Richard Flournoy
Price: $19.95
Review Wide Open Faces / Nostalgia Family Video:
Actors & Directors
- Edward Montagne
- Billy Sands
- Joe Flynn
- Gary Vinson
- Tim Conway
- Bob Hastings
Run time: 90 min.
Creator: William J. Lederer
List Price: $14.98
Price: $50.00
Review Mchale's Navy Joins Air Force / Universal Studios:
Actors & Directors
- Gina Lollobrigida
- Peter Lawford
- Shelley Winters
- Melvin Frank
- Telly Savalas
- Phil Silvers
Run time: 112 min.
Creator: Sheldon Keller
Price: $14.95
Review Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell / MGM/UA Home Video:
Release date: 1998-01-20
Run time: 780 min.
List Price: $79.99
Price: $40.45
Review Betty Boop - The Definitive Collection / Republic Pictures:Boop it up with the silver screen's original sultry siren in this classic collection from the famed Fleischer Studios. Released just in time for Mother's Day giving, the collection contains more than 13 hours of original Betty Boop cartoon shorts-115 in all-on 8 videocassettes. The deluxe "Collector's Edition Library Case" packaging is designed to be displayed with the spines creating the unforgettable face of this curvaceous cartoon queen. The collection also includes the exclusive Betty Boop "Boopliography," a booklet containing intriguing inside information on this popular cartoon and a special tribute from Richard Fleischer, son of modern animation pioneer and Betty Boop creator Max Fleischer. Volume 1: The Birth of Betty (54 min. ) Beginning with her 1930 debut in Dizzy Dishes as a canine cabaret singer, the wide-eyed wonder winks and wiggles her way to stardom in one hilarious adventure after another. These early films show her evolution into the vivacious vamp she would become, and also feature a special introduction from Max Fleischer's son, Richard. Volume 2: Pre-Code (108 min. ) Betty turns up her megawatt star power in a racy round of pre-Hays Code adventures, from her oh-so-hot hula with the Royal Samoans to her daring bareback escapades under the big top. The curvaceous cutie then brings down the house in a jazzy collage of cartoon classics featuring a cavalcade of performances by Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Rudy Vallee, and Ethel Merman. [+]Volume 3: Surrealism (110 min. ) Take a surrealistic journey into the wonderfully weird world of the Fleischer Studios, where everyday objects take on a loopy life of their own. Then the antics continue when the saucy siren of the silver screen embarks on adventures ranging from a Booped-up birthday party to a supernaturally silly visit with a psyched-out psychic. Volume 4: Musical Madness (106 min. ) The madcap musical merriment continues with a treasure trove of toe-tapping tunes starring America's spit-curled sweetheart. Then join cartoondom's resident vamp for a rollicking romp through a cornucopia of classic fairy tales, from a close encounter with Mother Goose to a nasty scrape with a very big, very bad wolf. Volume 5: Curtain Call (110 min. ) It's showtime once again as America's sassiest scene stealer shines in merry musical tributes to Fanny Brice, Jimmy Durante, Maurice Chevalier, and more. She then teams up with the lovable, lighthearted professor known as "Grampy" for some most mechanical misadventures, from one goofy gaggle of gadgets to the next. Volume 6: Betty's Boys (108 min. ) You can be sure that wherever the boys are, Betty's sure to follow. Prepare to meet a new bushel of Betty's best buddies, including Little Jimmy, Henry, the funniest living American, and the Big Boss himself. From perilous predicament to flat-out flirtation, Betty always gets her man. Volume 7: Betty's Travels (100 min. ) Pack your bags and fasten your seat belts as Betty sets out on a whirlwind series of jaunts by plane, train, and automobile. Also prepare to meet Betty Boop's precious pet pooch, Pudgy. Cuddly, enthusiastic and loyal to the core, Pudgy became Betty's constant companion and was at her side for more than three years. Volume 8: Betty & Pudgy (94 min. ) The canine comedy continues in this chronicle of the adventures of Betty Boop and her cuddly companion, Pudgy the pup. Whether experiencing the first blush of true love or cutting loose with a classroom of funky barnyard pals for some swingin' scat in music school, Pudgy's always ready for an adventure. Also features closing comments from Max Fleischer's son, Richard.
Actors & Directors
- Alan Carney
- Gladys Cooper
- Charles Bickford
- Laraine Day
- Cary Grant
- H.C. Potter
Run time: 100 min.
Creator: Milton Holmes
List Price: $19.98
Price: $75.66
Review Mr Lucky / Turner Home Ent:A gambling ship owner plans to scam a virtuous young woman, only to fall in love with her and go legit.
Actors & Directors
- Salvatore Baccaloni
- Jerry Lewis
- Connie Stevens
- Reginald Gardiner
- Frank Tashlin
- Marilyn Maxwell
Run time: 103 min.
Creator: Preston Sturges
List Price: $4.99
Price: $89.95
Review Rock-A-Bye Baby / Paramount:
Actors & Directors
- Michael Caine
- Bryan Forbes
- Dudley Moore
- Peter Cook
- John Mills
- Ralph Richardson
Run time: 105 min.
List Price: $19.98
Price: $119.95
Review The Wrong Box / Columbia Tristar:
Actors & Directors
- Edward Sedgwick
- Red Skelton
- George Coulouris
- Brian Donlevy
- Arlene Dahl
- Lloyd Gough
Run time: 90 min.
Creator: Norman Panama
Price: $19.98
Review Southern Yankee / MGM (Warner):
Actors & Directors
- Andy Griffith
- Erin O'Brien
- Joe Mantell
- Walter Matthau
- Norman Taurog
- Felicia Farr
Run time: 111 min.
List Price: $19.98
Price: $99.00
Review Onionhead / Warner Home Video:A Coast Guard cook wreaks havoc aboard a ship.
Actors & Directors
- Mickey Daniels
- Dickie Moore
- Gordon Douglas
- Bobbie 'Cotton' Beard
- Mary Kornman
- Robert F. McGowan
- George 'Spanky' McFarland
Run time: 45 min.
Creator: Hal Roach
Price: $9.98
Review Fishy Tales / Hallmark:
Actors & Directors
- Peter Lawford
- Jack Weston
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Jack Lemmon
- Myrna Loy
- Catherine Deneuve
Run time: 97 min.
Creator: Hal Dresner
Price: $19.98
Review The April Fools / 20th Century Fox:
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