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Kentucky Kernels [Wheeler and Woolsey]

Kentucky Kernels (1934) starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Mary Carlisle, Spanky McFarland
Kentucky Kernels (1934) starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Mary Carlisle, Spanky McFarland Synopsis In Kentucky Kernels, Wheeler and Woolsey are watching Spanky McFarland for a friend. But Spanky has an absolute mania for breaking glass, leading to lots of comedy. He seemingly inherits a Kentucky mansion, and they...
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High Pressure [William Powell]

High Pressure starring William Powell - movie poster
High Pressure (1931) starring William Powell, Evelyn Dale, George Sidney, Frank McHugh Synopsis In High Pressure William Powell’s a likeable rogue. He plays a garrulous promoter selling investors on a scheme to make synthetic rubber – from sewage!
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You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful (1932) starring Joe E. Brown, Ginger Rogers Synopsis In You Said a Mouthful, shipping clerk Joe Holt (Joe E. Brown) invents an unsinkable swimsuit. But he’s unsuccessful in selling it. A socialite (Ginger Rogers) mistakes him for a famous swimmer with the same name...
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Being There

Being There (1979) starring Peter Sellers, Melvyn Douglas, Shirley MacLaine
Being There (1979) starring Peter Sellers, Melvyn Douglas, Shirley MacLaine Synopsis In Being There, Chance, a simple gardener, has never left the estate until his employer dies. His simple gardening-related utterances are mistaken for profundity by media and politicians alike.
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Battling Butler

Battling Butler (1926) starring Buster Keaton, Sally O'Neil, Francis McDonald
Battling Butler (1926) starring Buster Keaton, Sally O’Neil, Francis McDonald Synopsis Buster Keaton remarked that Battling Butler was his favorite of all his films. Based on a Broadway play, the story revolves around a case of mistaken identity between two Alfred Butlers. One is an effete millionaire (Keaton),...
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The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie (1979), starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Charles Durning
The Muppet Movie (1979), starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz,  Charles Durning Synopsis The Muppet Movie is the story of how Kermit the Frog leaves the swamp in search of fame and fortune.  Along the way, he meets up with the various Muppet characters that we know and love. ...
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Lucille Ball Film Collection

The Lucille Ball Film Collection - Dance, Girl, Dance - The Big Street - Du Barry Was a Lady - Critic's Choice - Mame
Lucille Ball Film Collection (Dance Girl Dance / The Big Street / Du Barry Was a Lady / Critic’s Choice / Mame) Editorial review, courtesy of Amazon.com Offering an abundance of vintage Hollywood entertainment, the five films included in The Lucille Ball Film Collection cover a broad spectrum...
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Next Time I Marry [Lucille Ball]

The Next Time I Marry (1935) starring Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball , James Ellison , Lee Bowman, Granville Bates
Next Time I Marry (1938) starring Lucille Ball, James Ellison , Lee Bowman, Granville Bates Synopsis of Next Time I Marry In Next Time I Marry, an heiress can only obtain a multi million-dollar inheritance by marrying an American citizen. Despite being in love with a handsome foreigner,...
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Spaceballs

Spaceballs (1987) starring Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, Joan Rivers
Spaceballs (1987) starring Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, Joan Rivers Synopsis of Spaceballs Spaceballs is a funny, irreverent spoof of Star Wars (and many other scifi movies). The plot centers around a rogue pilot and his furry best friend team...
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