John Huston’s Beat the Devil stars Humphrey Bogart as Billy Dannreuther, the front man for a group of swindlers stranded in an Italian port town, scheming to take ownership of uranium-rich land in Africa. Also stranded is a naive British couple, Mr. and Mrs. Chelm (Edward Underdown and Jennifer Jones). Flirtations and a web of lies ensue among the group, testing romantic loyalty and allegiances among them.
Beat the Devil
A film version of the popular radio serial, Chandu, The Magician is a fun, entertaining drama with some of the best special effects of its time. Our hero Frank Chandler (Chandu) tries to keep his supernatural powers a secret from his dear sister Dorothy and her family. But Dorothy’shusband have been kidnapped by the villainous Roxor who wants to force him, to reveal the secret of his death ray. Chandu’s magical feats keeps him one step ahead of Roxor. But he falls prey to Roxor when the villain snatches Chandu’s sweetheart, Princess Nadji.
Chandu the Magician
Brian’s Song is a truly great film about an unlikely friendship between two football players. How they’re thrown together, and become both friends and competitors at the same time. And when one suffers an injury that could end his career, the other helps him rehabilitate – to beat him fair and square. And then, the other friend faces cancer …
Brian’s Song
Two Smart People combines the best of film noir, crime caper and romance in this little gem with Lucille Ball, John Hodiak and Lloyd Nolan.
Two Smart People
Yankee Doodle Dandy – the classic musical biography of George M. Cohan, starring James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Richard Whorf
Yankee Doodle Dandy
In The Boys from Brazil, an elderly Nazi hunter is notified of something odd happening in Brazil. Is it the rebirth of the Third Reich? Or is it something far worse?
The Boys from Brazil
Houdini the Movie Star – Most people associate Harry Houdini with magic and escapes, as they should. But in the 1920’s, he *also* starred in several movies. The Master Mystery, Terror Island, The Man from Beyond, Haldane of the Secret Service, and The Grim Game. Now available on this three DVD set, along with specials including recordings of Houdini performing escapes, an audio recording of Houdini, and Houdini’s brother Theo (aka. Hardeen) performing Houdini’s Metamorphosis illusion
Houdini the Movie Star
The Little Princess is the classic Shirley Temple film where a little girl goes from riches to rags. She searches for her father, reported missing during the Second Boer War.
The Little Princess
Academy Award winner Clark Gable stars as the first mate who leads his ship’s exploited and abused crew in the Mutiny on the Bounty.
Mutiny on the Bounty
