Rare Breed (1966): In the 1880s Englishwoman Martha Price (Maureen O'Hara) and her daughter Hilary (Juliet Mills) come to America to sell their prize Hereford bull at an auction. When he is purchased by Bowen a wild Scotsman (Brian Keith) the women hire a footloose cowhand named Burnett (James Stewart) to help them transport the animal to its new owner. So begins an adventure that tests the mettle of all involved as they battle killers cattle stampedes and each other. But when they reach Bowen's ranch even greater obstacles force them to summon up extraordinary courage if they and the prize bull are to survive... Shenandoah (1965): James Stewart stars as a Virginia farmer during the Civil War. He refuses to support the Confederacy because he is opposed to slavery yet he will not support the Union because he is deeply opposedito war. When his son is taken prisoner Stewart goes to search for the boy. Seeing first-hand the horrors of war he is at last forced to take his stand...
Made For Each Other: Oscar winner James Stewart earns himself ""a place among the screen's most notable actors"" (Hollywood Spectator) and Carole Lombard delivers ""The best performance of her career"" (Newsweek) in this humor-laced marital drama that's as ""refreshing as a breath of spring"" (Motion Picture Herald). Attorney John Mason (Stewart) marries Jane (Lombard) after a blissful one-day courtship. Life is wonderful...until they are overwhelmed by the demands of John's hard-hearted boss a meddlesome mother-in-law and the birth of a baby. Just when the marriage is at the breaking point a crisis turns their world upside down. Will their newfound love falter...or are the young newlyweds truly made for each other? Pot O' Gold:Based on a popular radio money giveaway show of the same name Pot O' Gold was James Roosevelt's first (and last) attempt at movie producing. Probably because his father was then president of the United States Mr. Roosevelt was able to hire Hollywood's best talent: the ever-bewildered but lovable James Stewart who had won an Oscar for The Philadelphia Story the year before; the beautiful and tempestuous Paulette Goddard who had just starred with Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator and because 1941 was the peak of the big band era popular Horace Heidt and his Thirty Musical Knights. The story revolves around the band's struggle for its ""big break"". The members all live in Mrs. McCorkle's boarding house and spend their time practicing on the roof which maddens Charles Winninger the wealthy owner of the neighboring health food factory. Everyone else in he neighborhood seems to love it. Mrs. McCorkle's daughter Molly (Goddard) sings with the band and has the utmost confidence it will succeed. Jimmy Haskell (Stewart) arrives in town and immediately meets Molly and the band. He's a former music store owner who has come at the request of his music-hating uncle who advertises his products on a radio show ""The Haskell Happy Hour"" - music-less until he goes on vacation and Jimmy Molly and the band take over!
Three discs featuring programmes starring the legendary James Stewart including the movies Made for Each Other and Pot o' Gold the biography James Stewart on Film and the documentary the American West of John Ford.
This highly appealing comedy drama stars James Stewart and Carole Lombard as a young couple battling illness lack of money inept servants and interfering in-laws...
Titles Comprise:True Grit:John Wayne earned the 1969 Best Actor Oscar for his larger-than-life performance as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, who is hired by a headstrong young girl (Kim Darby) to find the man who murdered her father and fled with the family savings.El Dorado:John Wayne and Robert Mitchum lead an all-star cast in this classic western drama from director Howard Hawks. Mitchum is an alcoholic but gutsy sheriff who joins forces with his gunfighter friend Wayne to battle the dark side of the Wild West. The Sons Of Katie Elder:Four brothers (John Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman and Michael Anderson, Jr.) return home to Clearwater, Texas, to pay their respects to their deceased mother. Henry Hathaway directs this he-man drama that also shows the maternal influence of Katie Elder. Hondo:As Apache war drums sound an ominous warning for an isolated female rancher (Geraldine Page) and her young son, cavalry rider Hondo Lane (John Wayne) becomes her designated protector and a father figure to her boy. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: John Ford directs John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles and Lee Marvin in this action-packed story of a town plagued by a larger-than-life nemesis and the big-city lawyer who teams up with a rugged local rancher to get rid of him.
James Stewart and Doris Day star in this exciting Hitchcock suspense yarn complete with murder assassination plots kidnapping and a hair raising climax. Dr Ben Mackenna (Stewart) and his wife Jo (Day) take their ten year old son on holiday to Morocco and get caught up in a web of intrigue when he is kidnapped. They are forced to travel to London to find him which results in a memorable murder sequence at the Royal Albert Hall. 'Que Sera Sera' sung by Doris Day won an Oscar (Best Song 1955).
Every secret has its price. In the city of Compton everybody has a secret... but every secret has its price. Zion 18 just arrived home from college for Christmas break and has one night to consummate his newly formed relationship with Lanise Bell 16 who became the smartest finest and ""freakiest"" girl at his high school alma mater after she lost 75 pounds this past summer at fat camp. Lanise has spent the last three months bragging about her sexual experiences. What Zion
Photographer confined to apartment with broken leg passes time spying on neighbours with binoculars almost sees too much for his own good. Short story by Cornell Woolrich. Special Features: Limited Edition packaging featuring rarely seen film posters and design artwork The Making of Art Gallery Hitchcock Vertigo/The Man Who Knew Too Much/Rope/The Trouble With Harry/Rear Window Trailer Rear Window Theatrical Trailer
Produced in a time when films were both literally and figuratively black and white, Made for Each Other was unique in its effective blending of the comedic, the dramatic and, as perhaps some would insensitively say, the melodramatic. Beautiful Carole Lombard and likeable James Stewart are Jane and John Mason, a couple who meet, fall madly in love, marry and quickly have a baby. But while they--and the audience--are confident that they are meant for each other, life intercedes and the couple must meet with disapproving in-laws, job stress, financial challenges and, finally, a devastating illness.Lombard and Stewart--and the genuinely good people they portray--are utterly compelling and charming. Say yawningly what you will about tradition but the Masons' path is one that many, if not most, go down. And unlike the wonderful but wholly fantasy world of peer Preston Sturges, director John Cromwell's universe is, like real life, full of ups and downs. It's an accessible, sensitive portrayal. He gives the audience characters they want to see succeed, and to see stay together in the process. It may be a tale of triumph of the human spirit but its ultimate sentiment--one that celebrates the kindness of strangers--is thoroughly sweet, though in no way saccharine. Look for a great supporting cast, including a blustery Charles Coburn as John Mason's boss and Lucile Watson as Mason's interfering mother. --N F Mendoza
When Lisa Temple wakes up in the hospital she remembers nothing: her name who she was her wealthy husband Paul's intention to divorce her or how she came to be badly beaten and left for dead in an alley. When Paul takes her back home Lisa is like a child who must relearn everything; from how food tastes to how to make love. At first Paul believes she is play-acting but seeing her new joy in life he remembers the woman he first fell in love with...
Combining war footage with interviews with the likes of Humphrey Bogart Bob Hope Lucille Ball Dwight D. Eisenhower Bing Crosby and James Stewart.
The second of the terrific Stewart/Mann Westerns is characteristic of their pairings: adult themes played out against prairie vistas in which betrayal and violence can erupt at any time. Formerly a vicious Missouri raider Stewart now leads a wagon train through Indian raids and hijackings to the new boom town of Portland where he becomes embroiled in the conflict between wealthy miners and farmers.
The first pairing of legendary Western director John Ford (six-time Oscar -winner whose credits include Stagecoach The Searchers and The Quiet Man) with star Jimmy Stewart Two Rode Together is a taut suspenseful story of two lawmen who invade Comanche Indian territory to rescue the white captives of the tribe. As in all of his seven previous Westerns Jimmy Stewart rode his lucky horse and wore his lucky sweat-stained Stetson (against the wishes of Ford who complained ""N
Made For Each Other:This highly appealing comedy drama stars James Stewart and Carole Lombard as a young couple battling illness lack of money inept servants and interfering in-laws... Penny Serenade:A tearjerker! A newly married couple face their future together with optimism only for things to go badly wrong. The story of adoption death and disappointment. This film made even the urbane Cary Grant tearful! The Amazing Adventure:In an effort to subdue a bout of depression a millionaire playboy (Cary Grant) makes a 50 000 British pound bet with a psychiatrist that he could become a famous business tycoon without using his family's inheritance. Based on the novel The Amazing Quest by Ernest Bliss. Meet John Doe:In protest at the corruption and hypocrisy he sees all around him an unemployed man calling himself John Doe has written to the New Bulletin newspaper pledging to throw himself from the top of City Hall on Christmas Eve. Written by a discharged journalist as a publicity stunt and as a parting shot at the paper's new editor the premise of the letter unexpectedly fires the imagination of the bulletin's readers and the wider American public. Its real author Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) is rehired and now needs to find someone to play the part of the fictional John Doe... Meet John Doe is often held to be part of a thematic trilogy that includes Mister Deeds Goes To Town and Mister Smith Goes To Washington. It explores a recurring notion in Capra's work that of the universal everyman exploited by a corrupt and powerful establishment. The film's reflections on corporate control of both the media and of ordinary people's lives is still as resonant as ever. The Last Time I Saw Paris:This tragic love story is brought to life with vitality and verve in this no expense spared lavish production. Van Johnson stars as a G.I. with literary ambitions who relocates to Paris after World War 2 and meets a wealthy American girl. They fall in love and settle down as he attempts to write his first novel. His work is not well received and he hits the bottle. The story follows Johnson to America and then back to Paris as the tragic tale of these two star-crossed lovers unfolds. Elizabeth Taylor was never more beautiful and both she and Van Johnson turn in superb performances.
This cracking box set features some iconic lead males in some of their most revered roles. Features: 1.The Man With The Golden Arm 2.A Farewell To arms 3.McLintock 4.Blood On The Sun 5.The Road To Bali 6.Penny Serenade 7.Pot O' Gold 8.The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery 9.Gangster Story 10.Chino For individual synopses please refer to the individual titles.
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