Orphan girl Heidi spends the happiest days of her childhood with her grandfather (Bruno Ganz) in the Swiss Alps. Together with her friend Peter, she tends to the goats and enjoys freedom in the mountains to the fullest. But when Heidi is taken to Frankfurt by her aunt, these carefree times come to an end as Heidi is placed under the supervision of a strict nanny and taught to read and write alongside a playmate, Klara. Although the two girls soon become friends, her longing for her beloved mountains and grandfather grows ever stronger and she yearns for home Based on the worldwide bestselling novel, Heidi is the film of the classic fairy tale that has enchanted generatations.
From playful romantic comedies to variety extravaganzas, the pre-war British musical films offered audiences a source of much-needed escapism throughout the decade haunted by the Great Depression and the growing menace of war. Often adapting much-loved hits of the music hall as well as serving as vehicles for the era's composers, performers and band leaders, they showcased home-grown talent alongside some of Hollywood's most bankable stars.This ongoing, multi-volume collection makes available a wealth of rare gems from the very earliest days of the British talkies, many of which have remained unseen since their original release; each film is presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.HAPPY (1934)A young musician invents an anti-theft device for cars, but works as a jazz conductor while waiting for his invention to be successful.Black and White / 77 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / EnglishINVITATION TO THE WALTZ (1935)London, 1804: as the threat of Napoleonic invasion looms ever closer, a German duke and potential ally of England falls for a pretty ballerina...Black and White / 75 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / EnglishGLAMOROUS NIGHT (1937)Based on Ivor Novello's hit stage play: an opera singer and her gypsy friends try to rescue their king from the clutches of a would-be dictator.Black and White / 71 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / EnglishLET'S MAKE A NIGHT OF IT (1937)Unbeknown to each other, a husband and wife acquire separate nightclubs in the same London street; however, both clubs are on the brink of bankruptcy...Black and White / 88 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / English
A remake of 'Valley Of The Giants' 'The Big Trees' features Kirk Douglas as an ambitious lumberman who wants to make a fortune from the Redwood Forest by pushing a religious sect off their land. His many adventures include organising the religious sect to take action and leading them against their enemies as well as saving a heroine from a runaway train.
In The Big Trees Kirk Douglas plays Jim Fallon a hard-nosed lumberjack intent on making his fortune from California's famous giant redwood trees. The territory he has designs on though is inhabited by a religious colony that begs him not to strip their land of the mighty sequoias... Released in 1952 Douglas is at his dynamic best in this beautifully photographed film set in picturesque Northern California. Presented in its original Academy Frame aspect ratio this special editio
This silent romantic-drama centers around a love triangle where two boxers Brisson and Hunter battle in the ring and the strains of the heart for the same woman.
Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of Wales several travellers are admitted to a gloomy foreboding mansion belonging to the extremely strange Femm family. Trying to make the best of it the guests must deal with their sepulchral host Horace Femm and his obsessive malevolent sister Rebecca. Things get worse as the brutish manservant Morgan gets drunk runs amok and releases the long pent-up brother Saul a psychotic pyromaniac who gleefully tries to destroy the residence by setting it on fire!
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