"Director: Chester Erskine"

• Call It Murder | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Edward Weldon (O.P. Heggie) is a foreman of a jury finding himself in the unenviable position of having the casting vote in a case that would send a young woman to the electric chair for murder. Before long however his daughter Stella (Sidney Fox) murders a gangster (played by Humphrey Bogart)...

• Androcles And The Lion | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Androcles is a simple Christian who follows his religious teaching even with animals. Seeing a lion in pain Androcles removes a huge thorn from the beast's paw. However Androcles is arrested by the Romans and condemned to death by being fed to the lions in the Coliseum arena. But amongst the pack of lions is one who remembers the painful thorn...

• Drama | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A Farewell To Arms:This dense adaption of Ernest Hemmingway's novel features Gary Cooper as American soldier Lt. Henry and his illfated love affair with British Nurse Catherine portrayed by Hellen Hayes during World War I. Filmed in beautiful Italy the two lovers will stop at nothing to be together but Lt. Henry's internal struggles ultimately threaten the relationship. Hemmingway's theme of questioning the nature of war and fighting is fully recognised under Frank Borzage's direction. Strange Love Of Martha Ivers:This dark melodrama based on the John Patrick story 'Love Lies Bleeding' stars Barbara Stanwyck as the wonderfully wicked Martha Ivers a wealthy and domineering woman who controls a small town after inheriting a large family fortune. She lives with her weakling husband a district attorney running for mayor played by Kirk Douglas in his feature film debut - a role that's an unusual departure from his later work. What no one in the town knows however is that Stanwyck and Douglas are bound by a dark secret involving murder. Gripping and suspenseful this film noir classic also stars Van Heflin as Martha's old love who returns to town after an 18-year absence whom Douglas thinks is there for one reason: blackmail. Call It Murder:Edward Weldon (O.P. Heggie) is a foreman of a jury finding himself in the unenviable position of having the casting vote in a case that would send a young woman to the electric chair for murder. Before long however his daughter Stella (Sidney Fox) murders a gangster (played by Humphrey Bogart)... Snows Of Kilimanjaro:Based on the Ernest Hemigway novel of the same name Peck plays the part of a wounded hunter who is accompanied by two young women in the African wilds. Each of them tries to analyse his or her past life. Home Town Story: Jeffrey Lynn plays an ex-politician who blames big business for his failure to get re-elected. To expose big business as an evil monster he joins his uncle's newspaper. When his little sister is caught in a cave-in the town's largest company comes to her aid and he must now reconsider.

• Humphrey Bogart Silver Screen Collection | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Humphrey Bogart was a Broadway stage player and B movie actor of some considerable note before he made the transition into super stardom a feat finally achieved with High Sierra in 1941. Perhaps best known for his gangster roles Bogart was sent to the electric chair no fewer than twelve times and was sentenced to more than 800 years of hard labour in prison! Here are two films in which he does neither although he is killed off in Call It Murder! Beat The Devil: A group of international crooks and conmen are stranded in Italy whilst their steamer is repaired. Along with the Dannreuther's they are headed for Africa supposedly to sell vacuum cleaners but with an eye to buying land enriched with uranium. Call It Murder: A crime of passion murder leads to Ethel Saxon being sentenced to death in the electric chair. Just as the sentence is to be carried out the jury foreman's daughter confesses to having killed her lover with the forman having to help his daughter avoid the chair.

• Classic Tough Guys | DVD | (01/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Call It Murder (Dir. Chester Erskine 1934) This is the story of a jury foreman whose vote sends a young woman to the electric chair for a murder she committed. His beliefs are tested when his own daughter goes on trial for a similar murder. Great Guy (Dir. John G. Blystone 1937): Ex-prize-fighter Johnny Cave (Cagney) Is knocked into the position of chief deputy of weights and measures after the current chief is hospitalized by an apparent assassination attempt. After only minutes on the job Cave goes several rounds with a ring of light-weight chiselers who have mastered the art of defrauding shoppers. Cave's aggressive political tactics make him the next likely target on the underworld's hit list. The Lucky Texan (Dir. Robert Bradbury 1934): John Wayne and his sidekick 'Gabby"" Hayes are gold miners who strike it rich. Unfortunately before they can enjoy the fruits of their labor they are wrongfully accused of robbery and murder. As always the road to the truth is never a straight path. Vengeance Valley (Dir. Richard Thorpe 1951): For his entire life Owen has been covering up for his good-for-nothing brother Lee protecting the rascal from their father's wrath. Finally however Lee's shenanigans go too far. After getting a young woman pregnant Lee shifts the blame to Owen. Lee even encourages the girl's brothers to get revenge hoping that with Owen out of the picture he'll become the sole heir to their father's farm. That's as much as any man can take...and Owen decides that it's time to settle the score. The Big Trees (Dir. Felix Feist 1952): A peaceful Quaker colony is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of a fast-talking lumber man. A new law will enable his company to harvest millions of dollars from the majestic redwood forests if the locals will let him. The community refuses to see their beloved sequoias wiped out and pleads with the greedy businessman to halt the destruction. As their clash of ideas rages on an even greater threat to the trees emerges. The Man From Utah (Dir. Robert N. Bradbury 1934): This John Wayne classic brings us to the rodeo. John Weston ('the Duke') has to deal with the corrupt patron who has killed some of the rodeo's performers and who fixes the competition to guarantee Weston to lose. Gangster Story (Dir. Walter Matthau 1960): Matthau plays mob leader Jack Martin whose girlfriend Carol (Grace) is desperate for him to give up his unlawful and dishonest lifestyle. The problem is Jack doesn't have the same yearning to turn his back on his shady past but the crunch comes when he persuades the bank manager to lease him an office in the building and promptly robs the bank! With events turning very nasty is there any point in Carol trying to save her man from himself when all the signs indicate that he's hell bent on a course to self-destruction. Beat The Devil (Dir. John Huston 1953): a wacky comedy that's played as straight as any film noir and is even funnier as a result. Five men (Bogart Lorre Morley Barnard and Tulli) are out to garner control over East African land which they believe contains a rich uranium ore lode. Billy Dannreuther (Bogart) is married to Maria (Gina Lollobrigida) the other four are their ""business associates"" and Jones and Underdown are added to the mix for some interesting diversification. As the boat leaves from Italy to Africa a hodge-podge of amusingly silly adventures begins. British Intelligence (Dir. William Nigh 1940): They say that Karloff preferred character parts and in British Intelligence he's Valdar a sabrescarred butler who might be a secret agent.

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• 3 Tough Guys Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 1 - Call It Murder / Great Guy / The Lucky Texan | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £4.56   |  Saving you £1.69 (51.21%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Call It Murder: Edward Weldon is a foreman of a jury finding himself in the unenviable position of having the casting vote in a case that would send a young woman to the electric chair for murder. Before long however his daughter Stella murders a gangster (played by Humphrey Bogart)... Great Guy: Department of Weights and Measures Inspector Johnny Cave finds himself in the midst of deceitful government officials when he takes over for his boss whom the officials hav