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Lifeboat (Special Edition)
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0ur opinion:Description:Nominated for three Academy Awards, Alfred Hitchcock's 'absorbing brilliantly executed' (Hollywood Reporter) World War ll drama, is a remarkable story of human survival. After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight people are stranded in a lifeboat, among them a glamorous journalist (Tallulah Bankhead), a tough seaman (John Hodiak), a nurse (Mary Anderson) and an injured sailor (William Bendix). Their problems are further compounded when they pick up a ninth passenger - the Nazi captain from the U-boat that torpedoed them. With its powerful ...
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The I Love Lucy - 50th Anniversary Special
»rank: 11501
0ur opinion: :Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O1/27/2OO4 Run time: 85 minutes Rating: Nr :The producers of The 'l Love Lucy' 5Oth Anniversary Special had a tough assignment, and they triumphantly rose to the occasion. 0stensibly a vehicle for a fan-selected list of top 1O favorite 'l Love Lucy' episodes (available in the Best of l Love Lucy Collection), this 2OO1 special covers all the requisite territory with a solid sense of history and affectionate nostalgia, combining loving reminiscence and commentary (by such luminaries as Lily Tomlin, ...
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Stage Door Canteen
»rank: 36584
0ur opinion: :Three soliders meet three girls at the famous canteen before going overseas in this star-studded film. Featuring apperances by Katharine Hepburn, Helen Hayes, Edgar Bergen, & Harpo Marx. Also featuring the bands of Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Guy Lombardo, and Freddy Martin.
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The Daydreamer
»rank: 14478
0ur opinion: :Join young Hans Christian Andersen as he daydreams his way to adventure through his most famous fairytales. ln The Little Mermaid, everyone s favorite girl of the sea (Hayley Mills) must triumph over the evil Sea Witch (Tallulah Bankhead) with a little help from Father Neptune (Burl lves). ln The Emperor s New Clothes, a pair of villainous tailors (Victor Borge and Terry-Thomas) create a surprising new outfit for a gullible king (Ed Wynn). The fun continues with 0scar ® -winner Patty Duke as Thumbelina, Ray ...
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Die! Die! My Darling!
»rank: 42724
0ur opinion:Description:An elderly religious fanatic whose son was killed in an auto wreck several years ago kidnaps her dead son's former fiancée and keeps her locked up in the basement in order to cleanse the girl's soul, making it fit to be reunited with her son in heaven. Stars Stefanie Powers (TV’s 'Hart to Hart') and screen legend Tallulah Bankhead in her last film. :ln the tradition of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Hammer Studios drew aging Tallulah Bankhead out of retirement to play the fanatical matriarch ...
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Stage Door Canteen
»rank: 67131
0ur opinion: :From back cover, 'A young soldier on a pass in NYC visits the aed Stage Door Canten, where famous stars of the theater and films appea, and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. He meets a pretty young hostess, they fall in love, and both enjoy the talents of the entertainers.
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Till the Clouds Roll By / Stage Door Canteen
»rank: 87307
0ur opinion: :'Till the Clouds Roll By' This extraordinay bigraphical film of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern features renditions of his most famous songs from his esteemed musicals. 'Stage Door Canteen' A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreational center for siervicemen.
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The Daydreamer
»rank: 45930
0ur opinion: :Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: O3/O4/2OO3 Run time: 99 minutes Rating: Nr :Not only does the incurably sleepy Hans 'Chris' Andersen dream in full color, this future storyteller also dreams in 'Animagic.' From the award-winning team that delights youngsters annually with their 1964 classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass), The Daydreamer blends animated, roly-headed puppets with live-action talent including Jack Gilford (Cocoon) and Margaret Hamilton (The Wizard of 0z). A hunger for knowledge sends young Chris Andersen searching for the elusive Garden ...
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Czarina - Royal Scandal
»rank: 71258
0ur opinion: :Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: O3/O4/2OO3 Run time: 99 minutes Rating: Nr :Not only does the incurably sleepy Hans 'Chris' Andersen dream in full color, this future storyteller also dreams in 'Animagic.' From the award-winning team that delights youngsters annually with their 1964 classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass), The Daydreamer blends animated, roly-headed puppets with live-action talent including Jack Gilford (Cocoon) and Margaret Hamilton (The Wizard of 0z). A hunger for knowledge sends young Chris Andersen searching for the elusive Garden ...
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Stage Door Canteen
»rank: 80184
0ur opinion:Description:Forty-eight of America's greatest entertainers star in Sol Lesser's patriotic homage to the soldiers of World War ll and the Stage Door Canteen, the famous serviceman's club in New York City. Essentially a two-hour concert held together by a moving storyline involving three girls working as club hostesses and the soldiers on their way to Europe for D-Day with whom they fell in love. A great snapshot of America restored from the original camera negative. :Stage Door Canteen (1943), directed by Frank Borzage (A Farewell to Arms) ...
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