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This Is the Night
Featuring Cary Grant in his screen debut, This is the Night is a sparkling comedy of sexual innuendo and amorous infidelity. Claire (Thelma Todd) plots to rendezvous with her lover Gerald (Roland Young) in Venice for the weekend. When her husband Stephen (Grant) returns home unexpectedly, plans are hastily rearranged for a group outing joined by Gerald’s pal Bunny (Charlie Ruggles) and Germaine (Lily Damita), a penniless woman hired to pose as Gerald's wife. Soon, Germaine finds herself...
Ruggles of Red Gap
Nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award®, Ruggles of Red Gap stars Charles Laughton as a stuffy British butler, Marmaduke Ruggles, who is traded in a poker game from an English Duke (Roland Young) to a wealthy and rowdy American, Egbert Floud (Charlie Ruggles). Ruggles' new home is Red Gap, Washington, where he is introduced by Egbert as "Colonel" Ruggles. The town ladies are quite taken by the sophisticated servant in disguise as he enamors them with fictitious stories of battles gone by...
Love Me Tonight
Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald sing and fall in love to the songs of Rodgers and Hart in director Rouben Mamoulian’s Love Me Tonight , one of the greatest screen musicals in history. Cheated out of 15 suits by the deadbeat Viscount de Varèze (Charlie Ruggles), poor Parisian couturier Maurice Courtelin (Chevalier) heads to the Chateau d’Artelines to collect the money that he's owed. Introduced as a Baron to hide the truth from de Varèze’s uncle (C. Aubrey Smith), Maurice woos the...
Six of a Kind
Hitch a ride with George Burns and Gracie Allen in Six of a Kind , as they head for California on a madcap journey that takes them from one hilarious adventure to another. Mr. and Mrs. Whinney (Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland) are planning to drive to California for their second honeymoon. Limited by finances, they agree to share the trip's expenses with an unknown young couple (Burns and Allen). When $50,000 mysteriously shows up on their bumper, the hapless honeymooners realize their troubles...
Murders in the Zoo
Millionaire Eric Gorman is a zoologist/hunter who has created his own private menagerie of wild beasts from his safaris. He is also insanely jealous and uses his dangerous pets to dispose of any potential romantic rival for his wife or anyone that displeases him. Made before the Production Code was enforced, Murders in the Zoo (1933) is a grisly and perverse Pre-Code horror thriller that was quite shocking for its time. The movie is dominated by Lionel Atwill's superb performance as the...
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
Alice's fantastic adventures lead her straight to some of the most memorable characters ever imagined including the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty, the Cheshire Cat, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum in the original Alice in Wonderland. Based on Lewis Carroll's beloved story, this live-action fantasy features Hollywood icons Cary Grant, Gary Cooper and W.C. Fields along with Charlotte Henry as "Alice". Filled with spectacular sets and imaginative costumes, the classic Alice in...
Here Comes Cookie / Love in Bloom / Six of a Kind Triple Feature
Here Comes Cookie : The incomparable George Burns and Gracie Allen star in this hilariously clever romp. Burns is a wealthy retiree who surprises everyone by deeding his entire fortune to his ditzy daughter (Allen). But when the newly rich young woman becomes convinced the family is actually on the verge of bankruptcy, it sparks a riotous series of side-splitting complications! Six of a Kind : George Burns and Gracie Allen team up with the legendary W.C. Fields in this hilarious road trip where...
Cary Grant: The Vault Collection
Charming, sophisticated and debonair, Cary Grant is one of the most popular and enduring Hollywood actors ever to grace the silver screen. His illustrious career spanned over 3 decades and included some of the most unforgettable roles in motion picture history. Cary Grant: The Vault Collection focuses on the first 5 years of his career where the man born as Archibald Leach transforms into the iconic persona of Cary Grant that he is associated with today. Featuring 18 films released between 1932...
W.C. Fields Comedy Essentials Collection
W.C. Fields is a true comedy legend and remains one of the most recognizable and beloved actors of all time. From his early days on stage in vaudeville and Broadway through his live appearances on radio, he created an iconic persona that has never been matched. The comic genius of W.C. Fields is best captured forever in his body of films that highlight his notoriously sarcastic quick wit and slapstick routines. The W.C. Fields Comedy Essentials Collection features 18 of his best films that...