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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...
Going My Way
Winner of seven Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Director, the unforgettable classic Going My Way lights up the screen as it warms the heart. Best Actor winner Bing Crosby shines as Father O'Malley, a young priest new to an established but financially flailing parish. When his philosophies conflict with those of curmudgeonly Father Fitzgibbon (Best Supporting Actor winner Barry Fitzgerald), the result is a timeless story of patience, compromise and - just maybe - understanding...
Duck Soup
A pointed political satire, Duck Soup is the Marx Brothers' funniest and most insane film. Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly, the hilarious dictator of mythical Freedonia. Harpo and Chico are commissioned as spies by Groucho's political rival, the calculating Trentino (Louis Calhern). The film contains many of the Brothers' famous sequences: the lemonade stand, a masterpiece of slow burn; the Paul Revere parody; the "We're Going To War" number, a beautiful spoof of '30s musicals; the hilarious mirror...
The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (The Cocoanuts / Animal Crackers / Monkey Business / Horse Feathers / Duck Soup)
The Marx Brothers – Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo – are the reigning kings of comedy and remain one of the most iconic comic teams of all time. From their early days on Vaudeville and Broadway through their wildly popular motion pictures, the Marx Brothers kept audiences of all ages laughing out loud with some of the most hilarious routines ever imagined. The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection captures the very best of the comedy team and includes the only five movies to feature all four...
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...
Mae West: The Essential Collection
Classic, bawdy, seductive and witty, Mae West is one of the most iconic actresses in motion picture history. Notorious for pushing the envelope with her suggestive innuendos and racy persona, she is often cited as a major contributor to the enforcement of the strict Production Code in 1934 that would change the way movies were made for decades to follow. Mae West: The Essential Collection features 9 of her best films including her debut with George Raft in Night After Night , She Done Him Wrong...
Bing Crosby: The Silver Screen Collection - The 1940s
One of the most popular entertainers of all time, Bing Crosby was a superstar of movies, music, radio and television during a spectacular career that lasted over 50 years. Bing Crosby: The Silver Screen Collection – The 1940s includes 11 of his best films from the second decade of his film career alongside co-stars Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, Barry Fitzgerald, Betty Hutton and Marjorie Reynolds. Featuring Bing in top form singing some of his most memorable songs such as "Blue Skies," "Swinging...
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...