George Tobias
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Jean Negulesco continues his classic run of forties film noirs with this tale of a con artist who falls for the mark he is trying to fleece. The great John Garfield commands the screen as grifter Nick Blake, who returns to New York after the war, only to find heartache and betrayal. Heading west, Nick hooks up with fellow con men Pop (Walter Brennan) and Doc (George Coulouris), who need a Romeo to sweep recently widowed Gladys Halvorsen (Geraldine...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The war is just beginning and France has not yet surrendered to the Germans. A French vessel picks up five semi-conscious men in a canoe. All ex-convicts, they have escaped from Devil's Island to do their bit for France. The tensions aboard the Marseille-bound ship slowly build to a shattering clash of wills between the men and the ship's Nazi sympathizer.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Singing and dancing illuminate this lighthearted adventure that teams the talents of superstar Rita Hayworth and vocal sensation Tony Martin. An unsuccessful actor is about to be deported when he bumps into and falls for a pretty girl on Avenue A. From that point on, life takes some curious twists and turns for this head-over-heels couple.
9) The set-up
Publisher
Turner Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
An over-the-hill boxer thinks he can still win a bout, despite doubts from his wife and his manager. He goes into his next fight determined to beat his opponent, not realizing his manager has taken money for a 'dive' from a tough gambler.
10) This is the Army
Publisher
Passion Productions
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Based on the stage presentation of Irving Berlin's all-soldier musical. In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets the order to stage a new all-soldier show, called THIS IS THE ARMY. But in his pesonal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiance until the war is over.
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A group of bush pilots from Northern Canada feel their patriotic spirit roused during Winston Churchill's famous "Blood, sweat and tears" radio speech to pump up the British/Allied morale. They decide to enlist as pilots, only to find their age and attitude working against them. One of the pilots, Brian McLean, finds that his commander is the former boyfriend of his wife. To make matters worse, Brian needs to do things his way, leading to a tragedy...
12) Torrid zone
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Steve Case knows only one man who can shape up his troubled banana-republic plantation--fireball foreman Nick Butler. However, Nick is a little distracted when he meets a woman who can hold her own at a card table, especially if she's dealing.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Young Biff Grimes is the son of an Irishman who's better at blarney than at holding down a job. Determined to make something of himself, Biff takes a mail-order course in dentistry and practices his handiwork on dear old dad. In his spare time he manages to fall for Virginia Brush, "the strawberry blonde," but unfortunately Virginia is more interested in Hugo Barnstead, an up-and-coming financier. Virginia has another girl in mind for Biff: her best...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
White heat: Cody Jarrett is the sadistic leader of a ruthless gang of thieves. Afflicted by terrible headaches and fiercely devoted to his 'Ma, ' Cody is a volatile, violent, and eccentric leader. Cody's top henchman wants to lead the gang and attempts to have an 'accident' happen to Cody, while he is running the gang from in jail. But Cody is saved by an undercover cop, who thereby befriends him and infiltrates the gang. Finally, the stage is set...