William Reynolds
2) Carousel
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English
Description
"Billy Bigelow, a smooth-talking carny barker ... falls in love with a millworker ... As their romance unfolds, Billy is killed while committing a robbery, before the birth of his daughter. Now in heaven, years later, he returns to earth for one day to attend his daughter's high school graduation and teach her a very important lesson."--Container.
Series
Criterion collection volume 636
Language
English
Description
A Harvard graduate, turned federal Marshal in Wyoming, learns of a government sanctioned plot by cattle barons to kill the area's European settlers for their land. The resulting battle is based on the Johnson County War of 1892.
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English
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Description
"Based on the life of boxer Jack Johnson, this fictional account of his rise to fame chronicles the battles that the flamboyant champion fought in and out of the ring. Refusing to live within the boundaries deemed acceptable by society, this renowned hero and the woman he loved chose to live their lives the way they wanted-- something which evoked great fury from a narrow-minded world"--Container.
5) Yellowbeard
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English
Description
"For twelve years, Yellowbeard has looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to twenty years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to confiscate his fabulous treasure, the Royal Navy allows him to escape and follows him where saucy tarts, lisping demigods and some awful puns and punishments await"--Container.
Series
Franchise collection volume 1
Language
English
Description
Francis the talking mule: A talking mule adopts a second lieutenant as his master in the Burmese jungle during World War II.
Francis goes to the races: Peter and Francis go to stay on a horsebreeding ranch. Peter is smitten by the owner's granddaughter, and Francis enjoys the easy life. But a debt has come due that threatens the ranch, and Francis uses connections with his equine friends to come up with some winners.
Francis goes to West Point:...
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English
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Description
The Godfather : Vito Corleone, the aging patriarch of an organized dynasty in postwar New York City transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant youngest son.
The Godfather, part II: The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
The Godfather, part III/The Godfather coda, the death of Michael Corleone: Now in his...
9) The Star
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Language
English
Description
Gertrude Lawrence was a musical comedy star who started out as an ambitious bit actress and moved her way up to being the toast of London and Broadway. Her success is offset by a stormy private life, which is given some additional ballast when she falls in love with an American financier. Gertrude was temperamental, sarcastic, profane and at times, self-destructive.
10) Hello, Dolly!
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English
Description
Musical set in the 1890's about ambitious young widow and matchmaker Dolly (Streisand) who meets her perfect match-- tight-fisted merchant Horace Vandergelder (Matthau).
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English
Description
The land unknown: When a navy expedition crash-lands in a crater thousands of miles below sea level, they encounter a hot, tropical landscape of prehistoric terror filled with ferocious dinosaurs.
The deadly mantis: A paleontologist teams up with the military to battle a huge praying mantis when it goes on the attack in metropolitan cities after being released from an Arctic iceberg.
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English
Description
Francis the talking mule: GI Peter Sterling, who appears to be bucking for a Section Eight, keeps insisting that Francis, a cantankerous Army mule, has the power of speech. It turns out that Francis not only can talk but is also a superb military strategist. With Francis' help, Sterling breaks up a Nazi spy ring and becomes a hero. Francis goes to the races: The loquacious equine and his plucky pal Peter get a job working on a horse-breeder's ranch...
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English
Description
"Boris Karloff stars as a doctor who risks his own life to save the captives of a mad count in The Black Castle. Vengeance is sworn against six men who witness a ceremony where beautiful women turn into serpents in Cult of The Cobra. In The Thing That Couldn't Die, when a young psychic discovers a box that contains the living head of an executed devil worshiper, heads will roll. A cat witnesses the murder of her owner, and this cat is hell-bent on...