Gene Tierney
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What's This Book About?
Through a series of unlikely events, Justice Miller, a university professor and former hockey star, discovers profound secrets about the fundamental nature of human civilization, the perils we face, and unexpected prospects for a brighter future. Not one to shy away from a fight, she and a group of activists provoke establishment adversaries as they pursue new solutions and strategies to confront our social and ecological...
6) Sundown
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English
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The adopted daughter of an Arab trader assists British troops in Africa during World War II.
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Criterion collection volume 274
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English
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Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian aches for a life of ease and plenty. Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, he stumbles upon a chance of a lifetime in the form of legendary wrestler Gregorius the Great. But there is no easy money in this underworld of shifting alliances, bottomless graft, and pummeled flesh, and soon Fabian learns the horrible price of his ambition.
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Humphrey Bogart stars in this melodrama-spiced adventure tale about an American flyer in civil war torn 1947 China, hiding from a ruthless warlord (Lee J. Cobb) by assuming the identity of a slain priest in a remote mission settlement. There, he loses his heart to his needy flock of villagers and to the lovely mission nurse (Gene Tierney), a devout Catholic tormented by her taboo attraction to this putative man of the cloth.
10) Heaven can wait
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Criterion collection volume 291
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English
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"Deceased playboy Henry Van Cleve presents himself to the outer offices of Hades where he asks a bemused Satan for permission to enter the gates of Hell. Though the Devil doubts that Henry's sins qualify him for eternal damnation, Henry proceeds to recount a lifetime of wooing and pursuing women, his long, happy marriage to Martha notwithstanding"--Container.
12) Dragonwyck
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English
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Gothic tale of a country girl who falls in love with and marries an eccentric, mean-spirited man.
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Set in the 19th century, the illegitimate son of a British aristocrat, Benjamin Blake, is forced into servitude by a wicked uncle. As a rebellious young man, Benjamin falls for a beautiful aristocrat and is beaten as punishment. Fleeing his tyrannical uncle, Benjamin stows away on a ship and lands on an idyllic South Pacific island. There he romances an exotic native beauty and earns a fortune diving for pearls with a fellow shipmate. But Benjamin's...
14) Black Widow
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Nancy, a young writer struggling to make it in New York City, meets a famous Broadway producer at a party named Peter. Taking pity on her, Peter welcomes her into his apartment and gives her a place to write. Shortly after, Nancy is found dead in the bathroom. Peter is the main murder suspect. As rumors swirl about his involvement with Nancy, Peter decides to search for the real killer himself.
15) Advise & consent
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A Senate sub-committee meets to confirm the President's controversial nominee for Secretary of State.
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"In 1620, a group of religious outcasts boarded the Mayflower in England and set sail for the New World, where they founded a tiny wilderness outpost that was the genesis for what would become the United States of America. This is their thrilling story, a tale of hardship and devotion, and of storms, hunger and disease faced and defied"--Container.
18) Sundown
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English
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The adopted daughter of an Arab trader assists British troops in Africa during World War II.
19) Love is news
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English
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Love is News: a young heiress, tired of being hounded by a reporter, announces the two are engaged. That Wonderful Urge: a reporter causes scandal of his own after the heiress he scooped announces that they are married. Also includes special features.