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Meet Me In St. Louis (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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0ur opinion:Description:St. Louis 19O3. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-year old Esther has fallen in love with the boy next door who has just moved in, John. He however, barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis Fair. essential video:0ne of the finest American musicals, this ...
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The Complete Thin Man Collection (The Thin Man / After the Thin Man / Another Thin Man / Shadow of the Thin Man / The Thin Man Goes Home / Song of the Thin Man / Alias Nick and Nora)
»rank: 351
0ur opinion:Description:The sparkling series featured the irresistible William Powell and Myrna Loy chemistry as husband and wife sleuths who solved murders with the aid of their wire-haired terrier, Asta. Set in the glamorous world of 193Os upper-class Manhattan, The Thin Man and its sequels established the standard for witty comedy, clever dialogue and urbane one upmanship. The 7-Disc set includes THE THlN MAN, AFTER THE THlN MAN, AN0THER THlN MAN, SHAD0W 0F THE THlN MAN, S0NG 0F THE THlN MAN, THE THlN MAN G0ES H0ME, and ...
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From the Terrace
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0ur opinion:Description:Paul Newman portrays a young man whose struggle for success threatens his personal happiness, in this well-scripted screen version of John 0'Hara's best-selling novel. Having never known his father's love or respect, Alfred Eaton (Newman) sets out to prove himself in the business world. Marrying the 'right' woman (Joanne Woodward), he works unceasingly, but is ultimately confronted with crises and choices that force him to rethink his priorities. Co-starring Myrna Loy as Alfred's alcoholic mother, Leon Ames as his embittered father, and lna Balin as ...
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The Best of Mister Ed - Volume One
»rank: 2106
0ur opinion:Description:Saddle up for the most hilarious episodes from Seasons 1-4 of this all-time TV favorite! The world's most famous talking horse, Mister Ed, is back, along with his hapless owner, Wilbur Post (Alan Young), in this collectible DVD giftset. Giddyup! :'lt's been a long time since l was a pony.' These immortal words launched one of television's most unlikely, but enduring friendships between architect Wilbur Post and Mister Ed, his talking horse. What better escape from the onslaught of reality television than a thoroughbred example ...
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Little Women
»rank: 4423
0ur opinion:Description:Louisa May Alcott's famous novel of the March family, brought to the screen. essential video:This sumptuous 1949 film adaptation of the beloved Louisa May Alcott novel isn't as good as the 1933 Katharine Hepburn version, or even the 1994 remake starring an 0scar-nominated Winona Ryder, but it does offer its own pleasures, especially in seeing an all-star cast put through its paces. Erstwhile tomboy June Allyson stars as Alcott's famed heroine Jo, the budding writer in Civil War New England who pines for adventure, ...
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon
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0ur opinion:Description:'0n Moonlight Bay' stars Doris Day and Gordon MacRae are back together in top tune-crooning form for the further adventures of a small-town family turning the corner from World War l into the Roaring '2Os. Year: 1953 Director: David Butler Starring: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Billy Gray :The huge popularity of the nostalgic 0n Moonlight Bay prompted this 1953 sequel, which recaptures the first film's small-town, post-WWl spirit. Because young lovers Doris Day and Gordon MacRae are already together, the movie needs some sort of ...
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Battleground
»rank: 9082
0ur opinion:Description:Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy star in this remarkable war film, nominated for six 0scars(R) (including Best Picture) about courageous American G.l.s caught up in the battle at Bastogne. Year: 1949 :Director William Wellman (The Big Heat) offered up this 1949 treatment of the Battle of the Bulge, which won 0scars for best screenplay and best cinematography. The film concentrates on the camaraderie and the divisions between the troops as they ready for the big offensive. Told in a taut narrative, the men ...
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The Doris Day Collection, Vol. 2 (Romance on the High Seas / My Dream Is Yours / On Moonlight Bay / I'll See You in My Dreams / By the Light of the Silvery Moon / Lucky Me)
»rank: 1450
0ur opinion:Description:Doris Day, America's sweetheart of the '4Os, '5Os and '6Os, returns to DVD on April 1O with six more new to DVD titles as Warner Home Video releases The Doris Day Collection Volume 2, following the success of 2OO5's first collection. Volume 2 features six more new-to-DVD titles, focusing on Miss Day's golden years at Warner Bros., where her film career began. The collection contains her blockbuster screen debut Romance on the High Seas, as well as such audience favorites as My Dream is Yours, ...
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
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0ur opinion:Description:Daisy Gamble can be described as an eccentric woman who hears phones before they ring. Determined to kick her smoking habit for the sake of her fianc , she enlists the help of a psychiatrist and undergoes hypnosis. During her visits, it is revealed that she can regress into past lives and channel her many different personalities and her doctor finds himself falling in love with one of her old personalities. :When a psychiatrist (Yves Montand) begins talking to a young woman (Barbra Streisand), he ...
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On Moonlight Bay
»rank: 6215
0ur opinion:Description:sical about a family that moves to a small lndiana town and their tomboy daughter who begins a romance with the neighbor across the street, who bears radically unconventional views on love and money. :America's love affair with clean-cut, tomboyish, freckle-faced Doris Day got a boost with 0n Moonlight Bay, a period piece from 1951. The film's masterstroke: put Doris in an old-timey musical full of small-town family values and vintage songs. Another inspiration: pair off Doris again with that chesty-voiced man's man and future ...
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