Robert Benchley
Author
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Pub. Date
1936.
Language
English
Description
When Robert Benchley died in 1945, his obituaries read like love-letters from the world. Here is a collection of his short, whimsical, hilarious articles which show why. With befuddled and heroic bewilderment Benchley faces his problems. Among others are the mislaid locomotive, a dachshund who sued for libel, and a songbird who was "out to get" Benchley. It ends with five sizzling chapters of his "Untold Story," starting when, as an innocent young...
Language
English
Description
The Marx Brothers skewer medicine and bring home a racetrack winner. In his favorite role, Groucho is Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush, MD, Ph.D., RFD, MC, PDQ, BYOB and none of the above dispensing horse pills and quips with equal glee. Chico, Harpo, and favorite foil Margaret Dumont join the fun of this thoroughly thoroughbred comedy. Enjoy tootsie-frootsie ice cream, Dumont¿s medical exam, Harpo¿s pretty-girl pantomime sketch, wallpaper wackiness, and...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"A frustrated city girl decides to disguise herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with handsome Major Kirby and he insists on taking her to his military academy after the train is stalled"--Container.
Series
Language
English
Description
A sophisticated screwball comedy, rife with smart dialogue, the Philadelphia Story centers on the society event of the season: the second marriage of icy, judgmental, moneyed socialite Tracy Lord to nouveau riche George Kittredge. Her first husband, suave and devilish C.K. Dexter Haven, complicates matters by finagling wedding invitations for incognito reporter Mike Connor and his photographer Liz Imbrie, to do a tell-all exposé. But Haven's motives...
Series
Criterion collection volume 676
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Many centuries after cursing the male descendants of the Salem puritan who sent her to the stake, a charmingly vengeful blonde bombshell sorceress with a broomstick finds herself drawn to one of them -- a prospective governor about to marry a spoiled socialite"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[℗2012]
Language
English
Description
"Fred portrays an ace with the highly regarded Flying Tigers squad. On leave in New York City on an eight-day furlough, Fred decides to forego any possible hero worship because of his uniform and dons civilian clothes. It so happens he meets and falls for Joan, a magazine photographer, and sets out to win her heart at all costs. The twist is that Joan is dedicated to the war effort and considers Fred-- who is keeping his military role a secret-- a...
12) Road to Utopia
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bing and Bob get caught up in a race to stake their claim to the veins of a Klondike gold mine after nabbing the deed from a couple of vicious killers. Since the boys themselves are skipping town after a shady deal, they decide to adopt the murderers' identities and take the opportunity to get to know the beautiful and ambitious Dorothy Lamour.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to New York's posh Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Your suite is waiting, and so are romance, glamour, comedy and drama played with great flair by an all-star cast. A remake of Grand Hotel updated to the waning days of WWII, [it] follows the fortunes of a lonely movie star, an on-the-make stenographer, a wounded flyer, a war correspondent, a wheeler-dealer and a gossip columnist whose lives crisscross over two days of martinis, mistaken identities...
15) Dancing lady
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A Broadway chorine needs a little help with her hoofing, so her dance director gets an idea. A good idea. "Do you feel like going through that opening number with Mr. Astaire?" And Fred Astaire, making his screen debut, shows the lady how it's done. Three film icons give the backstage musical a jolt of superstar electricity in a song-, dance-, and romance-filled extravaganza.--Container.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
An ugly woman wears a beautiful mask to win a man who never noticed her before. A wealthy and content man is told by a fortune teller that he will murder someone. A tight-rope walker is haunted by a dream of falling during his act ... and the appearance of a mystery woman.
Series
Criterion collection volume 696
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A full-throttle espionage thriller, starring Joel McCrea as a green Yank reporter sent to Europe to get the scoop on the imminent war. It's wall-to-wall witty repartee, head-spinning plot twists, and brilliantly mounted suspense set pieces, including an ocean plane crash climax with astonishing special effects.
18) Song of Russia
Series
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
[1944]
Language
English
Description
When John Meredith meets amateur pianist Nadya Stepanova at a Moscow concert in 1941, the America conductor follows her to her rural town and marries her. Leaving her husband's tour when Germany begins its invasion, Nadya returns to her father's farm and fights against the Nazis. With the region under martial law and safe travel nonexistent, Meredith begins a perilous trek to reunite with his wife, unaware that her village may have already been destroyed....
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Broadway melody of 1936: Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary certainly does. She and Irene must use their wits to show him what he's missing!
Born to dance: Sailor Ted meets Nora at the Lonely Hearts Club and falls in love. Nora...