Felix Jackson
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English
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Following the closing arguments in a murder trial, the twelve members of the jury must deliberate, with a guilty verdict meaning death for the accused, an inner-city teen. As the dozen men try to reach a unanimous decision while sequestered in a solitary, sweltering room, one juror (Henry Fonda, The Ox-Bow Incident) casts considerable doubt on elements of the case. Personal issues soon rise to the surface, and conflict threatens to derail the delicate...
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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"Unemployed Polly Parrish impulsively picks up a baby left at orphanage doors at Christmas. Everyone assumes the foundling is hers, including Polly's playboy ex-boss, who offers her a job if she'll live up to her maternal duties. A paycheck would be handy, so Polly complies. Then the boss's tycoon dad assumes the infant is his secret grandson, and things really spin out of control"--Container.
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Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
As Destry, a mild-mannered deputy who doesn't like guns, Stewart is called to restore order to the hopelessly corrupt frontier town of Bottleneck. Though reluctant to undertake such an enormous task, he's soon roped into action after meeting the seductive Frenchy (Dietrich), an alluring saloon girl who belts out unforgettable show-stoppers like "The Boys in the Back Room, " while winning the hero's heart.
4) Back street
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A quintessential tearjerker in which a couple meets and falls in love but is unable to marry due to impossible circumstances.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Penny (Deanna Durbin) has a knack for matchmaking and realizes that her own two sisters Joan (Nan Grey) and Kay (Helen Parrish) could use her help since one of them is in love with the other's boyfriend. In attempting to manipulate the situation so that both sisters end up with the ideal fiancé, Penny only creates further problems until her father is forced to intervene on her behalf. Often noted as Deanna Durbin's first young adult role, this breezy,...
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Publisher
RKO Pictures, Inc
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A salesgirl picks up a foundling, is mistaken for its unwed mother and must keep up the charade, baby and all, to keep her job. A musical remake of one of the great 1930s comedies, "Bachelor Mother", it features a real-life married couple (at the time) in the starring roles.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In an attempt to maintain her glamorous screen image, a famous film actress (Gail Patrick) is forced by her studio to hide her 14-year-old daughter (Deanna Durbin) in a Swiss boarding school away from the publicity-hungry press. To keep her real identity secret from the other school girls, she invents a fictitious father, claiming he is a globe-trotting big game hunter. Forced to prove his existence, she tries to coax a friendly composer (Herbert...
Publisher
Distributed by E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The Arena (a newly elected senator must decide if he wants to follow the course charted by his father, a former senator, or chart a course of his own) and The Strike (during the Korean War, Major Gaylord's will is tested when he is forced to issue an order that will result in the death of twenty of his men but save hundreds of lives). Includes booklet.
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Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Mad about music: The neglected daughter of a famous actress conjures up an elaborate fantasy lafe in a comedy of mistaken identity.
That certain age: A crush on an older man threatens to derail a teeaged girl's high school musical revue.
Three smart girls grow up: Now that their parents are back together, the Craig girls think life is going to be easy. It is, until Kay falls in love with Joan's fiance.
Because of him: A young woman who wants to...