Dorothy Malone
Author
Publisher
GS Productions
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"A man wrongly imprisoned for murder breaks out of jail. He wants to clear his name, but with the police pursuing him, he's forced to take a beautiful young woman, driving a fast sports car, hostage and slip into a cross-border sports car race to try to make it to Mexico before the police get him."--Container.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and wears out his gumshoes trailing murderers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and more. Lauren Bacall joins Bogart under Howard Hawks' brisk and atmospheric direction of ace adaptations of Raymond Chandler's novel.
3) Beach party
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
It's the film that launched a genre and an iconic screen pairing as Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello team for the first time for sand, surf and fun! A light hearted musical-comedy romp on the sands of southern California, BEACH PARTY teams Frankie and Annette who sing six songs while a serious-minded 40 year-old college professor studies the vacationing habits of youngsters, comparing them with the mating rituals of primitive tribes.
Series
Criterion collection volume 96
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"The stylishly debauched tale of a Texas oil magnate brought down by the excesses of his spoiled offspring"--Container.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Based on the Grace Metalious novel. Set in a small New England town, Peyton Place deals with the secrets and scandals of two generations of the town's inhabitants. An unmarried woman, Constance, and her daughter Allison are at the dramatic center of the story.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The winter holidays have come and gone, and the new year begins with a fresh dusting of snow and the return of Elliot Carson to Peyton Place. Behind the picket fences of the clapboard houses, beyond the historic pillory in the quaint town square, the neatly wrapped New England town continues to unravel in ways no one could have imagined.
8) Winter Kills
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Nick (Jeff Bridges) is the son of Pa Kegan (John Huston), a tycoon who heads a powerful business empire, and the brother of an American president who was assassinated 15 years ago. Working in the China seas on one of his father's oil drilling ships, Nick is plunged into the past when a dying man reveals the true identity of his brother's assassin. Nick sets out on a twisting trail to unravel a web of greed and vengeance which leads him to confront...
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Set in the 1930s Depression era during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, [the film] covers three days in the lives of a trio of high-flying circus performers, headlined by former WWII fighter-pilot hero Roger Shumann and his beautiful blonde wife, Laverne. Romantic complications arise when newspaper reporter Burke Devlin falls in love with Laverne while covering their daredevil aerial show"--Container.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A ratings sensation for ABC, it was already a successful 1956 novel and 1957 film, made its way to network television in 1964. A prime-time soap opera whose influences can be seen in later beloved programs such as Dallas, Knots Landing, and Twin Peaks, the show examined the complex web of scandals, schemes, and sex in a New England town.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A ratings sensation for ABC, it was already a successful 1956 novel and 1957 film, made its way to network television in 1964. A prime-time soap opera whose influences can be seen in later beloved programs such as Dallas, Knots Landing, and Twin Peaks, the show examined the complex web of scandals, schemes, and sex in a New England town.
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A loose remake of the 1941 film noir High Sierra. Veteran outlaw Wes McQueen escapes from jail and hopes to pull off one last big train robbery. McQueen doesn't care for his new partners -- except perhaps Colorado Carson, a dance-hall girl who may be the only person who genuinely cares about his well-being. McQueen, meanwhile, also has eyes for Julie Ann, who is newly arrived from the east and setting up a new farm with her father. With a $10,000...
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Technicolor expressionism of Douglas Sirk reached a fever pitch with this operatic tragedy, which finds the director pushing his florid visuals and his critiques of American culture to their subversive extremes. Alcoholism, nymphomania, impotence, and deadly jealousy; these are just some of the toxins coursing through a massively wealthy, degenerate Texan oil family. When a sensible secretary has the misfortune of marrying the clan₂s neurotic...
16) Private hell 36
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
After receiving a stolen $50 bill from a patron, night club singer Lilli Marlow joins with two detectives to identify the criminal.
Publisher
Arrow Academy
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In early horror classics such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of The Opera, Lon Chaney captivated audiences with his vivid personifications of grotesque and afflicted characters. His extraordinary make-up skills, and miraculous ability to completely transform into grisly yet sympathetic and tragic monsters, garnered him international acclaim. Yet, despite his talent and success, Chaney led a life plagued by hardship and heartache.
Publisher
Miracle Pictures
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The story centers around a man on the run from the law, and the extraordinary lengths he has to go to avoid capture. Along the journey, he kidnaps a beautiful woman and commandeers her car, leaving behind a trail of violence and mayhem.
Publisher
Dollar-DVD
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"The sister of ex-pimp and current Los Angeles police detective Kyle York (David Soul) was murdered working the streets a few years ago. Since his reform, he has teamed with Officer Ross Garfield (Louis Gossett jr.) to clear the streets of underage girls working in prostitution. Pretty, young runaway Hailey Atkins (Linda Purl) has been turned out. Down deep she wants to go straight but has had great difficulty escaping her pimp and doesn't even...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Pardners: Martin and Lewis are sons of former ranch partners. Lewis, raised by his millionaire mother, follows visiting Martin back to the old West to learn how to be a cowboy. The ranch where Martin is foreman is in financial trouble, and with Lewis's unorthodox help, the good guys win out.
Hollywood or bust: Malcolm Smith is a movie buff who yearns to go out to Hollywood to meet Anita Ekberg. Steve Wiley is a gambler with some bad debts. They both...