C. Aubrey Smith
1) Rebecca
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Language
English
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Description
A vacationing young lady meets, falls in love with, and marries handsome and wealthy widower Maxim de Winter. He takes his new bride home to his estate, Manderley. But the new Mrs. de Winter finds her married life dominated by the sinister, almost spectral influence of Maxim's late wife, Rebecca, who still rules from beyond the grave.
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
When thief Gaston Monescu meets his true love in pickpocket Lily, they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume company executive Mariette Colet. But when Gaston becomes romantically entangled with Mme. Colet, their larcenous ruse is jeopardized and Gaston is forced to choose between two beautiful women.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
While three elderly businessmen are having a Christmas Eve dinner, they are visited by two kind-hearted strangers who return their wallets. The men are all killed in a blizzard, but return to Earth as the couple's guardian angels.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
On the eve of World War II, Roy, a British officer, revisits Waterloo Bridge where he and Myra met and fell in love during an air raid at the beginning of World War I. Heartbroken after Roy was reportedly killed in action, Myra turned to prostitution to make her way. The report, however, was false, and when Roy returns from a POW camp, Myra's shattered spirit may no longer hold any room for happiness.
Series
Criterion collection volume 109
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Catherine, a German princess, married the Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Because of his madness, she was able to seize the throne and become known as Catherine the Great.
7) The Crusades
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
In order to obtain supplies for his soldiers, England's king Richard the Lion-Hearted is forced to marry a princess he has never met.
8) Cleopatra
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"The cunning Queen of the Nile who, wielding her beauty like a weapon, lures Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Marc Antony into her web of royal deception and betrayal"--Container.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A woman decides to begin a new life after spending years caring for her father. She meets a traveler who is actually a monk who has left the monastery after taking his oath. They are married, but she soon learns of his secret.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Johnny Weissmuller [and] Maureen O'Sullivan. He Tarzan, she Jane -- the most memorable pair ever to portray Edgar Rice Burroughs' jungle hero and heroine. All six of the stars' vine-swinging teamings are in this four disc set"--Container.
Tarzan the ape man (1932 ; 100 min.): "A trader and his daughter set off in search of the fabled graveyard of the elephants in deepest Africa, only to encounter a wild man raised by apes"--IMDb.com.
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13) Romeo and Juliet
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Film adaptation of the Shakespeare play about star-crossed lovers.
14) Guilty hands
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When a lawyer discovers that his daughter plans to wed one of his past clients, he commits a horrible act to ensure it never happens.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A time for miracles: In this remarkable, Emmy-nominated true story, Elizabeth Bayley Seton becomes the first American-born citizen to be declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Beyond tomorrow: On Christmas Eve, three rich, self-involved businessmen die in a plane crash. As ghosts, they must make things right between two lovers on Earth to earn a ticket to heaven. Angel in the family: Sisters, separated by a lifetime of misunderstanding, find...
18) The crusades
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
When the Saracens retake the holy city of Jerusalem, King Richard the Lionheart vows to reclaim the city for Christianity. In order to get crucial supplies, he resigns himself to marry Berengaria of Navarre -- but this marriage of convenience turns to one of passion when the beautiful and determined young woman joins him in the treacherous battle to save the holy city.
19) China seas
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Language
English
Description
"Rugged Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries. Both his fiery mistress China Doll and his refined fiancée Sybil are aboard! Highlights include a raging typhoon, a battle with bloodthirsty Malay pirates, and China Doll's drinking contest with bluff villain Jamesy, who wants the gold and the platinum blonde"--Container....
20) Love me tonight
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English
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Carefree tailor Maurice leaves a backlot Paris to collect on a past-due bill at a recalcitrant aristocratic client₂s family chateau. Mistaken for royalty, Maurice runs a gauntlet of lunatic blue-bloods, including love-happy Myrna Loy and screwball icon Charlie Ruggles. But it is Princess Jeanette₂s closely guarded heart that Maurice desires and it will take every ounce of his ingenious pluck to woo her without revealing his well-meaning romantic...