Director: James Horne, James Parrott Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Thelma Todd, Mae Busch, Gertrude Astor, Linda Loredo, Charlie Hall, Henry Bernard, Walter Long, Julie Bishop (Jacqueline Wells). Description: Four classic shorts: Another Fine Mess (1930)-Penniless and on the lam, L&H hide out in the home of Colonel Buckshot, a big-game hunter who’s on safari. When a snooty Lord & Lady ask about renting the house, Oliver pretends to be the colonel, while Stan does double duty as the butler and the maid! Come Clean (1931)-The boys go to get ice cream for their wives, but end up being blackmailed into hiding a female criminal after they rescue her from drowning. But what will they tell their wives when they bring the bad girl home? Laughing Gravy (1931)-After the landlord throws their dog, “Laughing Gravy,” out into the cold, Stan & Ollie encounter one mishap after another (including crawling down the chimney) in their attempt to rescue man's best friend. Any Old Port (1932)-After rescuing a girl from a forced marriage to a lecherous landlord, Ollie talks Stan into a boxing match with a brute (turns out it's the landlord looking for revenge!) who uses a loaded glove. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 90 mins. Item #4924 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: James Parrott Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Isabelle Keith, Edgar Kennedy, Kay Deslys, James Finlayson, Blanche Payson, Bobby Burns. Description: Four classic shorts: Be Big (1931)-While getting ready for a vacation with their wives, L&H get a call from their lodge informing them of a stag party being held in their honor. The boys feign illness to go to the party, but when the wives miss their train, they discover their husbands’ ruse. The Perfect Day (1929)-It’s the perfect day for a picnic! L&H load up the car with their families, but things seem destined for disaster. Night Owls (1930)-Down on his luck Police Officer Kennedy (42 unsolved crimes on his watch!) gets a great idea: he hires vagrants L&H to commit a crime so he can arrest them in front of his boss, and later get the boys out of jail. Helpmates (1932)-Ollie’s house is a catastrophe after a wild party, and his wife is due back soon! He enlists the help of his buddy Stan, and after many disasters, things seem to be going well…say, Stan, why don’t you start a nice fire in the fireplace? Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 89 mins. Item #4925 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: Charles Rogers, James Horne Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Babe London, James Finlayson, Ben Turpin, Mae Busch, Charles Middleton, Charlie Hall, Billy Gilbert, James Morton. Description: Four classic shorts: Our Wife (1931)-Ollie and his portly intended decide to elope after her father forbids the match, using a tiny getaway car to hold them and Stan! Trouble really begins when they find a cross-eyed justice of the peace! The Fixer Uppers (1935)-Stan and Ollie agree to help a depressed woman who feels her husband neglects her. Ollie tries to make the man jealous, but is too convincing and the man challenges him to a duel! Them Thar Hills (1934)-To rest from his city lifestyle, Ollie takes Stan to the countryside for some fresh air and clean water. Unfortunately, moonshiners have contaminated their well water with barrels of alcohol, but the fun really starts when the two drunk buddies meet up with a rowdy, fun-loving woman and her flustered husband! Tit for Tat (1935)-L&H set up an electrical repair shop, which is located right next door to a grocery store run by the bickering couple from “Them Thar Hills”!! The boys go on over to bury the hatchet, but the grocer is convinced they’re after his wife! Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 90 mins. Item #4926 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: James Horne, James Parrott, Charles Rogers, Lloyd French Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Blanche Payson, Frank Holliday, Charlie Hall, Daphne Pollard, James Finlayson, Frank Brownlee, Bob Kortman, Eddie Dunn, Marion Bardell, Mary Kornman. Description: Four classic shorts: Below Zero (1930)-Stan and Ollie are street musicians whose instruments are demolished by a disgruntled woman. Their luck changes when they find a wallet full of money, but what they don’t know is that it belongs to the cop on their street! Thicker Than Water (1935)-Ollie’s in the doghouse again when he doesn’t have the money to make a payment on his wife’s furniture. Stan convinces him to withdraw his savings and buy the furniture, which starts a series of comedic mishaps. Midnight Patrol (1933)-L&H are rookie cops who miss hearing the address of a burglary in progress, and go to use the phone in a jewelry store, which happens to be where the robbery is taking place! Of course, they mistake the robber for the store owner. Me and My Pal (1933)-Ollie’s marrying the boss’ daughter, which will result in a big promotion. Then Stan brings over his wedding present: an intriguing jigsaw puzzle that makes Stan & Ollie forget all about the wedding! Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 80 mins. Item #4927 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: Lewis Foster, James Parrott, Ray McCarey, James Horne Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Anne Cornwall, Gloria Greer, Charlie Hall, Fred Kelsey, Dell Henderson, Tiny Sanford, Richard Cramer, Arthur Housman, Mary Carr, "Snub" Pollard. Description: Four classic shorts: Men O’War (1929)-L&H are sailors on shore leave who meet up with two silly young girls and decide to take them for a soda. When Stan hits the jackpot on a slot machine, they all rent a boat, causing bedlam on the lake! The Laurel & Hardy Murder Case (1930)-The boys wave goodbye to their fisherman days when Stanley receives word that his rich uncle has died. When they arrive at the reading of the will, however, they find the old man was murdered, and Stanley and his relatives are all prime suspects! Scram (1932)-Stan and Ollie are vagrants ordered out of town by Judge Beaumont. While complying with the order, the boys meet a friendly drunk who invites them to stay at his mansion, only he’s forgotten his keys…wait a minute, is that really his house? It looks an awful lot like Judge Beaumont's...! One Good Turn (1931)-Depression victims Laurel & Hardy are given something to eat by a kindly old woman. While they’re eating, they hear the landlord threatening to evict her, not knowing the two are really rehearsing a play! Stan & Ollie decide to do everything in their power to help the old lady. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 89 mins. Item #4928 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: James Horne, Charles Rogers, Lewis Foster Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Horne, Charles Middleton, Jean Harlow, Billy Bletcher, Thelma Todd, Mae Busch, Norma Drew, Walter Long, Harry Dunkinson, Paulette Goddard, Charlie Hall. Description: Four classic shorts: Beau Hunks (1931)-Oliver joins the Foreign Legion to forget an old flame, dragging Stan with him. Ollie finds that every man in the Legion has been dumped by the same woman, but the commanding officer refuses Ollie’s request for a discharge, making the boys hike across the desert to a besieged fort. Chickens Come Home (1931)-Oliver runs for mayor, but is blackmailed by an nutty old girlfriend who has a compromising photo of the would-be politician. Going Bye-Bye! (1934)-The boys testify at a trial, sending Butch, a notoriously violent criminal, to jail. They then decide to get out of town, unwittingly taking along Butch’s girl as a travelling companion! What they also don’t know is that Butch has escaped from the cops and is going to hide out at his girlfriend’s apartment! Berth Marks (1929)-Vaudeville pseudo-stars L&H take a train trip, but mistakenly enter the wrong sleeping compartment, angering a passenger who thinks they are peeping on his wife! This begins a free-for-all on the train, with the boys escaping the melee, but they still have to find a way for both of them to fit into their single upper berth! Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 108 mins. Item #4929 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: James Parrott, Lewis R. Foster, Hal Roach Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Billy Gilbert, Martha Sleeper, Edgar Kennedy, Mae Busch, Thelma Todd, Charlie Hall, Tiny Sanford. Guests: Charley Chase, Norma Shearer, Our Gang, Buster Keaton, Eddie Kane, Joe E. Brown, Many others. Description: Four classic shorts: The Chimp (1932)-To pay off their employees, a defunct circus gives each worker part of the show. The boys end up with a flea circus and a chimp named Ethyl, which is also the name of their landlord's wife! The antics begin when the jealous landlord hears Ollie telling "Ethyl" to "come to bed"!! The Stolen Jools (1931)-L&H join almost every star in Hollywood after Norma Shearer's diamonds are stolen. The Boys "assist" Detective Eddie Kane with the usual results. A fascinating look at early sound comedy. On The Wrong Trek (1936)-Stan and Ollie say good-bye to Roach star Charley Chase in this rare cameo appearance. Charley travels west at the insistance of his know-it-all mother-in-law. Along the way he encounters The Boys. The Hoose-Gow (1929)-After a police raid, innocent bystanders Stan & Ollie are sent to a labor camp, where they become menaces with picks and axes. With axes they cut down a tree containing the prison guardtower, and with the picks they poke a hole in the governor's car radiator, and try to fix the crack by stuffing rice into it! Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 85 mins. Item #4930 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: George Fitzmaurice Cast: Colleen Moore, Gary Cooper, Burr McIntosh, George Cooper, Cleve Moore. Description: Colleen Moore stars as the French gamin Jeannine Bertholot who is a good luck charm to a seven-man platoon of the British Air Force that uses the lilac fields of a small French village as their base. Jeannine is the niece of Madame Berthelot, who lodges and cares for the platoon. After a bumpy start, one of the flyers from the platoon, Philip Blythe falls in love with her. Philip is reluctant to tell Jeannine that he loves her, but one morning before a dangerous mission, he declares his love. During the mission, Philip is shot down, and Jeannine frantically arranges for an ambulance crew to remove Philip's body from the wreckage. But during the rescue operations, Jeannine loses sight of Philip. To find him again, she begins an exhausting search of all the military hospitals, hoping to see Philip for one last time. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 110 mins. Item #7017 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: Ray Milland Cast: Ray Milland, Maureen O’Hara, Percy Marmont, Claude Rains, Francis Lederer, Yvonne Furneaux, Edward Chapman. Description: A woman hires an American smuggler to sneak behind the Iron Curtain and murder her husband so that she and a wily co-conspirator can collect the husband’s fortune but their heinous plan runs afoul. This high-stakes battle of wits and morals features smart performances, particularly from Claude Rains. Color/B&W: Color. Running Time: 90 mins. Item #2097 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: Luis Bunuel. Cast: Estela Inda, Alfonso Mejia, Roberto Cobo, Jesus Navarro, Miguel Inclan. Description: Powerful story of two youthful boys caught in the poverty and violence in the disease-ridden barrios of Mexico. Bunuel's stunning return to international film production after an 18 year absence. Produced by Oscars Dancigers. Written by Luis Bunuel and Luis Alcoriza. English subtitles. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 81 mins. Item #1421 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: John & Roy Boulting Cast: Ian Carmichael, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas, Sharon Acker, Jean Anderson, Maureen Connell, Kenneth Griffith, Penny Morrell. Description: Comic misadventures of a pompous British university professor and the accident-prone, angst-ridden lecturer who constantly and unsuccessfully tries to impress him. From the novel by Kingsley Amis, which was based on his experiences as a University lecturer. Produced by Roy Boulting. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 95 mins. Item #3177 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: Fritz Jang. Cast: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke. Description: Horror/crime Classic finds an elusive child killer who forces the police to crack down on all criminals, which makes the crime bosses want him out of commission also. When they finally capture him, they put him on trial, putting the police in the unenviable position of having to save him. Lorre's film debut. Produced by Seymour Nebenzal. Written by Fritz Lang & Thea von Harbou. Sets designed by an uncredited Edgar G. Ulmer. English subtitles. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 95 mins. Item #2009 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Cast: David Wayne, Howard Da Silva, Martin Gabel, Luther Adler, Steve Brodie, Raymond Burr. Description: Remake of the 1931 original. Someone is murdering children in a German city. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 88 mins. Item #7916 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: Arthur Crabtree Cast: Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger, Patricia Roc, Peter Glenville, John Stuart, Nancy Price, Reginald Tate, Jean Kent. Description: The rape she suffered as a teenager continues to haunt young Italian girl Maddalena (Phyllis Calvert), so much so that she develops a split personality. Her double life as the wife of a successful wine merchant and a Gypsy woman leads her into a treacherous relationship with a criminal ringleader (Stewart Granger) preying on tourists visiting the city of Florence. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 110 mins. Item #7922 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: Alexander Mackendrick Cast: Paul Douglas, Alex Mackenzie, James Copeland, Abe Barker, Tommy Kearins. Description: Mactaggart is the rascally skipper of The Maggie, a flimsy, rusting cargo ship known as a "puffer," which hauls freight along the western Scottish coastline and its islands. lthough The Maggie is owned by his sister, he just manages to eke out a meager living while taying one step ahead of his creditors on his beloved boat. When rich American Calvin Marshall wishes to transport material to his new house on one of the out-islands, Mactaggart manages to trick his agent into hiring The Maggie for 300 pounds, a sum that might be used for some much-needed repairs, for the job. When Marshall learns that his valuable cargo is at risk in a vessel that's less than seaworthy, he does all in his power to abort the charter and have his valuable cargo transferred to a more reliable vessel. What Marshall is not prepared for is the wily Mactaggart's sly delaying tactics and crafty machinations Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 92 mins. Item #7915 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: Clyde Bruckman Cast: W.C. Fields, Mary Brian, Kathleen Howard, Grady Sutton, Walter Brennan. Description: Ambrose Wolfinger wants the afternoon off (his first in twenty-five years) to go to a wrestling match. He tells his boss that he must attend his mother-in-law's funeral. The afternoon is no joy. He tries to please a policeman, assist a chauffeur, chase a tire, and ends up getting hit by the body of a wrestler thrown from the ring. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 65 mins. Item #7913 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: Lothar Mendes Cast: Roland Young, Ralph Richardson, Edward Chapman, Ernest Thesiger, Joan Gardner, Sophie Stewart, Robert Cochran Description: Roland Young stars as Fotheringay, a man soon bestowed upon him great powers by the gods themselves in this comedic fantasy based on the moral tale by the great H.G. Wells. A simple man with basic human needs and vices. Fotheringay first uses his newfound abilities to entertain and benefit his smaller ordinary world. But upon meeting other members of the community he soon realizes the bigger picture in which he is now able to control. Inexperienced in his ways, this brings him much confusion and his abilities to perform extraordinary miracles for the world at large only complicates his existence much further giving way to the more sinister elements within him. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 82 mins. Item #7917 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Cast: Dwayne Hickman, Bob Denver, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Tuesday Weld, Warren Beatty, William Schallert. Description: You get all 18 Volumes of the The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis show. Thats 36 episodes which include such classics as: Chicken From Outer Space, The Best Dressed Man, Caper at the Bijou (pilot), The Beast with Twenty Fingers and many more! Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 900 mins. Item #4160 $99.99!(before 359.82)You save: 72% Format: DVD Unit
Director: Gus Meins, Charles Rogers Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Johnny Downs, Charlotte Henry, Virginia Karns, Felix Knight, Henry Brandon, Charley Rogers. Description: Classic Mother Goose characters fill this tale of two tardy toymakers who must save Little Bo Peep from a forced marriage, as well as saving Toyland from the evil bogeymen. Produced by Hal Roach. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 73 mins. Item #1156 Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $14.99 DVD for $19.99 also on DVD Unit
Director: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Cast: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron, Richard Attenborough, Marius Goring, Raymond Massey, Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny). Description: A stimulating, thought provoking story of a British wartime aviator who cheats death, and after falling in love with an American nurse must argue for his life before a celestial court. Written and produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Includes Technicolor sequence. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 100 mins. Item #4122 On Sale!Format: & vbcrlf VHS for $13.99 (was $14.99) DVD for $18.99 (was $19.99) also on DVD Unit