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From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit....
2) Patton
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English
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Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.
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English
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Sequel to The robe set in Rome after the death of Christ. The mad emperor Caligula is obsessed with obtaining the robe of Christ which has been entrusted to Demetrius, a devout Christian who turns his back on God, enters the arena and becomes the most famous gladiator in Rome.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
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It's every man's fantasy--a summer romance with the sexist woman he can imagine. Richard Sherman is a happily married man whose wife and son are off on vacation when his tempting new neighbor sneaks in one hot summer night to cool off in his air-conditioned apartment. How does an ordinary man deal with this irresistible temptation after seven years of marriage?
8) Niagara
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English
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Although the quaint motel overlooking the famed falls seems like the perfect honeymoon retreat, in fact, it's where the young and beautiful Rose Loomis plans to kill her husband George.
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UrbanWorks Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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Hi de ho: Cab Calloway stars as a band leader pressured to leave his gig at a club to work for gangsters. The Duke is tops: A sultry singer and her con-man boyfriend try to make it big in New York. Also includes a newsreel and cartoon short.
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005, c1957
Language
English
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Four different love affairs simultaneously wreak havoc in the lives of the inhabitants of a tropical paradise. A wealthy plantation owner plots murder when he suspects his wife of having an adulterous relationship. At the same time, his sister-in-law is drawn to his enemy, a dedicated black labor leader, and a governor's aide is torn over his scandalous affair with a native woman.
11) Stormy weather
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Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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Dancing great Bill Williamson takes a look back on the beginnings of his career and his romance with fellow rising star Selina. Their romance is brief because Selina does not want to settle down. The movie includes an all-star show hosted by Cab Calloway.
12) Ambassador Bill
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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A madcap send-up of politics, power, and pompous propriety. The story of an Oklahoma rancher who is appointed ambassador to Silvania, a tiny embattled monarchy. The king has been exiled and the country is being ruled by a young boy under the influence of an evil prince. The ambassador decides to teach them all good 'ol American values.
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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2006
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English
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"Jack Thornton is an adventurer who travels the Yukon in search of gold. When he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog with the strenght of his part-wolf ancestry, Jack's luck changes. A winning $1,000 bet on Buck's stamina is only the first of the rewards that his friendship with the canine will bring. When the pair, along with Jack's friend Shorty, happen upon a woman who's lost her husband in the wild they begin their greatest adventure yet in this rousing...
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When the esteemed detective takes his honorable wife and all twelve children on an outing to the circus, he soon discovers that the main attraction is a baffling case of murder. And with a rampaging gorilla on the loose, his overzealous number one son on his heels, and everyone from the snake-charmer to the contortionist a suspect, Chan must walk a tightrope of terror to unmask the murderer before disaster strikes again!
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English
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Renowned detective Charlie Chan is off to the races in this exciting equestrian adventure about murder on the hoof! When a prominent racehorse owner winds up dead, allegedly kicked to death by his prized stallion, Charlie Chan is called in to investigate. But when the indomitable detective discovers evidence of foul play, he's soon hot on the hooves of an international gambling ring with an evil plot.
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Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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Charlie Chan investigates two murders on the opening night of an opera. The prime suspect is the husband of the star of the opera, himself a talented singer who recently escaped from the insane asylum where he had suffered from amnesia for years.
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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006], p1934
Language
English
Description
"Just as Chan (Warner Oland) is packing to go home after solving a case in London, a lovely young woman, Pamela Gray (Drue Leyton), begs him to solve another case: her brother Paul is on death row for a crime, Pamela says, he didn't commit. Moreover, Paul's defense lawyer (Raymond Milland), who happens to be Pamela's fiancé, doesn't even believe Paul is innocent. With only three days to uncover the truth, CHAN spends the weekend at an English country...
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