Erwin, Stuart

Son of Flubber

Proving that sequels rarely measure up, Son of Flubber reunites cast, director (Robert Stevenson), studio (Disney), and concept (an eccentric inventor, played by Fred MacMurray, makes odd products with hilarious side effects), and still isn't as good as its predecessor, The Absent Minded Professor. MacMurray and company turn their attention to some new inventions, including flubber gas and dry rain, and while there's plenty of comedy to be had, the film is finally spotty and wears out its welcome. On the plus side, Paul Lynde is a funny addition to this follow-up. --Tom Keogh

Medfield's lovable but hopelessly absent-minded professor -- Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) -- bounces back in this classic Disney film with hilarious new mishaps when he experiments with the amazing by-products of his startling anti-gravity substance, "flubber." Windows shatter, football players fly, and thunderstorms materialize indoors as Professor Brainard fights to keep Medfield College from falling into the hands of ruthless land developer Alonzo Hawk (Keenan Wynn).

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

Tommy Kirk and Annette Funicello star as the sweethearts of Midvale College in this wacky, laugh-filled campus romp. Kirk is Merlin Jones, the gifted but slightly oddball student who, accompanied by his girlfriend Jennifer (Funicello), sets out on a series of comic misadventures. From trying to solve what appears to be a horrendous burglary and murder plot to having a chimp-napping charge pinned on him, no one is exempt from Merlin's wacky sense of oddball adventure!

Broadway Bound 10 movie pack

Watch Hollywood legends such as Judy Garland Fred Astaire Frank Sinatra Bing Crosby and many more dance and sing in these enchanting musicals.10-Movie Star-Filled packs remastered on DVD for hours of home entertainment!Included1. Black Tights2. Calendar Girl3. Doll Face4. Palooka5. Private Buckaroo6. Road to Hollywood The7. Royal Wedding8. Second Chorus9. Till The Clouds Roll By10. TrocaderoSystem Requirements:TRT: 598 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS UPC: 683904100191 Manufacturer No: MV10019

Pigskin Parade (Fox Marquee Musicals)

The first major movie produced by the then-brand-new studio 20th Century Fox, the black and white 1936 musical Pigskin Parade is a story about the power of self-confidence. Stars of the day Stuart Erwin, Jack Haley, and Patsy Kelly are joined by then-newcomers to the screen Judy Garland (on loan from MGM studio), Betty Grable, and Anthony (Tony) Martin for an ensemble cast with incredible talent for singing, dancing, and acting. The story begins with a small, mediocre Texas State University football team being mistakenly invited to play against Yale University in a charity ball. The Texas team doesn't have a chance of winning against the mighty Yale team, so everyone thinks, but a new coach (Jack Haley) and his wife (Patsy Kelly) come to town and, thanks to some inspired instruction, their players begin to develop a new self-confidence that, combined with an unlikely new recruit (Stuart Erwin), makes them true football contenders. Much more than just a sports movie, Pigskin Parade is a true musical production complete with elaborate dance numbers like "You're Slightly Terrific" danced by Dixie Dunbar and a host of great songs including "Down With Everything" and "We'd Rather Be In College" performed by the Yacht Club Boys and the powerful "It's Love I'm After" performed by a young Judy Garland. Bonus features include a "Making of the Team" featurette which looks at the talented cast, a "Remembering Judy" segment featuring Judy Garland's daughter Lorna Luft, and a "Meet the Coach" featurette that explores producer Darryl Zanuck's career and his instrumental role in the merge between 20th Century Studios and the Fox Film Corporation. Also included are still galleries and a brief restoration comparison. --Tami Horiuchi

This hilarious comedy stars Jack Haley and Patsy Kelly as married football coaches. Judy Garland in her first film appearance.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

Oil heiress Joan is going to elope with bandleader Allen whom she's known four days. Out-of-money pilot Steve is going to fly them to Nevada but makes a deal with her father to deliver her home unmarried. He flies off with her an apparent kidnaping but is forced down in the desert. The bandleader arrives with a preacher but their marriage (in California not Nevada) is not valid. Pilot Steve will marry her because her father is a millionaire. Running Time: 91 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 012569796560 Manufacturer No: 79656

Two big stars, a fine supporting cast, and plenty of snappy dialogue make The Bride Came C.O.D. a real treat for fans of screwball comedy. Granted, this isn't exactly a classic of its kind, but the second and final teaming of James Cagney and Bette Davis (their first was in 1934's Jimmy the Gent) offers plenty of star power, with Jimmy and Bette nicely matched as strong-willed adversaries who inevitably grow fond of each other as the comedy plot unfolds. Cagney plays Steve Collins, a wiseacre pilot who thinks he knows all the angles (especially when they're on a good-looking female) but he gets more than he bargained for when he "kidnaps" 23-year-old Texas oil heiress Joan Winfield (played by then 32-year-old Davis) at the request of her father, who wants to divert her from an ill-advised elopement with an obnoxious bandleader (Jack Carson). After a forced landing in the desert of Death Valley, California, Cagney and Davis proceed to bicker like would-be lovers (for additional comic relief, she has a knack for falling into cactus bushes) before they're taken in by the sole occupant of a ghost town (wonderfully played by Henry Davenport). Add some misadventures in an abandoned coal mine, a frothy Max Steiner score, smooth direction by William Keighley (who'd made The Fighting 69th with Cagney a year earlier), and a zippy script by Casablanca writers Julius and Philip Epstein, and you've got plenty of lightweight fun that moves right along. Available separately or as part of the James Cagney Signature Collection, this easy-going comedy comes with a variety of Warner Bros.' "Night at the Movies 1941" bonus features, including two Oscar-nominated shorts (the musical featurette "Forty Boys and a Song" and the Merrie Melodies cartoon "Rhapsody in Rivets"), a vintage newsreel, 1941 movie trailers, and more. --Jeff Shannon

When the Daltons Rode

Joe Palooka

The classic cinema version of the famous comic strip by Ham Fisher. Knobby Walsh discovers Joe Palooka on a farm, and decides to make him a world champion. The road to fame, although hilarious, is far from smooth. Fast punches fast women and fast jokes cascade on the lovable Palooka. runyonesque characters in and around the ring, provide the color unique to the boxing world.

Hollywood Cavalcade

HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE (DVD MOVIE)

Our Town

Our Town

Meet the citizens of Grover's Corner, a small New Hampshire town, as they face the large and small questions of life. "Our Town" earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.

B&W
Running Time: 90 min.