John Wayne - Cowboy Legend 10 Movie Pack
from Mill Creek Entertainment
Included1. Blue Steel2. Desert Trail The3. Hell Town4. Lawless Frontier The5. McLintock6. Paradise Canyon7. Rainbow Valley8. Randy Rides Alone9. Star Packer The10. Winds of the WastelandSystem Requirements:TRT: 608 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. UPC: 683904100061 Manufacturer No: MV10006
The Stan Laurel Collection (Slapstick Symposium)
by George Jeske
from Kino Video
The great Stan Laurel was 37 years old when he definitively teamed up with Oliver Hardy in 1927. So what had he done up till then? The Stan Laurel Collection valuably fills in a gap, with 17 comedy shorts Laurel made for producer Hal Roach between 1923 and 1925. Laurel was already a veteran vaudevillian, with many previous stabs at film work, when he embarked on this series for Roach. The comic personality on display will not be instantly familiar to Laurel and Hardy fans. In a frantic piece like Oranges and Lemons, Laurel is much closer to the acrobatic mischief of Chaplin than to the slow-burning simpleton he perfected opposite Hardy. Laurel was a busy gag-writer and worked on story and direction as well, and it says something about his imagination that these shorts range all over the planet for their settings: Frozen Hearts parodies Russian melodrama (and allows Stan a wonderfully daft Russian dance), Roughest Africa spoofs the African travelogue, with Laurel battling lion and elephant. Movie parodies were a Laurel specialty; Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride is a send-up of a certain Robert Louis Stevenson story, with Laurel's monster an unexpected demonic treat. The final short on disc 2 is Yes, Yes, Nanette, co-directed by Laurel and starring Jimmy Finlayson, a frequent stooge in these shorts. In a supporting role, there's "Babe" Hardy, pointing the way toward greatness. These shorts are fun, but Laurel and Hardy needed each other. --Robert Horton
Before teaming up with Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel was one of the most important Hollywood comics of his time, competing with the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Having been Chaplin's understudy and roommate, Laurel spent most of the 1910s avoiding actual demands to become a Chaplin lookalike. It was only in the 1920s that Stan laurel became established enough to capture the attention of producer Hal Roach and compete on equal terms with his mentor. The rare 16 short films (1923-1925) in this all-new DVD were finally restored to their original versions. All shot between 1923 and 1925, these films are a historic proof of Laurel's slapstick genius and a remarkable showcase of the intense work which allowed Lloyd to stand out in a time of great competition among hundreds of hopeful slapstick stars.
From the parodies of popular films from the 1920s ("Roughest Africa". "The Soilers") to the hilarious social satires ("Frozen Hearts", "Short Kilts") or the familial ones ("Mother's Joy", "Yes, Yes, Nanette") and ending with real jewels of silent comedy ("Oranges and Lemons", "Postage Due"), this British-born comedian charms, thanks to his understanding of storytelling and his irresistible humor. These 16 short films are gathered on DVD for the first time thanks to the help of collectors and film archives from around the world.
Roughest Africa(1923):
During an expedition in Africa, Stan is confronted by wild animals for the camera of a documentary filmmaker.
The Soilers(1923):
Canister (Stan Laurel), a mine owner in Alaska, would give his life to get his confiscated goods/property back.
Mother's Joy(1924):
An old man asks a lawyer to find his missing daughter and grand-son who turns out to be a very extravagant young man.
Postage Due(1924):
Willy Worst (Stan Laurel) turns a local post-office upside-down just by trying to send a letter.
The Sleuth(1925):
Stan is a detective who essentially relies on different costumes to successfully complete his investigations.
Yes, Yes, Nanette(1925):
Nanette comes home to introduce her husband to her family. Nanette's ex-fiance (Oliver Hardy) takes advantage of the situation to make a comeback in her life.
And the following titles:
Oranges and Lemons(1923), Frozen Hearts(1923), Near Dublin(1924), Zeb Vs Paprika(1924), Short Kilts(1924), West of Hot Dog(1924), The Snow Hawk(1925), Navy Blue Days(1925), Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde(1925), Half a Man(1925).
The Charley Chase Collection, Vol. 2 (Slapstick Symposium)
from Pathé Exchange
John Wayne: Legend Of a Cowboy 20 Movie Pack
by Robert N. Bradbury
from BCI / Eclipse
THE DESERT TRAIL 1935-NR-54 min B & WFalsely accused of killing the paymaster (Henry Hall) John Scott (Wayne) and his girl-chasing partner Kansas Charlie (Eddy Chandler) trail the real killer Pete (Al Ferguson) and his unwilling underling Jim (Paul Fix) to Poker City.THE LUCKY TEXAN 1934- NR-52 min B & WJerry Mason (Wayne) is a young college graduate who locates a secret gold field with his friend Jake Benson (George Hayes). Returning to town with their gold the two friends made the mistake of trusting the local assayer (Lloyd Whitlock) and his equally crooked partner (Yakima Canutt).RIDERS OF DESTINY 1933-NR- 50 min B & WJohn Wayne plays Singin Sandy Saunders a drifter who witnesses what he a first believes to be a stage robbery in reality the Road Agent is a girl. Fay Denton (Cecilia Parker) and she is stealing her own money in order to prevent a phony stage holdup further down the road.THE HURRICANE EXPRESS 1932-NR- 77 min.- B &WA master criminal known as the The Wrecker is attempting to sabotage the L&R Railroad in order to bolster a competing airline service. Larry Baker (Wayne) wants toFind the evildoer among a host of suspects but it will be difficult since the The Wrecker can disguise himself to look at almost anyone.PARADISE CAYON 1935-NR-52- minutes-B &WJohn Wyatt (Wayne) is an undercover agent on the trail at a counterfeiting gang. When his main suspects Doc Carter (Earle Hodgins) and his daughter Linda (Marion Burns)Are kidnapped by the real villain Wyatt realizes he s been riding the wrong trail.THE MAN FROM UTAH NR-52- min-B & WAfter helping prevent a bank robbery young drifter John Weston (Wayne) is assigned by Marshall Higgins (George Gabby Hayes) to look into a series of suspicious deaths among champion rodeo riders.BLUE STEEL 1934- NR- 55 min. - B &WThe good people at Yucca City have hired US Marshal John Carruthers (Wayne) to find criminal responsible for taking off with the city s $4000 payroll.WINDS OF THE WASTELAND-1936-N
Youth On Parole
by Phil Rosen
from Alpha Home Entertainment
Two strangers are framed for a jewel robbery and thrown in jail.
The John Wayne Collection - 13 Movie Pack
by Robert N. Bradbury
from St. Clair Vision
John Wayne: Riding the Trail/Riding the Range
by Lewis D. Collins
from Sony Pictures
Includes: The Desert Trail (1935), Paradise Canyon (1935), The Trail Beyond (1934), Two-Fisted Law (1932), Riders of Destiny (1933), and West of the Divide (1934).
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