Pandro S. Berman
2) Swing time
Series
Criterion collection ; 979
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this irresistible musical, the legendary dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are at the pinnacle of their art as a feckless gambler and the shrewd dancing instructor in whom he more than meets his match. Director George Stevens laces their romance with humor and clears the floor for the movie's showstopping dance scenes, in which Astaire and Rogers take seemingly effortless flight in a virtuosic fusion of ballroom and tap styles. Buoyed...
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Selena D'Arcy is accidentally blinded by her prostitute mother, Rose-Ann, at the age of five. For the next 13 years she is confined in the tiny Los Angeles apartment that they share with her grandfather. One afternoon at the local park, Selena meets Gordon Ralfe, an office worker whose kind treatment of her results in her falling in love with him, unaware that he is black. They continue to meet in the park every afternoon and he teaches her how to...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
National Velvet: A determined girl and boy and a spirited thoroughbred horse join forces to attain the seemingly impossible dream of winning the Grand National Steeplechase.
The Story of Seabiscuit: An Irish horse trainer and his niece come to Kentucky after her brother's death in a riding accident. While the trainer takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit and tries to convince the owner that the ungainly little horse can become a champion,...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
It's social season in London, and amid the swirl of coming-out balls the aristocratic Broadbents are intent on giving their American-educated 17-year-old daughter Jane the right entry into society and a proper upper-class beau. One complication: flighty Mabel Claremont is eager to match that same beau with her daughter. And another: Jane, of course, has her own ideas about these matters, and an eye for a guy who's a drummer in the dance band.
10) Alice Adams
Publisher
Turner Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Social climber Alice tries to push her clodhopper family to the background and assumes airs to win the love of an amiable, wealthy young man.
11) Butterfield 8
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A high-class call girl in New York and a socially prominant man fall in love. However, he can't forget her past and she resents his distrust, so they battle their emotions and each other, leading to a powerful and explosive climax.
12) Jailhouse rock
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Vince takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon he becomes an overnight sensation. As he becomes a superstar, his...
14) Mary of Scotland
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Historical drama about the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots, and her cousin Elizabeth, Queen of England.
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
In the British East Africa country of Kenya, former childhood playmates Peter McKenzie and Kimani have maintained their deep friendship, even though they have a difference in race, class and tradition. Then the bloody Mau Mau spread violence and terror in an effort to sweep the British from the land, the uprising destroys their magnificent homeland. The men discover that even the strongest bond may be stronger than the beat of the drums or the crack...
16) Ivanhoe
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005?]
Language
English
Description
Adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's classic tale set in England in the Middle Ages. Also includes a Tom and Jerry cartoon, The Two Mouseketeers, and a swashbuckler movie trailer gallery.
17) Of human bondage
Publisher
The Film Detective
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Adapted from W. Somerset Maugham's novel, this saga of unrequited love follows club-footed English art student Philip Carey on his quest to win the love of a waitress." --
18) Jailhouse rock
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Vince takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon he becomes an overnight sensation. As he becomes a superstar, his...
20) Bhowani Junction
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"As the British prepare to leave India, half-English, half Indian army officer Victoria Jones is forced to choose between races, allegiences and the three men she loves." --
