Jo Swerling
4) Crash dive
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Set during World War II, this adventure features two Navy men vying for the love of the same woman and having to serve together on a dangerous mission to destroy a Nazi base.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Florence Fallon is the daughter of a preacher who is about to give his last sermon, but passes away before he gets a chance. Florence stands up in front of the congregation and attacks them, accusing them of not being appreciative of her father and revealing that she has lost her faith. Bob Hornsby, a con man, talks Florence into working an angle with him, having her perform fake miracles for money. She profits from the racket, but when she meets...
8) Lifeboat
Series
Language
English
Description
After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight people are stranded in a lifeboat. Their problems are further compounded when they pick up a ninth passenger: the Nazi captain from the U-boat that torpedoed them. With powerful suspense and emotion, this legendary classic reveals the strengths and frailties of individuals under extraordinary duress.
Publisher
MGM DVD
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A wandering cowboy rides into a Texas border town and faces frontier lawman "Judge" Roy Bean, who accuses him of horse theft. When the cowboy mends the misunderstanding, they develop a grudging friendship until Bean wants to drive a group of homesteaders out of town.
11) Guys and dolls
Series
Decades collection ; 1950s
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A gentleman-gambler falls in love with a missionary, while a floating crap-game operator avoids marriage to his long-time fiancee.
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball Hall of Fame player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. Gehrig is followed from his athletic childhood in New York to his famous 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939.
15) Platinum blonde
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Platinum blonde is a glorious spoof of the newspaper business in New York City during the Depression; Ann Schuyler, a wealthy socialite, meets reporter "Stew" Smith and the two fall madly in love. The comedy begins as she tries to transform him from a ruffian newsman into a convincing gentleman."--Container.
16) Blood and sand
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Juan is the naïve son of a once-famous bullfighter who tries to recapture the glory of his family's name. Though he is branded fifth rate, he soon becomes Spain's greatest matador and returns home to marry his childhood sweetheart. But when a beautiful, passionate aristocrat seduces him, Juan succumbs to her temptations, only to see his own happiness and success crumble.
Series
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Guys and Dolls (c1955, color, 149 min.) (DVD c2000) When a slick New York gambler bets his friend he can't seduce a pretty missionary, he doesn't expect his pal to fall for her.
A Hole in the Head (c1959, color, 120 min.) (DVD c2000) A broke swinger asks his brother for a loan, and is asked to hand over his son as collateral.
The Manchurian Candidate (c1962, b&w, 127 min.) (DVD c2004) A Korean War GI uncovers threads of diabolical plot orchestrated...
