Lana Turner
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
At what age does a lady, become a legend?
Lana Turner asked herself this question after decades of success, scandal, romance, marriage and motherhood, and not a little heartbreak. Long after the span of her extraordinary career, an adoring public remains fascinated by a woman who was arguably the epitome of a Hollywood movie star. Immensely talented and equally beautiful, Lana lived the glamorous life to the hilt, rising to the heights of fame and...
2) Suspense
Language
English
Description
Radio Spirits proudly presents 10 hours of Suspense broadcasts from the series' first decade on the air, featuring some of its classic voices, including Agnes Moorehead and Joseph Kearns as "The Man In Black." Joining the regulars at the Suspense microphone were an impressive array of Hollywood stars--from the masculine voices of Peter Lorre and Edward G. Robinson, to the female voices of Lillian Gish, Lana Turner, and child star Margaret O'Brien....
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Set in 19th-century Europe and New Zealand, this sweeping romance tells the story of two beautiful sisters, one headstrong and one gentle, and of the man who marries one even though he loves the other. The film's riptides of emotion are matched by breathtaking physical tumult: a fierce Maori uprising plus a catastrophic earthquake and tidal wave that earned the film a 1947 Oscar for special effects."--
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Taking an assumed name to hide his real identity, Adam rents a house from Rosemary Howard, the only single woman in a paradise filled with lonely housewives and workaholic husbands. There's trouble in Paradise when Adam begins advising the wives on their sex lives while their husbands grow increasingly jealous and indignant." --
8) The big cube
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
"A former actress and a widow to a wealthy tycoon who died in an accident off the coast of Mexico is targeted by her spoiled step-daughter for the inheritance." --
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The story of two widows and their troubled daughters. In the search for success as an actress, Lora neglects her daughter. Lora's black housekeeper's daughter repudiates her mother by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living an emotionally fruitless existence.
12) Peyton Place
Series
Studio classic ; 16
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Allison MacKenzie looks back on life in the New England town where she grew up around the time of Pearl Harbor. Beneath the town's placid god-fearing exterior lay any number of dark secrets.
13) Ziegfeld girl
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Success and heartbreak are awaiting three young women chosen for the Ziegfeld follies.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Portrait in black: An adulterous couple conspire to kill the woman's tyrannical husband. Then an anonymous letter arrives advising them that someone knows their secret and their new life together begins unraveling.
Madame X: A woman is blackmailed by her mother-in-law into leaving her politician husband and their baby. Twenty years later, she finds herself on trial for murder where she is defended by her own son.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"The destructive relationship of two lovers. A drifter hitches a ride from the local District Attorney to an 'out of the way' restaurant/gas station owned by a man and his beautiful wife. They fall in love and together they plot the murder of her husband." --
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"1934 version: Two single mothers join together to form a successful business, but find that material success does nothing to stabilize their personal lives." --
"1959 version: Two single mothers, a down-on-her-luck actress and a homeless woman, attempt to find happiness for themselves and their daughters." --
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Collects four classic horror films, including "House of Wax," in which a wax sculptor devises a murderous plan to restock his museum; "The Haunting," in which four individuals travel to a haunted house to study its supernatural phenomena; "Freaks," featuring a group of carnival performers who inflict revenge on a trapeze artist who mocks them; and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," the classic tale of one man's disastrous attempts to harness the evil that...
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Disc 1: The Maltese falcon: Some high-living lowlifes want to get their hands on a bejeweled falcon. Detective Sam Spade wants to find out why and find out who will take the fall for his partner's murder. The big sleep: L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and ends up wearing out his gumshoes trailing murderers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and more.
Disc 2: Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice decides to murder his wife for her...
