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(0)Irving G. Thalberg
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A young farmer named Wang Lung marries a selfless, loyal slave girl, O-Lan. Wang is initially devoted to the land and rises to prosperity. Later, however, Wang deserts the land and takes a second wife and tragedy threatens to overwhelm him. Eventually Wang realizes that the land and O-Lan mean more to him than his wealth.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In the early 1930's, before Hollywood began enforcing a self-imposed Production Code, many films allowed for extraordinary frankness including nudity, adultery and prostitution. In this restored and remastered three-movie collection, three daring young actresses are featured in racy, riveting star vehicles. Jean Harlow is a red-headed secretary who hooks the company's married boss, while carrying on with chauffeur Charles Boyer. A young soldier is...
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Standard version.
Language
English
Description
Ace of Hearts (75 min.): A romantic rivalry among members of a secret society become even more tense when one of the men is assigned to carry out an assassination.
Laugh, clown, laugh (73 min.): A professional clown and a self-indulgent count learn to help each other with their problems, but then become romantic rivals.
The unknown (63 min.): Alonzo is an armless knife thrower and marksman for a circus, but he's hiding a secret that will lead to...
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Lon Chaney was the king of the character actors and single-handedly created the role of 'horror star.' This collection celebrates his career showcasing his powers at their peak. One man. One thousand faces. Six classic films. He Who Gets Slapped (1924): Lon Chaney alongside Norma Shearer and John Gilbert. Mockery (1927): In a striking performance Chaney proves his talents were not confined to prosthetics and makeup. The Monster (1925): Lon Chaney...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1194
Pub. Date
[2023].
Edition
Two-DVD Special Edition.
Language
English
Description
Freaks: A tale of love, deception, and retribution set among troupe of carnival sideshow performers, shunned by society because of their physical deformities.
The unknown: An unrequited infatuation leads a circus knife-thrower on the run from the law into a troubled state, but when the circus owner discovers the desperate man's secret identity, things become markedly worse.
The mystic: A confederacy of unsavory characters conspire to cheat an heiress...
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