William Powell
1) The thin man
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The jaunty whodunit that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite of sleuthung. Nick and Nora Charles combine screwball romance with mystery.
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's New Year's Eve, Nick and Nora Charles have returned to the West Coast, and the philandering hubby of Nora's cousin has gone missing. Round up the usual suspects.
3) Libeled lady
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Full screen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At a charity gambling benefit aboard the S.S. Fortune, the tables are hot, the jazz is hotter and before you know it, a bandleader's body is growing cold. They're playing your song Nick & Nora Charles!
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Outlaws come and go in Nick & Nora's lives. Now it's time to meet the in-laws. The debonair sleuths leave little Nicky Jr. at boarding school, grab Asta (the dog) and head to Nick's hometown of Sycamore Springs.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked by the captain.
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Full screen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A jockey who threw a race is murdered in the locker room. Nick & Nora Charles are off to the races on another case of murder, mirth and perfect martinis.
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 460 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Man of the world": A young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. "We're not dressing": Beautiful high society type Doris Worthington is entertaining guests on her yacht in the Pacific when it hits a reef and sinks. "Hands across the table": A loafer and a manicurist, both planning to marry money, meet and form an uneasy alliance. "Love before breakfast": Kay bounces between boyfriend Bill and a Wall Street tycoon...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Things seem to be going swimmingly for Mr. Peabody, then one day his life takes a whimsical turn. While fishing, he snags a beautiful mermaid. In a flight of youthful fancy, the stodgy Bostonian falls for the mermaid and takes her to a pond at his villa. The seemingly harmless crush creates all sorts of comical mix-ups! When Mr. Peabody₂s jealous wife's car is found aban+doned, the discovery leads the police to believe he bumped off his own wife!...
11) My man Godfrey
Series
Criterion collection volume 114
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A zany millionaire family invites a tramp to be their butler.
12) Man of the world
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. There she meets and is romanced by a worldly novelist; what she doesn't know is that he is a blackmailer who is using her to get to her uncle.
13) Star of midnight
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Star of Midnight combines the spunk and sparkle of Rogers and the urbane sophistication of Powell with gals, gangsters, Broadway and banter to shape a classic 1930s whodunit.
14) Rendezvous
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Intrigue, plot twists and romantic jealousy drive this riveting World War I espionage thriller. A decoding expert is assigned to office work instead of the combat role he longed to play. But there is no shortage of action as he becomes involved with a socialite whose uncle, the Assistant Secretary of War, sends him into a world of German spies, a Russian mistress and betrayal at almost every turn. As he helps to orchestrate and decipher some of the...
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young widow that is part of a cadre of con artists intends to steal a valuable necklace owned by one of the bluebloods. But the heist may go awry when a witty and handsome nephew of the targeted victim steals the light fingered femme's heart.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The butler of the Hungarian prime minister is elected to parliament where he opposes his boss, but wins the love of his boss' daughter"--Container.
17) Reckless
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Remastered edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"A Broadway star married for love. The tabloids say she murdered for money. ... [Jean Harlow] plays musical star Mona Leslie, the bride of a champagne-stewed blueblood. When he blows his brains out, Mona is suspected of his murder, igniting a media frenzy"--Container.
18) Life with father
Publisher
Alpha Video Distributors
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The trials and tribulations of a stern but lovable father and his family in New York City in the 1880's.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
[Full screen version].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 186 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ziegfeld is a theatrical impresario, whose show business empire begins when he stage-manages a tour for a strongman. With almost no money in the bank, he charms European stage star Anna Held to headline his "Follies". From 1907, Ziegfeld stages annual editions of Broadway's most fabulous revue. Eventually, Ziegfeld abandons Anna in favor of other beauties. Ziegfeld comes to realize that his new romance with Follies-girl Audrey Dane, is all wrong,...
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (383 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dinner at eight: Social climbing Millicent and Oliver Jordan throw a dinner for a bunch of New York society types, each of whom has much to reveal.
Libeled lady: Warren Haggerty is the chief editor of the New York Evening Star. He keeps on delaying his marriage with Gladys because of problems his newspapers must face. When a 5-million-dollar claim is filed by Connie Allenbury for having printed she is a marriage-breaker, he organizes the unconsummated...