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1) King Lear
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 108 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
When billionaire financier Nerio Winch (Miki Manojlovic) and head of the W Group is murdered, his second in command (Kristin Scott Thomas) must locate his only heir -- a heretofore unknown adopted son, Largo (Tomer Sisley). But first the heir -- a twentysomething adventurer -- must overcome an onslaught of drug traffickers, assassins, corporate raiders and double-dealing insiders to fulfill his destiny in this twisty, fast-paced corporate thriller....
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 90 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Gothic story of four siblings who, after the death of their father, are torn from a peaceful life and subjected to abuse resulting from a dark, family secret. Abandoned by their mother and forced to endure unimaginable treatment living in the attic of their grandparents' mansion, the children form their own family unit. But as the oldest boy and girl come of age, they are entrapped by their family's sordid past as they try to survive and escape...
Author
Series
Publisher
New Directions
Language
English
Description
Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When his wealthy grandfather dies, a spoiled young man's "inheritance" sends him on an improbable journey of discovery, having to answer the ultimate question: "What is the relationship between wealth and happiness?"
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (473 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Danger-courting excursionist James Delaney returns to London in 1814 in order to attend his father's funeral. He not only inherit his notorious father's shipping empire, but all the enemies and debts created by his father's dubious dealings.
Language
English
Description
He's heir to the Madison Hotel millions, but the only subjects Billy has studied are babes and booze. But when Brian Madison informs his goofball son that he plans to turn over his Fortune 500 company to vice president/weasel Eric Gordon, Billy makes the bet of his life. He's going back to school with hilarious results.
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While settling his father's estate, Finn Conrad becomes suspicious as to why the man left a nurse 50 thousand dollars. His dad knew her for less than two months before he dies. Just before Christmas, Finn wants to reclaim what he considers his family's money, going undercover to investigate the bed and breakfast nurse has recently taken over. When Fin meets Willa, he discovers she's not a conniving gold digger at all, but a woman in need who put the...
Series
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Librarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim.
Series
Language
English
Description
When small-town innocent Longfellow Deeds (Cooper) heads to New York to collect a $20 million inheritance, he ends up a target of ridicule thanks to Babe Bennett (Arthur), a cynical reporter whose demeaning stories have made him the joke of the city. So when he discovers his sweet and unassuming new girlfriend is actually the hardboiled Bennett in disguise, a disillusioned Deeds decides to give his fortune away, an act of charity his crooked lawyer...
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Montgomery Brewster is a down-and-out baseball player who discovers that he is the only living relative of an eccentric multimillionaire. Monty stands to inherit $300 million, but only if he can spend $30 million in a single month without acquiring any assets. If he fails, it's back to zero again.
12) The last right
Publisher
Level 33 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the old man sitting next to him on a flight to Ireland passes away, Daniel Murphy learns that he's been named the man's next-of-kin and is charged with getting the corpse across the Emerald Isle to the deceased's chosen burial site.
Publisher
Oxxo films
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"Doña Mercedes es una distinguida señora de sociedad. Está sola y no tiene a quién heredarle su fortuna, hasta que ve la foto de una modelo con extraordinario parecido a su hermana, por lo que deduce que debe ser una sobrina a la que no ha visto en 20 años"--Container.
Madam Mercedes is a distinguished socialite who has no one to which to leave her money. Then she sees a photo of a model who looks similar to her sister and deduces that this...
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Full screen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An art teacher, hired to teach two young English women, is startled by a chance encounter with an ethereal woman dressed in white as he travels to his new job. Things become even more mysterious when one of his new students bears a resemblance to the ghostly woman.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 588 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
50 first dates: A young man falls in love with a girl who has short-term memory loss from an accident. Every day when she wakes up she remembers nothing from the day before. In an effort to help her remember him, he makes a video tape for her to watch every morning.
Big daddy: A 32-year-old law school graduate, who works one day a week as a tollbooth clerk, attempts to impress his girlfriend when he adopts a 5-year-old tyke who has been left on his...
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Louis Mazzini wants to avenge his mother's disinheritance by ascending to dukedom. To do this, he must kill eight of his relatives in the d'Ascoyne family.
18) Tommy boy
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Holy schnike edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Party animal Tommy Callahan is definitely a few cans short of a six-pack. But after seven years, Tommy's finally earned his diploma -- and a cushy job at Callahan Auto Parts. Returning home, Tommy gets some more great news: his dad is marrying a real "10," and Tommy will get the stepbrother he always wanted. But as fast as you can say "Who killed the keg?," the family business starts tanking. Now Tommy's got to hit the road with his dad's right-hand...
19) Mr. Deeds
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Full screen special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Formats
Description
Small-town guy Longfellow Deeds goes to New York City to collect a $40 billion inheritance from a long lost uncle, even living in a palatial mansion with the services of an unusual valet. Things get better when he mets a beautiful woman. But money changes everything, and things aren't what they seem - his sweetie is actually a journalist feeding reports of his outrageous behavior to the press! Now, its up to Deeds to straighten everybody out.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4/3 in.
Language
English
Description
In need of a good scam, a decent hideout, and a nice inheritance, Richie Greene agrees to take care of his long-lost grandmother, only to find out that she's anything but the naive old lady he was hoping to pull one over on.
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