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this dvd is only for the action movie enthusiast. these compelling classics feature major motion picture stars such as boris karloff charles bronson herman brix steve mcqueen and bela lugosi. prepare yourself for the edge of your seat action thrill ride of your life. never has such a comprehensive collection of great classic action features been assembled in one exciting passage for an amazingly low price! features include: over 40 hours original screen editions 4 dvds old school explosive action
this dvd is only for thehorror movie enthusiast. these compelling classics feature major motion picture stars such as edward g. robinson mickey rooney peter lorre basil rathbone bonita granville & bela lugosi. sharpen your skills of deduction and enter the dark underworld of mystery suspense and deception. never has such a comprehensive collection of great classicmystery features been assembled in one exciting passage for an amazingly low price! features include: over36 hours original screen editions 4 dvds old schoolmystery action
each collection contains 11 songs arranged for the instrumentalist wanting to play in a jazz style -- without the need to learn to improvise. all of the books are compatible with only minimal changes in the ""variation"" section to accommodate the ranges and unique characteristics of the instruments. the immortal and memorable motion picture titles are: sweet georgia brown * over the rainbow * a day in the life of a fool * bye bye blackbird * as time goes by * days of wine and roses * emily * the way you look tonight * misty * on green dolphin street * almost like being in love.jazz-style arrangements with a ""variation""contributors: arr. carl strommengenre: jazz; movielevel: intermediateformat: book & cdcategory: instrumental series
titles are: battle of the heroes (from star wars: episode iii) * double trouble (from harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban) * hogwart s hymn (from harry potter and the goblet of fire) * into the west (from the lord of the rings: the return of the king) * star wars main title(from star wars: episode iii) * imperial march (from star wars: episode ii) * superman theme (from superman returns) * raiders march (from raiders of the lost ark) * wonka s welcome song (from charlie and the chocolate factory) * the notebook (from the notebook).genre: movieinstrument: fluteformat: book & cdcategory: instrumental series
easy popular movie instrumental solos is an accessible selection of movie hits for the beginning student with simple notation and a play-along cd. available for flute clarinet alto saxophone tenor saxophone trumpet horn in f trombone violin viola cello and piano accompaniment. the string versions include a pullout piano accompaniment.titles include: believe (the polar express) * come so far (hairspray) * gonna fly now (rocky balboa) * hedwig s theme (harry potter and the sorcerer s stone) * in dreams (lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring) * james bond theme (casino royale) * over the rainbow (the wizard of oz) * the pink panther theme (the pink panther) * raiders march (raiders of the lost ark) * way back into love (music and lyrics)series: pop instrumental solo seriesgenre: movieinstrument: fluteformat: book & cdcategory: instrumental series
play-along with the best-known selections from the first five movies in the harry potter series! books include a play-along cd with a backing and performance track for each title. titles include: hedwigs theme * harrys wondrous world * nimbus 2000 * fawkes the phoenix * double trouble * a window to the past * hogwarts march * hogwarts hymn * professor umbridge * fireworks (grade 2-3)series: pop instrumental solo seriesgenre: movieinstrument: fluteformat: book & cdcategory: instrumental series
from the smash box office hit this arrangement of james horner s coming home from the sea combined with the regal navy hymn from the final scene of the movie is certain to be an awe-inspiring addition to your program. scored at the concert band level this arrangement is attainable by both high school and advanced middle school bands. highly recommended!featuring ""coming home from the sea"" and ""eternal father strong to save""contributors: music by james horner and john dyke / arr. ralph fordseries: pop concert bandgenre: movielevel: 3 (medium easy)instrument: concert bandformat: conductor score & partscategory: concert band
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxbased on the comic strip by beloved world war i flying hero eddie rickenbacker this popular serial of the 30s follows the adventures of master pilot ace drummond ""g-man of the air!"" ace travels to mongolia to investigate air catastrophes. the mysterious villain known as the dragon has sabotaged the planes using radar and a secret remote controlled communication device. ace meets the beautiful peggy trainor (jean rogers of flash gordon fame) who is searching for her lost archaeologist father and the two join forces in their quests. with high speed auto chases and death-defying aerial footage ace faces sure disaster in each chapter.starring: john king jean rogers & lon chaney jr.directed by: ford beebescreenplay by: william lebaron dvd details: run time: 135 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1936black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxjudge avery s daughter viola (ester ralston) is arrested in a police raid on chinatown s most notorious gambling casino. facing public disgrace and her father s anger viola romances immigration officer bob baxter (regis toomey) who provides an alibi for her. baxter is drawn to viola but also sees her as a source of information about the casino boss s white slavery ring.as baxter s attention becomes clouded with infatuation viola must keep the inquisitive detective at bay. owning a debt of silence to the casino s owner king moss (sidney blackmer) viola finds herself ensnared in a dark web of western intrigue and oriental crime. growing feelings for baxter drive viola into danger and she is kidnapped as a pawn in moss s elaborate underworld scheme. starring: ester ralston regis toomey & sidney blackmerdirected by: burt lynwood dvd details: run time: 67 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1937black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxstar reporter (1939): after his father s bloody execution by mobsters john randolph inherits the family newspaper ""the star tribune."" seeking to continue work on the expose that caused his father s death young randolph investigates district attorney william burnette and his connection to imprisoned gangster joe draper. with hitmen out to permanently silence the newspaper and its new publisher randolph races to publicly expose the murderers who are corrupting the ideals of the city. headline crasher (1947): after a decade of incarceration mobster tony scarlotti is parolled. bitter from his years behind bars the one-time public enemy s only thoughts are of exacting a revenge on senator tallent the man who put him away. plotting a kidnapping scarlotti dispatches his floozy gun-moll girlfriend to ensnare the senator s impetuous hothead son james (frankie darro). luckily the senator s influence has kept his son s scandal-plagued adolescence out of the headlines. however that is poised to change when senator tallent s arch rival atwood uses his vast fortune to take control of ""the morning herald."" atwood dispatches his mud-raking reporters to smear the senator as a delinquent parent unfit for public service. with an election year looming and james held prisoner in scarlotti s clutches the brazen youth must escape his captors and keep his reckless adventure out of the papers in a noble attempt to defend his father s political career. starring: franki darro & warren hulldirected by: howard bretherton & les goodwinsdvd details: run time: 118 minutesnumber of discs: 1black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxa struggling london office worker carol howard wins the french lottery and makes plans to travel the world unaware of the horrific fate which awaits her. dashing gerald lovell inquires about renting her flat and carol finds herself drawn to him. romance develops and the couple are wed but gerald begins to reveal a dark and sinister side spending hours alone in the cellar and forbidding carol to enter. much to her horror carol uncovers evidence that her husband may be a deranged serial killer.based on a play by frank vosper and a short story by agatha christie love from a stranger is a fast-paced nail-biting suspense drama made in england under the taut direction of rowland v. lee. basil rathbone best known for his portrayal of sherlock holmes in the years that followed gives one of his most dynamic and memorable performances deftly capturing his character?s transition from debonair gentleman to demonic maniac. rathbone and lee would reunite two years later for universal pictures classic thrillers son of frankenstein and tower of london. starring: basil rathbonedirected by: rowland v. leescreenplay by: francis marion dvd details: run time: 88 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1937black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxin the year 1880 paris is reeling from a series of fiendish murders. the work of a deranged maniac known as ""the wolf."" meanwhile lucien cartier a bank clerk who hopes to marry the owner s daughter finds himself the lone suspect when the bank is robbed. the evil and lascivious millionaire chevalier lucio del gardo frames the innocent lucien and accuses him of being the mad killer terrorizing paris. forced into hiding lucien begins to draw a connection between del gardo and the unsolved murders and enlists the help of a so-called mad doctor. the doctor s experiments with raising the dead may be the only hope young lucien has to escape the gallows and rescue cecile from the clutches of del gardo.barnstorming british stage actor tod slaughter never gained the notoriety of horror greats bela lugosi and boris karloff but the actor s magnificently enthusiastic performances have developed a large cult following over the years. the face at the window is typical of slaughter s usual lurid melodramas but is rife with more horrific elements than most. still the presence of a werewolf a mad doctor and experiments to raise the dead take a backseat to slaughter s delightfully sinister performance. genre fans may recognize co-star john warwick who twenty years later played inspector lodge in horrors of the black museum. starring: tod slaughterdirected by: george king dvd details: run time: 64 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1939black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxa phantom criminal is at work aboard the night train from new york to montreal leaving his victims bound gagged and penniless. joan marshall is victimized but vows to see the phantom captured and joins forces with detective val lennon. lennon is stumped when the thief murders his best agent and slips through his fingers with $60 000 in cash vanishing without a trace. risking his life to bring the killer to justice lennon goes undercover. posing as a rich traveler he prepares for a final confrontation with the phantom. howard bretherton s midnight limited ranks with the best of the 1940 s monogram thrillers combining elements of mystery romance and action with an excellent cast. marjorie reynolds revives the energetic spunky character that made her a favorite as the girl reporter in the mr. wong series while george cleveland (gramps from the ""lassie"" tv series) gives a tremendously entertaining performance as an eccentric alcoholic. starring: john king & marjorie reynoldsdirected by: howard p. brethertondvd details:run time: 61 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1940black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxinsane with the desire to avenge his daughter s death dr. boris karlov plots a sinister scheme of revenge against the family he holds responsible. overwhelmed by grief karlov blames the petrov family a clan of nobles he believes drove his daughter to her death. corrupt and cowardly prince gregor petrov had given karlov s daughter a mysterious necklace known as the drums of jeopardy which is rumored to have deadly powers. the scientist uses the necklace and its jewels as messengers of death when he begins to hunt down members of the doomed family.a forgotten early entry of the horror genre the drums of jeopardy features renowned character actor warner oland. oland best known for his portrayal of master detective charlie chan and one of the screen s lycanthropes in universal s werewolf of london in 1935. supporting actress clara blandick supplies the comedy relief and later cements herself in cinematic history with her role as auntie em in the 1939 mgm classic the wizard of oz. b-picture favorite mischa auer appeared in several horror and mystery thrillers throughout the 30s and 40s including and then there were none and the monster walks. the name of the principal villain in the drums of jeopardy dr. boris karlov was no doubt inspired by actor boris karloff although this film was released before karloff had become a household name synonymous with horror. starring: warner oland & mischa auer produced by: phil goldstone directed by: george b. seitz dvd details: run time: 66 minutes number of discs: 1 originally released in 1931 black & white no region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxjohnny jersey comes from a tough neighborhood where defying authority is the only rule. he s a pro boxer who hides his real feelings behind the chip on his shoulder and his legendary punch. his sky-rocketing career is stalled when uncle sam beckons. johnny struts through the gates of the great lakes naval training station a belligerent and unwilling draftee. reluctantly johnny joins the pack of young recruits from america s small towns and big cities sent up for training during wwii. when pretty naval woman ellen sayre catches his eye boot camp starts to look good. the battalion graduates and the men are about to ship out when johnny proposes marriage to ellen. she has fallen in love however with johnny s best friend and fellow cadet malcolm randall. johnny finds out about it and beats his rival to a pulp in a bloody fight. facing a court-martial johnny pours his heart out to the chaplain. his pals and johnny s family rally to try to save him.the teamwork among the recruits is highlighted with comic turns by the supporting cast including roscoe karns (it happened one night and his girl friday) as bumbling ex-shoe salesman frankie gimble. a veteran of countless films robert lowery is also known for his role as the caped crusader in the columbia serial batman and robin. much of the the navy way was shot on location at the us naval training station at great lakes illinois. starring: robert lowery jean parker & robert armstrongdirected by: william a. berke dvd details: run time: 75 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1944black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxthe no-frills mystery a walking nightmare (a.k.a. the living ghost) was the work of prolific b-movie director william beaudine. he helmed several notorious horror films including bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla and the ape man as well as numerous bowery boys comedies. the ghost walks an antique ""old dark house"" gem from the golden age of horror was directed by frank strayer best known for the minor genre classic the vampire bat starring fay wray and lionel atwill. together a walking nightmare and the ghost walks are a rarely seen double dose of spooky chills from hollywood s dusty film vaults.a walking nightmare (1942; 60 minutes): following his mysterious disappearance wealthy businessman walter craig returns to his eerie mansion in a strange zombie-like trance. sharp-tongued private eye nick trayne is called in to investigate the bizarre occurrence and discovers a house filled with craig s greedy relatives and eccentric associates. any one of them may be a potential murderer who would like to see the tycoon dead and his fortune in their avaricious hands. starring james dunn joan woodbury minerva urecal. directed by william beaudine. the ghost walks (1934; 66 minutes): a harrowing storm forces playwright prescott ames along with a cantankerous theatrical agent and his secretary to take refuge in a sinister house of horrors. they learn this night is the anniversary of a brutal murder committed in the mansion. in reality their host dr. kent and his houseguests are planning to preview a murder mystery play for the unsuspecting agent. but when the lights go out and a real murder is committed the group realizes there is a homicidal maniac among them. starring john miljan june collyer johnny arthur. directed by frank r. strayer. starring: james dunn & john miljandirected by: william beaudine & frank r. strayer dvd details: run time: 126 minutesnumber of discs: 1black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxjoseph h. lewis masterpiece the big combo stands alongside billy wilder s double indemnity edgar g. ulmer s detour and fritz lang s the big heat as one of the truly great film noir classics. this dark film is an unrelenting and tormented catalogue of savage violence grotesquely black irony and dangerously obsessed sexuality.police detective leonard diamond (cornel wilde) has two dangerous obsessions. he s on a reckless hell-bent crusade to bring down smooth and sadistic gangster mr. brown (richard conte) and wracked by insatiable desire for good-girl-gone-wrong susan lowell (jean wallace) brown s captive lover. in mortal terror susan is helpless to escape from the lust-filled nightmare of her life. meanwhile brown s lieutenant-in-crime mcclure (brian donlevy) plots with cruel hoods fante (lee van cleef) and mingo (earl holliman) to overthrow their boss. in brown s unforgiving world however defection and disloyalty are punishable by cruel and unusual death. photographed by legendary master of sinister shadows john alton (i the jury; he walked by night; the lady and the monster) the big combo is shocking and hard-boiled hollywood noir and not for the faint of heart. starring: brian donlevy & lee van cleefdirected by: joseph h. lewis dvd details: run time: 84 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1955black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxtrouble comes in all shapes and sizes in this hilarious situation comedy series starring stu and june erwin! the real-life husband and wife team had been acting together for years when they began this series in 1950. stu plays principal erwin of hamilton high school and does his best to raise daughters joyce (ann todd) and jackie (sheila james). along with handyman willie (willie best) the erwins discover that it s the little things in life that go from bad to worse. this collection of early episodes also includes rare vintage commercials some of which feature the cast themselves! many happy returns: stu juggles trouble when he decides to install a home burglar alarm himself and advises his daughter on first date kissing! father s pet: it s seven days of trouble during ""be kind to animals week"" when the erwins adopt guppies that breed like bunnies! spooks: little sister jackie causes trouble by spoiling her big sister s teen party when she steals the science lab skeleton! special guest star margaret hamilton appears as mrs. bracker. the big game: in an attempt to head-off potential trouble with vandalism at the school before the big football game principal erwin and handyman willy discover a statue belonging to the rival school in stu s basement and must return it before his daughter is blamed! starring: stu erwin june erwin & sheila james dvd details:run time: 108 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1950black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxjosephine temple (charlotte henry) has recently acquired the most valuable stamp in the world the chinese mandarin and has come to new york to sell it to a famous collector. but before the deal is done the $50 000 stamp is stolen two people are murdered and the police name josephine as the prime suspect!inspector queen must unravel these ""locked room"" mysteries with young son ellery queen underfoot. complicating the issue is young ellery s budding romance with josephine and his belief in her innocence. with detective father and son trying to out-smart each other at every turn and the bodies piling up around them two queens may not be a strong enough hand to catch the murderer! playing for sophisticated laughs (as in the famous thin man films) eddie quillan is the fast-talking ellery queen in this republic pictures who-done-it which features great character actors franklin pangborn as the hotel manager william newell as detective guffy and george irving as dr. kirk. starring: eddie quillan & charlotte henrydirected by: ralph staubscreenplay by: john francis larkin dvd details: run time: 52 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1934black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxincomparable comic character actress zasu pitts is emma a spinster who is called ""aunt"" by all who love her. to the great disapproval of her old maid sisters emma pines for the late ""gentleman jim "" and dreams of her youth when she was romanced by the legendary boxer.emma reads about ""gentleman jim s"" troubled son mickey o banion and his upcoming championship fight with tiger wilson. emma heads out to the big city on a mission to help the boy who if things had turned out differently might well have been her son. in the city emma is mistaken for notorious lady gangster ma parker and becomes innocently involved in a mob war. assuming the identity and attitude of the hard-boiled ma parker emma realizes that she will be better able to help mickey s career in disguise. a rich comedy thick with intricate complications and a triumphant star performance by zasu pitts so s your aunt emma is a touching character study of a sweet little old lady who sets things right after many years of living in the shadows of her fading memories. starring: zasu pitts roger pryor & warren hymerdirected by: jean yarbrough dvd details: run time: 62 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1942black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform: dvd movie publisher: alpha video packaging: dvd style box hitler`s most ruthless henchman dr. joseph goebbels is a fiend to all who resist him. as the minister of propaganda for the nazi party he has absolute authority over germany`s newspapers radio film and theater. with this imposing power goebbels has germany`s most beautiful women at his beck and call but he is obsessed with the lovely actress maria brandt who had humiliated him by rejecting his pathetic advances years earlier. after secretly orchestrating her incredibly successful film career in order to gain influence over her he ruthlessly destroys that career and everything else she holds dear when she continues to spurn his twisted love.filmed while goebbels was alive and the war in europe was still raging the enemy of women is itself a sly hollywood propaganda piece and the darkly stylish melodrama has a strong ironic undertone as a result. by nesting the fictional tale of a young woman ravaged by the grotesque machinery of the reich within the greatly simplified but generally factual story of goebbels nefarious nazi career director alfred zeisler succeeds in giving the larger-than-life tableau of war-time europe an intimately human scale. he is greatly aided in this effort by the outstanding shadows-and-light ""noir"" cinematography of john alton who won an academy award seven years later for his camerawork in an american in paris. starring: paul andor & claudia drakedirected by: alfred zeisler dvd details: run time: 85 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1944black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxreed hadley is bart matthews your public defender in this series of law and order dramas that ran on cbs from 1954 to 1955. at the time of the show s creation (by mort lewis and sam shayon) the concept of the public defender was little known throughout much of the united states. stories were purportedly based on true cases and each episode ends with a salute to a working public defender.bart matthews (hadley) takes on clients that cannot afford expensive legal counsel. young or old innocent or guilty the law comes first for the stoic and driven public defender. hadley previously starred in the television series ""racket squad"" (1953-1954) and is fondly remembered for playing the title role in the action-packed republic serial zorro s fighting legion (1939). the ring - matthews enters the strange dark world of carnival sideshows when an exotic carny worker is charged with grand theft. operation please - law enforcement agencies from the u.s. and mexico join forces after the public defenders office uncovers a car theft ring that is connected to drug trafficking. love and conscience - a lovesick truck driver is wrongly implicated in a hijacking. feeling sympathy for him matthews does all he can to prove the man s innocence. in the line of duty - public defender holt must defend a boy who stands accused of assaulting holt s longtime friend and mentor. starring: reed hadley marie windsor & joseph turkelproduced by: hal roach jr.directed by: erle c. kenton & harve foster dvd details: run time: 100 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1954black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxtwo ghoulish grave-robbers supply dead bodies to a medical school by any means necessary. including murder! moore and hart sinister and violent criminals are a reflection of their surroundings - grim impoverished 19th-century edinburgh. the greedy pair abuse their wives and can often be found drunkenly languishing in the decaying confines of the local tavern. when the inebriated mary paterson enters the pub with her friend janet moore convinces her to return with him to his lodgings. hart joins moore in the gruesome murder of mary dismembering her body to fit it into the trunk they use to transport corpses. dr. cox in charge of the medical school accepts the latest delivery and expresses an interest in a half-witted young man named jamie. moore and hart conspire to add the unsuspecting lad to their growing list of victims. meanwhile janet has enlisted the help of her noble friend hugh alston to investigate mary s disappearance and convince authorities that moore and hart are blood-thirsty murderers. horror maniacs also known as the greed of william hart was originally filmed under the title (the crimes of) burke and hare. the threat of a lawsuit by the ancestors of the notorious grave-robber william hare forced producers to redub the soundtrack and substitute new character names. the expense of this effort was a major strain for the low-budget production and resulted in the elimination of a music soundtrack. the film was one of the last notable movies to star the deliriously hammy tod slaughter an actor whose maniacal performances peaked in such macabre melodramas as sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street and murder in the red barn. though his fame in the u.s. horror film genre was eclipsed by actors such as boris karloff and bela lugosi slaughter was well known in his native britain as a master of menace. in horror maniacs slaughter stars alongside his real-life wife jenny lynn (playing the role of helen moore). the scriptwriter and assistant director of horror maniacs john gilling filmed the same story ten years later as flesh and the fiends with peter cushing and donald pleasance. starring: tod slaughterdirected by: oswald mitchellscreenplay by: john gilling dvd details: run time: 53 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1948black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxpercival glyde is murdered in his sleep with a wooden spike that is hammered into his skull. his killer (tod slaughter) steals his identity and moves into glyde s london mansion. the family lawyer who has not seen the real percival since he was a boy informs the madman of glyde s arranged marriage to the beautiful heiress laurie fairlie. greed and perversion drive this lunatic to the brutal killing of anyone who attempts to unravel his secret identity.crimes at the dark house is one of many horror films starring british actor tod slaughter (sweeney todd the face at the window) and directed by george king. based on a novel by wilkie collins this story was adapted a second time for the 1948 warner brothers film the woman in white. starring: tod slaughterdirected by: george kingscreenplay by: frederick hayward dvd details: run time: 68 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1939black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxfallon a haughty son of an aristocrat is shipwrecked on the island of the mad count desade. he is taken prisoner and subjected to humiliation and indignations that defy humanity. screams of horror fill the air as the count unleashes his masterpiece of torture. filmed in texas by legendary comic book artist pat boyette dungeon of harrow contains scenes that are so vivid and so degrading that they surpass your worst nightmare.starring: russ harveydirected by: pat boyettescreenplay by: pat boyette & henry garcia dvd details: run time: 74 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1962colorno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxtwo pilots push their lockheed electra to the limit on a transatlantic mercy flight through crashing lightning and blinding rain. back in america their good friend lies dying the victim of a crash during a sabotaged air race. in their cargo hold is a precious package of experimental serum from britain their friend s last hope - but only if they can get it back across the ocean in time.atlantic flight was rushed into production in 1937 to capitalize on the world-wide fame of pilot dick merrill who had set speed records in the world s first commercial transatlantic round-trip that same year. though a completely fictional tale the film utilizes actual footage from that historic flight. merrill is joined in this movie by his actual co-pilot from the record-breaking mission jack lambie. neither dick nor jack made another feature after this one being far better pilots than actors. 1937 was also a big year for merrill when he met and married young busby berkely beauty toby wing. starring: dick merrill paula stone ivan lebedeff & jack lambiedirected by: william nigh dvd details: run time: 58 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1937black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxboris karloff the master of horror hosts a macabre collection of strange stories (all based on ""true"" incidents) in this rarely-seen series that was intended for television back in 1958. made a few years before karloff s better-known ""thriller"" show ""the veil"" featured the veteran actor performing in many of the chilling episodes in a variety of creepy roles. while the program was never aired some of its episodes were plucked and edited into feature-length movies that were sold to television reminiscent of theatrical releases like tales from the crypt and the vault of horror. exceptionally entertaining and well-made ""the veil"" evokes the same type of edge-of-your-seat thrills as ""the twilight zone"" and ""one step beyond."" episode 1 - ""summer heat"": edward page witnesses a brutal murder from his kitchen window. when the police arrive there is no trace of the crime. believed to be crazy he is institutionalized and must now solve the murder himself. episode 2 - ""destination nightmare"": a novice pilot encounters a ghostly vision that nearly causes him to crash his plane. haunted by the apparition he struggles to discover the deadly secret behind the voice from beyond. episode 3 - ""vision of crime"": george bosworth has a frightening nightmare of his brother s murder. when he awakens he discovers his premonition has come true and vows to bring the killer to justice. episode 4 - ""girl on the road"": john prescott helps a beautiful woman who is stranded on the roadside only to discover she is trying to escape a mysterious man. the girl soon vanishes and he gets an ominous warning to forget about her. undaunted he relentlessly pursues her and makes an unsettling discovery. starring: boris karloffdirected by: herbert strockscreenplay by: ellis marcus fred schiller & george waggner dvd details: run time: 105 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1958black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxsensual dragon lady carney (evelyn brent) poses as a simple geisha during the day but commands the tong s crime army by night. she and her men hold chinatown in a stranglehold of opium vice and contraband. bribery and assassination keep the local politicians at bay. when the tong draw unwanted attention from the local newspapers carney seeks a patsy to take the fall for her gangster syndicate. she settles on notorious ex-con gallagher who fresh from his release from prison heads west to join forces with the tong. what carney does not know is that gallagher has been replaced by a look-alike undercover fbi man. as carney and gallagher plan their elaborate doublecross the fate of chinatown hangs in the balance.the career of renowned silent film star evelyn brent was almost at its end when she appeared in this metropolitan production. she is best remembered for her starring roles in such josef von sternberg classics as the dragnet (1928) last command (1928) and underworld (1927). starring: evelyn brent grant withers dorothy short & dave o briendirected by: raymond k. johnson dvd details: run time: 53 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1939black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxthe infamous dr. hitchcock performs seances and black magic rituals to ease the pain of a debilitating illness. overwhelmed by sadistic demands his beautiful young wife concocts a plan to murder the doctor and inherit his riches. the ghastly voice of the murdered professor echoes through the haunted mansion when his ghost returns seeking vengeance. the wife s terror and the spirit s bloodlust lead to a horrific confrontation and their ultimate doom. the ghost (originally released in italy as lo spectro) is the second film by riccardo freda to detail the gruesome crimes of dr. hitchcock. in addition to the horrible dr. hitchcock (1962) freda s other legendary films include i vampiri (1956) caltiki the immortal monster (1959) and samson and the seven miracles of the world (1962). starring: barbara steeledirected by: riccardo freda dvd details: run time: 95 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1963colorno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxtrouble comes in all shapes and sizes in this hilarious situation comedy series starring stu and june erwin! the real-life husband and wife team had been acting together for years when they began this series in 1950. stu plays principal erwin of hamilton high school and does his best to raise daughters joyce (ann todd) and jackie (sheila james). along with handyman willie (willie best) the erwins discover that it s the little things in life that go from bad to worse. this collection of early episodes also includes rare vintage commercials some of which feature the cast themselves!father gets in the act: the ""acting bug"" bites the erwin family hard and when a shady trouble-making talent scout makes big promises stu must take center stage to bring the curtain down! pearl necklace: getting the right anniversary present is always trouble especially when june discovers an expensive necklace stu is hiding for a friend s mother-in-law! barbeque: daughter joyce is having boy-trouble so stu builds a better barbeque to capture the lad s stomach if not his heart! leave it to stu: upset at the rising cost of eggs principal erwin becomes farmer erwin with one moody cow and a coop full of chickens! starring: stu erwin june erwin & sheila james dvd details: run time: 107 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1950black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxhat box mystery (1947; b&w; 43 minutes): private investigator russ ashton is called away on business leaving his secretary susan hart in charge of his floundering detective agency. while he s away susan takes an assignment from a man who wants photographic evidence of his wife s infidelity. he gives her a hatbox that he has rigged with a ""camera"" inside. in reality the hatbox contains a gun and susan unwittingly shoots the woman. russ returns to find susan in prison and with no leads as to the culprit s identity sets out to dig up the truth and clear her name.hollywood mystery (1934; b&w; 54 minutes): fists and bullets fly when a dangerous scheme hatched by cocky dan ryan a fast-talking hollywood pr man runs afoul of the mob. in an desparate effort to jump-start production of supreme pictures latest gangster film the racketeer ryan convinces director sigfried sonoff to cast an actual mobster in the lead role. he plans to fool sonoff by hiring an unknown actor to pose as a real gangster. ryan s job gets complicated when the actor mistakenly punches out true-life mob boss joe romano. when revenge-driven romano takes the star and the leading lady hostage the make-believe world of the racketeer suddenly becomes all too real. starring: tom neal & frank albertson dvd details: run time: 97 minutesnumber of discs: 1black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style box""there are people who can slap you on the back with one hand and pick your pocket with the other - and it could happen to you."" ripped from the case files of police forces across the country ""racket squad"" sought to expose the devious machinations of the con man. running from 1951-1953 ""racket squad"" was one of the first series to portray the gritty reality of criminal investigation and was twice nominated for an emmy award.accidentally on purpose: after a young couple purchases a used car from a fast-talking salesman their brakes give out resulting in a near-fatal accident. captain braddock suspects criminal negligence and sets out to find the responsible party. the case of the hearse chaser: an ex-convict s interest in the details of a dead man s life seems suspicious to police investigators. his former cell mate a washed-up alcoholic artist may provide the key to unraveling the criminal s actions. the longshot: a lottery ticket holds the promise of riches for an elderly gambler but the interference of a stranger seems fishy. when the ticket disappears the racket squad is called in to investigate the conspiracy. desperate money: an immigrant tailor is badly beaten by an iron-fisted loanshark. his distraught family approach captain braddock for help. starring: reed hadleydirected by: george blair james tinling & erle c. kenton dvd details: run time: 105 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1950black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxbest-selling author tom harris likes to spend his time reading the racier portions of his novels to bikini clad beauties. his agent duncan fairchild thinks it s time for him to begin work on his next book and schedules a trip to the aptly-named voodoo island. although reluctant at first tom allows himself to be convinced when it s explained to him that the women on the isle outnumber the men five to one. engine problems force their plane to land on the beach where tom meets a native skinny-dipper and the zombie who is stalking her. the zombies have been created by dr. billedeaux with radioactive snake venom but are under the control of a voodoo witch doctor who plans to sacrifice the doctor s lovely daughter. filmed in 1964 as voodoo blood bath this movie went unreleased until 1971 when it was retitled and placed on a double-bill with i drink your blood. director del tenney is also responsible for the drive-in classics the horror of party beach and curse of the living corpse.starring: william joyceproduced by: del tenneydirected by: del tenneywritten by: del tenneymusic by: lon e. norman dvd details: second unit director william grefe art director robert verberkmoesrun time: 81 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1964black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxearth is invaded by evil aliens from another galaxy. their attack is stopped by the mighty force of prehistoric monster gamera. the aliens scan gamera s brainwaves to discover and exploit his only weakness. by taking two young boys hostage they are able to seize control of the monster and use his powers against the earth. as gamera ravages the cities of japan the two children struggle to escape freeing him from the the aliens command and provoking a deadly final battle between space monsters and earth s colossal defender.starring: kojiro hongo toru takatsuka & carl crane (carl craig)produced by: hidemasa nagatamusic by: kenjiro hirosedirected by: kenji yuasascreenplay by: fumi takahashi dvd details: run time: 91 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1968colorno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:mill creek entertainmentpackaging:dvd style boxreturn to the days of classic racing cars and speedways or thrill to road races with the law in hot pursuit in this thrilling compilation. watch as jack nicholson david hasselhoff jurgen prochnow john ireland and richard petty race to the finish line in this action-packed compilation!included1. bail out:david hasselhoff is part of a trio of bounty hunters on the trail of a wanted criminal who has a huge reward out for his capture. the bounty hunters are heavily armed and wish to have nothing get in their way including the police. in spite of the resistance thrown in their way by the authorities our group of bounty hunters set out to get their man at any cost.2. big wheel the:billy coy (mickey rooney) is a garage mechanic who eventually works his way into becoming a race car driver just like his late father was. forgetting how he got to where he is coy ends up using and discarding almost every friend and associate he has to make it as a driver including his own loving mother. when coy makes a mistake that costs another driver his life coy discovers what kind of person he s become and tries to take steps in redeeming himself.3. blonde comet:european champion race driver betty blake decides to come to america to try her luck winning on this side of the atlantic. she immediately finds herself a rival in jim flynn another driver and the developer of a new carburetor. when another driver looks to sabotage flynn s car will it spoil his chances at winning the race and his chances with betty blake?4. born to be wild:two friends who operate a truck driving enterprise are used to taking on tough jobs but their latest seems impossible. hired to haul a load of dynamite to a dam the two truckers find themselves faced with treacherous roads and hired thugs trying to stop them. the fate of a town depends upon these two truckers completing their delivery at all costs!5. burn em up barnes (parts 1 & 2):a young woman is the owner of a small bus line and a parcel of land wanted by some greedy oilmen. unbeknownst to the woman her land is rich with oil deposits that will make her a multimillionaire. the land speculators plan to sabotage her bus line forcing her to sell the land but they don t plan on burn em up barnes coming to the rescue!6. choppers the:a group of local youths entertain themselves by fixing up their hot rods for street racing and listening to rock n roll. the juveniles must get the parts needed for their hot rods by stealing them off other cars which puts them at odds with the law. how long can the gang keep up their antics before the police put an end to them?7. danger on wheels:a test driver ends up replacing another driver before an upcoming race. during the race the new driver is responsible for the accidental death of his girlfriend s brother. hoping to redeem himself in the eyes of his girlfriend and his fellow drivers our hero sets out to prove the viability of a new
sheriff austin has been murdered and young dave austin is out for revenge. with his father s badge on his chest dave tracks the killers to the border cantina. don williams has been accused of the sheriff s murder and businessman jim hatfield has agreed to help hide him until the heat dies down. dave knows that hatfield s gang is responsible for his father s death and decides to keep his real identity a secret until he can prove it. unaware that hatfield is responsible for the murder don s sister jean lets it slip that austin is a law man. hatfield quickly has dave cornered and disarmed and then threatens him with the same horrific fate of his father - a sudden death before sundown.starring: bob steeledirected by: sam newfieldscreenplay by: george h. plympton dvd details: run time: 53 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1937black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
legend tells of a mysterious dark-haired white woman deep in the african jungle a goddess who possesses great power over wild beasts. famed hunter jim franklin dismisses the story and plans a trip to the dangerous region to capture wild animals. financing the trip is an eccentric millionaire amos p. stitch and guiding them is an unscrupulous explorer named alec bernouth. the hunting party captures a ferocious lion under the unseen gaze of the white goddess. the leopard-skin clad beauty releases the lion from its cage but is caught in a trap set by the hunters. her striking beauty captures the heart of franklin but bernouth has more insidious intentions for the girl. banished from the group when his rape attempt is foiled bernouth plots his revenge by enlisting the help of hostile natives who would like nothing more than to kill franklin and the girl. the goddess must rely on her extraordinary powers to save them. the savage girl features old-fashioned jungle thrills of the popular tarzan films while incorporating the fascination with gorillas many films in the genre display. a very modest precursor to king kong s big arrival the following year the savage girl was a blueprint for many grade-b jungle adventures including nabonga in 1944 with buster crabbe. director harry fraser was proficient in westerns during the 1930s but returned to the jungle for more simian adventures with white gorilla in 1945. actress rochelle hudson kept busy in many b-pictures during the 30s and 40s including les miserables (1935) mr. moto takes a chance (1938) and a film called konga (1940) which was ironically about a stallion not an ape. she also was renowned for her prominent role as natalie wood s mother in the classic rebel without a cause (1955). hudson revived her career in the mid-sixties with appearances in the cult horror movies the night walker strait-jacket and dr. terror s gallery of horrors her last film.starring: rochelle hudson walter byron & adolph millerdirected by: harry l. fraser dvd details: run time: 66 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1932black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
the point where destiny and revenge meet a dark romantic action film about a stunningly beautiful woman (jennifer o dell) involved in a dangerous relationship with a drug dealer (john enos) involved in violent double crossing finding a new love (richard grieco) she must overcome a drug dealer (ice t) a strip club owner (andrew dice ciay) and the kidnapping of her sister (angie everhart) to get out of the street life that is increasingly entrapping her.system requirements: running time 141 minformat: dvd movie
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxthe history-making launch of the first man into space takes an unexpected turn when astronaut mclaren (paul hubschmid) is forced to eject from his ship leaving the rocket on an uncontrolled journey into the cosmos. soon there are mysterious occurrences on earth including a disturbing bright sphere surrounded by a halo in the sky. the renegade rocket has generated a cataclysmic chain reaction. a vast field of meteorites is hurtling on a collision course with earth causing tidal waves and intense heat igniting a global inferno. in a desperate attempt to stop the killer-meteor bombardment the governments of the world launch their defensive atomic missiles to combat the plummeting asteroids culminating in catastrophic events that test the fate of humanity.starring: paul hubschmidproduced by: guido giambartolomeioriginal story by: virgilio sabeldirected by: paolo heuschscreenplay by: marcello coscia & sandro continenza dvd details: run time: 82 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1958black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
platform:dvd moviepublisher:alpha videopackaging:dvd style boxamerican rockets disappear with no explanation each reporting a mysterious asteroid moments before vanishing. captain frank chapman sent to find the missing astronauts loses control of his ship and crashes on the planetoid. when he recovers from the impact he discovers he has shrunk to the size of an insect. the asteroid turns out to be populated by a race of miniature people the rehtons who enslave the captain in order to protect their secret. he becomes entangled in the struggle against the solarites inhuman creatures intent on destroying the rehton civilization. as the alien assaults intensify chapman is torn between his love for a beautiful space woman and his desire to return to earth. during a final spectacular battle with an escaped solarite monster the captain makes a noble sacrifice for the good of both worlds.starring: dean fredericks & coleen grayproduced by: fred gebhardtcinematography by: elwood j. nicholsondirected by: william marshallscreenplay by: william telaak fred gebhardt & fred de gorter dvd details: music supervisor gordon zahlerdirector of photographic efffects louis dewittrun time: 82 minutesnumber of discs: 1originally released in 1961black & whiteno region encoding; for global distribution.
