William Powell
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020, 1931.
Language
English
Description
"Michael Trevor (Powell) and his partner, Irene Hoffman (Wynne Gibson), run a tabloid in Paris and make their living blackmailing rich Americans. When Michael falls for Mary Kendall (Lombard), the niece of one of his targets, he vows to leave behind his selfish ways to be with her. The jealous Irene, however, will stop at nothing to sabotage their plans for a new life together. The on-screen chemistry between Powell and Lombard was real....the couple...
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When an eccentric inventor disappears and his mistress is killed, Nick and Nora Charles get involved in the investigation; suave Nick and his bright wife Nora become involved in solving a murder when Nora's cousin is accused of killing her husband; detective Nick Charles solves the murders of three people while on a supposed vacation with his family; Nick and Nora work to solve a series of murders of racetrack and gambling figures.
Series
Premiere collection volume 10
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Three models concoct a scheme to marry rich men. The girls rent a Manhattan penthouse to lure wealthy bachelors, but things go awry when they actually end up falling in love. They soon discover the road to romance is filled with hilarious twists as their new suitors reveal surprises none of them saw coming.
Series
Criterion collection volume 114
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Irene, an eccentric, wealthy Manhattanite, wins a society-ball scavenger hunt after finding a "forgotten man"-- an apparent down-and-out drifter-- at a dump. She gives him work as the family butler and soon falls head over heels for him. Her attempts to both woo Godfrey and indoctrinate him in the household's dysfunction make for a string of madcap high jinks.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Pictures
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during the waning days of World War II. In the Navy Register it is listed as 'The Reluctant, ' but to its crew it is known as 'The Bucket.' The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant martinet of a captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Description
Road to Singapore: The roving eye of boozing playboy Powell settles on a blonde disenchanted with her neglectful husband.
High pressure: Powell's roguish wit is in high gear as he plays a garrulous promoter selling investors on a scheme to make ersatz rubber.
Private detective 62: Private eye Powell falls for the socialite he's supposed to frame.
The key: In volatile 1920 Dublin, British officer Powell sacrifices his freedom for the woman he loves...
10) The thin man
Series
Complete Thin man collection volume no. 1
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Nick and Nora Charles, a former detective and his rich, playful wife, investigate a murder case mostly for the fun of it.
11) Sherlock Holmes
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Sherlock Homes comes to the aid of a young prince accused of murder and uncovers a plot to destroy Western civilization.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Description
The Bishop murder case: Detective Philo Vance must find a murderer who calls himself Bishop and who marks his victims with a note containing a nursery rhyme excerpt.
The Kennel murder case: Philo Vance investigates when "one of the Coe brothers is found dead in his bedroom, locked from the inside, and the other brother is found the next morning dead in the downstairs closet. There is also the clue of a wounded Doberman Pinscher, a mysteriously broken...