George Cukor
1) My fair lady
Language
English
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"In this beloved adaptation of the Broadway stage hit, Hepburn plays a sassy, working-class London street vendor, whom an arrogant professor attempts to turn into a sophisticated lady through proper schooling. But, when the humble flower girl blossoms into the toast of London's elite, her teacher may have a lesson or two to learn himself."--Container.
Series
Criterion collection volume 901
Language
English
Description
"With this furiously witty comedy of manners, Katharine Hepburn revitalized her career and cemented her status as the era's most iconic leading lady--thanks in great part to her own shrewd orchestrations. While starring in the Philip Barry stage play The Philadelphia Story, Hepburn acquired the screen rights, handpicking her friend George Cukor to direct. The intoxicating screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart pits the formidable Philadelphia socialite...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (576 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A midsummer night's dream: Cagney, de Havilland, Rooney and others play foolish mortals and immortals in this winner of 2 Academy Awards. Othello: A proud general brought low. Romeo and Juliet: A lavish retelling of the world's foremost romantic tale. Anthony and Cleopatra: A thoughtful and colorful adaptation of the fatal attraction that ensnares the worldly ROman soldier and the alluring Egyptian ruler.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (576 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A midsummer night's dream: Cagney, de Havilland, Rooney and others play foolish mortals and immortals in this winner of 2 Academy Awards. Othello: A proud general brought low. Romeo and Juliet: A lavish retelling of the world's foremost romantic tale. Anthony and Cleopatra: A thoughtful and colorful adaptation of the fatal attraction that ensnares the worldly ROman soldier and the alluring Egyptian ruler.
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (426 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Philadelphia story (1940, 112 min.):A sophisticated romantic comedy about a rich, spoiled socialite who learns some things about who she is and what she really wants on the eve of her second marriage.
Bringing up Baby (1938, 102 min.): Crazy comedy about an heiress who is determined to catch a stuffy zoologist and uses her pet leopard, Baby, to help get his attention.
Adam's rib (1949, 100 min.): A husband and wife lawyer team clash when the wife...
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 131 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A splendid version of Charles Dickens' most autobiographical work. After young David Copperfield's father dies, his new stepfather soon sends him to London to earn his own living, where he meets a variety of unforgettable characters.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After fifteen years in a mental asylum, Hilary Fairfield has suddenly regained his sanity, escaped from the institution and come home. But a few things have changed in his absence. For one, his strong-willed daughter Sydney has grown up and is planning to marry. For another, his wife has divorced him and is planning to re-marry. It2s enough to drive a man crazy, or a woman, for that matter.
9) Little women
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (115 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the humorous and sentimental fortunes of the four March sisters as they grew into young ladies during the harsh times of the Civil war.
10) Zaza
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An unforgettable tale of forbidden love set against the spectacular backdrop of Frances Belle Epoque. When a beautiful singer falls for a married man, she begins a journey of romance and heartbreak that takes her from humble village theaters to the dazzling lights of the grandest stage in Paris.
11) The holiday
Language
English
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Description
Johnny gets engaged to the girl of his dreams, only to find out she's a millionaire's daughter whose father wants to be in control of their lives. Add to that a sister who is falling for Johnny, and he needs to decide who to marry and what to do.
12) Les girls
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Music by Cole Porter, winner of Best Costume Design Oscar. An entertainer's memoir chronicling her cabaret days unleashes a talons and fact-baring litigation that proves girls will be girls.
13) The women
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (133 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequence ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mary Haines loses her husband to ruthless Crystal Allen who is aided and abetted by Sylvia Fowler whose own spouse has taken up with another woman. In Reno, in the throes of divorce, all wage war on one another.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (392 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Morning glory: An aspiring actress is mentored to success by several Broadway veterans.
Little women: Follows the lives of the four March sisters living with their mother in Concord, Massachusetts, while their father is ministering to Union troops during the American Civil War.
Stage door: A group of aspiring actresses share a boardinghouse in New York City.
Philadelphia story: A socialite's wedding plans are complicated by the appearance of her...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (392 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Morning glory: An aspiring actress is mentored to success by several Broadway veterans.
Little women: Follows the lives of the four March sisters living with their mother in Concord, Massachusetts, while their father is ministering to Union troops during the American Civil War.
Stage door: A group of aspiring actresses share a boardinghouse in New York City.
Philadelphia story: A socialite's wedding plans are complicated by the appearance of her...
17) A star is born
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Drunken waning movie star Norman Maine meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he literally stumbles into her act one night. A friendship develops which blossoms into romance but tensions increase as Esther's career takes off while Norman's plummets.
18) A woman's face
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"When Anna Holm looks at aristocratic Torsten Barring, she sees romance. When Torsten looks at her, he sees horror: a web of scar tissue that twists her face into a grotesque mask. Eager to win Torsten's love, Anna endures 12 plastic surgeries and emerges a beauty. Lovely, says Torsten, but could you do just one more favor? Murder the little boy who stands between me and a vast inheritance"--Container.
Pub. Date
2011
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...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 478 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A lonely little boy peeks into the window of a Skid Row dive. Mesmerized by the soaring magic played by a small jazz combo, he longs to create the same sounds. So with the guidance of a brilliant bluesman, the boy develops into a superb artist but as man, struggles with an impossible note trapped in his mind.
The bad and the beautiful: A biting drama that tells the story of a ruthless, manipulative movie producer who lets nothing and nobody stand...