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Them (1954) [VHS]

Them (1954) [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: James Whitmore , Edmund Gwenn , Joan Weldon , James Arness , Onslow Stevens
Director: Gordon Douglas
That ol' cinematic devil the A-bomb has spawned a colony of giant murderous ants bent on destroying humanity in this, the seminal big bug movie (an obvious and oft-credited influence for Alien among countless others). The special effects may be dated, but this brilliantly rational-sounding film has held up wonderfully in all other regards, including some starkly effective location work in the high Arizona desert, a genuinely inspired sound design guaranteed to bring on the creepy-crawlies, and an unexpectedly dry sense of humor (mainly personified by Grade-A egghead scientist Edmund Gwenn). This is essential viewing for all those who consider themselves science fiction or horror fans. Heroic hardcase James Arness previously played for the other team as the titular character in The Thing from Another World. --Andrew Wright
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It's a Dog's Life [VHS]

It's a Dog's Life [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Jeff Richards , Jarma Lewis , Edmund Gwenn , Dean Jagger , Willard Sage
Director: Herman Hoffman

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Them (1954) [VHS]

Them (1954) [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: James Whitmore , Edmund Gwenn , Joan Weldon , James Arness , Onslow Stevens
Director: Gordon Douglas
That ol' cinematic devil the A-bomb has spawned a colony of giant murderous ants bent on destroying humanity in this, the seminal big bug movie (an obvious and oft-credited influence for Alien among countless others). The special effects may be dated, but this brilliantly rational-sounding film has held up wonderfully in all other regards, including some starkly effective location work in the high Arizona desert, a genuinely inspired sound design guaranteed to bring on the creepy-crawlies, and an unexpectedly dry sense of humor (mainly personified by Grade-A egghead scientist Edmund Gwenn). This is essential viewing for all those who consider themselves science fiction or horror fans. Heroic hardcase James Arness previously played for the other team as the titular character in The Thing from Another World. --Andrew Wright
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Anthony Adverse [VHS]

Anthony Adverse [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Fredric March , Olivia de Havilland , Donald Woods , Anita Louise , Edmund Gwenn
Film adaptation of Hervey Allen's bestselling novel of a young man with a tragic past who grows up carrying out adventures across 19th-century Europe, Cuba and Africa.
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The Trouble With Harry [VHS]

The Trouble With Harry [VHS]

Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: John Forsythe , Shirley MacLaine , Edmund Gwenn , Mildred Natwick , Mildred Dunnock
Director: Alfred Hitchcock

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Student Prince (1954) [VHS]

Student Prince (1954) [VHS]

Rated: G (General Audience)
Staring: Ann Blyth , Edmund Purdom , John Ericson , Louis Calhern , Edmund Gwenn
Director: Curtis Bernhardt , Richard Thorpe

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Foreign Correspondent [VHS]

Foreign Correspondent [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Joel McCrea , Laraine Day , Herbert Marshall , George Sanders , Albert Bassermann
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
The first of Alfred Hitchcock's World War II features, Foreign Correspondent was completed in 1940, as the European war was only beginning to erupt across national borders. Its titular hero, Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea), is an American crime reporter dispatched by his New York publisher to put a fresh spin on the drowsy dispatches emanating from overseas, his nose for a good story (and, of course, some fortuitous timing) promptly leading him to the "crime" of fascism and Nazi Germany's designs on European conquest.

In attempting to learn more about a seemingly noble peace effort, Jones (who's been saddled with the dubious nom du plume Hadley Haverstock) walks into the middle of an assassination, uncovers a spy ring, and, not entirely coincidentally, falls in love--a pattern familiar to admirers of Hitchcock's espionage thrillers, of which this is a thoroughly entertaining example. McCrea's hardy Yankee charms are neatly contrasted with the droll, veddy English charm of colleague George Sanders; Herbert Marshall provides a plummy variation on the requisite, ambiguous "good-or-is-he-really-bad" guy; Laraine Day affords a lovely heroine; and Robert Benchley (who contributed to...
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Lassie Come Home [VHS]

Lassie Come Home [VHS]

Staring: Roddy McDowall , Donald Crisp , Dame May Whitty , Edmund Gwenn , Nigel Bruce
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Lassie Come Home is a classic for all the usual reasons: its timeless, universal appeal, its first-of-its-kind status, and its exceptional cinematography, direction, and performances. What makes this 1943 charmer especially fun for grownups who haven't screened it since their own preteen, pet-obsessed days, though, is a couple of cute-as-a-button cast members. An adorably over-earnest Roddy McDowall stars as Joe, the mostly hapless lad whom Lassie refuses to part with despite his down-and-out family's decision to sell her, for a paltry 15 guineas, to a wealthy duke; and Elizabeth Taylor, already stunning at around age 10, surrenders a sweet if mawkish performance as Priscilla, the Duke's tenderhearted granddaughter, who lends a hand in Lassie's escape from her family's unkind kennel master and winks her way into winning the fearless pup a permanent place at her true master's side. Beyond that, it's no mystery why generations of dog-loving audiences have marveled at the precocious collie's career--Lassie is a great actor. She so convincingly digs impossible trenches, leaps towering fences, swims raging rivers, knocks out bad guys, and betrays the essence of brokenheartedness ...
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Undercurrent (1946) [VHS]

Undercurrent (1946) [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Katharine Hepburn , Robert Taylor , Robert Mitchum , Edmund Gwenn , Marjorie Main
Director: Vincente Minnelli

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Green Dolphin Street [VHS]

Green Dolphin Street [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Van Heflin , Lana Turner , Donna Reed , Richard Hart , Frank Morgan
Director: Victor Saville

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