Director: Herbert Mason. Cast: George Arliss, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle, Romney Brent, Ballard Berkeley, Patrick Barr, Norma Varden. Description: George Arliss is a delight as a wily potentate in this clever, intriguing historical drama. While English and Japanese forces compete for a small Asian country's harbor, a crafty diplomat plays the two forces against each other and lines his pockets. Produced by Haworth Bromley. Cinematography by Bernard Knowles. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 75 mins. Item #3246 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Alfred Zeisler. Cast: Wolfgang Zilzer (Paul Andor), H.B. Warner, Donald Woods, Gloria Stuart, Ralph Morgan, Claudia Drake, Byron Foulger, Gene Roth. Description: This fictionalized account of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels' early years depicts him as an unsuccessful playwright turned molester, then a follower of Hitler, and then master of Nazi propaganda. A little over the top, as you might expect from a Hollywood movie made during World War II. Produced by W.R. Frank. Written by Herbert O. Phillips and Alfred Zeisler. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 90 mins. Item #1261 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Paul Verhoeven. Cast: Bernhard Wicki, Hilde Krahl, Eduard Strauss Jr., Annemarie Duringer, Gert Frobe. Description: Beautiful photography in gorgeous Vienna locations highlight this story of the charismatic "Waltz King", Johann Strauss. Produced by C.W. Tetting. English Dubbed. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 97 mins. Item #2500 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Harry Watt. Cast: Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert, Gordon Jackson, Ralph Truman, Sydney Loder, Peter Finch, Peter Illing. Description: This sprawling period adventure is packed with action. During the 19th Century Australian gold rush, four prospectors join forces against claim jumpers and government accountants. Produced by Leslie Norman. Written by Harry Watt and Norman Greenwood. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 103 mins. Item #3309 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Luis Bunuel. Cast: Gérard Philipe, Maria Felix, Jean Servais, Miguel Angel Ferriz. Description: When the governor of a fictional Latin American island is assassinated, his executive secretary is forced to take over until the new governor--a sadistic, brutal man--assumes power. Produced by Jacques Bar and Raymond Borderie. Co-written by Luis Bunuel. English Dubbed. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 97 mins. Item #1799 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Charles Chauvel. Cast: Grant Taylor, Peter Finch, Chips Rafferty, Pauline Garrick, Mary Gay, George Wallace, Joe Valli. Description: The story of three soldiers: an Australian drover, a dingo trapper, and an English writer who become friends while fighting Rommel's Afrika Corps. Colorful, convincing yarn with strong character delineation and fine acting. Written by Charles and Elsa Chauvel. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 90 mins. Item #4892 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: William K. Howard. Cast: Laurence Olivier, Flora Robson, Raymond Massey, Leslie Banks, Vivien Leigh, Lyn Harding, Robert Newton, Evelyn Ankers, Francis De Wolff, James Mason. Description: An eminently satisfying, lushly produced account of the wars at sea between England and Spain in the 16th century. After his father is killed by Spaniards, a young naval officer goes undercover to learn the battle plans of the Spanish Armada. Superb acting throughout, with a standout performance by Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth. Produced by Erich Pommer. Written by Clemence Dane. Cinematography by James Wong Howe. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 90 mins. Item #1520 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Frank McDonald. Cast: Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Marie Wilson, Roger Pryor, Nils Asther, Dick Purcell, Dwight Frye. Description: Breezily paced B melodrama really takes off when the pilot of a honeymoon air service with a route from Los Angeles to Las Vegas is hijacked by foreign spies who want to get their hands on a new fighter-plane design. Produced by William H. Pine and William C. Thomas. Music by Dimitri Tiomkin. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 69 mins. Item #2519 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Charles Crichton. Cast: David Farrar, Ralph Michael, Robert Wyndham, John Slater, Anthony Bushell, James Robertson Justice. Description: After his rejection from the RAF, a young pilot joins the air/sea rescue service. Here he must prove himself by rescuing a downed air crew being bombed by a German plane. Realistic, vivid, and brilliantly photographed. Produced by Michael Balcon. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 67 mins. Item #3485 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Charles Frend. Cast: Tommy Trinder, Constance Cummings, Clifford Evans, Robert Morley, Gordon Jackson, Francis L. Sullivan, Mervyn Johns. Description: An engaging blend of comedy and thrills, based on a real-life character. Factory foreman hooks up with two tough British soldiers and an American girl to retrieve vital machine parts from occupied France. Produced by Michael Balcon. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 87 mins. Item #2006 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: William Beaudine. Cast: Evelyn Brent, Irene Rich, Louise Fazenda, Lilyan Tashman, June Clyde, Marceline Day, Fritzi Ridgeway. Description: A woman's version of "The Big Parade," set during WWI. Plot concerns the lives of nine women, serving with an ambulance patrol while stationed in Europe during the war. This early talkie is a little creaky but well done. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 58 mins. Item #4055 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Charles Chauvel. Cast: Chips Rafferty, Betty Bryant, Harvey Adams, Grant Taylor, Pat Twohill, Joe Valli. Description: Chauvel's grand tribute to the Australian Light Horse Brigade during WWI, as they back up the British in Palestine. Produced by Charles Chauvel. Written by Elsa Chauvel. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 90 mins. Item #3922 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Umberto Lenzi (as "Hank Milestone" on American prints). Cast: George Peppard, George Hamilton, Horst Buchholz, Capucine, Sam Wanamaker, Anny Duperey, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Howard Vernon. Description: Action-packed story of a group of friends from diverse ethnic backgrounds who vow to meet annually, but WWII divides their friendships and their loyalties. A unique multinational production helmed by Umberto Lenzi, better known for his stylish mystery and horror films. English dubbed. Produced by Edmondo Amati. Color/B&W: Color. Running Time: 90 mins. Item #3912 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Leslie Howard and Maurice Elvey. Cast: Joan Gates, Jean Gillie, Joan Greenwood, Joyce Howard, Rosamund John, Lilli Palmer, Barbara Waring, John Justin, Miles Malleson, Jimmy Hanley, Narrated by Leslie Howard. Description: Good acting peps up this unsentimental British morale booster, which outlines the day-to-day routine of seven determined girls from varied backgrounds who join the Auxiliary Territorial Service during WWII. Produced by Leslie Howard and Derrick De Marney. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 92 mins. Item #3465 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Compton Bennett. Cast: Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Sonny Tufts, Joan Rice, Bernard Lee, Hugh Williams. Description: Abrasive captain of refurbished, overage and slowing dying destroyer, the H.M.S. Ballantrae, is disliked by his crew, and must earn their respect by battling a German U-boat. Well-made war film with obvious strengths expertly exploited. Produced by George Pitcher. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 100 mins. Item #3522 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Robert Pirosh. Cast: Van Johnson, Lane Nakano, Henry Nakamura, George Miki, Akira Fukunaga, Ken K. Okamoto, Don Haggerty, Richard Anderson, John Banner, Hugh Beaumont. Description: Uncompromisingly critical of narrow-mindedness, this war drama is still topical today. An inexperienced, racist officer is assigned to lead and train a special unit made up of Japanese-Americans. Based on the real-life 442nd Regiment (the Nisei brigade), this film contains many veterans of that unit. Produced by Dore Schary. Written by Robert Pirosh. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 92 mins. Item #2805 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Ray Enright. Cast: Randolph Scott, Alan Curtis, Noah Beery Jr, J. Carrol Naish, Walter Sande, Robert Mitchum, Rod Cameron, Milburn Stone. Description: Slam-bang wartime morale booster, among the best of its type. A tough marine colonel assembles a team of jungle fighters made up of misfits and psychos. Their objective: an all-out assault on Japanese-held Makin Island. Based on the true story of Carlson's Raiders. Produced by Walter Wanger. Written by Lucien Hubbard. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 88 mins. Item #2700 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Julien Duvivier. Cast: Louis Jouvet, Raimu, Suzy Prim, Michele Morgan. Narrated by Charles Boyer. Description: An epic drama of one family's life spanning three wars, starting with the Franco-Prussian War and ending up with the German occupation of France. The negative was ordered destroyed by the Nazi's, but this remarkable film survived, eventually being smuggled to America for completion by Duvivier. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 88 mins. Item #1535 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Lew Ayres. Cast: James Dunn, Mae Clarke, David Manners, Charlotte Henry, Henry B. Walthall, Fritz Leiber, Irving Pichel, George "Gabby" Hayes, Smiley Burnette, Erville Alderson. Description: One of the Civil War's most dramatic battles is recreated (with excellent special effects) in this above-average 1936 Republic programmer, the first directorial effort of actor Lew Ayres. During the conflict, a Union Naval Officer is dishonorably discharged when he disobeys the order to burn the USS Merrimac in order to keep the Confederate Army from using her. Produced by Nat Levine. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 72 mins. Item #1371 $14.99Format: VHS Unit
Director: Viktor Tourjansky (as Arnaldo Genoino). Cast: Edmund Purdom, Sylvia Lopez, Sandra Milo, Alberto Lupo, Massimo Girotti, Sylva Koscina. Description: Biblical epic covering the reign of the wicked King of the Jews, from his failed alliance with Anthony to his death shortly after delivering an order to kill all newborn males in his kingdom. Produced by Wenceslav Tourjansky. English dubbed. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 93 mins. Item #3677 $14.99Format: VHS Unit