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			Merrily We Live (1938) Director: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Constance Bennett, Brian Aherne, Alan Mowbray, Billie Burke, Patsy Kelly. Description: Dizzy society matron Emily Kilbourne as a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome "tramp" who shows up at her doorstep and soon ends up in a chauffeur's uniform. He also catches the eye of her pretty Geraldine. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 90 mins. Item #7754 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Mexican Spitfire (1940) Director: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Lupe Velez, Leon Errol, Donald Woods, Linda Hayes, Elisabeth Risdon Description: Newlyweds Dennis and Carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage: Carmelita's fiery Latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving ex-fiancee who's determined to break up their marriage. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 67 mins. Item #7759 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948) Director: Richard Haydn. Cast: John Lund, Wanda Hendrix, Barry Fitzgerald, Monty Woolley, Robert Stack, Ilka Chase. Dorothy Stickney. Description: An accomplished cast of offbeat character actors helps make this offbeat comedy a thorough delight from beginning to end. A somewhat miscast but nonetheless effective Lund plays a Hollywood stuntman who poses as a wacky millionaire to help comely heiress Hendrix fend off her greedy relatives. This movie teems with sparkling dialogue and sprightly performances; it�s an underrated comic gem. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 96 mins. Item #1147 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Mississippi (1935) Director: A. Edward Sutherland Cast: Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields, Joan Bennett, Gail Patrick. Description: The son of a wealthy Southern family is disowned by them because he does not believe in dueling. He gets a job as a singer on a Mississippi riverboat. After an altercation with a notorious river tough, who gets accidentally shot with his own pistol, the riverboat captain, in order to attract business, bills him as "The Singing Killer." Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 80 mins. Item #7914 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Movie Struck (aka Pick a Star) (1937) Director: Edward Sedgwick Cast: Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Rosina Lawrence, Mischa Auer, Lyda Roberti, Lois Wilde. Description: Gas station owner tries to help his girlfriend realize her dream of becoming an actress, but is met by one obstacle after another. Produced by Hal Roach. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 69 mins. Item #1157 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Mr. Billion (1977) Director: Jonathan Kaplan Cast: Terence Hill, Valerie Perrine, Jackie Gleason, Slim Pickens, William Redfield, Chill Wills, Dick Miller Description: It's a race of a lifetime with billions of dollars at stake as the always charming Terence Hill plays the Italian cowboy lost in America. When his Billionaire American Uncle dies, his nephew in Italy Guido Falcone (Terence Hill) stands to inherit his entire cooperation. But executor John Cutler (Jackie Gleason) plans to sabotage Guido leaving himself the sole heir to the empire. Assisting Cutler is the charming seductress Rosie Jones (Valerie Perrine), known for having her way with any man who comes up against her. In a cross country trip all over America, Guido meets those who inhabit the old ways of American life in his quest to become Mr. Billion. Color/B&W: Color. Running Time: 89 mins. Item #7828 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Mrs. Mike (1949) Director: Louis King Cast: Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Flannigan J.M. Kerrigan, Angela Clarke. Description: They were destined to meet and destined to fall in love. But was their love meant to last in the harsh winters of the Canadian North West? Sgt. Mike Flannigan (Dick Powell) and Kathy O'Fallon (Evelyn Keyes) soon marry after a brief courtship and head to their new home a small trading post miles from civilization. But this strange and dangerous new world challenges their love at every turn as the couple find new ways to keep their love alive and stay together at all costs. From veteran director Louis King. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 99 mins. Item #7846 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Nicholas Nickleby (1947-British) Director: Alberto Cavalcanti. Cast: Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Holloway, Alfred Drayton, Cyril Fletcher, Derek Bond, Aubrey Woods. Description: Bond toils in a boys' school in Yorkshire where he has been apprenticed by his no-good uncle. Conditions at the school are appalling, so he and another student escape, join a traveling theatrical troupe, and enjoy a series of adventures leading to resolution. Prodiced by Miachel Balcon. From CHarles Dicken Classic story. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 108 mins. Item #3260 Format: also on DVD Unit

			1984 (1956-British) Director: Michael Anderson. Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Jan Sterling, Michael Redgrave, Donald Pleasence, David Kossoff, Carol Wolveridge, Mervyn Johns, Michael Ripper, Kenneth Griffith, John Vernon. Description: Big Brother is watching! In a totalitarian society of the not-too-distant future, protagonist Winston Smith commits the punishable crime of falling in love. He and his beloved are pursued relentlessly by the minions of "Big Brother", the omnipotent and omnipresent leader who will stop at nothing to root out all subversive activities and thoughts. Produced by N. Peter Rathvon. Written by Ralph Gilbert Bettison and William Templeton, based on the novel by George Orwell. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 91 mins. Item #2358 On Sale! Format: also on DVD Unit

			The Noose Hangs High (1948) Director: Charles Barton Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Joseph Calleia, Leon Errol, Cathy Downs, Mike Mazurki. Description: Bumbling window-washers are hired by a gangster to collect a $50,000 gambling debt. They retrieve the cash, but deliver it the wrong person; a secretary who mistakenly distributes it to the names on a mailing list! Produced by Abbott and Costello, their first independent production. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 77 mins. Item #1050 Format: also on DVD Unit

			The Notorious Landlady (1962) Director: Richard Quine Cast: Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Fred Astaire, Lionel Jeffries, Estelle Winwood. Description: An American diplomat (Lemmon) in London inadvertently gets caught up in a jewel theft after he takes up his new position and becomes involved with his gorgeous landlady (Novak) whose husband is missing. The screenplay, written by Blake Edwards, was based on The Notorious Tenant, a novel by Margery Sharp. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 123 mins. Item #4123 On Sale! Format: also on DVD Unit

			Our Relations (1936) Director: Harry Lachman Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Alan Hale, Sidney Toler, Daphne Pollard, James Finlayson, Betty Healy, Iris Adrian, Lona Andre, Noel Madison. Description: The Boys get a letter from mom telling them of their identical twins; a pair of unpleasant pirates who were reportedly hanged at sea. In reality, they are still at large, as L&H find out when they take their wives to the same restaurant that their evil twins are taking their bawdy barmaid girlfriends! Produced by Stan Laurel & Hal Roach. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 73 mins. Item #4854 Format: also on DVD Unit

			The Overlanders (1946-Australian) Director: Harry Watt Cast: Chips Rafferty, John Heyward, Daphne Campbell, Jean Blue, Helen Grieve, John Fernside. Description: With the threat of a Japanese invasion, Australian cattlemen undertake a seemingly hopeless trek across almost 2000 miles of Outback to save their one thousand head of cattle. Written by Harry Watt, produced by Michael Balcon. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 89 mins. Item #2005 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) Director: George Marshal Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Donald Dillaway, Jacquie Lyn, Billy Gilbert, C. Montague Shaw, James Finlayson Description: Loads of laughs and good fun with The Boys� when they try to take care of the daughter of their pal who was killed in World War I. All they have to do is find the girl�s grandfather and they have an important clue. The man�s name is Smith! An underrated comedy classic from The Boys�. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 68 mins. Item #4873 On Sale! Format: also on DVD Unit

			Pardon Us (1931) Director: James Parrott Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Walter Long, James Finlayson, June Marlowe Description: This spoof of �The Big House� is Stan & Ollie�s first starring feature and finds The Boys� going to prison for bootlegging. There they meet a dangerous crook who befriends them even though they ruin all of his escape plans and end up being pardoned for bravery! Contains some of The Boys� most classic routines and cameos by Hal Roach and director James Parrott. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 66 mins. Item #4870 On Sale! Format: also on DVD Unit

			Passport to Pimlico (1949-British) Director: Henry Cornelius Cast: Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren, Barbara Murray, Paul Dupuis, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Margaret Rutherford, Jane Hylton, Philip Stainton. Description: An unearthed document shows that part of a London district belongs to Burgundy, France and the people who live in the area waste no time declaring themselves independant of Britain's taxes, laws and post-WWII restrictions! Written by T.E.B. Clarke, Produced by Michael Balcon. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 85 mins. Item #2238 On Sale! Format: also on DVD Unit

			The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960-British) Director: Frank Launder Cast: George Cole, Cecil Parker, Joyce Grenfell, Eric Barker, Thorley Walters, Irene Handl, Dennis Price, Sid James, Julie Alexander Description: When the school burns to the ground there's clearly been some arson around. The pupils are found guilty and the judge hands them into the care of a pretty dubious child psychiatrist. The sixth form are soon kidnapped and on their way to Arabia with the Ministry of Education, Barchester police, and an Army Bath Unit after them. But real rescue is at hand in the shape of Britain's finest fighting force - St. Trinian's fourth form. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 94 mins. Item #8367 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Quatermass 2 (AKA Enemy From Space) (1957-British) Director: Val Guest. Cast: Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Sid James, Bryan Forbes, William Franklyn, Vera Day, Michael Ripper, Jan Holden, Michael Balfour, Marianne Stone, Charles Lloyd Pack, John Van Eyssen, Michael Balfour. Description: The mysterious enemies of space return to ravage earth once more. Only Professor Quatermass can lead the fight against alien forces who have conspired deep within our own world government to invade planet earth. Who has betrayed Earth? Who can Professor Quatermass trust? Will Quatermass stand alone in a race to save humanity? Find out in this exciting sequel in the Quatermass series from the legendary House of Hammer. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 84 mins. Item #1524 Format: also on DVD Unit

			The Quatermass Experiment (AKA The Creeping Unknown) (1955-British) Director: Val Guest. Cast: Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Margia Dean, Thora Hird, Gordon Jackson, David King-Wood, Lionel Jeffries, Richard Wordsworth, Jane Asher. Description: At the dawn of a new frontier man has entered space witnessing it's infinite glory. Three journeymen race to the stars encountering a mysterious cataclysm that will forever change mankind. Those who survive will be consumed by an unknown alien force hellbent on devouring the world. Earths only chance is Professor Quatermass. Don't miss this milestone in Science Fiction cinema from the legendary House of Hammer. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 82 mins. Item #1856 Format: also on DVD Unit

			The Reluctant Saint (1962) Director: Edward Dmytryk. Cast: Maximilian Schell, Ricardo Montalban, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff, Harold Goldblatt, Arnoldo Foa, Mark Damon, Mel Welles. Description: Here's an unusual and absorbing film, the story of a humble, simple-minded Franciscan monk who discovers a talent for levitation while praying to God. Based on the life of Giuseppe of Cupertino, who was later dubbed St. Joseph by the Catholic Church. Written by John Fante and Joseph Petracca. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 105 mins. Item #1105 Format: also on DVD Unit

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