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that before starring as Tarzan, Bruce Bennett won a Silver Medal for the shot-put in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics?


			The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1934-British) Director: Hanns Schwarz Cast: Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, Margaretta Scott, James Mason, Francis Lister, Anthony Bushell, Patrick Barr. Description: Paris is Burning! Under the Iron Fist of Robespierre hundreds are executed, by the swift and bloodstained guillotine. Through these acts of injustice a new heroism is born - The League of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Founded by the original Pimpernel to carry on the noble duties of defending their beloved country, Sir Percy Blakeney has vowed to step down in semi-retirement. But when the love of his life is abducted, Blakeney must once again don the guise of The Scarlet Pimpernel in order to take on a cast of conspirators hell-bent on destroying The League and driving France into further Chaos. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 80 mins. Item #8894 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Rhubarb (1951) Director: Arthur Lubin Cast: Ray Milland, Jan Sterling, Gene Lockhart, William Frawley, Elsie Holmes, Taylor Holmes, Willard Waterman, Tristram Coffin, Orangey. Description: Thaddeus Banner (Gene Lockhart) owns the Brooklyn Loons pro baseball team which happens to be the league doormat. Needing inspiration to fire up his team, Thaddeus thinks he's found it when he befriends a feisty cat that beats up dogs. However, Banner dies, and in his will leaves most of his fortune to the team and the belligerent cat, Rhubarb, while practically ignoring his daughter Myra. Banner's press agent, Eric Yeagar (Ray Milland), thinks this is hilarious until he learns that he's the cat's guardian and business manager. This sets into motion a plot involving Yeager's girlfriend (Jan Sterling) who's allergic to cats, Myra who would like to see Rhubarb dead, court battles, baseball heroics and crooked gamblers. Watch for Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek fame as a young ballplayer. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 94 mins. Item #3549 On Sale! Format: also on DVD Unit

			Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) Director: Leo McCarey Cast: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, Zasu Pitts, Roland Young, Leila Hyams. Description: The services of a third-generation English Butler (Charles Laughton) are won in a poker game to an American couple (a very funny Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland) who reside in Red Gap, Washington. Ruggles' former employer, Lord Burnstead (a fine Roland Young) reluctantly gives him up to the couple but assures him that he will come back for him as soon as possible. Once in America, however, Ruggles gets a newfound sense of freedom and after being inadvertantly fired by the uncouth American couple, decides to open up his own restaurant with the help of a widow (Zasu Pitts) who he has much affection for. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 90 mins. Item #8893 Format: also on DVD Unit

			A Run for Your Money (1949) Director: Charles Frend Cast: Donald Huston, Alec Guinness, Meredith Edwards, Moira Lister, Hugh Griffith, Clive Morton, Julie Milton, Joyce Grenfell, Edward Rigby. Description: Guinness plays a newspaper correspondent who is given the undesirable assignment of babysitting two Welsh coal miners who have won a trip to London to see a rugby match. The fun begins when they inadvertantly elude their guide and set off on a series of adventures with a con artist and a harp player. Produced by Michael Balcon. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 83 mins. Item #1470 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Sally of the Sawdust (1925) Director: D.W. Griffith Cast: W.C. Fields, Carol Dempster, Alfred Lunt, Erville Alderson, Effie Shannon, Charles Hammond. Description: Young woman is shunned by her wealthy family after marrying a circus performer, but when she and her husband die tragically, they leave their young daughter in the care of crusty circus juggler Professor McGargle (W. C. Fields). Raising her as his own, McGargle begins to wonder if she wouldn't be better off with her grandparents, who could give her a life of privilege. Produced by D.W. Griffith. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 110 mins. Item #1279 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Saps at Sea (1940) Director: Gordon Douglas Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Wally O�Connor, Robert McKenzie, Jack Perrin, James Finlayson Description: After working in the noisy horn factory, just the sound of one drives Oliver into a violent fit. Dr. Finlayson prescribes a long, restful sea voyage, so Stan and Oliver rent a boat and set sail, unaware that escaped killer Nick Grainger has stowed away onboard. To disable the crook, the boys prepare him a meal using string for spaghetti, sponges for meatballs and soap for cheese. But Grainger discovers their plan and decides to make them eat the stuff themselves. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 57 mins. Item #4113 Format: also on DVD Unit

			The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934-British) Director: Harold Young Cast: Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce, Joan Gardner, O. B. Clarence. Description: The French Revolution - A time of drastic change, tyranny in the saddened eye of an evolving society. As the upper class aristocrats face persecution at the hands of the conniving Chauvelin (Raymond Massey), one man will stand against the grand evil corrupting the beloved France. This man is known as The Scarlet Pimpernel (Leslie Howard). The masked avenging persona of Sir Percy Blakeney. �The English Master of Disguise� in a swashbuckling adventure based on the literary workings of The Baroness Orczy. Classic British Cinema alive once more for your home viewing pleasure. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 105 mins. Item #1055 Format: also on DVD Unit

			School for Scoundrels (1960-British) Director: Robert Hamer Cast: Ian Carmichael, Alastair Sim, Terry-Thomas, Janette Scott, Dennis Price, Peter Jones, Edward Chapman, Kynaston Reeves. Description: Naive young man is continually taken advantage of and disrespected; by car salesmen, his own employees, as well as by his rival for the affections of his girlfriend. To get even, he joins an unconventional "School of One-upmanship" that trains him how to get the upper hand in all situations! Based on the novel by Stephen Potter. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 94 mins. Item #1469 On Sale! Format: also on DVD Unit

			Scott of the Antarctic (1948-British) Director: Charles Frend. Cast: John Mills, Diana Churchill, Harold Warrender, Anne Firth, Derek Bond, Reginald Beckwith, James Robertson Justice, Kenneth More, Christopher Lee. Description: One of the best British biopics made in the '40s, this inspiring film relates the story of Britain's ill-fated 1911 expedition to the South Pole, and Robert Scott's race against an expedition from Norway which has the same agenda. Produced by Michael Balcon. Written by Walter Meade and Ivor Montagu. Color/B&W: Color. Running Time: 111 mins. Item #3311 Format: also on DVD Unit

			7th Heaven (1927) Director: Frank Borzage Cast: Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Albert Gran, David Butler, Ben Bard, Marie Mosquini. Description: On the eve of World War One - Two strangers will meet and discover more than they bargained for in the academy award winning 1927 classic 7th heaven. Chico (Charles Farrell) is a bold and brash sewer worker in Paris who comes to the rescue of the down and out Diane (Janet Gaynor). In a city full of loneliness and uncertainty Chico and Diane find a closeness they've never had before. There relationship is put to the test when Paris is bombed and Chico marches off to war. Directed by former actor Frank Borzage this is the first cinematic pairing for Farrell and Gaynor. There popularity at the time was so great that the two of them went on to do ten more films together concluding with the 1929 revue Happy Days. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 110 mins. Item #9004 Format: also on DVD Unit

			The Sheik (1921) Director: George Melford Cast: Agnes Ayres, Rudolph Valentino, Adolphe Menjou, Walter Long, Lucien Littlefield, George Waggener, Patsy Ruth Miller, Sally Blane, Loretta Young, Polly Ann Young. Description: Desert chieftain abducts an English heiress to be his bride, then must rescue her from a fate worse than death when a rival kidnaps her. The film that made Valentino an international heartthrob. Based on the novel by Edith M. Hull. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 73 mins. Item #3231 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Son of the Sheik (1926) Director: George Fitzmaurice Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky, George Fawcett, Montagu Love, Karl Dane, Agnes Ayres, Bynunsky Hyman. Description: Rudolph Valentino plays both the now-aging sheik and his hot blooded son Ahmed, who falls in love with a dancing girl named Yasmin. Yasmin's father, the leader of a band of thieves, captures and tortures Ahmed, who escapes, kidnaps Yasmin, and plans revenge against her father. Valentino's last, and some say best, film. Art Direction by William Cameron Menzies. Color/B&W: Color-Tinted. Running Time: 68 mins. Item #1847 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Sons of the Desert (1933) Director: William A. Seiter Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, Mae Busch, Dorothy Christie, Lucien Littlefield, Charlie Hall, voice of Billy Gilbert. Description: The Boys want to go to their lodge's convention in Chicago, but both wives say, "No"! Ollie feigns illness and Stan gets a doctor to prescribe a Hawaiian cruise, knowing the boat-hating girls will definitely stay home. While L & H high-tail it to Chicago for the convention, the girls are horrified to learn that the Hawaii-bound ship has been sunk by a typhoon! Produced by Hal Roach. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 68 mins. Item #4853 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Spring Parade (1940) Director: Henry Koster Cast: Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, Mischa Auer, Henry Stephenson. Description: In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman (Deanna Durbin) attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she will meet someone important and is destined for a happy marriage. Afterward she gets a job as a baker's assistant. She then meets a handsome army drummer (Bob Cummings) who secretly dreams of becoming a famous composer and conductor. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 89 mins. Item #4684 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Strange Bargain (1949) Director: Will Price Cast: Jeffrey Lynn, Martha Scott, Michael Chapin, Harry Morgan. Description: Sam Wilson is having a hard time making ends meet. When he asks his boss for a raise, he finds out that the company is closing down and he'll be out of a job. His boss then asks Sam to come to his home and murder him that night so that his family can collect the insurance money. Sam reluctantly agrees, which is his first mistake. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 68 mins. Item #4686 Format: also on DVD Unit

			Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) Director: Phil Karlson Cast: Gale Storm, Phil Regan, The Three Stooges, Ed Brophy, Will Osborne and His Orchestra, Connee Boswell. Description: Future TV star Gale Storm (MY LITTLE MARGIE) plays an aspiring singer mistaken for a process server and thrown out of the nightclub owned by dashing Phil Regan, whose stuffy father disapproves of his son�s business venture. Perky Storm is seen to good advantage, as is Regan (a former New York cop who became a minor-league movie star), but the picture�s real stars are The Three Stooges, who steal the show with their slapstick turns as waiters. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 74 mins. Item #1564 On Sale! Format: also on DVD Unit

			Swiss Miss (1938) Director: John G. Blystone Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Grete Natzler, Walter Wolf King, Eric Blore, Adia Kuznetzoff, Charles Judels, Stanley Blystone, Description: Stan & Ollie are traveling mousetrap salesmen who go to Switzerland, a logical place to sell mousetraps, since it�s full of cheese. They end up as waiters at a Swiss chalet where they wreak havoc. Features a wonderful sequence where Ollie serenades his true love while Stanley accompanies him on the tuba! Produced by Hal Roach. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 72 mins. Item #4855 Format: also on DVD Unit

			That Certain Age (1938) Director: Edward Ludwig Cast: Deanna Durbin, Melvyn Douglas, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Nancy Carroll. Description: Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss, newspaper magnate Fullerton, has more plans to send him off to China. However, first Fullerton invites Bullit to the peace and quiet of his own home to write a series of European affair articles. When Fullerton's adolescent daughter Alice develops a crush on Bullit, her suitor, boyscout Ken Warren, doesn't seem to stand a chance. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 95 mins. Item #9676 Format: also on DVD Unit

			13 Frightened Girls! (1963) Director: William Castle Cast: Kathy Dunn, Murray Hamilton, Joyce Taylor, Hugh Marlowe. Description: Candace Hull is the daughter of a high ranking United States diplomat. She's young, popular and has an eye for the much older secret agent Wally Sanders. But Candace is hiding something, she's also turned on by secrets and espionage as international super spy "Kitten". Candace befriends fellow student Mai Ling, niece of the mysterious Uncle Kang and during a girls night sleepover inadvertently uncovers a secret and diabolical plot against the man known as Kagenescu. Soon enough "Kitten" has her hands full with secrets and the assassin known as "Spider" on her trail. A forgotten film from the legendary William Castle, 13 Frightened Girls is available once again for home viewing. Color/B&W: Color. Running Time: 89 mins. Item #4555 Format: also on DVD Unit

			The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959) Director: Sidney Miller Cast: Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine, Gale Gordon, Charles Lane Description: In sci-fi parody obviously inspired by the previous year's ATTACK OF THE FIFTY FOOT WOMAN, an Abbott-less Lou Costello plays a small town garbageman who invents a potion which he uses to make his girlfriend grow into a 30 foot giant. This was his last film before his death the same year. Color/B&W: B&W. Running Time: 75 mins. Item #4822 Format: also on DVD Unit

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