Alfred Hitchcock: 3-Disc Collector's Edition - One of Hitchcock's best silent films, The Ring (1928) focuses on "Round One" Stander, a circus boxer who marries the box-office girl and turns pro to please her, but is soon outclassed by competition in and out of the ring. Carl Brisson, Lilian Hall Davis star. The Manxman (1929), Hitchcock's last silent effort, tells the story of two childhood friends who grow up to fall in love with the same woman. Engaged to one, will she betray herself to the other? Brisson, Anny Ondra star. Herbert Marshall is a jurist who begins his own investigation to prove the innocence of a young actress on trial for Murder! (1930). Norah Baring, Phyllis Konstam co-star. Rich and Strange (1931) follows two people from a small English village who inherit a large sum of money and decide to travel the world, only to find their wealth doesn't bring them happiness. Henry Kendall, Joan Barry star. AKA: East of Shanghai. And, the aristocratic patriarch of one of two rival families resorts to blackmail to settle a dispute over land rights, in The Skin Game (1931). With Edmund Gwenn, Konstam. 7 1/3 hrs. total on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: Spanish.
Miracle In The Rain (1956) - Sentimental romance set in 1942 New York finds a shoe company secretary (Jane Wyman) accepting an impulsive marriage proposal from an army private (Van Johnson) just before he is dispatched overseas to fight in World War II. When she receives news of his death, her physical and spiritual suffering becomes unbearable...until a miracle occurs. Eileen Heckart, Alan King also star. 107 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; featurettes; theatrical trailer.
Band Of Angels (1957) - After she learns she is of African lineage, the penniless daughter (Yvonne De Carlo) of a once-prosperous Kentucky family is sold as a slave to a New Orleans millionaire (Clark Gable) and soon becomes his mistress. When the Civil War erupts, Gable is threatened by one of his former slaves (Sidney Poitier) who has joined the Union army. With Rex Reason, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.; Raoul Walsh directs. 127 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailer.
The Clock (1945) - Frothy romance stars Judy Garland as a New York secretary who meets and falls in love with soldier Robert Walker in Pennsylvania Station while he is on leave. During their courtship, they encounter all sorts of colorful characters in the Big Apple. Noted for its fabulous studio-bound sets, the film was directed by Vincente Minnelli and co-stars James and Lucile Gleason, Keenan Wynn, and Marshall Thompson. 90 min. Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English.
The Arrangement (1969) - Elia Kazan (who adapted his own novel) directed this compelling character study starring Kirk Douglas as a wealthy L.A. ad man who suffers a nervous breakdown that causes him to re-evaluate his life. Fed up with his job, Douglas goes to New York, where he resumes an old affair with a sexy former co-worker (Faye Dunaway) while his wife (Deborah Kerr) schemes to get her hands on his money. With Hume Cronyn, Richard Boone. 125 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English.
Blume in Love (1973) - Playful poke at modern marriage and divorce from director Paul Mazursky, with George Segal as an attorney who can't seem to fall out of love with his estranged wife (Susan Anspach). Sparkling supporting cast includes Marsha Mason, Shelley Winters and Kris Kristofferson. 116 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
A Summer Place (1959) - Classic soap opera set in a scenic New England town where teenagers and adults discover love and its many entanglements. Richard Egan and Dorothy McGuire are the former lovers who carry on an affair behind their spouses' backs, while Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue play their respective children, engaged in their own romance. With Arthur Kennedy, Constance Ford, and that ever-hummable theme song. 130 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailer.
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