Marilyn Monroe: Special Anniversary Collection - Six-disc set released to coincide with the 80th anniversary of Marilyn's birth includes Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Niagara (1953), River of No Return (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Let's Make Love (1960), and the documentary Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001).
Legendary Outlaws Double Feature, Vol. 1: The Great Jesse James Raid (1953)/Renegade Girl (1946) - In The Great Jesse James Raid, the notorious outlaw comes out of retirement to join a group of other crooks in a $300,000 mine heist. Little does Jesse know, however, that he's being set up, and with help from other gang members, he tries to outsmart the culprit responsible for the fake-out. Willard Parker, Barbara Payton, Tom Neal, and Jim Bannon star. Then, Ann Savage (Detour) is a Renegade Girl, a free-thinking vixen who favors the Rebels during the Civil War, but falls in love with a Union soldier. Alan Curtis and Chief Thundercloud also star in this energetic Western. 138 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; biographies; theatrical trailer.
Legendary Outlaws Double Feature, Vol. 2: The Return Of Jesse James (1950)/Gunfire (1950) - John Ireland is a small-time crook who looks so much like Jesse James that people believe the late outlaw is still alive, and Frank James, who's gone legit, thinks he has to set his "brother" straight. Ann Dvorak, Henry Hull, Hugh O'Brian, Reed Hadley, and Tommy Noonan (half-brother of Ireland) also star in The Return of Jesse James. Then, declining an offer to rejoin his old gang, former outlaw Frank James learns he has a double of his own who's begun a crime spree that Frank takes the fall for. Donald "Red" Barry, Robert Lowery, Pamela Blake star in Gunfire. AKA: Frank James Rides Again. 134 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; biographies; theatrical trailer.
Legendary Outlaws Double Feature, Vol. 3: The Dalton Gang (1949)/I Shot Billy The Kid (1950) - First, deputy marshal Donald "Red" Barry, investigating the murders of several local ranchers, gets a tip from a newspaper editor pal that the man he's looking for is the leader of a notorious band of gunmen called The Dalton Gang. With Robert Lowery, Byron Foulger. And, Barry and Lowery team up again in I Shot Billy the Kid, which chronicles the tumultuous relationship and fateful final showdown between the infamous gunslinger (Barry) and lawman Pat Garrett (Lowery). Wally Vernon, Tom Neal co-star. 115 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; biographies; theatrical trailer.
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