James Stewart: The Signature Collection - Five-disc set spanning much of Stewart's career includes baseball drama The Stratton Story (1949), with June Allyson; a remastered version of The Naked Spur (1958), directed by Anthony Mann; the always-popular The Spirit of St. Louis (1957); plus The FBI Story (1959), The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), and Firecreek (1968).
Ronald Reagan: The Signature Collection - Five-disc collection of the former President features Knute Rockne All American (1940) starring Pat O'Brien as the legendary Notre Dame football coach who revolutionized the game. With Gale Page, Donald Crisp, and Ronald Reagan as "the Gipper." Kings Row (1942) is a grand soap opera with Reagan, Robert Cummings, Ann Sheridan, Betty Field, and Claude Rains as a group of people involved in friendship, romance and tragedy in a small American town at the turn of the century. An egocentric Scottish soldier (Richard Todd) is unknowingly dying of a terminal disease while recuperating from a war injury in a Burmese hospital, in the WWII drama The Hasty Heart (1949). Reagan co-stars as the American G.I. who tries to befriend him. Ginger Rogers is a model who sees a KKK member commit a murder in a Southern town and agrees to help D.A. Reagan with the case, in Storm Warning (1951). With Doris Day, Steve Cochran. And Reagan and Day reteam for the powerful biodrama The Winning Team (1952), which follows Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander and his struggles with alcoholism and epilepsy. 8-1/2 hrs. total on five discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Jayne Mansfield Collection - Sex, gangsters and rock 'n' roll blend in The Girl Can't Help It (1956), one of the '50s best comedies and the film that made Jayne Mansfield a star. Mob boss Edmond O'Brien coerces agent Tom Ewell into making his talentless girlfriend (Jayne) a singing star. With performances by Little Richard, Gene Vincent, and Fats Domino. Next, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957). Find out in a wildly funny spoof of Hollywood and Madison Avenue. Struggling New York ad man Tony Randall saves his company by convincing sexpot Mansfield to endorse a line of lipstick, only to become a celebrity himself when he's mistaken for her new beau. With Betsy Drake, Mickey Hargitay, and a cameo by Groucho Marx. Finally, a prim English gentleman (Kenneth More) befriends an unruly saloon girl (Mansfield) in the Old West and reluctantly becomes The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958). Comedic western also stars Henry Hull, Bruce Cabot, William Campbell. 4 3/4 hrs. total on three discs. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; newsreel footage; "Biography" episode. (Released August 8.)
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