Motion Picture Masterpieces - Five-disc set from Warner Brothers includes grand (and remastered) cinematic versions of great literature, including: Treasure Island (1934), David Copperfield (1935), A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Marie Antoinette (1938), and Pride and Prejudice (1940). Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Many extras. (Also released individually.)
Hollywood Legends Of Horror Collection - Doctor X (1932) is an early shock classic with Lionel Atwill as a Long Island scientist suspected to be behind a series of gruesome slayings. Fay Wray co-stars. Humphrey Bogart's first--and last--horror role was in the in-name-only sequel The Return of Doctor X (1939), as a reporter tries to link a medical researcher to a succession of corpses that have been drained of blood. With Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) finds the infamous Asian mastermind (Boris Karloff) and his diabolical daughter (Myrna Loy) raiding the tomb of Genghis Khan. Mad Love (1935) stars Peter Lorre as a deranged surgeon obsessed with an actress in Paris' gory Grand Guignol theatre. Director Tod Browning's chiller Mark of the Vampire (1935) stars Lionel Barrymore as a vampire hunter who goes up against an undead family led by Bela Lugosi. And Browning's classic The Devil Doll (1936) stars Barrymore as a prison escapee who sends unique assassins after the men who wronged him... human beings shrunken to 12 inches high! With Maureen O'Sullivan. 7 hrs. total on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Holiday Inn (Special Edition) (1942) - Irving Berlin's musical trip through the calendar features the Oscar-winning film debut of "White Christmas." Retired crooner Bing Crosby can't shake the show biz bug and turns his New England farm into a resort, but soon finds himself competing with hoofer Fred Astaire for a girl. Marjorie Reynolds, Louise Beavers co-star. 101 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailer.
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