CLASSIC COMEDY - DVD-LIMITED EDITION 4 MOVIE BOX SET

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• Release Year: 1986
• Genre: Comedy
• Plot: 1. HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) ; Starring: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell; Director: Howard Hawks; A conniving newspaper editor learns that his ace reporter/ex-wife is retiring to settle down with her stuffy fiance. Determined to keep her on staff and win back her heart, he entices her into covering the hottest story in town.; Running time: 1 hr 32 min Not Rated B&W; ; 2. CHARADE (1963, WIDESCREEN EDITION); Starring: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau; Director: Stanley Donen; A beautiful woman caught in a web of intrigue involving her murdered husband meets a mysterious, charming bachelor.; Running time: 1 hr 13 min Not Rated Color; ; 3. THE AMAZING ADVENTURE (1936); Starring: Cary Grant, Mary Brian; Director: Alfred Zeisler; A young playboy makes a bet that he can become a success without the use of his family’s inheritance, but will he lose the bet to win a girl?; Running time: 1 hr. 3 min. Not Rated B&W; ; 4. MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE (1947); Starring: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour; Co-starring: Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr.; Director: Elliott Nugent; A wannabe gumshoe (Hope) is hired by a beautiful brunette (Lamour) only to find himself framed for murder.; Running time: 1 hr. 25 min. Not Rated B&W; ; 5. ROAD TO BALI (1952); Starring: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour; Appearances: Humphrey Bogart, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis; Director: Hal Walker; Two American vaudeville performers fall for the same vivacious island princess while contending with assorted jungle dangers.; Running time: 1 hr. 31 min. Not Rated Color; ; 6. ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD (1946); Starring: Bing Crosby, Luis Alberni, Ann Christy; Director: Bud Pollard; An entertaining and informative documentary on Bing Crosby’s rise to fame featuring clips of his musical comedies made at the Mack Sennet studios 1931–1932. ; Running time: 53 min. Not Rated B&W; ; 7. MADE FOR EACH OTHER (1939); Starring: Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn; Director: John Cromwell; The Masons are an idealistic couple whose marital commitment is challenged at every turn. John's boss makes him forego his honey-moon, revenge since John didn't marry his daughter. Then John is passed up for a promotion. There's mounting debt, a difficult mother-in-law, and a baby on the way. The birth of a son brings joy, but when he becomes seiously ill, the couple is forced to take drastic measures to save his life.; Running time: 1 hr. 25 min. Not Rated B&W; ; 8. NOTHING SACRED (1937); Starring: Carole Lombard, Fredrich March; Director: William A. Wellman; A drunken doctor has told Vermont native Helen that she is dying of radium poisoning. Her plight draws the attention of NY reporter Wally. Meanwhile, the doctor informs Helen that she isn't sick at all. She conceals the truth and is brought to New York City, where she is wined and dined by Wally. When they fall in love, Helen confesses her secret. How will they handle the media circus they've created?; Running time: 1 hr. 15 min. Not Rated Color; ; 9. LIFE WITH FATHER (1947); 4 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS; Starring: William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor; Director: Michael Curtiz; Based on a popular Broadway play by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, the film explores family life in New York City during the 1880s. Each scene is an amusing anectdote--for instance, the wife's desperate attempts to have her despotic husband baptized or the father's awkward moments explaining the facts of life to his unimpressed son.; Running time: 1 hr. 58 min. Not Rated Color; ; 10. MY MAN GODFREY (1936); 6 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS; Starring: William Powell, Carole Lombard; Director: Gregory La Cava; This wacky comedy classic takes a stab at high society. A pretentious wealthy family adopts 'Godfrey,' a bum witha secretive past. Working as their butler, Godfrey becomes completely embroiled in their lives and soon takes charge. Later, he surprises the family with some shocking news.; Running time: 1 hr. 35 min. Not Rated B&W; ; 11. THE LITTLE PRINCESS (1939); Starring: Shirley Temple, Cesar Romero; A wealthy widower goes off to war and sends his daughter to boarding school. When he's presumed dead, the evil schoolmistress turns on our heroine.; Running time: 1 hr. 33 min. Not Rated Color; ; 12. SHIRLEY TEMPLE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (1932-1934); Starring: Shirley Temple, Frank Coghlan Jr., 'Baby Burlesks'; Eight great short films: Dora's Dunking Donuts, Managed Money, Pardon My Pups, War Babies, What's to Do, Merrily Yours, Polly Tix in Washington, and The Pie Covered Wagon. (2 hrs. 5 min. B&W); ; 13. JUNGLE BOOK (1942); 4 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS including Cinematography & Special Effects; Starring: Sabu; Mowgli is raised by wolves in the jungles of India. His daring exploits take hime from the fabulous bejeweled secret City of the Dead Kings to a final encounter with his mortal enemy--Shere-Khan the killer tiger!; Filmed in Technicolor!; Running time: 1 hr. 45 min. Not Rated Color; ; 14. LASSIE: THE PAINTED HILLS (1951); Starring: Lassie, Gary Gray, Ann Doran, Paul Kelly, Bruce Cowling; Directed by Harold F. Kress; Lassie, the beloved and devoted collie, belongs to a gold miner. When a greedy prospector kills Lassies's master, it's up to the courageous canine to bring the perpetrator to justice. Set on the American frontier, featuring lots of action, breathtaking scenery, and beautifully shot in Technicolor.; Running time: 1 hr. 8 min. Rated G Color; ; 15. MALICE IN THE PALACE (1949); Starring: The Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Shemp); The Stooges are bumbling waiters at the 'The Cafe Casbahbah' who learn of a $50,000 reward for the return of a priceless diamond stolen from the tomb of King Rootentooten.; Running time: 16 min. Not Rated B&W; ; 16. SING A SONG OF SIX PANTS (1947); Starring: The Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Shemp); The Stooges are 'unaccustomed tailors' whose shop is in need of some quick cash. A bank robber is on the loose and there's a reward for his capture. Can they foil the thief and save their shop?; Running time: 16 min. Not Rated B&W
• Cast: Steve Allen, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Groucho Marx
• Director: David Bergman
• Runtime: 21:33
• Media Format: Movie