James Stewart
1) Shenandoah
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A Virginia farmer during the Civil War refuses to support either the Confederacy or the Union until his son is taken prisoner and, seeing the horrors of war first-hand, he is forced at last to take his stand.
2) Harvey
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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Comedy about a good-natured fellow whose constant companion is a six-foot tall invisible rabbit. His sister is determined to marry her daughter off and decides to commit her brother to a mental hospital to get him out of the way. Due to a mix-up the sister is committed instead, and it is up to the kindly brother and his imaginary friend to straighten things out!
3) Rope
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Two friends strangle a classmate and invite his family and mutual friends to dinner -- with the body stuffed inside the trunk for a buffet table. Inspired by the Leopold-Loeb murder. Shot in eight-minute segments and edited together using some rather unconventional methods, Rope takes place almost entirely on a one-room set.
Series
Fox film noir volume 2
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1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A Chicago reporter finds himself stuck in a decade-old murder investigation when he follows a newspaper ad offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer.
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English
Description
A cargo plane on a routine flight suddenly hits a high-turbulence storm, forcing a crash landing hundreds of miles off course in the barren Gobi desert. Among the survivors, one eccentric passenger leads the crew to build a new plane - against all odds, against all hope, and sometimes - against each other.
Series
Criterion collection volume 600
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2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A small-town Michigan lawyer takes on a difficult case: that of a young Army lieutenant accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife. A gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom drama, Anatomy of a murder was groundbreaking for the frankness of its discussion of sex. More than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words. With its outstanding supporting cast and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington,...
9) Rear window
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1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
11) The far country
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A solid western saga set against the colorful, scenic backdrop of Alaskan mining camps.
12) Broken arrow
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Tom believes the Apaches are treated unfairly. After befriending their leader Cochise and arranging a truce, he is called upon by an Army General to negotiate a government peace treaty, but later is the target of a renegade ambush.
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A man with a past guides a band of pioneers from Missouri over the Oregon Trail to a new life in the Columbia River Basin. When the settlers are cheated out of their supplies and cattle, he crosses rivers, climbs mountains and out-guns greedy hijackers to ensure their survival through the first winter.
14) The shootist
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A terminally ill gunfighter seeks to retire quietly but is embroiled in one last battle.
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2 videodiscs (281 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
"Presented in cooperation with the National Archives and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, this collection features four documentaries directed by John Huston (The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen) as part of his service as an officer in the Army Signal Corps. The documentaries are not simple propaganda, but reflect Huston's own changing attitudes toward war. Winning Your Wings (18:19 min) is a recruitment film for the U.S. Army Air...
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1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A man is saved from a suicide attempt by an angel and is then shown how important he is to the people who love him. A Christmas classic. Completely digitally remastered from the original film negative.
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Beautiful Carole Lombard and likeable James Stewart are Jane and John Mason, a couple who meet, fall madly in love, marry, and quickly have a baby. But while they -- and the audience -- are confident that they are meant for each other, life intercedes and the couple must meet with disapproving in-laws, job stress, financial challenges and, finally, a devastating illness.
20) Vertigo
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
San Francisco police detective Scottie Ferguson is forced to retire when a freak accident gives him a severe fear of heights. When a rich shipbuilder hires Scottie to follow his wife, who may be suicidal, Scottie finds himself falling in love with her. Eventually Ferguson becomes obsessed with the chance to re-create her in another woman.
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