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Myrna Loy is an indelible star of Hollywood's golden era, enjoying an extraordinarily successful film career lasting over fifty years. Her most famous and evergreen role is perhaps as Nora Charles in the long-running Thin Man series of films, gilding her screen persona as 'the perfect wife'.
Myrna Loy's early life was, spent in Montana. After relocating to California, her talent for dancing and her personal charm soon brought her to the attention...
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1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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At a charity gambling benefit aboard the S.S. Fortune, the tables are hot, the jazz is hotter and before you know it, a bandleader's body is growing cold. They're playing your song Nick & Nora Charles!
5) The thin man
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1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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The jaunty whodunit that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite of sleuthung. Nick and Nora Charles combine screwball romance with mystery.
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1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Outlaws come and go in Nick & Nora's lives. Now it's time to meet the in-laws. The debonair sleuths leave little Nicky Jr. at boarding school, grab Asta (the dog) and head to Nick's boyhood home of Sycamore Springs.
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1 videodisc : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Rogue of the Rio Grande: Notorious bandit El Malo robs the Sierra Blanca Bank in broad daylight. The outlaw, famed for sharing his 'earnings' with the poor, is insulted when he sees the wanted poster. The reward is a mere $1000 and his strikingly handsome features have been totally misrepresented. Outraged, El Malo is determined to teach the sheriff respect. But his plans are waylaid when he stops at the cantina and is smitten by gorgeous dancer Carmita....
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Cary Grant plays a successful New York advertising executive who wants to escape his current living situation. He decides to design his own dream house in the suburbs and the project turns wrong when the bills never end and the problems never stop.
12) Vanity fair
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1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Becky Sharp is a society girl determined to cement her reputation as a member of the upper crust. In her quest to live the opulent life of a socialite, she betrays those closest to her.
13) The April fools
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Howard Brubaker is a newly promoted man trapped in a loveless marriage. Catherine's marriage would be ideal if her husband weren't a womanizer. When Howard and Catherine meet at a trendy party for New York's corporate elite, they decide to escape and explore the city instead. Soon the pair find themselves falling in love and deciding to run off to Paris. All they have to do now is tell their spouses.
14) The red pony
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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John Steinbeck adapted three of his own classic short stories to create a powerful family portrait. Young Tom is unable to find the love and guidance he needs from his parents. For friendship and support, Tom turns to the easy-going hired hand, Billy Buck. In an attempt to become closer to his son, Tom's father gives him a red pony to raise. As the horse becomes the focus of Tom's life, it ultimately drives the family further apart as Tom turns to...
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1 videodisc (168 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans of WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives. Captain Derry is returning to a loveless marriage, Sergeant Stephenson is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him, and sailor Parrish is tormented by the loss of his hands.
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