Henry Fonda
2) Jezebel
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Julie Marsden is a Southern belle in pre-Civil War New Orleans with a knack for manipulating the men in her life. Scorned by the man she loves, she lashes out in revenge and destroys lives in the process.
Series
Studio classic volume 17
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
5) Warlock
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of a town overrun by a gang of bandits and thugs, which leads the honest folk to hire Clay Blaisdell, a famous gunman, to be their marshal and somehow save them from the evil gang.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As the biggest high-stakes poker game in the West begins, a compulsive gambler turned homesteader is drawn into the game. With the entire family fortune at stake, he suffers a heart attack when dealt a winning hand. His wife steps in to play his hand.
10) 12 angry men
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Depicts a jury of men who must decide the fate of a teenage boy who has murdered his abusive father. The jurors are from all walks of life, and bring with them their own opinions, prejudices, fears, and personal demons.
11) On Golden Pond
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. The couple agrees to mind their estranged daughter's boyfriend's child, while daughter and boyfriend go on a trip. The boy bonds with the old man in a way his daughter never did. Shows the terrors and graces of aging.
12) The lady Eve
Series
Criterion collection volume 103
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A conniving father and daughter meet up with the heir to a brewery fortune-- a wealthy but naïve snake enthusiast-- and attempt to bamboozle him at a cruise ship card table. Their plan is quickly abandoned when the daughter falls in love with their prey. But when the heir gets wise to her gold-digging ways, she must plot to re-conquer his heart.
13) Fedora
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A film producer travels to the Greek isles to coax a Garbo-like screen idol out of seclusion. But the deeper he infiltrates the remote villa, evading an overprotective countess and a mysterious plastic surgeon, the closer he comes to discovering the terrible secret behind the actress's timeless beauty.
14) The tin star
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Taciturn marshal-turned-bounty hunter Morg Hickman rides into a small town where new sheriff Ben Owens is the sole representative of the law. Sensing that the boy could use some seasoning, Hickman makes it his mission to teach the sheriff how to protect himself against the criminal element. The older Hickman and the younger Owens find they are kindred spirits in their dedication. Using the lessons learned, Owens proves his worth by taking on the town...
16) Ox-bow incident
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An angry mob kills a man after a popular rancher is murdered.
17) War and peace
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (208 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, the film centers around disenchanted aristocrat and unhappily married Pierre and Prince Andrei, who both are in love with an innocent young woman, Natasha.
Series
Criterion collection volume 320
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (100 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 pages; illustrations; 18 cm).
Language
English
Description
Beginning in 1832, shows ten years in the life of Abraham Lincoln, before he became known to his nation and the world. He moves from a Kentucky cabin to Springfield, Illinois, to begin his law practice.
Series
Studio classic volume 14
Language
English
Description
A melodrama which tells of the adventures of Wyatt Earp as marshall of Tombstone, Ariz., and friend, Doc Holliday. The shoot-out at the O.K. Corral leads to the defeat of the Clanton gang.
20) Midway
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This is the way it was--the story of the battle that was the turning point of the war in the Pacific, told wherever possible with actual film shot during combat. It exemplifies the combination of planning, courage, error and pure chance by which great events are often decided."--Title screens. In June of 1942, quite possibly the most important naval encounter of WWII took place in the middle of the Pacific, at Midway Island. While fictional, the...