William Powell
1) The thin man
Series
Complete Thin man collection volume 1
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The jaunty whodunit that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite of sleuthung. Nick and Nora Charles combine screwball romance with mystery.
Series
Publisher
Allegro Corp
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Made for each other: Romantic drama about a young couple's struggles in their first year of marriage.
Nothing sacred: A newspaper reporter tries to redeem himself after a hoax by writing a series of stories about a woman he believes is dying.
Life with Father: Family life in New York City during the 1880s through a series of amusing anecdotes including the wife's desperate attempts to have her despotic husband baptized or the father's awkward moments...
Series
Criterion collection volume 114
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A zany millionaire family invites a tramp to be their butler and find that he is richer than they are.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
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.
8) Libeled lady
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
It all starts when society diva Loy slaps newsman Tracy with a libel suit. Tracy enlists fiancee Harlow and down-on-his luck Powell in a counter maneuver involving a rigged marriage, a phony seduction, a fabulously funny fishing scene, fisticuffs, broken promises and hearts and eventually, true love for all.--Container.
10) My man Godfrey
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corporation
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
While on a scavenger hunt looking for a 'lost man', an eccentric heiress finds a hobo who seems to fit the bill. She hires him as her family's butler and he soon teaches them that money isn't everything.
11) Mister Roberts
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked by the captain.
13) The thin man
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
The thin man: "The start of it all! Nick and Nora Charles invite you to bring your own alibi to Dashiell Hammett's jaunty whodunit about a missing inventor that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite of sleuthing"--Container.
After the thin man: "New Year's Eve and a new mystery surrounding the philandering husband of Nora's cousin. Round up the usual suspects, including James Stewart in an early screen role."--Container.
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15) Life with father
Publisher
Alpha Video Distributors
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The trials and tribulations of a stern but lovable father and his family in New York City in the 1880's.
Publisher
Digiview
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
My man Godfrey: A zany millionaire family invite a tramp to be their butler and find that he is richer than they are.
Life with father: Adaptation of Clarence Day's humorous autobiographical account of family life with his strong-minded father in the late 1800's.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Ziegfeld is a theatrical impresario, whose show business empire begins when he stage-manages a tour for a strongman. With almost no money in the bank, he charms European stage star Anna Held to headline his "Follies". From 1907, Ziegfeld stages annual editions of Broadway's most fabulous revue. Eventually, Ziegfeld abandons Anna in favor of other beauties. Ziegfeld comes to realize that his new romance with Follies-girl Audrey Dane, is all wrong,...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Buck privates: Bud and Lou enlist in the army in order to escape being hauled off to jail, and soon find themselves in boot camp. To their dismay, the company's drill instructor is none other than the cop who was all set to run them off to the hoosegow in the first place! The boys end up having a whale of a time getting under the skin of their humorless nemesis. -- Duck soup: As Prime Minister Firefly of Freedonia, Groucho soon reduces the kingdom...