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  • The Pale FaceThe Pale Face | DVD | (02/01/2006) from £9.91   |  Saving you £0.08 (0.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Like Merry Xmas and Happy New Year...They belong together! The Wild West has never been wilder - or funnier - than in this classic six-shootin' farce which introduced the Academy Award winning song ""Buttons and Bows."" In one of his most popular roles Bob Hope plays ""Painless"" Peter Potter a timid correspondence school dentist earninga shaky living in the lawless West. When ""Painless"" is seduced into agreeing to a quickie marriage by the voluptuous Jane Russell he thinks h

  • British Musicals of the 1930s: Volume 3 [DVD]British Musicals of the 1930s: Volume 3 | DVD | (12/01/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

    From playful romantic comedies to variety extravaganzas, the pre-war British musical films offered audiences a source of much-needed escapism throughout the decade haunted by the Great Depression and the growing menace of war. Often adapting much-loved hits of the music hall as well as serving as vehicles for the era's composers, performers and band leaders, they showcased home-grown talent alongside some of Hollywood's most bankable stars.This ongoing, multi-volume collection makes available a wealth of rare gems from the very earliest days of the British talkies, many of which have remained unseen since their original release; each film is presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE (1932)A useless secretary and his private detective friend try to help an heiress from being swindled by her guardian.FACING THE MUSIC (1933)A joyful medley of farce, romance, song and slapstick starring Stanley Lupino as an impressionable youth whose pursuit of an opera singer's niece lands him in trouble!MY SONG GOES ROUND THE WORLD (1934)Set in Venice, the touching and sometimes comic story of a diminutive tenor who falls in love whilst striving for success.HEART'S DESIRE (1935)Richard Tauber, the great Austrian tenor, features in the story of a singing peasant from a Vienna beer-garden who conquers London, but at a cost...

  • Please Teacher [DVD]Please Teacher | DVD | (03/11/2014) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

    This entertaining pre-war farce stars diminutive music-hall stalwart Bobby Howes as an heir-hunter whose determined efforts to trace his aunt’s legacy lead to ructions in a girls’ school! Also featuring stage veteran Lyn Harding Australian comedienne Vera Pearce and noted character player Wylie Watson Please Teacher is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Tommy Deacon learns that a gift bequeathed by his aunt is hidden in her house inside a bust of Napoleon. However the house has been sold and is now a girls’ school – and to gain admission Tommy has to pose as the elder brother of Anne one of the pupils. His arrival in the school results in a variety of escapades but Tommy resolutely persists in his search for the missing legacy... Special Features: Image Gallery PDF Material

  • Various Artists - Glory to GlorianaVarious Artists - Glory to Gloriana | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

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