"Actor: Hardy"

• Flying Deuces | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £6.90   |  Saving you £1.09 (15.80%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Stan and Ollie are on holiday in Paris where Ollie falls in love with the innkeeper's daughter Georgette. When she rejects Ollie's advances Ollie decides he and Stan must end it all by jumping into the River Seine. They are talked out of it by a passing French Foreign Legion officer (who unbeknown to the boys is actually Georgette's husband) and persuaded to enlist into the Legion in order to forget. The harsh region coupled with the fact they get lumbered with most of the rotten jobs enables Ollie to forget Georgette quicker than he anticipated so the boys decide they should leave the Legion and head back home to Des Moines. This leads to them being charged with desertion and sentenced to death but fate and a hidden tunnel are on hand to save the day. Well almost! The first Laurel & Hardy feature film produced away from the Hal Roach studios the boys were loaned to RKO and directior A Edward Sutherland for this outing. Sutherland and Stan Laurel reportedly clashed but there are many instances where they obviously worked well together - the marching on parade and Stan playing the bed strings are vintage Laurel & Hardy.

• The Inside Man | DVD | (06/04/2009) from £6.96   |  Saving you £-0.97 (-16.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on true-life events during the Cold War The Inside Man is a gripping thriller of espionage and betrayal on an international level. A joint American/Swedish project has perfected a submarine tracking device which was stolen during a violent raid and there is no shortage of suspects. The Swedish Secret Service believe the best way to locate the device is by using an undercover agent in the guise of Thomas Kallin a young marine who has no idea what he is getting himself into.

• Justified: The Complete Third Season | Blu Ray | (31/12/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Icons: Barbra Stanwyck - Double Indemnity (1944)/The Lady Eve/The Bitter Tea Of General Yen/The Golden Boy (1939)/The Miracle Woman/All I Desire | DVD | (27/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A bumper box set of classic films featuring 'The Queen' Barbara Stanwyck! Double Indemnity (Dir. Billy Wilder 1944): Director Billy Wilder and writer Raymond Chandler ('The Big Sleep') adapted James M. Cain's hard-boiled novel into this wildly thrilling story of insurance man Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) who schemes the perfect murder with the beautiful dame Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck): kill Dietrichson's husband and make off with the insurance money. But of course in these plots things never quite go as planned and Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) is the wily insurance investigator who has a feeling that not all is as it seems... The Lady Eve (Dir. Preston Sturges 1941): In 1941 Barbara Stanwyck was offered two screwball roles equally suited to her tart intelligence deft comic timing and undeniable sex appeal and it's a photo finish as to which was funnier; showgirl-on-the-lam Sugarpuss O'Shea the title character in Howard Hawks's 'Ball of Fire' or con artist Jean Harrington a.k.a. Lady Eve Sidwich the delirious fulcrum for this classic Preston Sturges comedy. Under Sturges's typically antic microscope the collision between the gold-digging Harrington and the very rich very hapless brewery-heir-turned-herpetologist Charles Pike (a wonderfully callow guileless Henry Fonda) yields ample opportunity for the writer-director to skewer issues of class and sex; as always Sturges is bold in pushing the censors' envelope capturing a palpable erotic heat between the canny Jean and the literally feverish Charlie who after a year up the Amazon is instantly smitten by the mere sight of her shapely ankles (in hindsight a precursor to her subsequent effect in 'Double Indemnity'). The Bitter Tea Of General Yen (Dir. Frank Capra 1933): Caught in a Chinese rebellion newly-arrived American Megan Davis (Stanwyck) is rescued by a cultured bandit General Yen. When she realises she is being held captive she sets about undermining her captor. In time however she finds that it is not her confinement she must fight against - rather it is her growing attraction to the man... The Golden Boy (Dir. Rouben Mamoulian 1939): The tale of Joe Bonaparte; a boy encouraged by his father to pursue his dream of playing the violin who turns to boxing when poverty sets in. What he witnesses is the tough and uncompromising world of major league boxing; the widespread corruption; and the alluring qualities of one hot dame! The Miracle Woman (Dir. Frank Capra 1931): Barbara Stanwyck stars as Sister Faith Fallon the charismatic leader of a Pentecostal sect. David Manners plays John Carson the blind man whose life is changed by her powerful sermon. Little does he know that Faith works alongside a con-man performing hoax miracles to boost the coiffeurs. Will John's love for Faith finally steer her back onto the right path? All I Desire (Dir. Douglas Sirk 1953): Barbara Stanwyck stars as Naomi Murdock a wayward mother and struggling actress who yearns for her old life before she walked out on her family. Returning to town she finds herself the subject of hearsay and loose speculation from the locals. More importantly her husband is striking up a relationship with a local school teacher and her oldest daughter remains hostile to the mother who abandoned her. Will Naomi be able to repair the damage done and rest her demons?

• Laurel And Hardy - Utopia | DVD | (05/04/2010) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Stan and Ollie inherit a yacht along with a small island. They set sail accompanied by a stateless refugee and a stowaway. A violent storm causes our heroes to crash on their island. Together they decide to create their own republic. All goes well until uranium is discovered... and the island is bombarded with money-hungry adventures.

• Laurel & Hardy 3 Disc Box set | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

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• Laurel & Hardy: Utopia | DVD | (30/01/2012) from £13.35   |  Saving you £-3.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this, their last film together, Stan and Ollie fly to London for the reading of a Stan's late uncle's will. After all Stan's uncle's cash is used to pay the solicitors, death duties and tax the only thing left are a yacht and South Sea Island! At the docks they take receipt if their yacht and also a displaced seaman and a stowaway. Together the four set sail but are shipwrecked on an atoll during a storm. There they meet singer Cherie L'amour who is escaping her fiancee. When he turns up unexpectedly to chart the atoll he discovers it to be rich in uranium and soon the superpowers want it. Meanwhile the five occupants form their own government and vote Oliver the Governor! Can he save their island?

• The Laurel And Hardy Collection - Flying Deuces | DVD | (15/02/2005) from £8.96   |  Saving you £-2.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Stan and Ollie join the Foreign Legion to escape unrequited love.

• March Of The Wooden Soldiers | DVD | (12/02/2008) from £9.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

• Laurel And Hardy - Flying Deuces | DVD | (05/04/2010) from £7.96   |  Saving you £-2.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Stan and Ollie join the Foreign Legion so that Ollie can forget an unhappy romance. As luck would have it they become involved in attempting to smooth out the messy love affair between an officer and his fianc''e. After being in the Legion for as long as they can take it they want their normal lives back. Ollie insists on their release just as they realise they're going to be shot at sunrise for their rebelliousness. The pair attempt an escape via aeroplane. Lots of laughs nostalgia and action-packed stunts take place including a dance routine to 'Shine on Harvest Moon'.

• Second World War - Vol. 2 - Prelude To War / Blitzkrieg | DVD | (31/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Prelude To War is a documentary exploring the political events which lead to the outbreak of World War Two. Blitzkrieg further explores the events preceding the war including Hitler's invasion of Poland.

• Laurel & Hardy: Hustling For Health/ One To Many/ The Lucky Dog | DVD | (30/01/2012) from £6.54   |  Saving you £1.45 (22.17%)   |  RRP £7.99

  One Too Many: When his uncle arrives for a visit, Plump (Oliver Hardy) has to find a wife and baby in a hurry. With the help of his friend, Runt, soon there are wives and babies everywhere. Hustling For Health: Stan Laurel enjoys a not-so-relaxing vacation when he misses his train.The Lucky Dog: In their first screen appearance together, Stan plays a penniless dog lover and Oliver plays a crook who tries to rob him and his new paramour.

• 3 Classic Laurel And Hardy Features Of The Silver Screen | DVD | (08/05/2006) from £8.07   |  Saving you £-3.08 (-61.70%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The Flying Deuces: Oliver is heartbroken when he finds that Georgette the innkeeper's daughter he's fallen in love with is already married to dashing Foreign Legion officer Francois. To forget her he joins the Legion taking Stanley with him. Their bumbling eventually gets them charged with desertion and sentenced to a firing squad. Their only hope is escape in a stolen airplane - one problem - they can't fly a plane! Utopia: Stan and Ollie inherit a fortune includin

• Laurel And Hardy - Flying Deuces | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £6.24   |  Saving you £-0.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Laurel and Hardy star as a pair of fishmongers from Des Moines Iowa who join the Foreign Legion while on a visit to Paris. Within a few days they are in uniform and on laundry detail at an outpost in Morocco and soon find that the tough Commander and Legion life does not suit them. They are arrested for trying desert and escape the firing squad by stealing a plane in a hilarious and exciting climax.

• Utopia | DVD | (17/08/2009) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-2.79 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Laurel and Hardy star in this their last film together! Heading for a newly inherited island the boys are shipwrecked and marooned on an atoll which has just emerged from the sea. Along with their cook a stowaway and a girl who is fleeing her fianc'' they set up their own government on the atoll. Uranium is discovered and world powers begin fighting over ownership of the island.

• A Bridge Too Far | DVD | (15/04/2004) from £5.99   |  Saving you £19.00 (317.20%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This massive 1977 adaptation by director Richard Attenborough (Gandhi) of Cornelius Ryan's novel features an all-star cast in an epic rendering of a daring but ultimately disastrous raid behind enemy lines in Holland during the Second World War. A lengthy and exhaustive look at the mechanics of warfare and the price and futility of war, the film is almost too large for its aims but manages to be both picaresque and affecting, particularly in the performance of James Caan. The impressive cast includes Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Dirk Bogarde, Sean Connery, and Liv Ullmann among others. While not a classic war film, it nevertheless manages to be a consistently interesting and exciting adventure. --Robert Lane, Amazon.com

• Farscape, Season 3.3 - Limited Deluxe Edition | DVD | (01/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  John Crichton's explosive journey through the Uncharted Territories continues as Scorpius reveals that the plans for the wormhole technology harvested from Crichton's brain have a far deadlier purpose. As the universe prepares for war Moya's crew have to decide where their loyalties lie... 3.11: INCUBATOR Scorpius' work into Wormhole Technology is finally making headway - until one of the prototype crafts is stolen by a test pilot who flies it to Moya. Linfer the pilot offers the technology to Crichton - in exchange for Moya itself. But is the deal as straightforward as it seems? 3.12: MELTDOWN When Talyn narrowly avoids a fatal attraction to a sun the crew find themselves being affected by a fluid released by the craft as a defence measure. With Crais constantly enraged and Crichton and Aeryn at each other's... well just at it... it falls to Stark to discover what is drawing Talyn in... 3.13: SCRATCH 'N' SNIFF Crichton D'Argo Chiana and Jool alight on a pleasure planet LoMo for some rest and recreation. When Chiana and Jool go missing Crichton and D'Argo are approached by Raxil a wily alien with information on their whereabouts. Hoping for help retrieving her own 'mate' Raxil leads them to Fe'tor a notorious Freslin maker; Freslin being a drug Fe'tor extracts from sentient beings including his captives Chiana and Jool. 3.14: INFINITE POSSIBILITIES - Part I: Daedalus Demands An Ancient - again taking the form of Crichton's father Jack - appears on Talyn and accuses Crichton of sharing wormhole stabilising technology with the Charrids a vicious race who have formed an alliance with the Scarrans. Crichton realizes that Furlow the mechanic from Dam-Ba-Da depot who once repaired Crichton's module and had a mercenary interest in wormhole technology is the real guilty party. With a Scarran Dreadnought heading towards Dam-Ba-Da to collect Furlow's data Jack must unlock the wormhole technology in Crichton's brain in order to build the ultimate weapon - but must first confront the evil Scorpius Clone in Crichton's mind.

• Farscape Season 3.1 Deluxe Edition | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  It's clear from the opening episodes of its third season that Farscape has developed into a grown-up show. There's a new self-confidence and a new maturity here that's entirely welcome after the often wildly erratic tone of the second season. The production design and high-quality effects remain true to the show's original quirky style, although both the look and the more adult-themed scripts have become progressively darker. It's also clear that anyone who has not followed Farscape extremely closely from the very first episode of Season One will be utterly baffled by the convoluted plotting and complex character interactions. Farscape is a whole galaxy away from the clean, cosy world of Star Trek. On the DVD: Farscape's third season is being released as both standard two-disc sets and strictly limited deluxe editions: the latter are handsomely packaged with a variety of collectable extras, in this case a Farscape watch, limited edition prints and a photo album. The discs are the same as the standard Volume 3.1. --Mark Walker

• Laurel And Hardy - March Of The Wooden Soldiers | DVD | (05/04/2010) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee are lodging at Mother Widow Peep's house and resolve to help her clear her mortgage with Silas Barnaby. When they find they have insufficient saved up they decide to borrow the rest against their wages from the Toymaker. Unfortunately Stannie has mixed up an order for Santa Claus building him 100 six foot tall soldiers instead of 600 one foot tall soldiers which leads to their dismissal. They are then banished from Toyland to Bogeyland on trumped up burglary charges which are eventually dropped on the proviso that Little Bo Peep agrees to marry Silas Barnaby. Stannie dresses up as the bride and tricks Silas Barnaby long enough for the mortgage deed to be handed over but an enraged Barnaby frames Tom Tom (Little Bo Peep's true love) for pignapping and gets him banished to Bogeyland. Barnaby eventually leads the Bogeymen of Bogeyland on an invasion of Toyland with only Stannie and Ollie and their hundred soldiers standing in their way.

• Second World War - Vol. 1 - Concise History Of World War Two | DVD | (31/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A documentary which offers a condensed chronology of the events of World War Two. Details the political history leading up to the event and all the major campaigns fought during the battle.