n this light-hearted wartime comedy, three WWII Nave men orchestrate a 4-day leave for themselves in San Francisco. Once ashore, they immediately set out to make it a swinging celebration - to last as long as possible! Chief among the party-bound is Commander Andy Crewson (Cary Grant). Desperat to keep the men on the straight and narrow, Lieutenant Walter Wallace (Werner Klemperer) commits the shipyard that's owned by a local tycoon. But before long, the rowdy Crewson is courting the shipmaker's voluptous daughter (Jayne Mansfield) with hilarious results.
A blonde actress is murdered across the road from a bar. An off duty cop has been getting drunk at the bar but becomes worried about his innocence when he is told he was seen leaving the establishment with the blonde but doesn't remember. As he investigates he interviews a columnist who was dating the actress a caricaturist who drew the victim the caricaturist's wife who works at the bar and the caricaturist's lover and slowly begins to put the pieces of the puzzle together.
In April 1967 Hollywood icon Jayne Mansfield arrived in the Northern mill town of Batley, West Yorkshire for a week's long engagement at the Batley Variety Club, for a reputed 20,000 per week - Jayne who had been a star of such films as Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter & The Girl Can't Help It had become the pin-up of a generation by then, whilst starring roles may have dwindled in Hollywood, her reputation had not.Celebrity interviewer Neil Sean & film maker Sharaz Ali have joined forces to bring you an exclusive insight in the life & times of the actress during this difficult period of her life with never before seen interviews, rarities & exclusive pictures to make this DVD a must have for any fan of Hollywood's golden age. Within two months of Jayne hitting the Yorkshire town she was to be tragically killed in a car accident.This is her story from the people that knew and worked with Jayne.
Produced by Robert Altman and George W George this highly acclaimed biography tells the story of an American legend. An unhurried look through the photo album of a hidden young stranger one has grown curious about. It has besides that special fascination of any good documentary peeking at humans in spontaneous action - the almost revelatory sight of people one sees every day but never as clearly as through the camera. The Bells of Cockaigne : An additional film originally airing
Unsold on celebrity? Congested with consumption? Addled by status? You're in The World kiddo brought to you by Frank Tashlin - Because Someone's Got to Live in It. And now a brief word on our latest fine product the one that gives you the answer to that nagging question: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Ladies and gentlemen no-one does straight-and-narrow quite like Tony Randall and we guarantee his turn as lovable ad-man Rockwell P. Hunter will leave you in so many stitches you'll be just silly with sc-HAH-rtissue! And speaking of tissue: once you see Jayne Mansfield bob and weave as starlet Rita Marlowe the ambidextrous angel who takes Hunter under her wings to launch his agency into the $trato$phere you too will coo her trademark ooo! But that's not all! You'll also get Ms. Joan Blondell star of Nightmare Alley and of Opening Night who rounds out the package as Ms. Marlowe's assistant and handler - as they say in Paris quel package! Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? proves that love CAN be manufactured (how else could we get our Blu-rays in your hands??) and finds Frank Tashlin doing what he did better than everyone else: Frank Tashlin'!!! Trust us when we say we here at The Masters of Cinema Series are simply over-the-moon to be presenting Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? for the first time on Blu-ray anywhere on the planet.
Marc Bolan forever held the belief that one day he would be famous and also that he would die young - in both respects history was to prove him right. This stunning programme takes an in-depth view of the man and the musician. Radio DJ Bob Harris discusses in detail Bolan's friendship with fellow DJ John Peel and the reasons why the friendship would founder and die and of his own feelings about the drive and ambition Bolan excited. Long time girlfriend Gloria Jones and friends Steve
In this one of the original versions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde silent matinee idol John Barrymore is Henry Jekyll a clean living cultured doctor who helps the poor and who is in love with the beautiful Millicent Carew. But Jekyll is open to temptation particularly by Millicent's father Sir George who corrupts the saintly Jekyll by introducing him to the fleshpots of Victorian London. Considered in his day as the Screen's greatest actor this film is regarded as many as the bench mark from which all others are judged. A true classic film.
Unsold on celebrity? Congested with consumption? Addled by status? You're in The World kiddo brought to you by Frank Tashlin - Because Someone's Got to Live in It. And now a brief word on our latest fine product the one that gives you the answer to that nagging question: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Ladies and gentlemen no-one does straight-and-narrow quite like Tony Randall and we guarantee his turn as lovable ad-man Rockwell P. Hunter will leave you in so many stitches you'll be just silly with sc-HAH-rtissue! And speaking of tissue: once you see Jayne Mansfield bob and weave as starlet Rita Marlowe the ambidextrous angel who takes Hunter under her wings to launch his agency into the $trato$phere you too will coo her trademark ooo! But that's not all! You'll also get Ms. Joan Blondell star of Nightmare Alley and of Opening Night who rounds out the package as Ms. Marlowe's assistant and handler - as they say in Paris quel package! Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? proves that love CAN be manufactured (how else could we get our DVDs in your hands??) and finds Frank Tashlin doing what he did better than everyone else: frank tashlin'!!! Trust us when we say we here at The Masters of Cinema Series are simply over-the-moon to be presenting Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Billie and Kristy lead a gang of armed robbers who steal from banks armoured cars and the like. When Billie's lover Jim gets caught by the police after stashing a large amount of money they wait for him to get out of jail. He does and has to deal with both the police and his ex-gang as they both need him to get what they want. Things become more complicated when Kristy kidnaps Jim's son and threatens to kill him if Jim doesn't come up with the buried loot.
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