This box set contains three films featuring the greatest comedy double-acts of all-time! Abbott & Costello - Africa Screams: Abbott and Costello go on an African safari armed with a secret map which will lead them to hidden diamonds... Lewis & Martin - At War With The Army: Jerry Lewis plays hapless Pvt. First Class Alvin Corwin and Dean Martin is First Sgt. Vic Puccinelli in this barrack room comedy set in the U.S. around World War 2. Alvin and Vic grew up in the sam
Loved by millions, soap operas have become a regular part of people's lives. A staple part of British television culture over the last fifty years, our devoted interest in the dramatic, funny and sometimes tragic situations of characters we've come to know and love always keeps us coming back for more.So meet some old friends and rediscover some classic moments in a three disc set that contains episodes of Coronation Street, Emmerdale Farm, The Cedar Tree, For Maddie With Love, General Hospital, Parkin's Patch and more!
Buster Keaton 'Our Hospitality' and 'Sherlock Jr' Abbott & Costello 'Jack And The Beanstalk'' Laurel & Hardy 'Uptopia' (Their last film together)
Recognised as the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, Boys of Company C is a high-end member of the cannon of classic battle-field movies and a frighteningly realistic critique of the pointlessness and corruption universally associated with the US/Vietnam war.Boys of Company C follows the lives of five nave young Marine inductees from their training in boot camp through a tour in Vietnam that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they can defeat a rival soccer team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines. But as they might have predicted, nothing in Vietnam is as simple as it seems.
This box set features the following classic comedies from Laurel And Hardy! Married Life Our Relations Someone's Ailing Sons Of The Desert
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.
Disc 1 - Utopia (Dir. Leo Joannon 1951): 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. Disc 2 - Lucky Dog (Dir. Jess Robbins 1921): Stan befriends a stray dog and Oliver Hardy takes a liking to Stan's wallet. After causing so much chaos Stan's only option is to get rid of the dog. Just in time the dog comes up trumps saves the day and teaches the villain Hardy a lesson too. The Stolen Jools (Dir. William C. McGann : A famous actress has her jewels stolen. Everyone from the police to the mob want to know the identity of the theif and almost everyone is under suspicion. A star studded cast of the most prominent actors and actresses of the day. Disc 3 - Kill Or Cure (Dir. Scott Pembroke 1923): Stan's selling a combination of furniture polish auto cleaner and heath tonic. With a mixture like that Stan can't stay out of trouble for long. Stan tries the hard sell routine and gets himself into some real tonic trouble. This Is Your Life (1954): Stan and Ollie receive the ultimate accolade by appearing on the world famous TV show This Is Your Life. Tree In A Test Tube (Dir. Charles McDonald 1943): Stan and Ollie star in this short information film promoting the use of wood products in everyday society in their own slapstick style.
A midnight showing of an early 1970s horror movie turns to chaos when the Killer from the movie comes out of the film to attack those in the theater.
Recognised as the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket Boys of Company C is a high-end member of the cannon of classic battle-field movies and a frighteningly realistic critique of the pointlessness and corruption universally associated with the US/Vietnam war. Boys of Company C follows the lives of five nave young Marine inductees from their training in boot camp through a tour in Vietnam that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they can defeat a rival soccer team they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines. But as they might have predicted nothing in Vietnam is as simple as it seems.
Stan and Ollie are on holiday in Paris where Ollie falls in love with the daughter of a local innkeeper. On discovering she's already married Ollie decides he and Stan must end it all by jumping into a river. They are talked out of suicide by a French Foreign Legion Officer who convinces them instead to enlist on order to forget. The boys wreak havoc at training camp and are arrested for desertion but make their escape in a stolen airplane. This crash lands killing Ollie but t
This second volume contains 5 Laurel and Hardy Classics! The Home Wrecker (1923): Discharged infantryman Smithy (Stan Laurel) joins a construction crew building a house and is unfortunately put in charge! Four Wheeled Terror (1924): Oliver Hardy is Dangerous Dan McGraw who with his henchmen is out to stop The Speed King from winning a cross country race and the hand of a beautiful girl. Oranges And Lemons (1923): Stan is a picker and packer at an orange and l
Alma Cogan was one of the brightest stars of music and television during the 1950's. Her glamour and dresses were legendary and she was the most successful female recording star of the decade. Her life story and great television performances are captured on this special double disc set! In addition to the previously released Alma Cogan - On TV there is also the documentary that charts the story of her life career famous parties and romances - Alma Cogan's Fabulous Story!
As a scantily dressed nurse goes to answer the phone a huge hairy hand reaches out and grabs her by the throat. The following morning she is found strangled having been brutally sexually assaulted. The telephone murders have begun. One after another young girls throughout the city meet the same stranger and the same fate. They all have two things in common they live alone and they are clients of Dr. Lindsay Gale. Somebody has decided it is quicker to kill than cure.
This collectors 10 DVD box set features all the top movie stars from the golden age of comedy.Includes:At War With The Army.Flying Deuces.Jack And The Beanstalk.Utopia.Africa Screams.Harold Lloyd And Friends.W.C. Fields Collection (Six Short Movies).Inspector General.March Of The Wooden Soldiers.Charlie Chaplin 11.
This film set a popular style which was subsequently seen in such films as `Zorro` `The Scarlet Pimpernel` and countless others. It has a pattern which was followed in `Babes In Toyland` (1934) and `The Bohemian Girl` (1936) and contains some superb sequences. Originally called `Fra Diavolo` this film is based on the 1830 comic operetta of that name by Daniel F Auber. The film was subsequently called `The Devil's Brother` `Bogus Bandits` and `Virtuous Tramps`. Ollie and Stan pl
Stan Laurel and Oliver 'babe' Hardy were the most popular comedy duo of all time - as well as the longest running. But before they teamed up both were successful movie comedians in their own right. This collection of Laurel and Hardy films features them both on their own in comedy classics as well as teamed together. For the ultimate Stan and Ollie fan.....
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