"Director: Leo McCAREY"

• Three Stooges In Colour / Laurel & Hardy - Way Out West / Marx Bros - Duck Soup | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Three Stooges In Colour: Four remastered colourised comedy shorts featuring American vaudeville act The Three Stooges: Disorder in the Court (1936) Brideless Groom (1947) Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947) Malice in the Palace (1949). Way Out West: Stan and Ollie arrive in Brushwood Gulch bearing the deed to a gold mine. They are to deliver the deed to Mary Roberts but are intercepted by her employer villainous saloon-owner Mickey Finn. Finn passes off his wife Lola as the heiress but Stan and Ollie discover the truth and set about retrieving the deed. Finn has the Sheriff on his side so our heroes must resort to burglary - with the aid of ropes pulleys and their mule! Duck Soup: Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly the hilarious dictator of mythical Freedonia. Harpo and Chico are commisioned as spies by Groucho's political rival the calculating Trentino. The film contains many of the brothers' famous sequences: the lemonade stand the Paul Revere parody the We're Going To War number (a beautiful spoof of 30's musicals) the hilarious mirror scene and a final battle episode that has been copied by everyone including Woody Allen!

• Duck Soup | Blu Ray | (01/04/2019) from £16.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  With the advent of the talkies, The Marx Brothers - Chico, Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo - signed to Paramount Pictures and brought their stage act to cinema audience. They made five films in five years, all of which have become cornerstones of American comedy. In their last film for Paramount the four brothers gave us what many regard to be one of the greatest comedies of all time, Duck Soup. Directed by one of the most exceptional of all Hollywood comedy directors, Leo McCarey, Duck Soup sees the Marx clan spinning a satirical tale of war and war-makers as Groucho's Rufus Firefly declares war on the neighbouring state of Sylvania. The Paramount era represents the Marx Brothers at their absolute finest, retaining all of the energy and controlled chaos of their stage shows. Plots are unimportant, it's the gags, set-pieces and one-liners that matter! Special Cotents: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation, scanned and restored in 4K from original film elements by Universal Original 1.0 mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Commentary by Marx Brothers historian Robert S Bader and film critic Leonard Maltin Sibling Revelry, an introduction to the Marx Brothers by critic David Cairns MONKEYNUTCRACKERDUCKFEATHERS, a new video essay about the films David Cairns

• Harold Lloyd Collection | DVD | (09/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  A collection of movies from actor Harold Lloyd

• Marx Brothers Collection - Monkey Business/Horse Feathers/Duck Soup | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Monkey Business (Dir. Norman Z. McLeod 1931): The madcap Marx Brothers stowaway on a luxury cruise ship in this fast-paced laugh-filled farce. While they manage to elude capture by the ship's captain and crew by staging impromptu puppet shows and hiding in herring barrels getting off the boat is another matter. Before long they're all impersonating Maurice Chevalier in order to disembark and begin their new careers as mob bodyguards. Horse Feathers (Dir. Norman Z. McLeod 1932): Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff (Groucho Marx) is the new President of Huxley College. In order to stay in charge he must somehow get the college football team to win their annual Thanksgiving game against arch-rivals Darwin - a bit of a tall order since Huxley haven't won a match since 1888! Needless to say playing it by the rules is the last thing on Wagstaff's mind... Duck Soup (Dir. Leo McCarey 1933): A pointed political satire Duck Soup is the Marx Brothers' funniest and most insane film! Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly the hilarious dictator of mythical Freedonia. Harpo and Chico are commisioned as spies by Groucho's political rival the calculating Trentino. The film contains many of the brothers' famous sequences: the lemonade stand the Paul Revere parody the ""We're Going To War"" number (a beautiful spoof of 30's musicals) the hilarious mirror scene and a final battle episode that has been copied by everyone including Woody Allen!

• Studio Classic: Classic Encounters | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £16.15   |  Saving you £18.84 (116.66%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Anastasia (Dir. Anatole Litvak 1956): The world will never know if the real Russian princess Anastasia met her death at the hands of red Russian rebels or if she lived on. Based on fact this story is set against the mystery surrounding this elusive puzzle. Ingrid Bergman portrays the destitute woman who remarkably resembles the true Princess Anastasia. She is chosen by two Russian courtiers to masquerade as the princess in order to gain ten million pounds. Meeting scepticism

• Duck Soup/Monkey Business | DVD | (26/12/2006) from £8.08   |  Saving you £4.91 (60.77%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Duck Soup (Dir. Leo McCarey 1933) A pointed political satire 'Duck Soup' is the Marx Brothers' funniest and most insane film! Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly the hilarious dictator of mythical Freedonia. Harpo and Chico are commisioned as spies by Groucho's political rival the calculating Trentino. The film contains many of the brothers' famous sequences: the lemonade stand the Paul Revere parody the ""We're Going To War"" number (a beautiful spoof of 30's musicals) the hilarious mirror scene and a final battle episode that has been copied by everyone including Woody Allen! Monkey Business (Dir. Norman Z. McLeod 1931): The madcap Marx Brothers stowaway on a luxury cruise ship in this fast-paced laugh-filled farce. While they manage to elude capture by the ship's captain and crew by staging impromptu puppet shows and hiding in herring barrels getting off the boat is another matter. Before long they're all impersonating Maurice Chevalier in order to disembark and begin their new careers as mob bodyguards.

• MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (Masters of Cinema) Dual Format (Blu-ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (14/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Of Make Way for Tomorrow, Orson Welles told Peter Bogdanovich: “Oh my God that’s the saddest movie ever made.” Leo McCarey’s personal favourite among all his films (which included The Awful Truth and An Affair to Remember) is sad, yes, but it also stands as cathartic affirmation of the dignity of human feeling, and in the testament of such achieves a subtle complexity of characterisation on par with Renoir, Ford, and Hawks. Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi, two of the great Hollywood character actors, portray the couple whose house the bank has foreclosed upon, and who are forced subsequently to move into their children’s homes in the city. A near-musical restructuring of gratitude and debt ensues once the offspring deem the couple’s lodging an imposition: the two are separated, then reunited weeks later... as they glide inexorably into an uncertain future. Unrelentingly unsentimental, Make Way for Tomorrow exerted a powerful influence on Ozu’s Tokyo Story and several other key entries in the Japanese master’s body of work. It is a film that, to give Welles the last word, “could make a stone cry.” The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Leo McCarey’s truly great Make Way for Tomorrow for the first time on Blu-ray anywhere in the world, as part of this Dual Format (Blu-ray + DVD) edition. Dual Format Edition Including: Newly restored 1080p HD encode in the film’s original aspect ratio Peter Bogdanovich discussing McCarey and the film [20:00] Gary Giddins discussing the film’s social and political contexts [21:00] Optional English subtitles (SDH) for the deaf and hearing-impaired 36-PAGE BOOKLET featuring a new essay by writer Geoffrey O’Brien and an excerpt from Josephine Lawrence’s source novel Years Are So Long

• Belle Of The Nineties | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £7.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Mae West, who wrote this and a handful of other movies during the 1930s, stars as 1890s blues singer Ruby in a comic romp that follows the dazzling entertainers quest to find the man of her dreams without being duped. Ruby distracts boxer Tiger so much that Tigers manager asks Ruby to leave town, but its not the last that Ruby and Tiger will see of each other. Singing such songs as "My Old Flame" and "Memphis Blues" with a sultry air in front of Duke Ellingtons orchestra, Ruby projects sex and sincerity at the same moment. Using both her brains and her looks to keep herself out of the grasp of troublemakers, Ruby outwits her female competition and the male predators to emerge unscathed and with her beau on her arm. The script was ruthlessly pared by the censorship board, but Mae West slips enough double entrendres through to make this show, directed by the great Leo McCarey, a delight.

• Mae West - She Done Him Wrong/Belle Of The Nineties/I'm No Angel/Klondike Annie/My Little Chickadee/The Heat's On | DVD | (27/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Titles Comprise: She Done Him Wrong (Dir. Lowell Sherman 1933): Lady Lou New York nightclub owner and sometimes singer has plenty of male admirers (and subsequently diamonds too); some she wants and others she doesn't. One of the latter an escaped criminal is on his way to see Lou unaware of her dalliances in his absence. However maybe Captain Cummings (Cary Grant) might be willing to help - once she's seduced him that is! Belle Of The Nineties (Dir. Leo McCarey 1934) Mae West stars as Ruby Carter a popular burlesque singer in this hilarious musical comedy that boasts the musical talents of Duke Ellington and his orchestra. Shifting operations from St. Louis to New Orleans Ruby hopes to escape the attentions of prize-fighter Tiger Kid. Settling in quick she becomes the star attraction at 'The Sensation Club' for both the buying public and its owner Ace Lamont; whose infatuation causes trouble with his old-flame Molly. When Tiger steps into town for a prize-fight Ace has a few cards up his sleeves and convinces him to steal some of Ruby's jewels. Needless to say Ruby is much smarter than those two dummies and has a plan of her own... I'm No Angel (Dir. Wesley Ruggles 1933): The story begins with the bewitching Tira who in addition to circus acts performs some shady business manoeuvres and takes a job as a lion tamer to escape jail. After her first show at Madison Square Garden catapults Tira to stardom she attracts the attention of wealthy but engaged Kirk Lawrence. But Kirk's handsome business partner Jack Claton blows his friends cover and begins a romance with Tira. This time Tira is in love for real and is devastated when a misunderstanding causes Jack to break off the affair. Serving as her own counsel Tira sues Jack for breach of contract and takes him through a cross-examination Jack will never forget! Klondike Annie (Dir. Raoul Walsh 1936): Beautiful Rose Carlton (Mae West) a kept woman of the wealthy and possessive Chan Lo escapes San Francisco's Chinatown on a ship bound for Alaska's gold rush territory. The ship's captain Bull Brackett instantly falls for Rose but she is distracted by her new cabin mate Sister Annie Alden. Exchanging philosophies the unlikely pair develop a meaningful friendship before Sister Annie becomes sick and dies. Meanwhile Bull learns Rose is wanted for murder but tells her he will stand by her. Rose in desperation changes identities with her deceased friend and once in Alaska is inspired to a new calling. My Little Chickadee (Dir. Edward F. Cline 1940): Suspected of being in a relationship with local criminal 'the Masked Bandit' Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) is run out of town; and told she can't return until she's earn't some 'respectability' (read marriage). Setting off for calmer shores Flower meets the con-man Cuthbert J. Twillie (W.C. Fields); marrying each other for 'respectability' (or the bag of money on his person!). However their destination Greasewood City appears to house a certain 'Masked Bandit'! The Heat's On (Dir. Gregory Ratoff 1943): Believing that her forthcoming musical Indiscretions is destined to flop its leading actress Fay Lawrence decides to leave producer Tony Ferris to star in a revue Tropicana for rival producer Forrest Stanton. Meanwhile Hubert Bainbridge attempts to get his niece Janie (Mary Roche) to be a headliner in Tony's show - In spite of his moral-minded sister (Almira Sessions) wanting to close the whole thing down.

• Laurel And Hardy Super Box Set | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Featuring fifteen comedy classics: 'The Home Wrecker' 'Four Wheeled Terror' 'Roughest Africa' 'Crazy To Act' 'The Paper Hanger's Helper' 'Lucky Dog' 'Oranges And Lemons' 'Yes Yes Nanette' 'West Of Hot Dog' 'Enough To Do' 'Hop To It Bell Hop' 'Along Came Auntie' 'On The Front Page' 'Bromeo And Juliet' and 'This Is Your Life'. Please Note: Not all films contained in this box set stars Stan and Ollie together. These are very rare 1920's releases of both of their work before they became the legendary team that they would later become. Most if these shorts were made pre-1925 on very small budgets hence the struggling sound/screen quality.

• The Best of Laurel & Hardy - 6 DVD Microbook | DVD | (14/10/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

• Make Way For Tomorrow | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Of Make Way For Tomorrow Orson Welles told Peter Bogdanovich: Oh my God that's the saddest movie ever made. Long unavailable for home viewing Leo McCarey's personal favourite among all his films (which included The Awful Truth and An Affair To Remember) is sad yes but it also stands as cathartic affirmation of the dignity of human feeling and in the testament of such achieves a subtle complexity of characterization on par with Renoir Ford and Hawks. Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi two of the great Hollywood character actors appear makeup-aged beyond their actual years to portray the couple whose house the bank has foreclosed upon (the film was set and produced in the midst of the Great Depression) and who are forced subsequently to move into their children's homes in the city. A near-musical restructuring of gratitude and debt ensues once the offspring deem the couple's lodging an imposition: the two are separated then reunited weeks later... as they glide inexorably into an uncertain future. Unrelentingly unsentimental yet maintaining a balance of pathos and levity unseen in not only American studio pictures but most of the rest of world cinema Make Way For Tomorrow exerted a powerful influence on Yasujir'' Ozu's Tokyo Story and several other key entries in the Japanese master's body of work. It is a film profoundly concerned with questions of filial obligation and the way we treat one another as human beings; it is a film that to give Welles the last word could make a stone cry. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Leo McCarey's truly great Make Way For Tomorrow for the first time on Blu-ray anywhere in the world.

• Make Way For Tomorrow | DVD | (21/02/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Of Make Way for Tomorrow Orson Welles told Peter Bogdanovich: Oh my God that's the saddest movie ever made. Long unavailable for home viewing Leo McCarey's personal favourite among all his films (which included The Awful Truth and An Affair to Remember) is sad yes but it also stands as cathartic affirmation of the dignity of human feeling and in the testament of such achieves a subtle complexity of characterization on par with Renoir Ford and Hawks. Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi two of the great Hollywood character actors appear makeup-aged beyond their actual years to portray the couple whose house the bank has foreclosed upon (the film was set and produced in the midst of the Great Depression) and who are forced subsequently to move into their children's homes in the city. A near-musical restructuring of gratitude and debt ensues once the offspring deem the couple's lodging an imposition: the two are separated then reunited weeks later... as they glide inexorably into an uncertain future. Unrelentingly unsentimental yet maintaining a balance of pathos and levity unseen in not only American studio pictures but most of the rest of world cinema Make Way for Tomorrow exerted a powerful influence on Yasujir Ozu's Tokyo Story and several other key entries in the Japanese master's body of work. It is a film profoundly concerned with questions of filial obligation and the way we treat one another as human beings; it is a film that to give Welles the last word could make a stone cry.

• Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy: The Complete Collection, Vol. 2 | DVD | (12/12/1998) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Affair To Remember, An / Love Is A Many Splendored Thing | DVD | (31/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An Affair To Remember:In this poignant and humorous love story nominated for four Academy Awards Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else they agree to meet six months later if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous and the lovers' future takes an emotional and uncertain turn. Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing: Set in Hong Kong at the time

• Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy: The Complete Collection, Vol. 7 | DVD | (30/05/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.16