James Stewart Silver Screen Collection DVD

After studying to be an architect James Stewart was drawn to the theatre whilst at university and first made his name on Broadway. After struggling for three years during the Depression he finally got his break in The Farmer Takes A Wife which led to an invitation to Hollywood. He made his first major film in 1936 and by 1938 was established as a major star going on to hold audiences spell bound for the next six decades. Pot O' Gold: A rare musical/comedy outing for James Stewart then at the peak of his career (he won the Best Actor Oscar a year before for The Philadelphia... Story). Stewart plays James Hamilton Haskell a former music store worker who joins his uncle's health food business and befriends a band along the way. His uncle hates music his hatred not being helped by the fact that the band practice next door to his factory. Based on a popular radio show of the time (also called Pot O' Gold) the film gave both James Stewart and Paulette Goddard the opportunity of displaying their singing talents. Made For Each Other: Despite knowing each other for just one day Johnny and Jane get married. The first year of their marriage is a struggle with financial worries illness and the hostility of a live in mother-in-law to contend with. When their baby son is dying from pneumonia it seems life can't get any worse. [show more]

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