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Series
Criterion collection volume 901
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With this furiously witty comedy of manners, Katharine Hepburn revitalized her career and cemented her status as the era's most iconic leading lady--thanks in great part to her own shrewd orchestrations. While starring in the Philip Barry stage play The Philadelphia Story, Hepburn acquired the screen rights, handpicking her friend George Cukor to direct. The intoxicating screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart pits the formidable Philadelphia socialite...
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
"A valuable syntheic gem is stolen and the head of the Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate is the chief suspect. The scientist responsible for "creating" the precious stone is murdered and Captain Drummond swears vengeance. The trail leads to a house on the outskirts of London where he finds his fiancé, Phyllis Clavering, and his loyal vatlet, Tenny, imprisoned by a notorious arch-criminal who will stop at nothing to learn the secret of the artificial...
5) Lost horizon
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
Fleeing war-torn China, a small planeload of people are hijacked to an idyllic valley in the Himalayas where time has virtually stopped. There Conway, a British diplomat, falls in love with a beautiful woman, and is asked to remain in Shangri-La as its new leader.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Drummond's fiancee is kidnapped by the diabolical Mikhail Valdin, a past foe who is being pursued by international authorities for murdering an American millionaire in Paris. With the help of his butler and partner, Drummond pursues Valdin in a chase through waterfront dives in search of his beloved Phyllis, while Scottland yard inspector Colonel Nielson follows their trail by slipping into an amazing series of disguises"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
[Full screen ed.].
Language
English
Description
In a dark section of London, an eccentric scientist has created a powerful death ray whose light beams can destroy an entire army in a matter of seconds. His purpose is to use this incredible power for good, but his unscrupulous associate Rolf Alferson has other ideas. Alferson murders the scientist by utilizing a deadly poison and plans to sell the ray gun into the highest bidder. Suave detective Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond discovers the killing and...
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