Thomas Mitchell
Language
English
Description
Story of the men working for a South American mail and freight business in the 1930s. They are trying to win a lucrative government contract to carry mail, and must perform satisfactorily despite bad weather, injuries, poor cash flow and a woman trying to win the boss's heart.
Language
English
Formats
Description
An epic story of the South's fight to maintain it's way of life during the Civil War years. It starts out as Scarlett O'Hara and her family are amongst the ladies and "chivalrous" gentlemen at the Twelve Oaks Plantation's ball before the Civil War begins. How Scarlett's love for one man keeps her from seeing the love that another man truly has for her. As the South finally crumbles down around her, Scarlett devises a way to overcome starvation in...
3) Stagecoach
Series
Language
English
Description
A group of passengers with nothing in common are stuck inside a coach that is being attacked by bandits and Indians.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.
5) The outlaw
Series
Western) volume 1
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Howard Hughes shocked the film world in 1943 with this high-voltage western adventure that featured the steamy screen debut of voluptuous Jane Russell. Notorious for its time, this provocative retelling of the sagebrush saga of Billy the Kid and Doc Holliday-- and their heated rivalry for the love of the sultry Rio--explodes in a gripping and unforgettable climax as their fateful destinies collide with the legendary Sheriff Pat Garrett.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Jefferson Smith is a small town idealist who answers the call to duty when he's unexpectedly named to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate. Determined to do some good, he sponsors a bill to create a national boy's camp, unaware it threatens to undermine a graft scheme sponsored by his home state's crooked political machine. Framed and threatened with expulsion, Jefferson takes to the Senate floor to prove his innocence.
8) High noon
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Language
English
Description
This is the classic tale of a lawman who stands alone to defend a town of cowardly citizens against a gang of revenge-seeking criminals. In the greatest showdown in the history of cinema, the lawman stands to lose not only the town but his new wife.
10) High noon
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Will Kane is a marshal who stands alone to defend a town of cowardly citizens against a gang of killers out for revenge. Engaged in the fight of his lifetime, Kane stands to lose everything when the clock strikes noon, his friends, his honor, and his Quaker bride.
12) 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.
Series
Studio classic volume 39
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A young priest, Father Chisholm, is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese.
14) Wilson
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Woodrow Wilson moves from his position as the head of Princeton to the Governorship of New Jersey to the White House, where he eventually uses all of his efforts to end World War I.
19) Stagecoach
Series
Criterion collection volume 516
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
[Special edition].
Language
English
Description
A group of passengers with nothing in common is stuck inside a coach that is being attacked by bandits and Indians. On the National Film Registry. Special features include a documentary, featurette, and more.
"It's impossible to overstate the influence of Ford's magnificent film."--Time Out.
Series
Criterion collection volume 806
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
DVD special edition.
Language
English
Description
A traveling entertainer gets more than she bargained for during a stopover in a South American port town. There she meets a handsome yet aloof daredevil pilot, who runs an airmail company, staring down death while servicing towns in treacherous mountain terrain. Both attracted to and repelled by his romantic sense of danger, she decides to stay on, despite his protestations.
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