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Billy Wilder directs this critically acclaimed classic comedy
starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. In February
1929, unemployed musicians Joe (Curtis) and Jerry (Lemmon) go on
the run after witnessing the St Valentine's Day Massacre. Pursued
by gangsters led by the ruthless Spats Colombo (George Raft), the
duo are forced to disguise themselves as women and join Sweet Sue
(Joan Shawlee)'s all-girl band on the next train to Florida. Joe
falls for Sugar Kane (Monroe), the band's singer, while Jerry finds
himself pursued enthusiastically by millionaire Osgood Fielding III
(Joe E. Brown). Comic complications ensue. The film received a
Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture (Comedy) with Monroe and
Lemmon being awarded for their performances.
The complete seven seasons of the original mystery and suspense
series hosted by the master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock.
Each 30-minute episode includes opening and closing monologues by
Hitchcock who explains some aspect of the day's story in his
inimitably dry, humorous monotone.
Fievel and friends are back in this third animated adventure. The
chirpy mouse sets out to help Mr Mouskewitz escape the drudgery of
the Fat Rats' factory, setting out with Tony and Tiger the pussycat
to find their fortune with a magical treasure map.
Elia Kazan directs this 1950s crime drama starring Marlon Brando.
Ex-boxer Terry Malloy (Brando) becomes involved in corrupt dockside
politics through his lawyer brother Charley (Rod Steiger), who
works for gangster union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb). When
Terry witnesses the murder of a union worker by Johnny's thugs, his
conscience begins to trouble him. He meets the murder victim's
sister (Eva Marie Saint), and learns from Father Barry (Karl
Malden) that the dead man was about to expose Johnny's illegal
activities. Father Barry then tries to convince Terry to provide
the evidence required to put Johnny behind bars. The film won eight
Oscars, including Best Picture, Director and Actor.
6-movie collection of Hitchcock classics features.
North By Northwest:
North By Northwest is a suspense thriller that finds Cary Grant in the role of Roger Thornhill, a Manhattan advertising executive mistaken for a spy. Considered by many to be the prototypical pure action movie (creating the template for later James Bond and Indiana Jones films), the film is a cross-country roller-coaster ride with Alfred Hitchcock at the helm. The film is duly famous for several classic and indelible scenes, including the desert biplane encounter and the Mt. Rushmore climax.
The Wrong Man:
Hitchcock movie starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. Manny Ballestero is an honest hardworking musician at New York's Stork Club. When his wife needs money for dental treatment, Manny goes to the local insurance office to borrow on her policy. Employees at the office mistake him for a hold-up man who robbed them the year before and the police are called. The film tells the true story of what happened to Manny and his family.
Dial M For Murder:
Classic Hitchcock movie starring Grace Kelly and Ray Milland. Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice decides to murder his wife for her money and because she had an affair the year before. He blackmails an old college associate to strangle her, but when things go wrong he sees a way to turn events to his advantage.
I Confess:
Hitchcock movie starring Montgomery Clift and Anne Baxter. Otto Kellar and his wife Alma work as caretaker and housekeeper at a Catholic church in Quebec. Whilst robbing a house where he sometimes works as a gardener, Otto is caught and kills the owner. Racked with guilt he heads back to the church where Father Michael Logan is working late. Otto confesses his crime, but when the police begin to suspect Father Logan he cannot reveal what he has been told in the confession.
Strangers On A Train:
Based on the Patricia Highsmith novel, Strangers On A Train quickly became one of Alfred Hitchcock's most successful thrillers and remains one of his most popular films. En route from Washington, D.C., champion tennis player Guy Haines (Farley Granger) meets pushy playboy Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker). What begins as a chance encounter turns into a series of morbid confrontations, as Bruno manipulates his way into Guy's life. Bruno is eager to kill his father and knows Guy wants to marry a senator's daughter (Ruth Roman) but cannot get a divorce from his wife, Miriam (Laura Elliot). So Bruno suggests the men swap murders, which would leave no traceable clues or possible motives. Though Guy refuses, it will not be so easy to rid himself of the psychopathic Bruno. The film is tightly paced and disturbing from beginning to end, an effect heightened by Hitchcock's inventive camera work, including a terrifying sequence shot through a pair of eyeglasses that have been knocked to the ground.
Stage Fright:
Hitchcock movie starring Jane Wyman and Marlene Dietrich. Jonathan Cooper is wanted by the police who suspect him of killing his lover's husband. His friend Eve Gill offers to hide him and Jonathan explains to her that his lover, actress Charlotte Inwood is the real murderer. Eve decides to investigate for herself, but when she meets the detective in charge of the case, she starts to fall in love.
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