Few stories have been able to entertain usas much as "The Wizard of Oz," by L. Frank Baum. Fourteen books writtenmore than 100 years ago, have thrilledgenerations. Most people are not awarethat Baum himself, produced several motionpictures himself, during the silent age. Join us for five silent classics, filmedfrom 1910 to 1925, presenting a differentview of OZ than many might be used to. The 1925 film features a young OliverHardy as the Tin Man.

One night while guarding the family wheat field, Ivan catches a beautiful flying horse. The magical animal provides Ivan with a team of horses

A princess who has been kidnapped and who is about to be fed to a dragon is championed by a brave son of a sorceress with the help of magic knights . It is all complicated by seven curses which have to be overcome.

Driven by vengeance, an evil sorcerer (Basil Rathbone) kidnaps a princess vowing to feed the girl to a hideous fire-breathing dragon. The desperate king enlists the bravest knights in the land to free his daughter, promising half his kingdom and the girl's hand in marriage to her savior. George, a simple farm boy who loves the princess, pledges to defeat the vile wizard. In his path are seven deadly curses - perilous challenges and terrifying monsters. As the powerful knights fall prey to an...

Alpha Video Retrograde is an ever-growing collection of specially-selected films from our vast library on DVD, now in collectible retro-style packaging inspired by VHS cover art from that format's heyday! Every Alpha Video Retrograde title also includes a free collectible postcard.Driven by vengeance, an evil sorcerer (Basil Rathbone) kidnaps a princess vowing to feed the girl to a hideous fire-breathing dragon. The desperate king enlists the bravest knights in the land to free his daughter,...

In The Magical Pyramid, a teenage girl discovers a secret enchanted world and tries to lose her virginity there, amongst a coven of evil witches. In Ballerina Massacre, young, tormented dancers snap and go on a ruthless and erotic killing spree.

The Magnificent Dead takes place in the 1870's in the small Texas town of Rosewood where local rancher Jared Hamilton and his men have declared war on the town, using fear and death to prevent a new railroad line from coming through. Guided by a priest, Father Julian the desperate town leaders decide to hire a group of six gunmen to help clean up the town. These gunmen are legendary, as they are afflicted with Leprosy and fight with reckless abandon and ruthlessness, for they have nothing to...

Beautiful Pat Morgan has a hot date with the town's biggest playboy - millionaire Mark Townley. She's not trying to destroy her reputation or her happy marriage to Steve Morgan - merely pretending to be single to try to snare the lucrative Smoothie Cigarette account for the Morgan Advertising Company. Pat has been managing the agency for three years while husband Steve has been away fighting in the war. Trouble ensues when Steve returns unannounced to discover his charming wife, (sans wedding...

While her husband is serving in the military during World War II, a young wife starts her own advertising business. She's a success, but a hitch develops when her husband returns and expects her to become a housewife again. Director Albert Rogell(In Old Oklahoma, Hit Parade of 1943) spins an amusing tale that was quite timely in its day, with help from a strong cast that includes Lynne Roberts, Warren Douglas, and Gerald Mohr, plus cinematography by Hollywood ace John Alton.

A dancer-turned-impresario, returns to his native Hungary after 20 years. He finds that the Communist regime that expelled him is gone, but his brother hasn't changed. He still works with the same cash-strapped dance company they started together and is married to his former sweetheart. The two men's rivalry is triggered with a challenge to revive their last success together, a dance on the ballad "The Maiden Danced to Death".

Can a penniless perfume magnate (Barbra Streisand) find happiness managing the career of a has-been prizefighter (Ryan O'Neal)? This screwball comedy answers that question...pow! right to the kisser! The two stars reignite their What's Up, Doc? chemistry seven years later, trading the script's verbal punches with the panache of the great '30s and '40s romantic duos. Director Howard Zieff (Private Benjamin, My Girl) sets them sparring all over Los Angeles, including two boxing landmarks, the...

Forged from simple raw materials, the gun is so durable it can last 100 years. It has few moving parts, but its design requires complex engineering. Its purpose is basic - and it performs it well as one of the most powerful destructive devices ever invented. Here is how it works.

Disgraced London doctor David Yorke is drinking himself into oblivion in a South Seas bar when he is called to the bedside of socialite Diana St. Claire who has been badly injured in a riding mishap. Smitten by Diana's beauty and kindness, David swears off the bottle, as he nurses her back to health. He returns to London, where he rises to prominence once again. Here he crosses paths with his beloved Diana, and is shocked to find her married to wealthy Gordon St. Claire, a notorious womanizer....

Frozen in the Arctic ice for a hundred years after pirates attacked his ship and abducted his fiancee, Howard Hillary (Harry Houdini) is thawed out and revived by Dr. Gregory Sinclair. Unaware that a century has passed, Hillary's only thought is to rescue his beloved Felice from the Pirate King. Dr. Sinclair worries that revealing the truth about Hillary's suspended animation will send the emotionally unstable man into a psychotic frenzy. Seeking the help of Professor Crawford Strange,...

Claude Raintree, played by Ron Masak, creates toys and gives them to the local orphanage. Unfortunately some of these "creations" do more than they were designed to do. Hysterical neighbors and law enforcement can't control him and even the spy from a big city toy manufacturer gets caught up in a web of ultrasonic, over-the-top harebrained adventure. Along the way Claude tries to save his farm and the orphanage from foreclosure, marry his sweetheart of 12-years, Millie Swickle, and adopt an...

Tim Hanlon witnesses an innocent man bushwhacked and murdered on a remote mountain trail. The killer frames Tim who is arrested by Sheriff Nolan. Tim convinces the sheriff that he is innocent and they strike a deal. Nolan sets him free for two weeks to either bring back the guilty man, or face the hangman's noose himself.Tim McCoy was a western superstar in the '20s and '30s, appearing in scores of early films for MGM and smaller studios. A bona fide cowboy, he was an expert horseman, roper...

National Football League star running back, Reb Russell, makes his film debut in this rare 1934 western, The Man From Hell. This production also features an early supporting role for western star George "Gabby" Hayes.Clint Mason is paroled after serving three years in prison for a stagecoach robbery he did not commit. He returns home determined to prove his innocence, but finds the town in the grip of crime boss Anse McCloud. McCloud has coerced Clint's sweetheart, Nancy Campbell, into...

Prison escapee Flash Manning saves the sheriff from from a deadly ambush set up by the notorious bandito, Lobo, and is made deputy. Months later, Manning's gang is released from prison, and plans to knock off the bank, with Flash as their leader. Lobo boasts about a murder he committed, not realizing that his victim was actually Flash's father. Flash must decide between executing the bank heist or going after his father's killer.The Man From Hell's Edges stars Bob Steele and was directed by...

The Man From Oklahoma (1926, B&W, 52 minutes, Silent): A cowboy from Oklahoma wanders into the Double O Ranch in Arizona and quickly finds trouble. The ranch foreman, Sam Stallings, is embezzling and has ordered a murder to help cover his crimes. He also intends to kidnap and marry the ranch's owner Rita. Fearing interference from the Oklahoman, Sam lays a deadly trap for the stranger. Starring Jack Perrin, Josephine Hill, Lew Mehan; Directed by Harry Webb.Breed of the West (1930, B&W, 58...

Tobias Simms apparently enjoys a quiet, respectable family life in a small Texas town. In reality, he is a notorious bandit known as the El Paso Kid. When his worried wife threatens to leave and take the children with her, Toby agrees to reform and they move to another town, where the former desperado changes his name and opens a feed store. But the Kid's past returns to haunt him when members of his old gang turn up unexpectedly.Modestly produced but still in a higher budgetary class than...

When Roder riders are being picked off one by one by a venomous snakebite, it is up tp John Weston to figure out who is killing the rodeo riders for prize money.

WHIRLING ROPES AND SNARLING GUNS IN THE GALLOPING GRIP OF A GLAMOROUS DRAMA! John Wayne stars as John Weston, a man hired to investigate shady doings at a local rodeo. It seems all the riders who are on the verge of winning end up dead. Along with Wayne, this tale of action on the range also stars the usual Lone Star Picture stock company, including Gabby Hayes and Yakima Canutt!

A squad of futuristic soldiers wakes up, somehow knowing they need to break into an enemy base. Their mission is so secret that they have been hypnotically programmed with their instructions and will only recall each step of their undertaking when they hear a pre-arranged cue. Although their plans seem infallible, gradually paranoia begins to overtake them. This short, well-made Brit TV feature keeps you guessing. PLUS: FREEDOM 2000 (1974) Richard Carlson, Ross Martin, Janet Waldo, Vic Perrin....

A young man's love for a woman becomes a life sentence. The harrowing, bizarre love affair between Edward Broder (Neil Patrick Harris) and Krista Herman (Anne Archer) begins when Edward, an 18-year old student, and Krista, a stunning married woman in her mid 30s, meet outside her husband's garment factory in 1910. The attraction is just as instantaneous as it is dangerous as her husband, Joe (Len Cariou), is a powerful businessman and she is a doting mother of a son the same age as Edward....