Annie Bedell, the world's richest spinster, dies amid the confines of her New York mansion. If no living heir can be located, her fifty million dollar fortune will pass to her attorney, Wayne Winters. With the Bedell millions, the lawyer can finally marry his fiancee, Corinne Ross. But the girl's father, John, disapproves of the pending nuptials. He hires a barmaid to impersonate Annie's long-lost daughter to prevent Wayne from claiming the fortune. But unbeknownst to all involved, the...
Acclaimed film and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean, CSI) is back again in the nick of time with ELEVENTH HOUR. Starring Rufus Seewell as Dr. Jacob Hood, a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government, the series follows the enigmatic doctor as he investigates scientific crises and oddities everything from cloning to cryogenics. With absolute jurisdiction and a resolute pursuit of those who would abuse and misuse scientific discoveries and...
Nick is haunted by night terrors stemming from a tragic murder he saw when he was young. After inheriting an old toy shop, he discovers a cursed elf doll sealed inside an ancient chest with a naughty list of his family's names written on it. He soon discovers that the elf was an evil conduit meant to unleash a supernatural killing spree during the Christmas Holidays by whomever set it free.
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!A madman drags one beautiful woman after another into his dank labyrinth of horror beneath the murky canals of Venice. The girls are then embalmed by the skull-masked monster who places the corpses on display as captive zombies in an underwater tomb. Andreas, a reporter, is investigating the...
Maureen Brown, Gin Mart, Luciano Gasper, Anita todesco. One of the most sought after Italian horror films. A horrible fiend is on the loose under the streets of venice. He pulls beautiful girls down into murky canals that catacomb the sewer of the ancient Italian city. He kills and "stuffs" them, then adds them to his grisly collection of mock-classic human statues that adorn the walls of his underground air. Originally shown on a double bill with THE SHE BEAST. Very rare and first time on...
A madman drags one beautiful woman after another into his dank labyrinth of horror beneath the murky canals of Venice. The girls are then embalmed by the skull-masked monster who places the corpses on display as captive zombies in an underwater tomb. Andreas, a reporter, is investigating the disappearances. Unable to convince the police that the missing girls are victims of a maniac, he probes deeper into the cases. Donning scuba gear, the killer stalks his prey, once again sending an innocent...
Brutus Jones leaves the Hezekiah Baptist Church to take a job as a pullman porter up North. The naive Southerner soons falls into a hard life of drinking and gambling, which contributes to a fiery temper. After losing to a coworker in a high stakes craps game, Brutus kills the man in savage fury. He is sent to prison, where he serves on a chain gang. Seeing the inhumane way his fellow prisoners are treated, Brutus kills one of the guards and escapes, jumping on a steamboat to a small Caribbean...
Eugene O'Neill's controversial play about the rise and fall of Brutus Jones, an upwardly-mobile African-American whose life careens from railroad porter to convict to a corrupt island ruler in Haiti, made for an even more daring film adaptation in 1933. Actor Paul Robeson (who also played Jones on stage) delivers a career performance that features several musical numbers and climaxes with a 25-minute monologue delivered as his life unravels before him. In 1999, the film was selected for...
The murderous Brutus Jones escapes from jail and bluffs his way to becoming the emperor of a Caribbean island. Based on Eugene O'Neill's Expressionistic play, the film stars Paul Robeson in the role he played on the Broadway stage. Brutus Jones is an unforgettable character, and The Emperor Jones is an American classic!
The Emperor Jones - Digitally Remastered. In the key role of his career, Paul Robeson repeats his powerful stage portrayal of Brutus Jones, a railroad porter who becomes the ruler of a remote Caribbean island, a story loosely patterned after the life of Haitian emperor Henri Christophe. Adapted by DuBose Heyward from a Eugene O'Neill play, Emperor Jones follows the railroad porter Brutus Jones (Robeson) who leaves his girlfriend Dolly (Ruby Elzy) in favor of Undine (Fredi Washington), but that...
BACK ON DVD! Napoleon Bonaparte defeated, powerless, and exiled to the island of St. Helena to live out the rest of his life in lonely, faded isolation. Or was he? This whimsical, captivating, romantic comedy presents a decidedly different version of the events that shaped the course of history! Determined to retake the crown, Napoleon swaps places with Eugene Lenormand, a look-alike commoner. But Napoleon's journey back to Paris takes more twists and turns than ever imagined. Meanwhile,...
Like Newport, Rhode Island, the Hudson Valley is rich with architectural masterpieces from the golden age of American wealth. But in the wilds of the New York countryside, some of these mansions took on flights of fancy. Washington Irving created some of America's most enduring works of fiction, and one of the most popular of all the Hudson Valley mansions. Countless visitors are swept away by his fanciful \"cottage\" that has been celebrated in magazines, prints and even cigar boxes! Frederic...
Five candidates are vying for the same job with a high-powered corporation. They are informed they will be tested, only to find themselves trapped in a room fighting for survival, as only one candidate will get the job.
An aging artist, haunted by his past and terrified of the future, falls for a much younger woman. Their lives and families intertwine, creating a complex dynamic. Despite a seemingly bleak future, he finds redemption through his art, completing a screenplay that symbolizes his triumph over inner demons and his rediscovery of passion and purpose.
Oliver Bashforth had been a hero during World War I, but his crippled body makes it difficult for him to return to civilian life. His fickle fianc e, disgusted by his new handicap, leaves him for another man. Resigned to his solitude, Oliver becomes a recluse, rarely straying from his remote cottage. His only visitor is homely housekeeper Laura Pennington, who, despite her ugliness, impresses Oliver with her compassion. With time, he begins to see the true beauty within, and falls in love with...
When Sonny (Burt Reynolds) is diagnosed with a fatal disease, he swallows a bottle of pills to end it all! Instead, he ends up in a loony bin beside the demented Marlon (Dom DeLuise) who is eager to help Sonny succeed...one madcap attempt at a time!
Three survivors work together to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic world, until one discovers a mysterious relic that will change their lives forever.
'There is a global war against Christianity' states Timothy Radcliffe, former master of the order of preachers. According to a Vatican report, 100,000Christians are martyred every year. Others are harrassed, raped or attacked, and subjected to forced displacement and the destruction of their places of worship. Nowhere is the problem more severe than in theMiddle East. Under Saddam Hussein, almost 1.5 million Christians lived in Iraq. Today, there are less than 200,000. ISIS have vowed to...