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When burlesque sensation Doll Face Carrol (Vivian Blaine) reads about tryouts for Flo Hartman's (Reed Hadley) new Broadway operetta "Park Avenue," her manager Michael Francis Hannegan (Dennis O'Keefe) hustles her to the rehearsal. Doll Face introduces herself as "May Beth," fresh off the bus from the middle of small-town America. However, her looks cannot be disguised and she is almost instantly recognized as the sexy star of "The Gayety Follies." Legitimate producer Hartman won't hire a...

By dropping the atomic bombs to hasten the end of the Second World War, the United States publicly demonstrated the awesome power of atomic energy and ushered in the fearsome Atomic Age. The films in this DVD collection were early attempts to address the public's anxieties concerning this mysterious and frightening new force. They explain the basic concepts of nuclear energy to a science-wary public, expose the hidden dangers of radiation and tout the great potentials of a newly-discovered...

Don Phillips (Onslow Stevens) and Ralph Nelson (James Bush) are the best of buddies, the kind that would die for each other. When Ralph discovers that his father has passed away under mysterious circumstances, he decides to return home to California from his business in the South Seas to investigate. Caught in a freak storm and shipwrecked, Ralph is seriously injured and the two friends decide that Don should take his place back home. Able to masquerade as "Ralph Nelson" because nobody has...

When Ronald Reagan became the host during the second season of General Electric Theater (1953-1962), the ratings skyrocketed and Hollywood stars clamored for a turn on one of TV's most popular anthology series. For nearly a decade on Sunday evenings, after "The Ed Sullivan Show," audiences were treated to an eclectic mix of drama, comedy, mystery and fantasy featuring the most popular stars of Broadway, Film and Television.During its near 200 episode run, General Electric Theater was broadcast...

Dr. Wayne Hudson, a highly skilled and dedicated brain surgeon, wields his scalpel in the operating room and his sharp mind delving into the human psyche. When he's not putting pen to paper writing patient prescriptions, Dr. Hudson chronicles the psychological traumas of the people and events in his life - from death and despair to love and relationships. Everyone who walks through Dr. Hudson's door is forever changed. "Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal" is based on the Lloyd C. Douglas' 1939 book...

Created by Sherwood Schwartz, the man responsible for "Gilligan's Island," "Dusty's Trail" is centered around a group of pioneers lost in the untamed frontier after being separated from a wagon train. All of the characters from "Gilligan's Island" are represented, with Bob Denver as the bumbling Dusty. Together with the engineer, the banker and his wife, the saloon girl, the young school teacher and the wagon master, the group make a succession of comical attempts at finding their way to...

Army Captain John Allister goes up against crooked Deputy Red Greeley and villainous ranch foreman Lee Burgess, whose thugs are robbing and killing their way across the desert. Adding to John's problems, his carousing younger brother Wilbur has just been transferred to his command, quickly becoming a strain on the Captain's patience. When Wilbur catches the fancy of ranch-owner Dolores, he decides to leave his wild days behind. In love with Dolores himself, a jealous Burgess frames Wilbur for...

Wealthy respectable middle-aged couple Ruth Ashley and Greg Stone are the secret entrepreneurs behind Hollywood's largest illicit escort service, whose patrons hire nubile young girls for full-service companionship. With ex-con Breezy Nolan acting as the figurehead of their prostitution business, Ruth and Greg are raking in the dough. Ruth's daughter, June, has been shunted away to expensive boarding schools, to keep her from discovering the seamy clandestine source of her mom's wealth....

The stirring and tragic story of America's greatest composer, Stephen Foster, is faithfully recounted in this lavish period drama. As a young man studying for the ministry, he was mesmerized by the sound of the choirs in the Southern Baptist churches. A string of masterpieces of American music flowed from his pen - "Old Folks At Home," "Oh! Susanna," "Camptown Races," "Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair" among them. Yet copyright laws were such that while many printers made fortunes printing...

Trigger Pals (1939, B&W): Rustlers have been helping themselves to livestock from the Allen Ranch. Three of the hands - Lucky, Stormy and Fuzzy - suspect an inside job. When Lucky is framed for the thefts, Stormy and Fuzzy vow to find the traitor in their midst. Starring Lee Powell, Al "Fuzzy" St. John, Arthur Jarrett, Dorothy Fay, Ted Adams; Directed by Sam Newfield.Texas Man Hunt (1942, B&W): Nazi agent Otto Reuther's army of saboteurs derail cattle trains, flood ranchlands and murder cattle...

In the early days of flight, theater audiences thrilled to the spectacle of aerial stunt flyers filmed by equally daring cameramen. Barrel rolls, tail spins and crash landings highlight these three rare, classic short films from the era when the exploits of barnstorming pilots were the talk of the town.Air Maniacs (1933): This piece of slapstick loosely follows the reckless adventures of a hungover pilot who resents being roused from his nap by the nagging narrator, venting his anger in the...

Miracle in Harlem (1948, B&W): When corrupt business tycoon Albert Marshal bites into a poisoned chocolate candy, his sudden death leaves police baffled. Pretty candy-maker Julie Weston, embittered by Marshal's takeover of her business, had vowed revenge against him. Her boyfriend, Bert, is a chemical weapons expert. Even Marshal's own son, Jim, a low-life carouser, had probable cause to commit the murder, after being cut from the old man's will. Though any of them could have done it,...