05408cgm a2200361 4500 198731136 TxAuBib 20150107120000.0 150107s2012||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 096009305499 TxAuBib eng eng spa Hollywood Greats [DVD] : 16 Movies. Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, 2012. Lady of Burlesque - 1943 - NR Someone has been murdering the dancing divas of an old opera house-turned-nightclub where Dixie Daisy's scintillating striptease routine has become the main attraction. Nominated for an Academy Award. Home Town Story - 1950 - NR Blake Washburn believes that big business is the working man's enemy and uses his undle's newspaper to campaign his ideas. Only after his kid sister Katie gets trapped in a tragic cave-in that requires big business technology to get her out does Washburn re-examine his views. Rain - 1932 - NR Adapted from W. Somerset Maugham's short story about sex, sin, and salvation, Rain tells the story of a Bible-thumping preacher who attempts to show prostitute Sadie Thompson the error of her ways but discovers he's being led into temptation instead. Three Guys Name Mike - 1950 - NR Airline stewardess Marcy Lewis has her pick among three guys named Mike. When all three find out about each other, Marcy is forced to choose among them but discovers it's going to be a harder job than she thought. Whistle Stop - 1945 - NR Returning from Chicago to her whistle-stop hometown, Mary takes up with a nightclub owner after she learns that her former flame is still the lazy guy he was when she left for the big city. A bitter rivalry between the two men soon develops into deadly confrontation. King Lear - 1953 - NR When a powerful king asks his three daughters to tell him how much they love him, his youngest daughter answers honestly and is banished from the kingdom. Lear's two elder daughters, however, lavish false praises upon him and are rewarded with his empire - a fatal mistake that he will bitterly regret. Oliver Twist - 1933 - NR A young orphan meets Fagin, a crafty, old conman who makes pickpockets out of uncared-for-children. On the brink of joining Fagin's band of thieves, Oliver's luck seems to change when a kind gentleman takes Oliver under his wings. But Fagin won't be so easily dismissed... The Private Life of Henry VIII - 1932 - NR Charles Laughton received an Oscar for his role as Henry VIII in this colorful historical drama about a British king who had six wives. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Picture. The Rise of Catherine the Great - 1934 - NR In the year 1745, Princess Catherine of Germany, arrives in Russia to wed the Grade Duke Peter. As Peter assumes the crown, he becomes unstable, and ultimately, he is overthrown and executed. Catherine, who has proved her loyalty, rises to power as the country's new Czaritza. Of Human Bondage - 1934 NR Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage is a psychological drama about clubfooted, sensitive med student Philip Carey, who is tormented by his obsession with a floozy waitress in an Academy Award nominated role. The Southerner - 1945 - NR Sam Tucker has spent his life slaving away in a factory bus has managed to scrape enough money together to make a go of sharecropping on a miniscule patch of land. Unfortunate circumstances force Sam to contemplate throwing in the towel on farming for good. Nominated for three Academy Awards. Behind Office Doors - 1931 - NR James Duneen is an arrogant executive who can't admit to himself that his dedicated secretary Mary Linden is the one truly responsible for his success. But when Mary falls for another rising corporate executive, James realizes that he must do something fast or he'll lose her for good. The Beatniks - 1958 - NR Eddie Crane would give anything to become a recording artists, and after he lands an agent that sees nothing but stardom in his future, it seems as if Eddie is on his way. But when his pal murders a bartender in a bungled robbery attempt, all hope of becoming a star is destroyed. Fight for the Title - 1958 - NR Boxing champion Benny Leonard faces a young, up-and-coming boxer in the ring and unleashes a beating upon him that causes a head injury. Consequently, Benny gives up boxing, and after years of guilt, he searches for the fighter so he can make amends and finally be at peace. I Cover the Waterfront - 1933 - NR Newspaper journalist Joe Miller has the opportunity to write an explosive expose on immigrant smuggling, but the sea-captain whom he's caught red-handed has a beautiful daughter named Julie that Miller has unexpectedly fallen for. Torn between duty and love, will Joe choose his career-or Julie? Life with Father - 1947 - NR Wall Street broker Clarence Day thinks he's the king of his castle, but it's really his wife Vinnie who's at the reins. Join the Days in this heartwarming slice-of-life film featuring Elizabeth Taylor in one of her first starring roles. Nominated for four Academy Awards. 20150107. TXLMP