Alfred Newman
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One night, Margo Channing entertains a surprise dressing-room visitor: her most adoring fan, the shy, wide-eyed Eve Harrington. But as Eve becomes a fixture in Margo's life, the Broadway legend soon realizes that her supposed admirer intends to use her and everyone in her circle, including George Sanders's acid-tongued critic, as stepping-stones to stardom. The multiple-Oscar-winning film is the most deliciously entertaining film ever made about the...
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Criterion collection volume 320
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Beginning in 1832, shows ten years in the life of Abraham Lincoln, before he became known to his nation and the world. He moves from a Kentucky cabin to Springfield, Illinois, to begin his law practice.
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Philip Green, a highly respected writer, is commissioned by a national magazine to write a series of pieces on anti-Semitism in America. Unsure how to approach the subject, Green ultimately decides to assume the role of a Jewish man and write the story from that view. As his story unfolds, Green begins to experience first hand the bigotry and hatred Jewish people face daily.
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Studio classic volume 15
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Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Otto Frank and his family have decided to go into hiding due to the increasing persecutions against Jews. Businessman Kraler and his assistant Miep prepare a hiding place in the attic rooms above their place of business. They arrange for the Frank and Van Daan families to stay there. Later on, they are joined by the dentist Dussel. Anne Frank is Otto's 13-year-old daughter. She writes about the remarkable account of their...
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Studio classic volume 17
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A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
15) Gunga Din
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Adventure story of three English soldier comrades battling the savage punjabs in India, and their lowly water-bearer, Gunga Din, who longs to be a soldier.
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Criterion collection volume 696
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A full-throttle espionage thriller, starring Joel McCrea as a green Yank reporter sent to Europe to get the scoop on the imminent war. It's wall-to-wall witty repartee, head-spinning plot twists, and brilliantly mounted suspense set pieces, including an ocean plane crash climax with astonishing special effects.
18) The Snake pit
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A woman finds herself in a state mental institution and must spend several months under the care of her compassionate doctor before she can face the troubling secrets of her past and be cured.
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It's a steamy summer in New York City, and things are about to heat up even more. A married man, whose wife and son are away for the summer, has his fidelity put to the test when a seductive starlet moves in upstairs. Keeping his marriage vows in the face of her flirtations proves tough when challenged by the notorious 'seven year itch'. Faced with a provocative problem, he's victim to an outrageous mating dance filled with hilarious comedy.