SCREEN GODDESS COLLECTION: BARBARA STANWYCK by Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Lee J. Cobb, Joseph Calleia, Sam Levene, Edward Brophy, Beatrice Blinn, William H. Strauss, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Marcia Henderson, Lori Nelson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Richard Long, Billy Gray, Dayton Lummis, David Manners, Sam Hardy, Beryl Mercer, Russell Hopton, Charles Middleton, Eddie Boland, Thelma Hill, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette, William Demarest, Eric Blore, Janet Beecher, Robert Greig, Frances Raymond, Jack Richardson, Nils Asther, Walter Connolly, Lucien Littlefield, Toshia Mori, Gavin Gordon, Richard Loo, Helen Jerome Eddy, Willy Fung, Emmett Corrigan, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Gig Young, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber ( 5050582422207 )

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Title:

SCREEN GODDESS COLLECTION: BARBARA STANWYCK

Starring:

Nils Asther, Janet Beecher, Lyle Bettger, Beatrice Blinn, Eric Blore, Eddie Boland, Fortunio Bonanova, Edward Brophy, Joseph Calleia, Richard Carlson, Lee J. Cobb, Charles Coburn, Walter Connolly, Emmett Corrigan, William Demarest, Helen Jerome Eddy, Henry Fonda, Willy Fung, Richard Gaines, Gavin Gordon, Billy Gray, Robert Greig, Porter Hall, Sam Hardy, Jean Heather, Marcia Henderson, Thelma Hill, William Holden, Russell Hopton, Sam Levene, Lucien Littlefield, Richard Long, Richard Loo, Dayton Lummis, Fred MacMurray, David Manners, Adolphe Menjou, Beryl Mercer, Charles Middleton, Toshia Mori, Lori Nelson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Eugene Pallette, John Philliber, Tom Powers, Frances Raymond, Jack Richardson, Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, William H. Strauss, Gig Young

Format:

DVD

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Cat No:

8242220

EAN:

5050582422207

Distributor:

UCA

Regions:

0 (Worldwide)

Rel. date:

13 March, 2006

Certificate:

Running Time:

541 mins

Language:

English

Description:

Six films starring the iconic screen actress Barbara Stanwyck. In the classic film noir 'Double Indemnity' (1943), insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) calls at the house of femme fatale Phyllis Dietrichson (Stanwyck) in order to renew her husband's insurance policy. An immediate attraction sparks between the two, and gradually Phyllis seduces Walter into conspiring with her to murder her husband, now provided with a double indemnity insurance clause. The murder is carried out as planned, but the couple then find themselves growing increasingly suspicious of each other as they get closer to collecting the money. When Walter's boss, relentless investigator Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson), starts to look into the policy, Walter and Phyllis' steely resolve begins to falter. In 'The Bitter Tea of General Yen' (1932), set during the Chinese Civil War, American missionary Megan Davis (Stanwyck) is working in Shanghai when she is kidnapped by Chinese warlord General Yen (Nils Asther). Yen falls in love with Megan, but believes that she does not return his affections. However, as they spend time together the missionary comes to care for her captor. In 'The Miracle Woman' (1931) was an early hit for director Frank Capra, and stars Stanwyck as a preacher's daughter who loses her faith when her father is is fired from his church. Taking up with an unscrupulous conman, she starts performing fake miracles for cash, but when she meets a trusting blind man, her faith in God is restored. In 'The Lady Eve' (1941), Henry Fonda stars as Charles Pike, the heir to the Pike Ale empire. Following a year spent looking for rare snakes, Charles is heading for New York aboard the S.S. Southern Queen. But with everyone on board the ship aware of his inheritance, he is hounded by a group of single women looking for a suitable, eligible bachelor. Also after his inheritance are Colonel Harry Harrington (Charles Coburn) and his partner, a pair of conmen and card sharks with a secret weapon - the Colonel's daughter, Jean (Stanwyck). In 'All I Desire' (1953), Stanwyck plays Naomi Murdoch, a woman who abandons her family to pursue a career on the stage. Ten years later, Naomi's daughter invites her back to their small town to see the school's new play, and her arrival causes a storm of controversy. Finally, in 'Golden Boy' (1939), violinist Joe Bonaparte (William Holden) wants to be a boxer, against his father's wishes, but after a few bouts in the ring he begins to have second thoughts. His girlfriend Lorna (Stanwyck) tries to encourage him top continue, but when gangster Eddie Fuseli (Joseph Calleia) wants to buy a piece of Joe from his corrupt manager, Lorna begins to have second thoughts too.

Directors:

Frank Capra, Rouben Mamoulian, Douglas Sirk, Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder

Genre:

Feature Modern Classic

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Returns:

Returnable

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