Katharine Hepburn
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Crusading newspaper publisher Matt Drayton's liberal principles are put to the test when his daughter, Joey, announces her engagement to John Prentice, an internationally renowned African-American physician. While Matt's wife, Christina, readily accepts Joey's decision, Matt intends to withhold his consent, forgetting that when it comes to matters of the heart, true love is colorblind.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (426 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Philadelphia story (1940, 112 min.):A sophisticated romantic comedy about a rich, spoiled socialite who learns some things about who she is and what she really wants on the eve of her second marriage.
Bringing up Baby (1938, 102 min.): Crazy comedy about an heiress who is determined to catch a stuffy zoologist and uses her pet leopard, Baby, to help get his attention.
Adam's rib (1949, 100 min.): A husband and wife lawyer team clash when the wife...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's reverend was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on a long difficult journey, without any comfort. Rose grows...
7) Little women
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the humorous and sentimental fortunes of the four March sisters as they grew into young ladies during the harsh times of the Civil war.
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Buddy finds himself in New Orleans spending the holidays with his estranged father. Buddy dreams of finding Santa, a snow-covered New Orleans and a new relationship with his father.
9) The holiday
Language
English
Description
Amanda lives in Los Angeles and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey, England and is a journalist. The two live five thousand miles apart and have never met, but are dealing with the same problem: men. Amanda just broke up with her cheating boyfriend. Iris has pined for her ex. They both come upon a website that advocates home exchange and the two swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both with a goal to forget their troubled love lives....
10) On Golden Pond
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. The couple agrees to mind their estranged daughter's boyfriend's child, while daughter and boyfriend go on a trip. The boy bonds with the old man in a way his daughter never did. Shows the terrors and graces of aging.
12) Adam's rib
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A husband and wife lawyer team clash when the wife defends a woman on trial for shooting her spouse. The lawyer-husband is the prosecutor.
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Beautiful Catherine Holly is committed to a mental institution after witnessing the horrible death of her cousin at the hands of cannibals. Her rich aunt tries to influence a young neurosurgeon to surgically end Catherine's haunting hallucinations. By utilizing injections of truth serum, the neurosurgeon discovers that Catherine's delusions are in fact true and must confront the rich aunt about her own involvement in her son's violent death.
14) African queen
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's reverend was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on a long difficult journey, without any comfort. Rose grows...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (207 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Casablanca (1942, b & w, 102 min.): The story of a man torn between his love for a woman and the lives of countless resistance fighters hanging in the balance against Nazi Germany.
African Queen (1951, 105 min.): The timeless tale of two mismatched strangers joining forces in a common cause and finding love along the way.
16) On Golden Pond
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While at their summer home on Golden Pond, the Thayer family is forced to renew their bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A wealthy widow falls in love with her doctor after he revives her from a critical illness. But their romance is complicated by the prejudices and greed of their families and friends.
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hepburn hosts this glorious salute. Featuring clips from Captains Courageous, Bad Day at Black Rock, Adam's Rib and other Tracy hits alongside reminiscenses from Frank Sinatra, Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Taylor and more great stars. The Spencer Tracy Legacy follows Tracy's stellar career.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (216 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Second segment in a two-part documentary series profiling America's greatest generals. Presented here are the careers of Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, Joseph Stilwell, George C. Marshall and George S. Patton. Also includes six short WWII training/indoctrination films.
Bonus films: Soldiers in greasepaint: Stars of stage, screen and radio entertain the troops during WWII. The Fighting First: The 1st Infantry Division in eight campaigns and three invasions....
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (215 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On Golden Pond: Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. The couple agrees to mind their estranged daughter's boyfriend's child, while daughter and boyfriend go on a trip. The boy bonds with the old man in a way his daughter never did. Shows the terrors and graces of aging.
Away from her: Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have...