John McIntire
Pub. Date
[c2008]
Description
This collection contains 12 episodes from the television feature Wagon Train. Each episode chronicles a personal story of courage and perseverance on the great migration westward during the 1800s. The personal stories of these emigrants and their struggles to overcome great odds are presented with warmth and insight into the difficult and sometimes perilous journey from the Mississippi River to California.
2) Psycho
Description
"Criminal on the run, Marion Crane (Anne Heche) takes refuge at the motel operated by Norman Bates (Vince Vaughn)--a troubled man whose victims encounter a grisly fate at the hands of his 'mother.' Marion soon becomes the next victim and her disappearance prompts inquiries from her sister (Julianne Moore) and a private investigator (William H. Macy). They both soon discover the morbid bond linking Norman to his mysterious 'mother' at the Bates Motel"--Container...
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
Joshua Cabe, his three adopted daughters, and his friend Bitterroot are homesteading in Wyoming when Josh is falsely accused of murder and sent to prison. His daughters and friend hatch a scheme to break him out of jail before he ends up on the gallows, or they end up behind bars.
Pub. Date
2003, c1955
Description
A loner and his sidekick figure to get rich quick by selling a herd of cattle at a fancy price in this tale set in the wild gold rush days of Dawson, Yukon Territory. They are soon caught up in a conflict with the local, self-appointed lawman, and his claim-jumping henchmen. A solid western saga set against the colorful, scenic backdrop of Alaskan mining camps.
6) The tin star
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
Tacitum marshal-turned-bounty hunter Morg Hickman rides into a small town where new sheriff Ben Owens is the sole representative of the law. Sensing that the boy could use some seasoning, Hickman makes it his mission to teach the sheriff how to protect himself against the criminal element. The older Hickman and the younger Owens find they are kindred spirits in their dedication. Using the lessons learned, Owens proves his worth by taking on the town...
Series
Franchise collection volume 1
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Francis the talking mule: A talking mule adopts a second lieutenant as his master in the Burmese jungle during World War II.
Francis goes to the races: Peter and Francis go to stay on a horsebreeding ranch. Peter is smitten by the owner's granddaughter, and Francis enjoys the easy life. But a debt has come due that threatens the ranch, and Francis uses connections with his equine friends to come up with some winners.
Francis goes to West Point:...
Series
Criterion collection volume 847
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"In a smog-choked city somewhere in the American Midwest, an aging criminal mastermind, newly released from prison, hatches a plan for a million-dollar jewel heist and draws a wealthy lawyer and a cherry-picked trio of outlaws into his carefully devised but inevitably doomed scheme"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Bend of the river: When a town boss confiscates homesteader's supplies after gold is discovered nearby, a tough cowboy risks his life to try and get it to them.--www.imdb.com (Aug. 28, 2012)
The far country: A self-minded adventurer who locks horns with a crooked lawman while driving cattle to Dawson. It is one of the few Westerns, along with North to Alaska, to be set (not filmed) in Alaska.
Night passage: The workers on the railroad haven't been...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
In Rear window: A photographer confined to his room with a broken leg suspects a murder has been committed in a nearby apartment.
Vertigo is an elaborately constructed murder story and a fascinating study in sexual obsession. A detective with a fear of heights is drawn into a complex plot in which a girl he loves apparently falls to her death. He then meets her double and tries to re-create the image of the woman he has loved but lost in death.
In...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Rear window: "A photographer ... becomes obsessed with watching his neighbors and discovers a possible murder"--Set container.
Vertigo: "[A] dizzying web of mistaken identity, passion and murder involving an acrophobic detective and a mysterious blonde"--Set container.
North by northwest: "[An] adman ... gets plunged into a realm of spy and counterspy and is abducted, framed for murder, chased and crop-dusted"--Set container.
Psycho: "[An] unsuspecting...
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