Legendary Hollywood Movies - 12-DVD Box Set ( Since You Went Away / The Little Princess / The Garden of Allah / The Flying Deuces / Little Lord Fauntleroy / Ruby Gentry / Royal Wedding / The Man with the Golden Arm / The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery / Of Human Bondage / Notorious / Spellbound ) ( Flying Aces / Wedding Bells / The St. Louis Bank Robbery / The House of Dr. Edwardes )

Legendary Hollywood Movies - 12-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Since You Went Away / The Little Princess / The Garden of Allah / The Flying Deuces / Little Lord Fauntleroy / Ruby Gentry / Royal Wedding / The Man with the Golden Arm / The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery / Of Human Bondage / Notorious / Spellbound
Alternate Title: Flying Aces / Wedding Bells / The St. Louis Bank Robbery / The House of Dr. Edwardes
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
1174 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1934 - 1959 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Cromwell
Walter Lang
Richard Boleslawski
A. Edward Sutherland
King Vidor
Stanley Donen
Otto Preminger
Charles Guggenheim
John Stix
Alfred Hitchcock

Written By:
Margaret Buell Wilder
Ethel Hill
Walter Ferris
Robert Hichens
W.P. Lipscomb
Ralph Spence
Charley Rogers
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Hugh Walpole
Silvia Richards
Arthur Fitz-Richard
Alan Jay Lerner
Walter Newman
Lewis Meltzer
Richard T. Heffron
W. Somerset Maugham
Lester Cohen
Ben Hecht
Frances Beeding

Actors:
Claudette Colbert ..... Mrs. Anne Hilton
Jennifer Jones ..... Jane Deborah Hilton
Joseph Cotten ..... Lt. Tony Willett
Shirley Temple ..... Bridget 'Brig' Hilton
Monty Woolley ..... Col. William G. Smollett
Lionel Barrymore ..... Clergyman
Robert Walker ..... Cpl. William G. 'Bill' Smollett II
Hattie McDaniel ..... Fidelia
Agnes Moorehead ..... Mrs. Emily Hawkins
Alla Nazimova ..... Zofia Koslowska
Albert Bassermann ..... Dr. Sigmund Gottlieb Golden
Gordon Oliver ..... Marine Officer Seeking Room
Keenan Wynn ..... Lt. Solomon
Guy Madison ..... Sailor Harold E. Smith
Craig Stevens ..... Danny Williams
Shirley Temple ..... Sara Crewe
Richard Greene ..... Geoffrey Hamilton
Anita Louise ..... Rose
Ian Hunter ..... Captain Crewe
Cesar Romero ..... Ram Dass
Arthur Treacher ..... Bertie Minchin
Mary Nash ..... Amanda Minchin
Sybil Jason ..... Becky
Miles Mander ..... Lord Wickham
Marcia Mae Jones ..... Lavinia
Beryl Mercer ..... Queen Victoria
Deidre Gale ..... Jessie
Ira Stevens ..... Ermengarde
E.E. Clive ..... Mr. Barrows
Eily Malyon ..... Cook
Marlene Dietrich ..... Domini Enfilden
Charles Boyer ..... Boris Androvsky
Basil Rathbone ..... Count Ferdinand Anteoni
C. Aubrey Smith ..... Father J. Roubier
Joseph Schildkraut ..... Batouch
John Carradine ..... Sand Diviner
Alan Marshal ..... Capt. De Trevignac
Lucile Watson ..... Mother Superior Josephine
Henry Brandon ..... Hadj
Tilly Losch ..... Irena
Stan Laurel ..... Stan
Oliver Hardy ..... Ollie
Jean Parker ..... Georgette
Reginald Gardiner ..... Francois
Charles Middleton ..... Commandant
Jean Del Val ..... Sergeant
Crane Whitley ..... Corporal
James Finlayson ..... Jailor
Freddie Bartholomew ..... Ceddie
Dolores Costello ..... 'Dearest'
C. Aubrey Smith ..... The Earl of Dorincourt
Guy Kibbee ..... Mr. Hobbs
Henry Stephenson ..... Havisham
Mickey Rooney ..... Dick
Constance Collier ..... Lady Lorridaile
E.E. Clive ..... Sir Harry Lorridaile
Una O'Connor ..... Mary
Jackie Searl ..... Tom
Jessie Ralph ..... The Applewoman
Ivan F. Simpson ..... Rev. Mordaunt
Helen Flint ..... Minna
Eric Alden ..... Ben
May Beatty ..... Mrs. Mellon
Jennifer Jones ..... Ruby Gentry
Charlton Heston ..... Boake Tackman
Karl Malden ..... Jim Gentry
Tom Tully ..... Jud Corey
Barney Phillips ..... Dr. Saul Manfred / Narrator
James Anderson ..... Jewel Corey
Josephine Hutchinson ..... Letitia Gentry
Phyllis Avery ..... Tracy McAuliffe
Herbert Heyes ..... Judge Tackman
Myra Marsh ..... Ma Corey
Charles Cane ..... Cullen McAuliffe
Sam Flint ..... Neil Fallgren
Frank Wilcox ..... Clyde Pratt
Fred Astaire ..... Tom Bowen
Jane Powell ..... Ellen Bowen
Peter Lawford ..... Lord John Brindale
Sarah Churchill ..... Anne Ashmond
Keenan Wynn ..... Irving Klinger
Edgar Klinger ..... James Ashmond
Albert Sharpe
Frank Sinatra ..... Frankie Machine
Eleanor Parker ..... Zosch Machine
Kim Novak ..... Molly
Arnold Stang ..... Sparrow
Darren McGavin ..... Louie
Robert Strauss ..... Schwiefka
John Conte ..... Drunky
Doro Merande ..... Vi
George E. Stone ..... Sam Markette
George Mathews ..... Williams
Leonid Kinskey ..... Dominiwski
Emile Meyer ..... Detective Bednar
Steve McQueen ..... George Fowler
Crahan Denton ..... John Egan
David Clarke ..... Gino
James Dukas ..... Willie
Molly McCarthy ..... Ann
Martha Gable ..... Eddie's Wife
Larry Gerst ..... Eddie
Boyd Williams ..... W.H. Dalton - Bank Officer
Frank Novotny ..... Pat - Ann's Boyfriend
Nell Roberts ..... Salvation Army Woman
Bob Holt ..... Police Dispatcher
May Kohn ..... Bank Cashier
Jay Elliot ..... Car Salesman
Robert Klauss ..... Phone Repairman
Barney Barnett ..... Policeman
Leslie Howard ..... Philip Carey
Bette Davis ..... Mildred Rogers
Frances Dee ..... Sally Athelny
Kay Johnson ..... Norah
Reginald Denny ..... Harry Griffiths
Alan Hale ..... Emil Miller
Reginald Sheffield ..... Cyril Dunsford
Reginald Owen ..... Thorpe Athelny
Desmond Roberts ..... Dr. Jacobs
Charles Coleman ..... (scenes deleted)
Frank Mills ..... Chimneysweep (scenes deleted)
Pat Somerset ..... (scenes deleted)
Cary Grant ..... Devlin
Ingrid Bergman ..... Alicia Huberman
Claude Rains ..... Alexander Sebastian
Louis Calhern ..... Paul Prescott
Leopoldine Konstantin ..... Mme. Sebastian
Reinhold Schünzel ..... Dr. Anderson
Moroni Olsen ..... Walter Beardsley
Ivan Triesault ..... Eric Mathis
Alexis Minotis ..... Joseph
Wally Brown ..... Mr. Hopkins
Charles Mendl ..... Commodore
Ricardo Costa ..... Dr. Barbosa
Eberhard Krumschmidt ..... Hupka
Fay Baker ..... Ethel
Ingrid Bergman ..... Dr. Constance Petersen
Gregory Peck ..... John Ballantyne
Michael Chekhov ..... Dr. Alexander Brulov
Leo G. Carroll ..... Dr. Murchison
Rhonda Fleming ..... Mary Carmichael
John Emery ..... Dr. Fleurot
Norman Lloyd ..... Mr. Garmes
Bill Goodwin ..... House Detective
Steven Geray ..... Dr. Graff
Donald Curtis ..... Harry
Wallace Ford ..... Stranger in Hotel Lobby
Art Baker ..... Det. Lt. Cooley
Regis Toomey ..... Det. Sgt. Gillespie
Paul Harvey ..... Dr. Hanish

Synopsis:

Since You Went Away (1944)
While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront.

The Little Princess (1939)
When Sara Crewe's widowed father is reported killed in the war, she's turned into a servant at her boarding school.

The Garden of Allah (1936)
Domini, an heiress who has led a cloistered life, visits the North African desert for spiritual renewal.

The Flying Deuces (1939)
Laurel and Hardy join the Foreign Legion, and end up in a runaway aeroplane.

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Story of little boy, brought up in America who returns to England to become an heir to an Earldom.

Ruby Gentry (1952)
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.

Royal Wedding (1951)
Stage stars Tom and Ellen Bowen embark to open their show in England.

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Frankie Machine is a skilled card dealer and one-time heroin addict.

The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)
A group of three criminals is planning to rob the Southwest Bank in St. Louis.

Of Human Bondage (1934)
Abandoning artistic ambitions, sensitive Philip Carey enrolls in medical school and falls in love with a waitress.

Notorious (1946)
Following the conviction of her German father for treason against the U.S., Alicia Huberman takes to drink and men.

Spellbound (1945)
The head of a home for mentally disturbed people is suffering from amnesia.

Since You Went Away (1944)
The movie is set in a mid-sized American town, where people with loved ones in the military try to cope with their changed circumstances and make their own contributions to the war effort. The main characters are a housewife whose husband is away in the service and her two daughters who are just growing into womanhood. The story runs from early January to late December 1943. Though sentimental, Since You Went Away is more somber and realistic about the carnage of war and the pain of separation than some other homefront movies made during World War II.

The Little Princess (1939)
When her father, Captain Crewe, goes off to fight in the Boer War, young Sara Crewe is placed into the care of Amanda Minchin, the head of an exclusive private school for girls. Sara lives a wonderful life of a privileged child and is quite happy in her surroundings. When her father is listed as missing in action however, her life goes from one of plenty to that of a poor house maid. Mrs. Minchin agrees to keep her on at the school, but in the absence of her tuition payments, she has to work for her keep. She is soon cleaning out the fireplace and scrubbing floors and is dubbed the little princess by her former schoolmates. She also refuses to accept that her father is dead and prowls the hospitals in the hope of locating him. Luck - and Royal intervention - assist her in her quest.

The Garden of Allah (1936)
The religious Domini Enfilden is feeling lonely and is advised by her friend Mother Superior Josephine to travel to the Sahara Desert for reflection. Meanwhile, the monk Boris Androvsky escapes from the Trappist monastery where he had taken his vows. They meet each other in the sands of the desert and fall deeply in love for each other, but Boris does not tell his secret to Domini. When a lost patrol of legionnaires meet the oasis where Domini and Boris are camped, the leader Captain De Trevignac recognizes Boris.

The Flying Deuces (1939)
Oliver is heartbroken when he finds that Georgette, the inkeeper's daughter he's fallen in love with, is already married to dashing Foreign Legion officer Francois. To forget her, he joins the Legion, taking Stanley with him. Their bumbling eventually gets them charged with desertion and sentenced to a firing squad. They manage to escape in a stolen airplane, but crash after a wild ride.

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
After the death of Cedric ('Ceddie')'s English father, he and his mother live together in Brooklyn. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, had disowned Cedric's father when he married an American. But when the Earl's remaining son dies, he accepts Cedric as Lord Fauntleroy, his heir, and the Earl sends for Cedric and his mother. Cedric uses the first of his newly found wealth to do some favors for his old friends, and then heads to England, where he must try to overcome the Earl's dislike for Cedric's mother.

Ruby Gentry (1952)
How a backwoods girl, after her lover has married society girl, becomes the wife of a middle-aged business man, is accused of murdering him after his death in a yachting accident and takes revenge with her inherited wealth.

Royal Wedding (1951)
Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books them in London for the same period as the Royal Wedding. They travel by ship where Ellen meets and becomes involved with Lord John Brindale. This causes her to miss a rehearsal. Tom (Astaire) uses the time to dance with a hat rack and gym equipment. Later Tom and Ellen attempt a graceful dance number as the ship rolls. Upon arrival Tom holds auditions and meets Sara. There is much indecision by the siblings about their romantic partners even though they are in-the-clouds. Tom dances on the walls and ceiling of his hotel room. All ends well in this light musical. By the way, there is a vaudeville-style dance number in their show that features slapstick. It's a hoot.

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Frankie Machine is no sooner back in his old neighborhood after a 6 month stint in prison and rehab than his old drug dealer, Louie is after him to restart his old drug habit. Frankie will have nothing to with him, proudly declaring that he is drug free and has no intention of letting that monkey get on his back ever again. Before going to prison he was a card dealer but learned to play the drums and now has hopes of becoming a professional musician. It's going to be a struggle however. His wife Zosch, clinging and wheelchair-bound and his old gambling boss, Schwiefka, stress him to the point that he soon falls back into his old drug habit. The girl he really loves, Molly, stands by him through thick and thin but when Louie is killed, the police believe Frankie is the man responsible and go after him.

The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)
George Fowler is drawn into a gang planning to rob a bank in St. Louis that they expect will have a $100,000 on hand on an upcoming Friday. George is drawn into the plan as the gang's driver by Gino, an old girlfriend's older brother. As the gang goes about its planning, George and Gino have to find a way to live for the next two weeks and they turn to Gino's sister, Ann, for help. George is hoping to go back to college and the money he would make would go a long way to helping him do that. Not trusting George to keep his nerve, the gang's leader John Egan moves him to the inside, but the robbery doesn't go off as planned.

Of Human Bondage (1934)
Philip Carey is a medical student of limited means who is particularly self-conscious about his physical deformity, a club foot. When a fellow student wants to try and impress a waitress in a local restaurant, Philip goes along to show him how to make small talk with someone you're attracted to. The woman in question is Mildred Rogers, an attractive girl who gets the attention of many customers, particularly the wealthy Emil Miller. Philip takes an immediate liking to her and asks her out. It soon becomes obvious to everyone except Philip that Mildred is manipulative and using him only insofar as he spends money on her and treats her nicely. She refuses his proposal of marriage saying she is to marry someone else but many months later is back on his doorstep, pregnant and without a place to live. This will not be the last time that she seeks his help only to abandon him when a better proposition comes along. Throughout it all, Philip remains steadfast, honest and caring even though it is all to his detriment.

Notorious (1946)
Alicia Huberman is a frivolous girl who loves drinks and men; her father was a German spy in USA and he has committed suicide in prison. Government agent Devlin asks the girl to spy on a group of her father's Nazi friends in Rio de Janeiro; this could be her chance to clean her guilty name. The girl falls in love with the agent, but he seems not to be attracted by the life she is living. Alicia accepts the duty and she goes to Brazil with Devlin. Alicia informs the US agents that Sebastian has asked her to marry him and asks whether she should go along with this. After a short discussion, they agree and so she does. During a party, Alicia secretly gets the key for the wine cellar and gives it to Devlin. They find some uranium dust hidden in Sebastian's canteen, but now he has discovered Alicia is a spy and he starts poisoning her day after day.

Spellbound (1945)
The head of the Green Manors mental asylum Dr. Murchison is retiring to be replaced by Dr. Edwardes, a famous psychiatrist. Edwardes arrives and is immediately attracted to the beautiful but cold Dr. Constance Petersen. However, it soon becomes apparent that Dr. Edwardes is in fact a paranoid amnesiac impostor. He goes on the run with Constance who tries to help his condition and solve the mystery of what happened to the real Dr. Edwardes.

Since You Went Away (1944)
While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront. Taking in a lodger, Colonel Smollett, to help make ends meet and dealing with shortages and rationing are minor inconveniences compared to the love affair daughter Jane and the Colonel's grandson conduct.

The Little Princess (1939)
In Victorian England little Sara Crewe's widowed father is sent to the Boer War. When he is reported killed the evil head mistress at her boarding school turns Sara into a servant.

The Garden of Allah (1936)
Domini, an heiress who has led a cloistered life, visits the North African desert for spiritual renewal. There she meets Boris, recently escaped from a Trappist monastery. Their friendship ripens into love, but he conceals his past from her. Then in a remote oasis, they meet a man who knows his secret.

The Flying Deuces (1939)
Laurel and Hardy join the Foreign Legion, and end up in a runaway aeroplane.

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Story of little boy, brought up in America who returns to England to become an heir to an Earldom.

Ruby Gentry (1952)
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.

Royal Wedding (1951)
Stage stars Tom and Ellen Bowen embark to open their show in England. Innocent-seeming Ellen is a female Don Juan and doesn't take dancing as seriously as brother Tom; on shipboard she meets her match, Lord John Brindale. Arrived in London, confirmed bachelor Tom auditions and is taken with cool dancer Anne Ashmond. Will romance break up the act?

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Frankie Machine is a skilled card dealer and one-time heroin addict. When he returns home from jail, he struggles to find a new livelihood and to avoid slipping back into addiction.

The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)
A group of three criminals is planning to rob the Southwest Bank in St. Louis. Gino, one of the criminals, has brought along George Fowler, who is to be the driver for the other three. The other two criminals are uncomfortable with him, and the boss insists on testing George first. Gino also makes George ask Ann, Gino's sister and George's former girlfriend, for money. The gang starts to case the bank carefully, and to test possible plans. But Ann suspects something, and she begins to confront George, which starts to cause complications and to create tensions among the gang.

Of Human Bondage (1934)
Abandoning artistic ambitions, sensitive and club-footed Philip Carey enrolls in medical school and falls in love with a waitress Mildred Rogers. She rejects him, runs off with a salesman and returns unmarried and pregnant. Philip gets her an apartment and they become engaged. Mildred runs off with another medical student. Philip takes her back again when she returns with her baby. She wrecks his apartment and burns the securities he needs to pay tuition. He gets a job as a salesman, has surgery on his foot, receives an inheritance, and returns to school where he learns Mildred is dying.

Notorious (1946)
Following the conviction of her German father for treason against the U.S., Alicia Huberman takes to drink and men. She is approached by a government agent (T.R. Devlin) who asks her to spy on a group of her father's Nazi friends operating out of Rio de Janeiro. A romance develops between Alicia and Devlin, but she starts to get too involved in her work.

Spellbound (1945)
The head of a home for mentally disturbed people is suffering from amnesia.

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