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At a tough penitentiary, a prisoner plans to rebel against a power-mad chief guard.

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With Alexander Borodin's soaring music fashioned by Robert Wright and George Forrest into "Stranger in Paradise," "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" and even more evergreens, Kismet turned the Broadway stage into a glittering, gleaming Arabian Nights' dream. Ideal material, in fact, for the dream factory. To Hollywood and director Vincente Minnelli, Kismet was kismet. This lavish musical follows one fateful, fabulous day as a beggar-poet (Howard Keel) and his daughter (Angg Blyth) cross paths with a wicked wazir, a wily temptress, a handsome prince, a magical curse, opulent sets and exotic adventure. "Princes come, princes go," sings the beggar. Glorious Kismet endures!

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After her marriage collapses, Mildred Pierce builds herself up from waitress to wealthy restaurant owner, determined to give her daughters the life she never had. Everything she does is for her elder daughter Veda — but Veda's snobbery and ingratitude only deepen, and when murder enters the picture, Mildred's sacrifices lead her into a police interrogation room.

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In this blend of melodrama and film noir from director Michael Curtiz, Joan Crawford plays Mildred, a single mother resolved to lift her children out of economic hardship — an iconic performance that revived her career and won her an Academy Award. Mildred works her way up from unflappable waitress to the prosperous owner of a restaurant chain, but the ingratitude of her materialistic eldest daughter (Ann Blyth) turns her sacrifices sour, trapping them in a cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations. Adapted from James M. Cain's psychological novel and recast as a murder mystery, it is at once hard-boiled and sumptuously emotional — a story of blind parental love and all-American ambition.

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Things seem to be going swimmingly for Mr. Peabody (William Powell, THE THIN MAN) - then one day his life takes a whimsical turn. While fishing, he snags a beautiful mermaid (Ann Blyth, MILDRED PIERCE). in a flight of youthful fancy, the stodgy Bostonian falls for the mermaid and takes her to a pond at his villa. The seemingly harmless crush creates all sorts of comical mix-ups! When Mr. Peabody's jealous wife's car (Irene Hervey, THE LUCKY STIFF) is found abandoned, the discovery leads the police to believe he bumped off his own wife! Irving Pichel (THE MIRACLE OF THE BELLS) directed this whimsical comedy with an uproarious screenplay by legendary Nunn ally Johnson (THE DARK MIRROR, THE DIRTY DOZEN).

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From Raoul Walsh, the legendary director of The Thief of Bagdad, The Big Trail, The Roaring Twenties, White Heat and Gun Fury, comes this epic seafaring adventure starring screen greats Gregory Peck (Duel in the Sun, The Big Country) and Anthony Quinn (The Guns of Navarone, Against All Flags), and beautifully shot in Technicolor by award-winning cinematographer Russell Metty (Magnificent Obsession, Midnight Lace). Set in 1850, Peck stars as swaggering sea captain Jonathan Clark, who poaches seal pelts off the coast of Russian-owned Alaska. However, the real danger begins upon returning to San Francisco where he falls for a countess (Ann Blyth, Thunder on the Hill) fleeing from her engagement to a greedy Russian prince (Carl Esmond, Ministry of Fear). When Clark learns of her kidnapping, he sets sail—amid gale-force winds and treacherous seas—on a harrowing race to rescue his lady love and beat his longtime rival (Quinn). Featuring breathtaking action sequences, soaring cinematography and bawdy humor, this exciting classic is one to enjoy again and again. Special Features: -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton -Theatrical Trailer -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Optional English Subtitles