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This Academy Award®-winning adaptation of Edna Ferber's novel traces the lives of two people who are in love with each other--but in love with life even more--as they struggle to bring civilization to the Western frontier in Cimarron! 1898. The Oklahoma Land Rush. As thousands of would-be settlers race across a barren desert to be the first to stake their claim to a plot of land, Yancey Cravat (Richard Dix) is cheated out of his property by Dixie Lee (Estelle Taylor). Without the farm they had hoped to start, Yancey and his wife, Sabra (Irene Dunne), take over the local newspaper after the editor is assassinated. But as the newspaper helps bring order to a lawless land, Yancey feels the wanderlust to find new frontiers and new adventures, and Sabra stays to build a publishing empire. Always in love, frequently apart and destined for greatness, Yancey and Sabra lead lives as tempestuous as the land they have chosen for their home in this epic Western classic.

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Hilarious, naughty pre-Production Code farce featuring Mae West as Tira, an unscrupulous carnival entertainer who takes a turn as a lion-tamer in order to get her boyfriend and fellow con artist out of a jam. Along the way Tira also falls for a suave millionaire (Cary Grant), the cousin of an admiring playboy. Songs include "I Want You, I Need You" and "They Call Me Sister Honky Tonk." With Edward Arnold, Gregory Ratoff. 87 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.

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Three-disc set includes: Hands Across The Table (1935)Snappy screwball comedy starring Carole Lombard as Regi Allen, a manicurist about to wed a wealthy ex-pilot (Ralph Bellamy) for his fortune when penniless playboy Theodore "Ted" Drew III (Fred MacMurray) walks into her life. Will Regi and Ted, who's also about to marry for money, ditch their prospective spouses for true love? With Astrid Allwyn, Marie Prevost, and William Demarest. 80 min. BW/Rtg: NR Love Before Breakfast (1935)Kay Colby (Carole Lombard) was saddened when her boyfriend (Cesar Romero) got a two-year stint in Japan to go along with his promotion. The tears turned to anger when she learned the whole thing was engineered by his covetous boss (Preston Foster), who's used to getting what he wants... and what he wants is Kay! She proves to have some dirty tricks of her own in this crisp comedy; Janet Beecher, Joyce Compton also star. 70 min. BW/Rtg: NR The Princess Comes Across (1935)Wacky romantic comedy showcases Carole Lombard as Wanda Nash, a wannabe actress from New York posing as a Swedish socialite while on a transatlantic cruise. After falling for bandleader King Mantell (Fred MacMurray) (who performs "My Concertina"), Wanda and her new flame become prime suspects in a passenger's murder. Douglass Dumbrille, William Frawley, Sig Rumann co-star. 77 min. BW/Rtg: NR Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.

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Joe (Crosby), David (MacMurray) and Mike (O'Conner) are three brothers who disagree about everything and could not be more different from each other. As luck would have it, they make beautiful music when they sing together. When the eldest brother, Joe, who is also a gambler, moves to California, the family follows suit. Upon arrival they are horrified to find that Joe has put all his money toward a racehorse named Uncle Gus. The family rallies to bring the band back together to get Joe's money.