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When the esteemed detective takes his honorable wife and all twelve children on an outing to the circus, he soon discovers that the main attraction is a baffling case of murder. And with a rampaging gorilla on the loose, his overzealous number one son on his heels, and everyone from the snake-charmer to the contortionist a suspect, Chan must walk a tightrope of terror to unmask the murderer before disaster strikes again!
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Legendary detective Charlie Chan investigates murder most foul at an opera house haunted by a madman who's giving a performance that's to die for! Terror waits in the wings! For seven years, opera star Gravelle has been locked in an insane asylum, his identity a mystery even to himself. But when his memory unexpectedly returns, he begins to recall that his wife and her lover tried to murder him and now he₂s determined to make them face the music!...
4) Patton
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English
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Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.
6) The robe
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English
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Marcellus is a Roman tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group of men that are assigned to crucify Jesus. After the crucifixion, he becomes drunk and wins Jesus' homespun robe. He becomes tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. Hoping to find a way to live with what he has done, but still not believing in Jesus, he returns to Palestine to try and learn what he can of the man he killed.
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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English
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From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit....
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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English
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Charlotte was a Southern belle preparing to elope with her married lover-- until he was murdered. Now, 37 years later, she lives alone in her mansion, slowly going mad as she is haunted by the memory of the unsolved crime and tormented by the local townspeople who believe she killed him. But when her cousin comes to visit, the skeletons begin to tumble out of the closet-- and that's when the terror really begins.
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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005, c1957
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English
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Four different love affairs simultaneously wreak havoc in the lives of the inhabitants of a tropical paradise. A wealthy plantation owner plots murder when he suspects his wife of having an adulterous relationship. At the same time, his sister-in-law is drawn to his enemy, a dedicated black labor leader, and a governor's aide is torn over his scandalous affair with a native woman.
11) The robe
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English
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Marcellus is a Roman tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group of men that are assigned to crucify Jesus. After the crucifixion, he becomes drunk and wins Jesus' homespun robe. He becomes tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. Hoping to find a way to live with what he has done, but still not believing in Jesus, he returns to Palestine to try and learn what he can of the man he killed.
12) Stormy weather
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Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
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Dancing great Bill Williamson takes a look back on the beginnings of his career and his romance with fellow rising star Selina. Their romance is brief because Selina does not want to settle down.
13) Ambassador Bill
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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
Description
A madcap send-up of politics, power, and pompous propriety. The story of an Oklahoma rancher who is appointed ambassador to Silvania, a tiny embattled monarchy. The king has been exiled and the country is being ruled by a young boy under the influence of an evil prince. The ambassador decides to teach them all good 'ol American values.
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When a U.S. military plane is hijacked and its top-secret guidance system is stolen, Chan heads to Germany to get it back before it falls into enemy hands! But when Chans number one son, an Olympic athlete, is kidnapped by the crooks, the world's greatest detective faces his toughest crisis.
18) David Harum
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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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Set in the 1890s, a gritty racetrack romp about David Harum, a small-town banker who's betting it all on a happy ending. John Lennox, who works for David, falls in love with the independently wealthy Ann Madison. David aids their relationship by sending them off together in a carriage driven by a balky horse. When the horse won't budge, she gets to know John. He later proposes but tells Ann he won't marry her until he can support her on his own. She...