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Love Scenes: The Romance Classics Collection [DVD]
Love Scenes: The Romance Classics Collection [DVD]
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Whether it?s silent superstar Rudolph Valentino galloping across the Arabian desert with his lady love in tow, debonair William Powell carrying lovestruck Carole Lombard over his shoulder, or handsome Cary Grant and delightful Irene Dunne as optimistic newlyweds, nobody could tell a love story quite like the movies.
Here are a dozen of Hollywood?s most memorable romance classics spanning four decades. Top-notch titles such as The Sheik, A Farewell to Arms, My Man Godfrey and Love Affair, starring such legendary heartthrobs as Gary Cooper, Gloria Swanson, James Stewart, Myrna Loy, Charles Boyer and Claudette Colbert, just to name a few.
As a special bonus, each of the five discs contains an original documentary about the stars featured in this extraordinary collection.
The Sheik (1921) Indiscreet (1931) A Farewell to Arms (1932) Bird of Paradise (1932) Animal Kingdom (1932) I Cover the Waterfront (1933) My Man Godfrey (1936) Love Affair (1939) Made For Each Other (1939) Beyond Tomorrow (1940) Penny Serenade (1941) Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Disc One
The Sheik (1921) ? Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres ? "A photoplay of tempestuous love between a madcap English beauty and a bronzed Arab chief!" boasted the original tagline. Despite the suggestion that kidnapping is the best way to win a girl?s heart, the film still packs a passionate punch after more than 90 years. (80:00) Indiscreet (1931) ? Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon ? Leo McCarey (The Awful Truth, Love Affair) directed this witty romp about a young woman (a post-silent/pre-Sunset Boulevard Swanson) who is tempted to stray from the man she loves by an unsavory old flame. (81:00) A Farewell to Arms (1932) ? Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes ? Ernest Hemingway?s Oscar-winning tale of the passionate romance between a wounded American soldier and a British nurse, set against the danger and drama of World War I. The English Patient has nothing on this 75-year-old classic! (80:00) Hollywood Biography: Gary Cooper ? A nostalgic look at "Coop" - one of Hollywood?s greatest leading men - with scenes from his most memorable films. (25:00)
Disc Two
Bird of Paradise (1932) ? Joel McCrea, Dolores Del Rio ? King Vidor (The Big Parade, Stella Dallas) directed this romantic ? and racy - tale of a handsome shipwrecked sailor who is saved by a beautiful native girl, only to have their passion interrupted by plans to sacrifice her to the volcano god! A young Lon Chaney Jr. appears as one of McCrea?s shipmates. (80:00) Animal Kingdom (1932) ? Leslie Howard, Myrna Loy, Ann Harding ? Philip Barry (The Philadelphia Story) penned this sparkling tale of a publisher (a pre-Gone With the Wind Howard, reprising his stage role) torn between two lovers. (85:00) I Cover the Waterfront (1933) ? Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon ? An investigative reporter falls for the beautiful and sassy daughter of a bootlegging dock kingpin he suspects of smuggling illegal Chinese immigrants. Another very racy, pre-Code romance. (61:00) Hollywood Biography: Joel McCrea ? A fascinating look at this durable leading man, who was equally at home in westerns and screwball comedies and whose marriage to actress Frances Dee was one of Hollywood?s most-enduring unions. (25:00)
Disc Three
My Man Godfrey (1936) ? William Powell, Carole Lombard ? One of the all-time great romantic comedies! A dizzy heiress brings home a tramp, hires him as the butler, and falls madly in love with him. Powell and Lombard were married ? and divorced ? years before this film was made. (95:00) Love Affair (1939) ? Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer ? The original ? and many feel superior ? version of An Affair to Remember, with Dunne and Boyer as the ill-fated couple who meet and fall in love aboard an ocean liner and agree to meet at the Empire State Building six months later. (87:00) Hollywood Couples: William Powell & Jean Harlow ? A revealing look at one of Hollywood?s great ? but tragic - love stories: Debonair William Powell (The Thin Man) and blond bombshell Jean Harlow (Din