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The Raid (1954) DVD available
Excellent Civil War drama stars Van Heflin as a Confederate captain who leads
a prison break in a Vermont town and then is conflicted about the subsequent
raid. Also starring Anne Bancroft, Lee Marvin, Richard Boone, and Peter Graves.
Excellent quality.
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Rain or Shine (1930) DVD available
In this fun early Capra talkie Broadway comic Joe Cook stars as a circus
manager who manages to stay one step ahead of the sheriff. Also starring
Cook's stooges Tommy Howard (who looks like Woolsey!) and Dave Chasen
(who looks like Harpo!). Excellent quality.
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The Rainmakers (1935) DVD available
W & W are back as two loonies who have a machine that can literally make
it rain and aid a dust bowl town. Also starring Dorothy Lee and George
Meeker. Terrific train chase finale. Excellent quality.
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The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) DVD available
Richard Burton stars with Lana Turner in this remake of the Rains Came.
Burton plays a Hindu doctor (!) and Lana is the married British woman he
falls in love with. Also starring Fred MacMurray. This is letterboxed,
so take note. Excellent quality.
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Ramona (1936) DVD available
Loretta Young stars as a half breed girl who marries Indian Don Ameche
and encounters prejudice from her family and from strangers. Also starring
Kent Taylor. Beautiful early Technicolor. Excellent quality.
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Ransom (1956) DVD available
Riveting drama stars Glenn Ford as a mogul whose son is kidnapped and thus
forcing the dilemma of whether or not to pay the ransom money. Also starring
Donna Reed and Leslie Nielsen in an early role. Remade in 1996 with Mel Gibson.
Excellent quality.
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Raw Wind in Eden (1958) DVD available
Carlos Thompson and Esther Williams star as a rich couple whose plane
crashes on a tropical island, where loner Jeff Chandler rescues them.
From there romance and jealousy ensues as Chandler and Williams fall for
each other. Technicolor. Very good quality.
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Red Skies of Montana (1952) DVD available
Widmark stars here as a traumatized fire jumper (they put out forest fires)
who is constantly ridiculed by hothead Jeffrey Hunter since Widmark was
possibly responsible for Hunter's dad dying in a fire. Also starring
Constance Smith and Richard Boone. Stunning fire scenes. Excellent
quality.
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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) DVD available
Enjoyable family comedy stars Clifton Webb as a businessman who causes an uproar
when it is discovered that is a bigamist with 17 kids! Also starring Dorothy
McGuire as Webb's first wife, Charles Coburn, and Jill St. John. In Technicolor
and letterboxed. Excellent quality.
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Remember the Day (1941) DVD available
Claudette Colbert stars as a schoolteacher who reflects back on a student
who grows up to be a presidential candidate (John Sheppard) and also her
romance with fellow teacher John Payne. Great sentimental slice of Americana.
Excellent quality.
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The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) DVD available
Jane Russell stars as a Honolulu dance hall queen who romances rich writer
Richard Egan while cashing in on the post Pearl Harbor land grab. Also
starring Joan Leslie and Agnes Moorhead. Excellent quality, Technicolor.
Widescreen.
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The Richest Girl in the World (1934) DVD available
Charming romantic comedy stars Miriam Hopkins as a spoiled heiress who has her
secretary (Fay Wray) masquerade as her to thwart gold digging men. Also starring
Joel McCrea as the guy Miriam finally falls for, even though he thinks she is the
secretary. Excellent quality.
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Ride the Pink Horse (1947) DVD available
Robert Montgomery directs and stars in this film noir set in Nex Mexico.
Army vet Montgomery comes to small NM town to blackmail a gangster (Fred
Clark) but things go wrong. Also starring Wanda Hendrix and Thomas Gomez
as a friendly carny. Excellent quality.
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Rio Rita (1929) DVD available
Wheeler and Woolsey made their screen debuts in this great adaptation
of the famed Ziegfeld show. Also starring Bebe Daniels and John Boles
as the nominal leads, and Dorothy Lee. This version is 103m and does
include the Technicolor finale. Excellent quality.
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The Road to Glory (1936) DVD available
Powerful WWI drama stars Fredric March and Warner Baxter as two French
officers vying for nurse June Lang. Lionel Barrymore is great as Baxter's
60 year old father, who joins the regiment as a private! Also starring
Gregory Ratoff. Directed by Howard Hawks. Excellent quality.
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Roadblock (1951) DVD available
Charles McGraw stars as a weak willed insurance investigator who becomes
obsessed with femme fatale Joan Dixon, which leads him to a life of crime
and ruin. Good film noir also starring Milburn Stone. Excellent quality.
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Roar of the Dragon (1932) DVD available
Richard Dix stars in this impressive early talkie actioner as the leader
of a group of people trapped inside a fort while Chinese bandits attack.
Also starring Gwili Andre. Violent climax. Good quality.
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Rogue's Regiment (1948) DVD available
Tough guy vehicle for Dick has him as an officer in the Foreign Legion
tracking down odious Nazi Stephen McNally. Also starring Marta Toren
and Vincent Price. Decent quality.
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Romanoff and Juliet (1961) DVD available
Peter Ustinov writes, directs, and stars in this Cold War farce. Ustinov
is The General, leader of a small Balkan nation who has the deciding vote on
a major UN measure...but just goes home. Sandra Dee and John Gavin also star
as the U.S. rep and Russian rep's kids who fall in love Shakespeare style.
Very good quality
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The Royal Family of Broadway (1930) DVD available
Smart satire of the Barrymore family stars Fredric March as the John caricature
and Ina Claire as the Ethel role. Also starring Mary Brian and Henrietta
Crosman. Great movie. Excellent quality.
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A Royal Scandal (1945) DVD available
Witty Ernst Lubitsch/Otto Preminger collaboration stars Tallulah Bankhead
as Catherine the Great, who romances a thick headed young officer (William
Eythe) who is conned into leading a rebellion. Also starring Charles Coburn
and Anne Baxter. Excellent quality.
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Rumba (1935) DVD available
Followup to Bolero has George Raft as an exiled dancer in Cuba, where
he romances heiress Carole Lombard as well as dance partner Margo while
perfecting a version of the Rumba. Also starring Lynne Overman. Quality
is a bit iffy on this one, with some static in the sound.
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Run For the Sun (1956) DVD available
Another remake of Most Dangerous Game stars Richard Widmark as a reclusive
writer living in Mexico and Jane Greer as a reporter who finds him for
a story. Trevor Howard also stars as a Nazi madman who tries to hunt them
down. Excellent adventure. Letterboxed. Great quality.
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Ruthless (1948) DVD available
Zachary Scott stars as a corrupt young man who becomes a rich mogul by
using his friends, enemies, and lovers in this entertaining film noir
also starring Louis Hayward, Diana Lynn, and Sydney Greenstreet. Direced
by Edgar Ulmer. Excellent quality.
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