Paul Frees
21) The Star
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Gertrude Lawrence was a musical comedy star who started out as an ambitious bit actress and moved her way up to being the toast of London and Broadway. Her success is offset by a stormy private life, which is given some additional ballast when she falls in love with an American financier. Gertrude was temperamental, sarcastic, profane and at times, self-destructive.
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"This chilling adaptation of H. G. Wells' frightening novel [has] humans intrigued when a meteor-like object crashes to Earth but its occupants are definitely not friendly. The assault on Earth is underway, and the Martian machines -- hovering 'swan'-shaped vehicles of destruction' are both beautiful and terrifying as they cut a relentless path of annihilation"--Container.
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: a misfit reindeer and his friends look for a place that will accept them.
Frosty the snowman: a living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.
Santa Claus is comin' to town: A mailman reveals the origins of Santa Claus.
The little drummer boy: an orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men en route to...
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Meet Mr. Peabody, the world's smartest dog and the genius behind the WABAC machine, a device that allows Mr. Peabody and his pet boy Sherman to travel back in time. Join the unlikely duo's adventures as they leave their mark on monumental events and keep history from becoming, well, history.
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Criterion collection volume 704
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"A ripped-from-the-headlines social-problem picture about inmates' rights that was inspired by a recent spate of uprisings in American prisons ... shot on location at Folsom State Prison, with real inmates and guards as extras"--Container.
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The year without a Santa Claus: Weary St. Nick foregoes his gift-giving journey leaving Mrs. Claus and two elves to reawaken the Christmas spirit in Santa and the world's children.
Rudolph's shiny new year: The brave red-nosed reindeer is drafted by Father Time to recover the missing New Year Baby.
Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey: A gentle outcast donkey is chosen for the important task of escorting a certain expectant couple to Bethlehem....
27) Suddenly!
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Frank Sinatra's chilling central performance as a cold-blooded assassin with a heart of steel sparks this explosive thriller about a gang of brutal hired gunmen who invade the home of an unsuspecting suburban family, in a plan to murder the President of the United States.
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Meet Mr. Peabody, the world's smartest dog and the genius behind the WABAC machine, a device that allows Mr. Peabody and his pet boy, Sherman, to travel back in time. Join the unlikely duo's adventures as they leave their mark on monumental events and keep history from becoming, well, history.
31) The last unicorn
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A lonely unicorn, believing herself to be the last, searches for any others of her kind, while avoiding the malevolent Red Bull, the agent believed to have destroyed the rest of her herd. She finally finds help from a magician named Schmendrick and a knight named Prince Lir.
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This truly super spy is ready to tackle the top secret miscreants of the world, regardless of locale. Thanks to his dazzling array of high-tech devices and his invaluable underground assistant, the fez-wearing Morocco Mole, Secret uncovers the villainy of Yellow Pinkie, Wiley Wolf, Hy Spy and more, whether they be disguised as fountain pens or potted plants.
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The collection includes 22 Pink Panther cartoon from 1968 to 1969. By the end of the 1960s, The Pink Panther had achieved the status of iconic cartoon character, and the cosmopolitan cat left his big-city habitat and began crossing into more universal comedy settings: a military base (G.I. Pink), caveman times (Prehistoric Pink and Extinct Pink) and Olde England (Pink Valiant and Pinkcome Tax). But the panther never completely changed his stripes....
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Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass created holiday specials that have been part of Christmas traditions for over 50 years since they were originally broadcast on television. Iconic "Animagic" stop-animation and traditional animation is accompanied by beloved songs for an unforgettable, timeless experience.
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Presents 52 episodes of the second season of the animated television comedy. Upsidaisium: Bullwinkle inherits an upsidaisium mine in a mountain that flies because upsidaisium is an anti-gravity metal. Metal munching mice: The arrival of 6-foot-tall metal moon mice who chomp up TV antennas spells catastrophe. Greenpernt oogle: A desert island's only treasure was the oogle bird, which laid a valuable egg once a month. When a substitute oggle bird is...
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Crime Classics was a true-crime radio docudrama that aired on CBS from June 1953 to June 1954. Created, produced, and directed by Elliott Lewis, the program examined crimes and murders throughout history. Founded in Lewis' own personal interest in famous murder cases, the program meticulously recreated the facts, atmosphere, and personages of the era in which the crime took place. Very little dramatic license was taken with the facts, but a touch...
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Fractured flickers is an irreverent tribute to silent pictures and is the special creation of Jay Ward and Bill Scott. Using silent film clips and mixing in old newsreel footage with some zany plot lines, each episode is a conglomeration of comedy and mayhem. Each show also features a special guest star interview. This set contains the entire 26 episodes of the series.
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Presents 33 episodes of the third season of the animated television comedy. Missouri mish mash: Bullwinkle discovers a hat that turns anyone who wears it into the smartest person in the world. He decides to take the hat to Washington where they really need it, but Boris and Fearless Leader try to stop him. Lazy Jay Ranch: Rocky and Bullwinkle buy a worm ranch in Squaw's Ankle, Wyoming. So why is Boris snooping around? The Three Moosketeers: When the...