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Offers a selection of Warner Bros. titles for Home Entertainment Licensing

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Page 1: Warner Bros films for Home Entertainment Licensing

Offers a selection of Warner Bros. titles for Home Entertainment Licensing

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The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970 - 121 mins - col

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

Starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner

Sam Peckinpah’s light-hearted and enjoyable ode to the dying West stars Jason Robards as arascally prospector who transforms a desert water-hole into a profitable way station.

Border Incident 1949 - 94 mins - b/w

Directed by Anthony Mann

Starring Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva

A brutal and relentless noir featuring beautiful monochrome cinematography and skillfuldirection by Anthony Mann. Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gangexploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.

The Cameraman1928 - 67 mins - b/w

Directed by Edward Sedgwick

Starring Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin

Buster Keaton plays a lovesick street photographer who becomes a newsreel cameraman towoo his object of affection. Keaton’s first film for MGM is a classic of silent comedy, full ofingenious stunts and inventive sight gags.

The Charge of the Light Brigade1936 - 115 mins - b/w

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, David Niven

Expertly directed by Michael Curtiz, this grand adventure launched Errol Flynn to stardom andfeatures outstanding battle sequences and a fine cast. During the Crimean War, an Englisharmy officer starts the Battle of Balaclava against the opposing Russian forces.

Cimarron1960 - 147 mins - col

Directed by Anthony Mann

Starring Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter

Anthony Mann’s epic Oscar-nominated western features a great performance from Glenn Ford."Cimarron" chronicles the story of a frontier family who plays a major role in the settling ofOklahoma, from the land rush in 1889 through to its statehood in 1907.

Clash by Night 1952 - 105 mins - b/w

Directed by Fritz Lang

Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe

Fritz Lang’s outstanding noir features a superb performance from Barbara Stanwyck as wellas Marilyn Monroe in her first major role. An embittered and disgraced woman returns hometo California to get married, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.

Deathtrap1982 - 116 mins - col

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Starring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon

A playwright whose career has gone downhill plans to murder an upcoming rival to steal hisscript. Sidney Lumet’s swiftly paced and darkly humored screen adaptation of Ira Levin’sBroadway smash is a highly enjoyable offbeat parlour mystery, powered by great performancesfrom the two leads.

Front Cover Titles The Prince and the Showgirl - The Cameraman - The Charge of the Light Brigade - Little Women

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Devil’s Doorway 1950 - 84 mins - b/w

Directed by Anthony Mann

Starring Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond

A Native American returns home after the Civil War to right the injustices done to his people.This well-turned Western with offbeat casting and noir influences was the first of thegroundbreaking westerns directed by Anthony Mann and was one of the earliest filmssympathetic to the Native American cause.

East Side, West Side 1949 - 108 mins - b/w

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

Starring Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Ava Gardner

Well-acted and entertaining high-class melodrama in which a vain playboy puts a strain on hishappy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a formergirlfriend.

House on Haunted Hill1959 - 75 mins - b/w

Directed by William Castle

Starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long

A wealthy man gives a haunted house party, offering each of his guests $10,000 - if they cansurvive the night. This fun and atmospherically spooky tale is a well-executed cult classic andfeatures a memorable performance from Vincent Price.

Little Women1933 - 115 mins - b/w

Directed by George Cukor

Starring Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas

George Cukor directed this Oscar-winning adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel about foursisters and their mother growing up in Civil War America while their father is away fighting.Regarded as the finest screen adaptation of the classic novel, this charming coming-of-agetale features an all-star cast and crisp direction.

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing 1973 - 114 mins - col

Directed by Richard C. Sarafian

Starring Burt Reynolds, Sarah Miles, Lee J. Cobb

A stirring John Williams score and a stellar cast feature in this beautifully shot, highly enjoyableode to the West in which a defiant woman leaves her husband and takes up with a band ofoutlaws, whose leader is haunted by the murder of his wife, a native-American named CatDancing.

Merrill’s Marauders 1962 - 98 mins - col

Directed by Samuel Fuller

Starring Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown

This action-packed gem from Sam Fuller is an inspiring tribute to the courage of the alliedinfantry in Burma. General Merrill and his unit of exhausted soldiers try to secure a railroadstation held by the Japanese but must negotiate dangerous terrain at every turn.

The Night of the Iguana1964 - 125 mins - b/w

Directed by John Huston

Starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr

A disbarred clergyman becomes a tour agent in Mexico and the object of desire for a teenagenymphomaniac, a hotel owner and an itinerant artist. Richard Burton gives a superbperformance in this sharp drama which retains plenty of Tennessee Williams’ original prose,skilfully adapted for the screen by John Huston.

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The Prince and the Showgirl1957 - 115 mins - col

Directed by Laurence Olivier

Starring Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Richard Wattis

An American showgirl creates an international incident after a foreign Prince attempts toseduce her, at the coronation of King George V of England in 1911. The rapport betweenMarilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier is evident in this fine romance which served as thebackdrop for the 2011 film "My Week with Marilyn."

Side Street1949 - 83 mins - b/w

Directed by Anthony Mann

Starring Farley Granger, Cathy O’Donnell, James Craig

A struggling father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals money from the office of ashady lawyer - with catastrophic consequences. Expertly directed by Anthony Mann on location inNew York City, this visually stunning noir includes a wonderfully exhilarating climatic chase acrossthe city shot in close-up.

Three Comrades1938 - 98 mins - b/w

Directed by Frank Borzage

Starring Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone

Borzage’s sense of romanticism excellently captures potent emotions in this sentimental tear-jerker, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald but sadly censored from being the intended indictment ofNazi Germany. In 1920s Germany, three friends find life hard but are inspired by their love fora high-spirited girl who is dying of tuberculosis.

Three Godfathers1948 - 106 mins - col

Directed by John Ford

Starring John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr.

This sentimental tale from John Ford was his second version of the heart-warming tale of three banditswho find a baby in the desert. Written by Peter B. Kyne with sublime cinematography and a fineperformance from John Wayne.

Who’s That Knocking at My Door 1967 - 90 mins - b/w

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Starring Harvey Keitel, Zina Bethune, Anne Collette

Martin Scorsese’s first feature (and Harvey Keitel’s film debut) is a low-key autobiographical talethat contains the origins of his trademark themes and technical invention that would developthroughout his work. An Italian-American’s relationship with a sophisticated woman is destroyedby his Catholic background.

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