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1. Castle in the desert [videorecording] [2008]
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (62 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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Charlie Chan is summoned to a mysterious, secluded castle deep in California's Mojave Desert, to investigate a brutal murder that may have been committed by a descendant of the infamous Borgia family.
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ZDVD 18714 | Unknown |
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (144 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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- Charlie Chan's Murder cruise (1940 ; 76 min.)
- Charlie Chan in Panama (1940 ; 68 min.)
Charlie Chan in Panama: Crime solver Charlie Chan is busily working undercover in the volatile wartime region of Panama, which is rife with spies and conspirators. He uncovers a sinister plot to blow up the Panama Canal and destroy the U.S. naval fleet.
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ZDVD 18712 | Unknown |
3. Dead men tell [videorecording] [2008]
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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- Dead men tell (1941 ; 60 min.)
- Charlie Chan in Rio (1941 ; 62 min.)
Charlie Chan in Rio: Charlie Chan and his number two son, Jimmy, must crack the mystery of a beautiful nightclub singer who turns up dead after announcing her plans to elope with a wealthy American playboy.
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ZDVD 18715 | Unknown |
- Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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Jimmy Ringo is a notorious killer and the deadliest shot in the Old West. Though his appetite for bloodletting has waned, Jimmy is forced to stay on the run by young guns determined to shoot him down. After killing an upstart in self-defense, he escapes the boy's vengeful brothers to the nearby town of Cayenna. There, he hopes to convince his estranged wife to resume their life together. With more young men gunning for him, Ringo's fate lies in the hands of the sheriff, his old bandit partner.
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ZDVD 19402 | Unknown |
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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With a band of outlaws on the loose, stationmaster Sam Todd and his tenderfoot underling Tom Owens force beauty Vinnie Holt and her infant niece off an incoming coach to wait in the safety of the station until law can be restored. But when the murderous bunch arrives to take control of the station, it will be up to the reserved Owens to outsmart the outlaws before they can execute their deadly plans.
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ZDVD 19403 | Unknown |
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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When a ship carrying three American fortune hunters strands them in Mexico, fate deals them a great hand - from the bottom of the deck. In exchange for a fat payday, they must journey into the heart of evil to rescue a trapped miner. With death surrounding them and murderous Apache warriors at their heels, it will take all their cunning, ingenuity and bravery to escape with their reward, as well as their lives.
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ZDVD 19404 | Unknown |
7. Murder over New York [videorecording] [2008]
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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- Murder over New York (1940 ; 65 min.)
- Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940 ; 64 min.).
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum: When a convicted murderer, who was brought to justice by Charlie Chan himself, breaks free of his shackles and escapes into the night, the resourceful Chan knows it's only a matter of time before he will strike again.
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ZDVD 18713 | Unknown |
8. The virgin queen [videorecording] [2008]
- Virgin queen (Motion picture : 1955)
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Sir Walter Raleigh wants Queen Elizabeth I to give him a fleet of ships to sail and make a name for England. A young ward of the court, Beth Throgmorton, is strongly attracted to Raleigh and he returns the attraction. The Queen wants Raleigh for herself.
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ZDVD 21291 | Unknown |
9. Anna Karenina [videorecording] [1948]
- Anna Karenina (Motion picture : 1948)
- New York, N.Y. : 20th Century Fox Entertainment, c2007.
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- Video — 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + Program Notes + 4 Lobby Cards
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Full screen. Story of passion and family conflict set in 19th century upper-class Russia in which the wife of an aristocrat falls in love with a dashing calvary officer.
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ZDVD 15329 | Unknown |
10. The black rose [videorecording] [2007]
- Black rose. Polyglot.
- Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 4 lobby cards in an envelope (12 x 15 cm.)
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A Saxon youth is run out of England during the Crusades, and goes with his loyal retainer to adventures in China where they become intrigued in the court of Kubla Kahn.
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ZDVD 15588 | Unknown |
11. Blood and sand [videorecording] [2007]
- Blood and sand (Motion picture : 1941) Polyglot.
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 4 lobby cards in an envelope (12 x 15 cm.)
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Juan is the naïve son of a once-famous bullfighter who tries to recapture the glory of his family's name. Though he is branded fifth rate, he soon becomes Spain's greatest matador and returns home to marry his childhood sweetheart. But when a beautiful, passionate aristocrat seduces him, Juan succumbs to her temptations, only to see his own happiness and success crumble.
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ZDVD 15587 | Unknown |
12. Caprice [videorecording] [2007]
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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A woman who is a spy for a cosmetics company finds more than she bargained for when she crosses paths with another spy in the pursuit of a hairspray that keeps women's hair dry in the water.
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ZDVD 13676 | Unknown |
13. Captain from Castile [videorecording] [2007]
- Captain from Castile. Polyglot.
- Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 4 lobby cards in an envelope (12 x 15 cm.)
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Forced to flee his home during the Spanish Inquisition, nobleman Pedro De Vargas escapes with a beautiful peasant girl and joins Cortez on his dangerous expedition to conquer Mexico.
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ZDVD 15590 | Unknown |
14. Charley's aunt [videorecording] [2007]
- Charley's aunt (Motion picture : 1941)
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 4 lobby cards.
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Charley and Jack pressure fellow student Fancourt to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt, in drag, becomes the love object of old Spettigue and Sir Francis Chesney.
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ZDVD 14853 | Unknown |
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2007.
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- Video — 1 videodisc (74 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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When Chan sets out to investigate the link between several suspicious deaths and a mysterious psychic named Dr. Zodiac, he soon finds himself up to his third eye in intrigue. But as the great detective edges closer to the shocking truth, he finally begins to see that behind every great mystic is an even greater magician.
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ZDVD 16659 | Unknown |
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2007.
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- Video — 1 videodisc (75 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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When Chan heads to Paris for a reunion with his WWI buddies, he finds the City of Light plunged into darkness, as Europe teeters on the brink of war. But when Chan stumbles on an evil spy ring that's selling arms to Germany, the intrepid detective is determined to shed the light of justice onto evil's darkest and most dangerous enterprise.
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ZDVD 16661 | Unknown |
17. Charlie Chan in Honolulu [videorecording] [2007]
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2007.
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- Video — 1 videodisc (68 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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A murder mystery about a ship bound for San Francisco that takes a murderous detour to Hawaii. As the incomparable investigator awaits the birth of his number-one grandchild, his own scheming sons try to fill their father's shoes by solving a high-seas murder mystery on their own. But when a second victim is found strangled, it's up to Chan to tie up the boat-- and eventually the murder case.
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ZDVD 16657 | Unknown |
18. Charlie Chan in Reno [videorecording] [2007]
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2007.
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- Video — 1 videodisc (71 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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In Reno, if love hurts, divorce can be murder. When Charlie Chan sets out to solve the murder of an unhappily married socialite, he soon discovers that "til death do us part" can be a deadly vow to break. As the legendary detective squares off against desperate divorcées, murderous mistresses and blackhearted blackmailers, he quickly begins to suspect that when it comes to America's divorce capital, "happily ever after" may be the greatest casualty of all.
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ZDVD 16658 | Unknown |
19. Cinderella liberty [videorecording] [2007]
- Cinderella liberty. Spanish & English.
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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When his ship docked in Seattle, Navy man John Boggs, Jr. has a "Cinderella Liberty" pass, meaning he can be out until midnight - so he intends to make the most of his evening. Things are clearly going his way when he "wins" call girl Maggie in a pool game. But once Boggs finds out that Maggie has an 11-year-old son and a baby on the way, he backs off. He is anxious to rid himself of complications he just can't contend with. What he does not count on is falling in love.
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ZDVD 14353 | Unknown |
20. Do not disturb [videorecording] [2007]
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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What's a devoted wife to do when her husband spends more time "working" with his sexy secretary than helping her with their new home? For Janet Taylor (Day), an American who has relocated to England with her executive husband Mike (Taylor), there's only one solution - make him jealous by inventing an admirer. But as soon as Janet creates her make-believe Romeo, a real suitor arrives, whisks Janet off to Paris, wines and dines her...and comes face-to-face with an insanely irate Mike!
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ZDVD 13684 | Unknown |
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