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Cool Kid Classics
POPEYE:
THE 1960s CLASSICS VOLUME 1 (1962) With TV reruns of the Fleischer/Famous Studios
theatrical shorts proving that Popeye still packed a spinach-powered punch that
delivered smash ratings, King Features commissioned a new series of Sailor Man
shorts under the aegis of executive producer Al Brodax. The TV incarnation of
Popeye made up for its scaled back animation with a broadened narrative scope
while still staying true to the source. Thanks to the continued use of voice
actors Jack Mercer (Popeye), Mae Questel (Olive) and Jackson Beck (Bluto who
was now called Brutus) as well as the use of veteran Popeye animation talents
who were then working at Paramount Cartoon Studios, these shorts remained
authentic. The addition of a number of Thimble Theater comic strip
characters making their cartoon debuts – including King Blozo, Toar, and Sea Hag - only
added to the shorts “yam what I yam” charm. All of the Paramount TV
Popeye cartoons are contained in this stupendous 2-Disc, 72-Episode set.
PENROD
AND SAM (1931) Years before he would helm many installments in the Bowery Boys
series of laffers, prolific director William Beaudine directed another sort of
boy picture altogether, bringing Booth Tarkington's Penrod and Sam to the
screen in their first talking feature. Leon Janney and Frank Coghlan Jr. play
the titular "In or In Club" founders, while Billie Lord and Nestor
Aber make for a dynamite pair of pre-teen nemesis. And Cameo the dog comes
close to stealing your heart - and the show - as Penrod's pooch, Duke. Yep -
children and dogs. No one tell W.C. Fields.
THE
Lost No Longer
WITHOUT
A TRACE: THE COMPLETE SIXTH SEASON (2007-2008) The penultimate season of
Without a Trace, although truncated by the writer's strike, delivered the drama
in spades (not to be confused with Samantha Spade) as the show skillfully
played out an year-long arc that might best be described as Jack Malone: His
Fall and Rise. The season starts with the team slowly being pulled into
uncovering a massive human trafficking syndicate responsible for the
disappearance of hundred of girls. Soon after, the dedicated investigators of
the Missing Persons Unit are tasked with a particularly important person to
locate: Jack Malone, who disappeared after trying to tackle the ring solo. And
that's just the beginning of Jack's long slog back to the light as his history
of warrantless searches, witness intimidation and violation of FBI case
protocol in pursuit of justice may finally cost him his career. Other missing
persons include a waitress who won 32 million in the lottery to an extreme
fighter, a mall Santa Claus and a case uniting the MPU with head CSI Gil Grissom
(William Peterson). Other notable guests in this 5-Disc, 18-Episode Collection
include James Marsters, Henry Thomas, Nancy McKeon and Sprague Grayden. Stars
Anthony La Paglia, Poppy Montgomery, Enrique Murciano, Jr., Eric Close,
Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Roselyn Sanchez.
Now Available!
DUFFY
OF SAN QUENTIN (1954) New warden Clinton T. Duffy takes a walk down
noir street to confront violence and corruption at San Quentin in a gritty tale
of romance and redemption. Based on Duffy’s memoir and starring Louis
Hayward, Joanne Dru, Paul Kelly and Maureen O’Sullivan. Newly Remastered
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