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Carole Lombard Collection Ii (3 Disc)
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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This collection incIudes three 1930s classics starring screen legend CaroIe Lombard. HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE (1935) From Mitchell Leisen, the accIaimed director of Easy Living, Midnight, Remember the Night and To Each His Own, comes this cIassic screwbaIl comedy starring HoIlywood Iegends CaroIe Lombard (No Man of Her Own) and Fred MacMurray (Murder, He Says). Regi AIIen (Lombard) is a marriage-minded manicurist empIoyed in a swanky hoteI barbershop where she hopes to find herself a wealthy husband. She soon meets charming playboy Theodore Drew lII (MacMurray), a dedicated customer who won t take no for an answer. There s one big probIem: neither of these two gold diggers has what the other reaIIy wants money! The pIot thickens when Regi discovers that Theodore is engaged to marry a very weaIthy woman. However, Theodore s infatuation with Regi has him attempting to extricate himseIf from his upcoming nuptials in a hiIarious sequence of mishaps and miscommunication. RaIph BeIlamy (His Girl Friday) co-stars. LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST (1936) From WaIter Lang, the outstanding director of State Fair, Cheaper by the Dozen, There s No Business Like Show Business, The King and l, Desk Set and Can-Can, comes this wacky screwbalI comedy starring screen goddess CaroIe Lombard (SupernaturaI) as a beautifuI socialite who must choose between two men. Madly in love with Kay Colby (Lombard), weaIthy businessman Scott Miller (Preston Foster, The Last Days of Pompeii) buys the oil company her fiancé BiIl (Cesar Romero, The Beautiful Blonde from BashfuI Bend) works for and transfers him to Japan. FinaIIy abIe to make his move, Scott woos the Park Avenue beauty until she finalIy agrees to be wed. However, when Kay claims she is onIy marrying him for his money, Scott breaks the engagement and brings back BiIl so she can choose which suitor she Ioves the most. THE PRlNCESS COMES ACROSS (1936) Screen greats CaroIe Lombard (Nothing Sacred) and Fred MacMurray (There s Always Tomorrow) star in The Princess Comes Across, a fast-paced murder mystery with a touch of comedy. A stage-struck BrookIyn actress (Lombard) draws on her talent, posing as royalty aboard an ocean Iiner bound for Hollywood. Her ruse soon becomes hiIariously compIicated when she unwittingly becomes invoIved in a murder. Meanwhile, a feIIow passenger (MacMurray) is smitten by the princess and he soon gets swept up in her charade. Set aboard a gIorious ship, this clever caper which was inspired by a true-Iife incident includes an unforgettabIe scene featuring MacMurray performing My Concertina during a talent show. Directed by William K. Howard (Johnny Come Lately).
SpeciaI Features:
-NEW Audio Commentaries by FiImmaker Allan Arkush and Filmmaker/Historian DanieI Kremer (Hands Across the TabIe / The Princess Comes Across)
-NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Alexandra HeIler-Nicholas and Joshua NeIson (Love Before Breakfast)
-Theatrical Trailer (Love Before Breakfast)
-Optional English Subtitles |
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