The Bud Abbott and Lou Costello movies collection - In the navy (1941) and Hold that ghost (1941)

Rating 6.7/10 + 7.2/10
Runtime: 172 min (86/86)
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
IMDb Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033754/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033723/

Cast

Bud Abbott … Smokey Adams (In the navy) / Chuck Murray (Hold that ghost)
Lou Costello … Pomeroy Watson (In the navy) / Ferdinand Jones (Hold that ghost)
Dick Powell … Thomas Halstead (In the navy)
Claire Dodd … Dorothy Roberts (In the navy)
The Andrews Sisters … Self (In the navy)
Dick Foran … Dynamite Dugan (In the navy)
Richard Carlson … Dr. Jackson (Hold that ghost)
Joan Davis … Camille Brewster (Hold that ghost)
Evelyn Ankers … Norma Lind (Hold that ghost)
Mischa Auer … Gregory (Hold that ghost)

In the navy (1941) - Famous radio crooner Russ Raymond is tired of it all and enlists in the Navy under his real name, Tommy Halstead, and boards an airplane for San Diego. There he is tentatively identified as the missing singer by Dorothy Roberts, newspaper camerawoman. To get past the sentries, Dorothy escorts the Andrews Sisters, booked for an appearance at the San Diego Naval Training Station, and takes up Raymond's trail. She runs into Smokey Adams, an electrician's mate, Pomeroy Watson, a pastry cook, and "Dynamite" Dugan, a hard-boiled chief petty officer. Dorothy learns that Raymond has been assigned to the U.S.S. Alabama, and she boards the ship on visitor's day and stows away in a locker with the intention of taking a photograph of him. Smokey and Pomeroy find her after the ship has sailed for Honolulu.

Hold that ghost (1941) - Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.
Trailers, stills galleries and production notes included as extra material for both movies.

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Video and audio information:

Video : 2 GB, 3347 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 165
Audio : 118 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = AAC, CBR

Video : 1.66 GB, 2759 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 165
Audio : 118/69 MB (main/commentary), 192/112 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2/2 channels, 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR


Subtitles (In the navy - English closed captions embedded in a movie and separate English, Portuguese-Brazilian and Dutch, Hold that ghost - English closed captions embedded in a movie and separate English, Spanish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Dutch and Hungarian, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player) posters and screenshots included


Dual audio track information

Hold that ghost contains two audio tracks, one is original English, and the other is commentary by film historian Feff Miller. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)

Don't bother to knock (1952) - little known film noir directed by Roy Ward Baker, starring Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft and Elisha Cook Jr.

Rating 6.9
Runtime: 76 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Roy Ward Baker
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00448557/

Cast

Richard Widmark … Jed Towers
Marilyn Monroe … Nell Forbes
Anne Bancroft … Lyn Lesley
Donna Corcoran … Bunny Jones
Jeanne Cagney … Rochelle
Lurene Tuttle … Ruth Jones
Elisha Cook Jr. … Eddie Forbes

Description: One night in a New York hotel, airline pilot Jed Towers gets the air from his chanteuse girlfriend. Meanwhile, the Joneses, guests at the hotel, need a baby-sitter, and elevator operator Eddie recommends his shapely niece Nell. Jed sees Nell through his window, gets acquainted, and becomes increasingly aware that this disturbed, spooky girl is the last person Mrs. Jones should have entrusted with her daughter.

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Video : 1.76 GB, 3310 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 165
Audio : 105/61 MB (main/isolated score), 192/112 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2/2 channels, 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR


Subtitles (English hearing impaired closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, German, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Hungarian), posters and screenshots included


Double audio track information


This movie contains two audio tracks, first is original English and the other is isolated music score. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1 and isolated score on Track 2)

The racket (1951) - little known film noir directed by John Cromwell, starring Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, William Talman and Ray Collins

Rating 6.7/10
Runtime: 89 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: John Cromwell/Mel Ferrer/Tay Garnett
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043955/

Cast

Robert Mitchum … Captain Thomas McQuigg
Lizabeth Scott … Irene Hayes
Robert Ryan … Nick Scanlon
William Talman … Officer Bob Johnson
Ray Collins … D.A. Mortimer X. Welsh
Joyce Mackenzie … Mary McQuigg
Robert Hutton … Dave Ames

Description: The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. There are only two problems: First, Nick is the violent type, preferring to do things the old-fashioned way instead of using the syndicate's more genteel methods. The second problem is McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson. Together, they take on the violent Nick and try to foil the syndicate's plans to elect Welsh, the crooked prosecutor running for a judgeship.

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Video : 1.86 GB, 2977 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 165
Audio : 122 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = AAC, CBR


Subtitles (English (includig hearing impaired) closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, Italian, Greek), posters and screenshots included

The Bud Abbott and Lou Costello movies collection - One night in the tropics (1940) and Buck privates (1941)

Rating 6.3/10 + 7.0/10
Runtime: 169 min (83/86)
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: A. Edward Sutherland/Arthur Lubin
IMDb Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032873/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033436/

Cast

Allan Jones … Jim Moore (One night in the tropics)
Nancy Kelly … Cynthia Merrick (One night in the tropics)
Bud Abbott … Abbott (One night in the tropics) / Slicker Smith (Buck privates) Lou Costello … Costello (One night in the tropics) / Herbie Brown (Buck privates)
Robert Cummings … Steve Harper (One night in the tropics)
Mary Boland … Aunt Kitty Marblehead (One night in the tropics)
William Frawley … Roscoe (One night in the tropics)
Peggy Moran … Mickey Fitzgerald (One night in the tropics)
Lee Bowman … Randolph Parker III (Buck privates)
Alan Curtis … Bob Martin (Buck privates)
The Andrews Sisters … Self (Buck privates)
Jane Frazee … Judy Gray (Buck privates)
Nat Pendleton … Sgt. Michael Collins (Buck privates)

Description: Abbott and Costello were a legendary American comedy duo, popular in the 1940s and 1950s, famous for their rapid-fire banter and physical comedy, particularly their iconic "Who's on First?" routine. The team was composed of Bud Abbott (the straight man) and Lou Costello (the bumbling comic). Bud Abbott (1897-1974) and Lou Costello (1906-1959) first worked together in 1935 in burlesque theater and officially teamed up in 1936. Their national break came in 1938 on The Kate Smith Hour radio show. They were signed by Universal Studios in 1940 and became massive movie stars with their first leading film, the army comedy Buck Privates (1941). They made 36 films together, becoming the highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II. Their films often featured musical interludes by acts like The Andrews Sisters. The duo transitioned to television in the 1950s, hosting The Colgate Comedy Hour and starring in their own syndicated The Abbott and Costello Show (1952-1954). However, their popularity waned due to overexposure and personal tensions, and they formally dissolved their partnership in 1957.

"Who's on First?" is their signature, most famous routine, considered the best comedy sketch of the 20th century by Time magazine. The sketch revolves around a baseball team whose players have nicknames that can be interpreted as non-responsive answers to questions (e.g., the first baseman's name is "Who", the second baseman's is "What", and the third baseman's is "I Don't Know"). The rapid-fire wordplay and mutual misunderstanding perfectly showcase the duo's impeccable timing and comedic dynamic. A gold record of the routine is on permanent display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

One night in the tropics (1940) - Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1 million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned. Everyone involved in the situation winds up sailing or flying to San Marcos (a fictional South American country), where more complications arise. Would Roscoe have to pay out??

Buck privates (1941) - Bud and Lou enlist in the army in order to escape being hauled off to jail, and soon find themselves in basic training. To their dismay, the company's drill instructor is none other than the cop who was all set to run them off to the hoosegow in the first place! The boys end up having a whale of a time getting under the skin of their humourless nemesis.

Trailers, stills galleries and production notes included as extra material for both movies.

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Video and audio information:

Video : 2.01 GB, 3484 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 165
Audio : 113 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = AAC, CBR

Video : 1.77 GB, 3015 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 165
Audio : 116/67 MB (main/commentary), 192/112 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2/2 channels, 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR


Subtitles (One night in the tropics - English closed captions embedded in a movie and separate English and Portuguese, Buck privates - English closed captions embedded in a movie and separate English, Portuguese-Brazilian, Spanish, French, Greek, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player) posters and screenshots included


Dual audio track information

Buck privates contains two audio tracks, one is original English, and the other is commentary by film historians Bob Furmanek and Ron Palumbo. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)

The Browning version (1951) - classic British drama directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick and Brian Smith

Rating 8.0/10
Runtime: 90 min
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Directed by: Anthony Asquith
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043362/

Cast

Michael Redgrave … Andrew Crocker-Harris
Jean Kent … Millie Crocker-Harris
Nigel Patrick … Frank Hunter
Wilfrid Hyde-White … Dr. Frobisher
Brian Smith … Taplow
Bill Travers … Fletcher
Ronald Howard … Gilbert

Description: Andrew Crocker-Harris is a classics teacher at an English boys school. After 18 years of teaching there, today is his last day before moving on to a position at another school. The students speculate on why he is leaving, but don't much care since despite being academically brilliant, he is universally despised as being strict, stern and humorless. They have nicknamed him "The Crock." Even the school administrators treat him poorly, regardless of his long tenure. Millie Crocker-Harris, his wife, is quite a bit different from her husband: she's younger and vivacious. She no longer loves her husband but rather loves Frank Hunter, another teacher, who, despite having an affair with her, knows that he is not in love with her. On this last day, one student named Taplow, who doesn't hate Mr. Crocker-Harris but feels sorry for him, provides him with a small going-away gift. The gift brings about a series of actions which make Mr. Crocker-Harris reflect on his past, contemplate his future, and evaluate how he is going to finish his tenure at the school.

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Video : 2.75 GB, 4378 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 165
Audio : 123/123 MB (main/commentary), 192/192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2/2 channels, 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/CBR


Subtitles (English hearing impaired closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, Italian, Greek, Turkish), posters and screenshots included


Double audio track information


This movie contains two audio tracks, first is original English and the other is commentary by film historians Jo Botting and Melanie Williams. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1 and commentary on Track 2)

The Lavender Hill mob (1951) - classic heist comedy directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James and Alfie Bass

Rating 7.5/10
Runtime: 81 min
Language: English/French/Portuguese
Country: United Kingdom
Directed by: Charles Crichton
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044829/

Cast

Alec Guinness ... Holland
Stanley Holloway ... Pendlebury
Sidney James ... Lackery
Alfie Bass ... Shorty
Marjorie Fielding ... Mrs. Chalk
Edie Martin ... Miss Evesham
John Salew ... Parkin

Description: Holland, a shy retiring man, dreams of being rich and living the good life. Faithfully, for twenty years, he has worked as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion. One day he befriends Pendlebury, a maker of souvenirs. Holland remarks that, with Pendlebury's smelting equipment, one could forge the gold into harmless-looking toy Eiffel Towers and smuggle the gold from England into France. Soon afterwards, the two plant a story to gain the services of professional criminals Lackery and Shorty. Together, the four plot their crime, leading to unexpected twists and turns.

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Video : 2.15 GB, 3769 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 165
Audio : 112/65 MB (main/commentary), 192/112 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2/2 channels, 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR


Subtitles (English (including hearing impaired) closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, German, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Czech), posters and screenshots included


Double audio track information


This movie contains two audio tracks, first is original English and the other is commentary by film historian Jeremy Arnold. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1 and commentary on Track 2)

Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) - period swashbuckler directed by Michael Gordon, starring José Ferrer, Mala Powers and William Prince

Rating 7.4/10
Runtime: 114 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Michael Gordon
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042367/

Cast

José Ferrer … Cyrano
Mala Powers … Roxane
William Prince … Christian
Morris Carnovsky … Le Bret
Ralph Clanton … De Guiche
Lloyd Corrigan … Ragueneau
Virginia Farmer … Duenna
Edgar Barrier … Cardinal

Description: A man of many traits and talents, Cyrano de Bergerac, a 17th-century Gascon swordsman, poet, and philosopher, is highly efficient with both his sword and his tongue. He also happens to own the largest nose in Paris. Secretly head-over-heels in love with beautiful Roxane, Cyrano is shocked to discover that she has fallen for the handsome but shallow recruit to the Cadets de Gascogne, Christian de Neuvillette. As a result, convinced that he is no match for the handsome but tongue-tied suitor, Cyrano steps aside and decides to pen Christian's love letters to help him woo Roxane. Isn't this selfless act of kindness the greatest declaration of love?

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Video : 2.93 GB, 3693 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 768x576 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 157
Audio : 115 MB, 144 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1 channel, 0x55 = AAC, CBR


Subtitles (Separate English, Spanish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Greek, Turkish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Bulgarian), posters and screenshots included