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Publisher
Distributed by MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With extraordinary beauty, talent and grace, Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) was born to be a star. Aided by American movie director Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart), she attains great success and fortune in Hollywood's land of dreams. But, though she gives her all for stardom, there is one thing Maria will never compromise - her soul.
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Free spirited ex-G.I. and unemployed construction worker Homer Smith stops at a remote farm in the Arizona desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of German refugee Catholic nuns, headed by the strict Mother Maria, who believes that Homer has been sent by God to build a much-needed church in the desert.
9) 12 angry men
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Description
Tempers rise as a jury of middle-aged men find themselves unable to sway a single member of their group to the majority opinion. Confronted with a seemingly clear-cut case, bolstered by opinions and assumptions, but with no verdict in sight the group threatens to become deadlocked. Will the 12th juror, stubbornly convinced of a young defendent's innocence, be able to sway the entire group to his viewpoint, or will the group ultimately force the holdout...
11) The misfits
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Following her divorce, a lonely young woman befriends a couple of down-on-their-luck cowboys. Both men desire her, but she longs for only one, who represents for her the freedom she's never had. Teaming up with a weather-beaten rodeo rider, the foursome goes into the mountains on a quest for rare and elusive wild horses. There they come to realize that, for all their differences, they share fundamentally similar needs and desires.
12) Moby Dick
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but one purpose in life-- revenge on the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.
14) Elmer Gantry
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One man's fervent pursuit of wealth and power leads him to religion for profit in the evangelist tents of the 1920's Midwestern Corn Belt.
15) Kiss me deadly
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A detective gives a ride to a half-naked girl, who is abruptly killed by thugs. Almost killed himself, the detective tries to solve the murder. Along the way, he is told to back off by the Feds, a bomb is placed in his car, a friend is killed, and he himself is beaten, drugged, and held hostage.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Cary Grant stars as an angel who materializes in answer to the prayers of a harried young bishop, David Niven. Niven's efforts to raise money for a new cathedral have endangered his marriage to beautiful Loretta Young. Grant enters the bishop's household hoping to end the problems plaguing the family, but instead the bishop's negelected wife becomes infatuated with him.
17) Vegetable Forcing: Containing Information on Greenhouse Construction, Management and Frame Culture
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This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed guide to vegetable forcing, with information on greenhouse construction, general management, frame culture, and much more besides. Vegetable forcing is the production of vegetables in greenhouses, hotbeds, coldframes, or other structures. Complete with simple instructions and a wealth of information conducive to successful vegetable forcing, this text will be of considerable value to those with an interest...
18) Goat Keeping
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This early work is a fascinating read for any goat enthusiast or historian of the breed, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical for the amateur or professional goat farmer today. Contents Include: How Goats are Kept; Choosing a Goat; Feeding the Milking Goat; The Kids; Milk; Health; List of Books; and Index.
19) The Sport of Show Jumping and Its Techniques: A Collection of Classic Equestrian Magazine Articles
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This is a collection of articles that were originally published in equestrian magazines in the early part of the 20th century. Carefully selecting the best articles from that collection, here is a compilation of historical and informative publications on the subject of horse riding. The titles in this range include 'The Use of Horses in the Military,' 'The Sport of Point-to-Point Horse Riding,' 'The Beautiful Sport of Horse Racing,' and many more....
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Goat Breeding contains information on the buck, mating, and kidding. It is intended to illustrate the main aspects of goat breeding and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. This book contains classic material, but the content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
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