Classic Movie Series
We have some movie series from the classic era: Thin Man, Blondie, Flash Gordon and Ma and Pa Kettle. Will add more as we pick them up.
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- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyMaureen O'SullivanFormer detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.Part of the Complete Thin Man Series.
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyJames StewartPrivate detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder. The obvious suspect is his wife, Nora's cousin, Selma.Part of the Complete Thin Man Series.
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyVirginia GreyAn explosives manufacturer suspects a young man is out to kill him. He calls in new parents Nick and Nora to sort things out.Part of the Complete Thin Man Series.
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyBarry NelsonA jockey has been shot dead at the race track. Famous detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora happen to be on the scene and Lt. Abrahams asks for Nick's expert help.Part of the Complete Thin Man Series.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyLucile WatsonNick and Nora head to Nick's hometown of Sycamore Springs to spend some time with his parents. His father, a prominent local physician, was always a bit disappointed with Nick's choice of profession in particular and his lifestyle in general. With Nick's arrival however the towns folk, including several of the local criminal element, are convinced that he must be there on a case despite his protestations that he's just there for rest and relaxation. When someone is shot dead on his doorstep however, Nick finds himself working on a case whether he wants to or not.Part of the Complete Thin Man Series.
- DirectorEdward BuzzellStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyKeenan WynnNick and Nora Charles are on a gambling boat when someone is murdered. The two main suspects are at large and come to Nick for help. Nick turns them in to the police but then sets out to figure out the mystery.Part of the Complete Thin Man Series.
- StarsRudy BehlmerCarole LombardMyrna LoyA biography on the life of William Powell narrated by Michael York.Part of the Alias Nick and Nora documentary disk in The Complete Thin Man Series. Nick is played by William Powell.
- DirectorRichard SchickelStarsKathleen TurnerWarner BaxterDolores CostelloKathleen Turner hosts a retrospective look at the life and career of actress Myrna Loy through photographs and many clips of her roles, from early bit parts in silent films to her final appearance in a made-for-TV movie.Part of the Alias Nick and Nora documentary disk in The Complete Thin Man Series. Nora is played by Myrna Loy.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsPenny SingletonArthur LakeLarry SimmsDagwood loses his job on the eve of his and Blondie's fifth wedding anniversary.Part of Blondie, set 1.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsPenny SingletonArthur LakeLarry SimmsBlondie takes over Dagwood's job while he goes off on a fishing trip.Part of Blondie, set 1.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsPenny SingletonArthur LakeLarry SimmsBlondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the establishment are in danger of losing their life savings. Among other things, arson threatens.Part of Blondie, set 1.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsPenny SingletonArthur LakeLarry SimmsA salesman convinces Blondie that Baby Dumpling is a budding genius, so the Bumsteads enroll him in a special school from which he disappears.Part of Blondie, set 1.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsPenny SingletonArthur LakeLarry SimmsDagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old girlfriend Joan shows up, but nothing else matters when a drawing at the movie theatre provides money for the coat.Part of Blondie, set 1.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsPenny SingletonArthur LakeLarry SimmsDagwood and Blondie are overjoyed when Mr. Dithers invites them to stay in an old mansion with servants and everything else--including ghosts.Part of Blondie, set 2.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsPenny SingletonArthur LakeLarry SimmsThe Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie, an eloping couple needing her help.Part of Blondie, set 2.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerRobert SparksStarsPenny SingletonArthur LakeLarry SimmsDagwood disguises himself as a drummer in the ship's conga band to sneak aboard a South American cruise ship. Blondie performs several song-and-dance routines.Part of Blondie, set 2.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsPenny SingletonArthur LakeLarry SimmsDagwood brings home a pedigreed Great Dane which an important company client wants and which Blondie enters in the big dog show. A highlight of this film is the canine burping display.Part of Blondie, set 2.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsPenny SingletonArthur LakeLarry SimmsA man and his wife attend college together, only to find out that married couples are not allowed. Pretending not to be a couple, starts a dilemma as they become the object of other students' flirtations and romantic interest.Part of Blondie, set 2.
- DirectorFrederick StephaniRay TaylorStarsBuster CrabbeJean RogersCharles MiddletonFlash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Alexis Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth.
- DirectorFord BeebeRobert F. HillFrederick StephaniStarsBuster CrabbeJean RogersCharles MiddletonWhen a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle Ming the Merciless and his new ally Queen Azura.
- DirectorFord BeebeRay TaylorStarsBuster CrabbeCarol HughesCharles MiddletonA ravaging plague has struck the Earth threatening no less than global extinction. This alien disease is believed to be the evil spawn of Ming, the merciless Emperor of Planet Mongo. The world's only hope now rests with Flash Gordon.
- DirectorB. Reeves EasonJoseph KaneStarsRay CorriganLois WildeMonte BlueCrash Corrigan, a recent graduate of Annapolis, and Diana, a go-getting reporter, join Professor Norton for a search for the source of a string of earthquakes, Atlantis. They ride Prof. Norton's rocket submarine searching the sea and little Billy Norton, the professor's son stows away, of course. When they find Atlantis they are caught in a war between peaceful Atlanteans, note their white capes, and war-monging Atlanteans, note their black capes. After many harrowing moments for Crash, Diana, Prof. Norton and Billy, they barely get away with their lives when they escape a tower of Atlantis raised to the surface for the sole purpose of dominating or destroying the Earth (Which one depends on the compliance of the upper world dwellers.)TV series in 12 episodes
- DirectorChester ErskineStarsClaudette ColbertFred MacMurrayMarjorie MainOn their wedding night, Bob reveals to Betty that he has purchased an abandoned chicken farm. Betty struggles to adapt to their new rural lifestyle, especially when a glamorous neighbor seems to set her eyes on Bob.Part of The Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle, vol 1.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsMarjorie MainPercy KilbrideRichard LongOn the verge of being evicted from their run-down farmhouse, the large Kettle family is given a new, modern home after Pa wins a contest, but he is accused of plagiarizing his winning slogan by a jealous local woman.Part of The Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle, vol 1.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsMarjorie MainPercy KilbrideRichard LongWhen Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs.Part of The Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle, vol 1.