Elizabeth Wilson
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
As Great Britain faces an imminent war with Germany, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, invited the King and Queen of England for a weekend at their home in upstate New York. But during the first-ever visit of a reigning British monarch to America, international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of FDR's domestic establishment, as wife, mother, and mistresses all conspire to make the royal trip an unforgettable one....
2) Skylark
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 5
Publisher
Sarah Productions
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Jacob's farm is in trouble from a severe drought. Jacob and Sarah begin to wonder if Sarah can stay, and what will happen to Jacob if she and the children have to leave the farm.
3) The Graduate
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005, 1967]
Language
English
Description
A recent college graduate from an affluent family is seduced by the wife of his father's business partner, then subsequently falls in love with her daughter.
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Jean Hansen is an experienced city transplant who takes a job at a Down's syndrome institution and befriends Reuben, one of the boys afflicted with the disease. Reuben latches on to Jean, to the dismay of Dr. Matthew Clark, the head of the institution. He feels that Jean's affection for Reuben will disturb the other children, prompting him to separate the pair.
6) 9 to 5
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Three secretaries live every female worker's dream after discovering they share the same resentment towards their sexist boss.
7) Quiz Show
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997?]
Language
English
Description
Fame and fortune become a hotbed of scandal when a Washington investigator uncovers corruption beneath the TV's hottest quiz show's glittering facade. The scandal implicates both the wildly popular champion and the disgruntled ex-champ.
Series
Criterion collection volume 495
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays" constituted an artistic high for the medium, bringing Broadway-quality...