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"The Chaplin Revue" consists of three highly acclaimed short silent comedies featuring Chaplin's famous trademark character, the Little Tramp. - A Dog's Life (1918) - Shoulder Arms (1918) - The Pilgrim (1923)

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The time is 1920; the place is Mezzera, Egypt, an exotic land of mystery and ancient magic. A routine expedition is about to turn into a violent murderous rampage that few will survive. Renowned archaeologist Sir Basil Walden and his team are on a journey to find the lost tomb of pharaoh Kah-to-Bey.

Having ignored warnings of a deadly curse, the expedition unearths the pharaoh s final resting place with horrific consequences. A vengeful spirit has been unleashed and it wants their flesh...

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In 1895 a team of British archaeologists discover the untouched tomb of Princess Ananka (Yvonne Furneaux) but accidentally bring the mummified body of her high priest back to life.

Three years later back in England a follower of the same Egyptian religion unleashes 'The Mummy' to exact grisly revenge on the despoilers of the sacred past.

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The action begins when the conniving Dr. Who builds a robot Kong in order to retrieve a highly radioactive element for his mysterious benefactor, Madame X. When the robot proves less than reliable, the devious duo scheme to kidnap the real Kong from his remote island home of Mondo.

Interfering with their plans are the heroic trio of U.S. Cmdr. Carl Nelson, Lt. Jiro Nomura, and Kong's current crush, Lt. Susan Miller. It's up to them to outwit the greedy ape-nappers in this sci-fi adventure that takes Kong to unprecedented heights of excitement.

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Shortly after his discovery of the Tomb of Ra-Antef, Professor Dubois (Bernard Rebel) is murdered in the Egyptian desert.

Disregarding all the threats and warnings, Alexander King (Fred Clark), an American showman and the financial backer of the expedition, arranges to have the mummiform coffin of the young pharaoh sent on tour through Europe and the United States. But on the first night of the show, King cuts the seals of the mummy of Ra Antef and finds that the coffin is empty. With the mummy alive and on the rampage, King, socialite Adam Beauchamp (Terence Morgan), and others fall victim to its curse, leaving only Annette Dubois (Jeanne Roland) and John Bray (Ronald Howard) able to bring this fantastic story to an end.

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There’s a gold mine on the hoof in this country. Expeditioners aim to harvest that living gold, capturing animals for zoos without regard for the balance of jungle life. But there’s one person the hunters didn’t count on: Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller).

He’ll protect the habitat – and call in an army of elephants to assist when the going gets tough in Tarzan and the Huntress, which features the last of Johnny Sheffield’s eight appearances as Boy. In Tarzan and the Mermaids, Weissmuller bids his twelfth and final Ungawa! To the role of the Ape-Man, but not before rescuing a lovely maiden from forced marriage to the impostor god Balu, tangling with a giant octopus and restoring harmony to a community of pure-hearted pearl divers. Dive in!

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Double bill of classic US horror films.

The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

An ancient curse that has survived for 3,000 years is coming to America! In ancient Egypt, the princess Ananka and lowly commoner Kharis fell in love and pledged themselves eternally to each other. Although buried together, Kharis is given a sacred potion that grants him eternal life - and an eternity to search for his lost love. Lon Chaney, Jr. as Kharis and John Carradine as an Egyptian priest star in this engaging story of a couple's true love that survives the centuries and the unending curse that haunts them. 'The Mummy's Ghost' unearths hope for romantics everywhere with its surprising finale!
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
The Southern Engineering Company is trying to drain the swamp of Cajun Country for the public good. However, the efforts are being hampered by the superstitions of the workers, who believe the area to be haunted by the mummy and his bride. Two representatives of the Scripps Museum, Dr. James Halsey (Dennis Moore) and Dr. Ilzor Zandaab (Peter Coe), arrive on the scene and present their credentials to the head of the project, Pat Walsh (Addison Richards). They have come to search for the missing mummies, buried in the swamp years earlier. Their conversation is interrupted by the news that a workman has been murdered in the swamps. Evidence at the scene convinces Halsey that the murderer has found the mummy of Kharis. Later that evening, Zandaab sneaks into the swamp and meets Ragheb (Martin Kosleck). Ragheb is a disciple of the Arkam sect, and Zandaab is secretly a High Priest. The follower killed the worker that unearthed Kharis, and has taken the immobile monster to a deserted monastery. Zandaab explains the legend of Kharis and Ananka to Ragheb as he brews the tana leaves, giving instructions on their use. The old sacristan of the monastery (William Farnum) intrudes on their ritual, and is promptly executed by a risen Kharis. Meanwhile, the mummy of Ananka (Virginia Christine) rises from the swamp after being partially uncovered by a bulldozer during the excavation. She immerses herself in a pond and the mud is washed away, revealing an attractive young woman. Cajun Joe (Kurt Katch) finds the girl wandering listlessly in the swamps, calling out the name "Kharis". He takes her to Tante Berthe (Ann Codee), the owner of the local pub, who aids the girl. Later, Kharis finds her there and murders Berthe, as Ananka flees into the night...

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"Tarzan bad mother. Good father." Boy now has a good father and mother, because Jane, absent from the series' two prior films, returns inthese adventures starring Johnny Weissmuller, Johnny Sheffield and Brenda Joyce as Jane.

When the jungle lord refuses to lead anthropologists to a mysterious female tribe, Boy does, setting in motion the thrills of Tarzan and the Amazons. Are brutal maulings the results of leopard attacks? The Ape-Man doesn't think so, and his instincts prove right as he faces murderous leopard men and their exotic priestess in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman. But it's Cheetah to the rescue after the sect captures Tarzan, Boy and Jane and readies them for sacrifice. Good father. Good mother. Great family pet!

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The Season Four starts with a shock and ends with a rock. In between, Charlie Harper's hip Malibu beach pad is the place for laughs, gorgeous girls, single parenthood, celebrity neighbours, family and more laughs. Charlie has a close encounter with his long-deceased dad.

Alan, after a few resume embellishments, tries online dating. Jake swaps his Harry Potter posters for the joys of hottie wall art. Join the fun. Share the good life with everyone's favourite men, men, men, manly, men, men men

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World War II? That's the way of civilized people, not Tarzan. He refuses to be involved... until the Nazis make the mistake of striking at the Ape-Man's family. Johnny Weissmuller returns as the jungle hero and Johnny Sheffield again plays Boy in Tarzan Triumphs.

Highlights of this morale booster include a comic finale in which Cheetah chatters into a field radio... and enemy leaders think it's the voice of the Fuhrer. The war effort continues in Tarzan's Desert Mystery, with our hero crossing the Sahara to find medicinal plants needed by the Allies. Tarzan (Weissmuller) uses his innate skill with animals to befriend a wild stallion. And Cheetah steals turbans so that the Ape Man can tie them together and escape a prison tower. Towering fun!

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He rules the night as Gotham City's shadowy protector - a crusading Dark Knight defending the innocent and striking fear into the hearts of evildoers. The legend of Batman begins in this thrilling collection of the first five landmark episodes of the Emmy award-winning 'Batman: The Animated Series'.

From the perilous punchlines of The Joker's latest pranks to the nightmarish Scarecrow and Poison Ivy's deadly embrace, this is Batman at his action-packed best!

Episodes Comprise:
- On Leather Wings
- Christmas with the Joker
- Nothing to Fear
- The Last Laugh
- Pretty Poison

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Double bill of classic US horror films.

The Mummy's Hand (1940)

In this acclaimed follow-up to the popular original, an expedition of American archaeologists, headed by Steve Banning (Dick Foran) and Baby Jenson (Wallace Ford), travels to Egypt in search of the undiscovered tomb of the Princess Ananka. There they soon discover the clues that lead them to a 3000-year-old mummy, who is guarded by a sinister high priest (Eduardo Ciannelli). Reluctantly funded by a magician (Cecil Kellaway) and his beautiful daughter (Peggy Moran), the expedition has its hands full battling the mummy, who goes on a killing rampage during each full moon...
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
The ancient Egyptian Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet (Turhan Bey) to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred bomb of his beloved Princess Ananka. Compassionately portrayed by Lon Chaney Jr., Kharis travels to the United States, with companion Mehemet, to seek archaeologist Stephen A. Banning (Dick Foran). Systematically, the last surviving members of the original expedition are killed while Mehemet falls in love with Isobel Evans (Elyse Knox), Banning's beautiful fiancee. He futilely tries to use the Mummy to ensnare Isobel to be his high priestess, but is prevented by a fiery mob which destroys him and the mummy...

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When we were 17 it was a very good year -- a year for Homer's new dad, MacGyver gets mad, Sideshow Bob's not so bad... Another comical compilation of "The Simpsons" - the longest-running scripted show in television history - has arrived.

Season 17 contains all 22 outrageous episodes, a vast repertoire of Springfieldian special features, plus a mind-blowing list of celebrity guest voices, including Alec Baldwin, Larry Hagman, William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Rob Reiner, Susan Sarandon and Lily Tomlin, just to name a few, with additional guest voices also providing commentary including Richard Dean Anderson, Ricky Gervais, Michael York and Kelsey Grammer.

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Tarzan's Secret Treasure

Veteran actors Reginald Owen and Barry Fitzgerald join Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan in one of the best films of the Tarzan series. When Boy decides to pursue the civilized world Jane has told him about, he is captured by the Ubardi tribe, who believe he is the source of their plague.
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan and Jane take a bite out of the Big apple when Boy is kidnapped and made to work as a circus animal trainer.

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Tarzan And His Mate

Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan legendary lovers of the silver screen, star in this epic story of jungle romance. Tarzan, the handsome, strong, king of the Apes and Jane, the beautiful, sophisticated English girl, prove that social barriers disappear when hearts beat like native drums.
Tarzan Finds A Son
John Sheffield is introduced as ‘Boy’, the infant son of a couple whose plane has crashed in the jungle, in this exciting installation in the popular film series