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Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) is one lucky guy! When he's accidentally clobbered by a 220-pound halfback, all Harry suffers is a slight concussion.

All, that is, until Whiplash Willie (Walter Matthau) — a legal scoundrel of the first order — arrives on the scene! For if Harry follows shyster Willie's advice and feigns a crippling injury, the two charlatans can split a cool million in phoney insurance claims. But can Willie's world-class finagling dispel those ominous words that lie within the fortune cookie on Harry's hospital plate: You can't fool all of the people all of the time?

American businessman Wendell Armbruster is summoned to Italy after a car accident claims the lives of his father and his father's secret mistress! And when the mistress' daughter also arrives - and the bodies of both of their parents disappear - the two instant foes are brought together in a baffling mystery...and an affair of the heart!

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As murder mystery fan Nikki Collins (Deanna Durbin) travels by train from San Francisco to New York, she accidentally witnesses an old man being murdered from the window of her carriage.

When the police refuse to believe her, she turns to successful mystery novelist Wayne Morgan (David Bruce) for help. The trail goes cold when Nikki can't find the murder scene but then the chance viewing of a cinema newsreel reveals the victim to be none other than shipping magnate Josiah Waring (Thurston Hall). To unmask the murderer, Nikki must now go undercover into the Waring family mansion on Long Island - where any member of the staff and family might be a ruthless killer!

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Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon and Fred Astaire star in this wonderfully entertaining 1960s comedy mystery set in London.

When young William Gridley (Jack Lemmon) arrives in London to work under diplomat Franklyn Ambruster (Fred Astaire), he rents an apartment from the lovely Carly Hardwicke (Kim Novak) - unaware that the police suspect her of having poisoned her husband. When Carly's missing husband mysteriously reappears... and then is murdered... a neighbour helps her escape a murder charge. But then the trouble really starts...

In this vivid snapshot of Weimar life, a group of young Berliners enjoy a typical lazy Sunday, including a trip to the city's suburban lakes. Flirtations, rivalries and petty jealousies ensure as they all try to wring the last from their weekend even while Monday and the weekly routine loom.

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When a wealthy woman unwittingly hires a con man and a phony psychic to find her missing heir, the results are diabolically funny in Alfred Hitchcock's tongue-in-cheek mystery thriller.

Bruce Dern and Barbara Harris star as a conniving couple plotting to bilk an old lady out of her fortune by pretending to find her long-lost nephew (William Devane). Meanwhile, Devane, a larcenous jeweller, and his beautiful girlfriend (Karen Black) have kidnapped a rich Greek shipping magnate for ransom. Together they're on a nonstop merry-go-round of mystery, murder and mayhem that combines suspense and comedy for unforgettable entertainment.

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Jane Wyman plays drama student Eve Gill, who tries to clear a friend (Richard Todd) being framed for murder by becoming the maid of flamboyant stage star Charlotte Inwood (Marlene Dietrich).

Filming in his native England, Hitchcock merrily juggles elements of humour and whodunit and puts a game ensemble (Alastair Sim, Sybil Thorndike, Joyce Grenfell, Kay Walsh and daughter Patricia Hitchcock) through its paces. No one turns a theatre into a bastion of dread like Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' is proof positive.

In modern-day London, a sex criminal known as 'The Necktie Murderer' has the police on alert, and in typical Hitchcok fashion, the trail is leading to an innocent man, who must know now elude the law and prove his innocence by finding the real murderer.

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Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche), an aged former playboy, has died and gone to hell. But the ruler of the realm of darkness, His Excellency, isn't convinced Van Cleve's come to the right place.

Henry proceeds to recount his life story, from his first real stirrings of passion with a French governess, to the wooing and winning of his beautiful wife, Martha (Gene Tierney). Yet, though deeply in love, he found it impossible to remain completely faithful, and is convinced his punishment will be an eternity of damnation. As his story unfolds, and a lifetime of love fills the screen, it's up to His Excellency to pass final judgement on Henry. Set in a beautifully rendered turn-of-the-century world of high society, the timeless theme of love vs. lust is handled with wit, taste and sophistication.

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Legendary director and story-teller Alfred Hitchcock set the benchmark for all TV mystery series to come with his groundbreaking classic television series "Alfred Hitchcock Presentsr", remaining an indelible part of popular culture.

No one equalled his talent for presenting viewers with stories of murder, mystery and the macabre that had an unforeseen kick in the 'tale'. Rather than progress to a eighth season of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", Hitchcock returned with an expanded format titled "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" and now for the first time, the entire deliciously murderous third series - all 29 stories presented by the master of suspense himself. Join an incredible who's who of guest stars including Peter Fonda, David Carradine, Efrem Zimbalist.Jr, Vera Miles, Angie Dickinson, Anne Francis, Roddy McDowall, George Kennedy, Peter Lawford, Julie London, Lola Albright, Lee Majors, June Lockhart, Bruce Dern, John Cassavetes, James Caan, Sally Kellerman, Jack Cassidy, Walter Koening and many more as they become the puppets in Hitch's theatre.

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Based on a short story by John Steinbeck, Lifeboat takes place entirely on a boat adrift in the North Atlantic. After their Allied freighter is sunk by a German U-boat, a diverse group of individuals make their way onto a lifeboat.

Later, the castaways rescue a man adrift at sea, only to discover that he is the very German U-boat captain who sunk their vessel. Choosing to keep him aboard as a gesture of humanity and for the sake of his seafaring skills proves to be a fateful decision for the survivors when they discover the German captain's true motives.

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The tension is unmistakable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air at the prestigious Mayflower Dog Show. Director Christopher Guest takes a hilarious look at dog show participants (and the pooches who love them).

Meet the contestants - a fly-fishing bloodhound owner (Guest), Shih-Tzu-doting partners, squabbling yuppie lawyers, a bimbo trophy wife and her poodle handler and a married couple who dream up little ditties about terriers - all fighting for the ‘Best in Show’ prize.

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"The Public Enemy" showcases James Cagney's powerful 1931 breakthrough performance as streetwise tough guy Tom Powers, but only because production chief Darryl F. Zanuck made a late casting change.

When shooting began, Cagney had a secondary role but Zanuck soon spotted Cagney's screen dominance and gave him the star part. From that moment, an indelible genre classic and an enduring star career were both born. Bristling with '20s style, dialogue and desperation under the masterful directorial eye of William A. Wellman, this is a virtual time capsule of the Prohibition era: taut, gritty and hard-hitting - even at breakfast when grapefruit is served.

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It is 1970. Muhammad Ali has been exiled from boxing since 1967 for his firm stance against the Vietnam War. Stripped of his title, convicted of draft evasion, facing a $10,000 fine and 5 years in prison, his passport is revoked, and he is denied a license in all 50 states.

Ali's illustrious boxing career was ebbing to a quiet close. But in Atlanta, that all changed. An ambitious Jewish attorney turned promoter, Atlanta's first Jewish mayor, and Senator Leroy Johnson joined forces to make the impossible possible. 'Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story' is the epic tale about the return of the greatest athlete of the 20th Century from the shadows of the boxing ring, and onto the world stage. Featuring an all-star cast including Evander Holyfield, John (Juan) Carlos, Edwin Moses, Andrew Young, Jim Brown, and Khalilah Ali.

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"ABBA Forever: The Winner Takes It All" is the definitive up-to-date telling of the ABBA story featuring all four members of the band. It's been fifty years since ABBA's founders met, forty years since their last concert and twenty years since the stage show Mamma Mia! became a worldwide phenomenon.

This new, multi-Gold Award winning, in-depth music documentary tells their story from the birth of the band to today. Packed full of new interviews, commentary and special sequences filmed with all four band members of ABBA, plus rare archive footage and a feast of ABBA songs. ABBA band members talk about their lives, their songs and how it all came to be. Guests include Pete Waterman, Bono, Donny Osmond, Neil Sedaka, Barbara Dickson, broadcaster Paul Gambaccini and ABBA engineer Michael Tretow.

Extended Clips of the Following Tracks:
- Waterloo
- Dancing Queen
- The Winner Takes It All
- Fernando
- I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
- SOS
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
- Knowing Me, Knowing You
- Money, Money, Money
- Does Your Mother Know?
- The Winner Takes It All
- The Day Before You Came
- Super Trouper
- Ring, Ring
- Thank You for the Music
- Chiquitita
- Mamma Mia!