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4 Tales of the MacabreSECRET AGENT1936: B & W: Not Rated (Mild Violence): Approx 88 min.Set during WWI John Gielgud plays British novelist Edgar Brodie who discovers that a government agency has faked his own death. Richard joins professional killer the General ( Peter Lorre) to look for clues which leads them to suspect the tourist Caypor (Percy Marmont). Elsa occupies Caypor s wife Florence Kahn while Richard and the General attempt to complete their mission during a climbing trip in the Alps. It turns out he was the wrong man so the spies reluctantly start another search for clues that leads them to the American charmer
4 Tales of the MacabreSECRET AGENT1936: B & W: Not Rated (Mild Violence): Approx 88 min.Set during WWI John Gielgud plays British novelist Edgar Brodie who discovers that a government agency has faked his own death. Richard joins professional killer the General ( Peter Lorre) to look for clues which leads them to suspect the tourist Caypor (Percy Marmont). Elsa occupies Caypor s wife Florence Kahn while Richard and the General attempt to complete their mission during a climbing trip in the Alps. It turns out he was the wrong man so the spies reluctantly start another search for clues that leads them to the American charmer Robert Marvin (Robert Yong). The situation is complicated with an air attack where several key players meet their fate.THE LADY VANISHES1938: B & W: Not Rated ( Mild Violence): Approx 98 min.The film concerns the young Iris Henderson (Margaret Lockwood) heading home on a train after spending the holidays in the Balkans Iris becomes friends with a kindly old lady Miss Froy (Dame May Whitty) after Iris gets hit in the head with a flowerpot meant for Miss Froy. On the train recovering from the blow Iris falls asleep. When she awakens Miss Froy has vanished replaced by someone else in Miss Froy s clothing. Finally Iris finds a young musician Gilbert (Michael Redgrave) who believes her and the two proceed to search the train for clues to Miss Froy s disappearance.THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH-Bonus: Chaney Vase1934: B & W : Not Rated (Mild Violence): Approx. 78 minWhile vacationing in Switzerland Britons Leslie Banks and Edna Best befriend jovial Frenchman Pierre Fresnay Not long afterward Fresnay is murdered. He whispers a secret in Banks ear before expiring. Unable to turn to the police Banks desperately attempts to rescue his child himself still hoping to prevent the assassination. The film s now-famous set pieces include the Siege of Sidney Street re-creation and the climactic clash of cymbals at Albert Hall followed by the crucial scre
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Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse
Release date: 3 February 2004
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0787364525997 UPC: 787364525997
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