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Golden Age of Comedy (TV Series)Golden Age of Comedy (TV Series) (1949-1960)
Feat. Groucho Marx, Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope
Treasure trove of broadcast comedy classics from America's variety show golden age. Includes a bonus sixth disc with rare standup performances from…
Great Gatsby, TheGreat Gatsby, The (1949)
Dir. Elliott Nugent
Feat. Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey
The second adaptation of the literary classic has the miscast Alan Ladd as the mysterious Long Islander.
Heiress, TheHeiress, The (1949) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson
A near perfect adaptation, this Henry James tale of a naive young girl, her abusive father and fortune–hunting suitor, is considered one of the…
History of Mr. Polly, TheHistory of Mr. Polly, The (1949)
Dir. Anthony Pelissier
Feat. John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins
Bracing comedy set in the Victorian era follows the various misfortunes of sensitive but ineffectual draper Mills as he sets out in search of…
House of StrangersHouse of Strangers (1949) Recommended
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte
A tour–de–force performance from Edward G. Robinson as a wealthy Italian American patriarch whose controlling presence in his sons' lives…
In the Good Old SummertimeIn the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall
Judy Garland and Van Johnson star in this musical adaptation of the 1940 film, The Shop Around the Corner, with the locale changed from 1930s…
Inspector General, TheInspector General, The (1949)
Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Danny Kaye, Barbara Bates, Gene Lockhart
Danny Kaye plays a travelling salesman who is arrested in a small–town and mistakenly identified as a feared tax–inspector. One of Kaye's…
It's a Great FeelingIt's a Great Feeling (1949)
Dir. David Butler
Feat. Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan, Doris Day
Soft–edged Hollywood satire with Jack Carson, Denny Morgan and Doris Day on the path to success. Notable for its great array of show–biz…
Kind Hearts and CoronetsKind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Recommended
Dir. Robert Hamer
Feat. Alec Guinness
Distinguished Ealing black comedy about a disaffected cast–off of an aristocratic family who murders his way through a series of dotty…
Ladies of the ChorusLadies of the Chorus (1949)
Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Marilyn Monroe
Modest musical burlesque has the distinction of giving Marilyn Monroe her first sizeable role.

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