Mickey Rooney
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Language
English
Description
Dan is a nice guy who needs $20 for a hot date with a waitress. He sneaks the sum from his boss, intending to pay it back later by collecting from a buddy who owes him. The friend never makes good on the money, so Dan pulls a small con for the cash. However, this petty crime lands Dan in hot water, and he finds himself committing a more serious transgression to buy his way out of trouble.
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Language
English
Description
At the turn of the century, Denny O'Moore (Mickey Rooney), is en route from his New York City home to Texas to surprise his brother Patrick (Robert Stack) with a visit to his silver mine across the Mexico border. Denny meets Texas Ranger Joe Waldner (Robert Preston), who suspects that Patrick is involved with the notorious Mexican bandit El Tigre. Denny and Waldner are captured by El Tigre's henchmen but escape. Denny appeals to Carmel Alvarado (Wanda...
5) Quicksand
Author
Language
English
Description
After borrowing $20 from his employer's cash register, an auto mechanic is plunged into a series of increasingly disastrous circumstances which rapidly spiral out of his control.
Author
Language
English
Description
In The Big Wheel, Mickey Rooney plays Billy Coy, a garage mechanic who matriculates into a champion race-car driver. On the way to the top, he steps on friends and foes alike. He even manages to briefly alienate his saintly mother (Spring Byington). The cocky Coy eventually kills another racer when he forgets that gas and alcohol don't mix. It takes some doing, but Billy finally redeems himself. The climax blends stock footage of the Indianapolis...
Publisher
Hollywood Select Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Videodisc release samples short silent films, feature motion pictures, television program appearances (Playhouse 90 and The Mickey Rooney show), documentaries and awards presentations originally produced from 1929 through 1976. Six discs chart the nine decades of Mickey Rooney's acting career, together with many prominent stars of those years.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
TV legend Angela Lansbury returns to her acclaimed and admired role as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in all 21 entertaining episodes. Loaded with the shocking surprises and clever storylines that fans of this 41-time Primetime Emmy-nominated and 16-time Golden Globe-nominated series have come to expect.
11) National Velvet
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
A determined girl and boy and a spirited thoroughbred horse join forces to attain the seemingly impossible dream of winning the Grand National Steeplechase.
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Experience these timeless tales of true friendship, set against a backdrop of comedy and music in perfect harmony. And now, both inspiring classics sparkle with spectacular sound and unsurpassed picture quality. Collection includes The Fox and the Hound and The Fox and the Hound II.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
After graduating from high school, the irrepressible Andy heads for New York, giddy with visions of high finance, chic women and posh nightclubs. But the big city is tough on a small-town boy. Jobs are hard to come by. Broadway babies aren't impressed by the boy's gosh-and-golly charms, especially when his savings dwindle to a lone quarter. Then, too, Judge Hardy isn't just a room away with his ever-present wisdom and moral support.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Where does Santa's suit come from? Why does he slide down the chimney? Why does he live at the North Pole? The answers to all these questions and the origins of our favorite holiday traditions are revealed in this delightful classic about Kris Kringle, the world's most famous gift giver.
16) The first of May
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A heartwarming family film about a foster child who feels unwanted in his new home and befriends a vivacious elderly woman who rebels at the restrictions in her nursing home. Together they run away to find family and join the Clyde Beatty circus.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Holly Golightly is a carefree New York playgirl who is scouring Manhattan looking for a suitable millionaire to marry. However, when Paul Varjak, a struggling young writer, moves into her apartment building she becomes interested in him. Paul gets swept into Holly's dizzying, delightfully unstructured lifestyle.
Series
Publisher
Synergy Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Hooiser Schoolboy (1937): Shockey Carter (Rooney) a tough schoolboy whose rebellious nature hides a dark secret his father (who he idolizes) has turned to drinking. The new schoolteacher sees a bright future in the young boy and tries to get him off this destructive path before it's too late.
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946): One of the films from the classic Andy Hardy comedy film series. Andy Hardy (Rooney) goes to college after returning from...
20) The happy elf
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This delightful animated adventure is the story of Eubie, one of Santa's helpers, whose overly optimistic outlook is put to the test when he decides to bring Christmas joy to a sad little town called Bluesville. Based on Harry Connick, Jr.'s original song.