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Classic Movies

Some in beautiful black and white. All on the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress.

Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative

15 items

  • Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in an ageless tale of love triangles, World War II intrigue, and a beautiful friendship. (PG)
    DVDBurbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2012. — DVD 791.43 CASABLAN
  • A Hitchcock masterpiece with Cary Grant as the innocent victim of mistaken identity, thrown into danger at every turn. (NR)
    DVDBurbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2000] — DVD 791.43, NORTH
  • A joyous look at the transition from silent movies to talkies. Simply one of the best musicals ever made. (G)
    DVD[Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros., 2012. — DVD 791.43 SINGIN
  • Detective Sam Spade is in trouble the minute a beautiful dame walks in his door. Murder, intrigue, and double-crosses follow. (NR)
    DVDBurbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2000. — DVD 791.43, MALTESE
  • The life story of a newspaper magnate. Considered one of the best films ever made. (NR)
    DVDBurbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2016. — DVD 791.43 CITIZEN
  • A small-time crook aims to reach the top of the heap in this pre-code Warner Brothers film. (NR)
    DVDBurbank, CA : Turner Entertainment : Warner Home Video, [2005] — DVD 791.43 LITTLE
  • Aging actress fights off scheming young rival. A bumpy night indeed. (NR)
    DVDBeverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2002. — DVD 791.43 ALL
  • Marshal Kane (Gary Cooper) can find no one willing to stand with him against the killers coming to town on the noon train. (NR)
    DVD[St. Charles, Illinois] : Olive Films ; [Hollywood, California] : Paramount Pictures, [2014] — DVD 791 HIGH
  • Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon dress in drag and hide out from the mob with an all girl jazz band. Tony Curtis falls for the band's singer (Marilyn Monroe) while Jack Lemmon (in drag) is pursued by a local millionaire who won't take no for an…
    DVDCulver City, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c2001 + 1 Booklet (4 p.) — DVD 791.43 SOME
  • A screenwriter tangles with an aging movie star who refuses to believe her time has passed. He loses. The entire move is told in flashback by the dead screenwriter. (NR)
    DVDHollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, 2017. — DVD 791.43 SUNSET
  • The epitome of screwball comedies. Baby is Katharine Hepburn's pet leopard. Cary Grant is the paleontologist whose life she turns into shambles. (NR)
    DVD[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2021] — DVD 791.43 BRINGING
  • Eleven jurors want to vote guilty, but one isn't ready to commit. Riveting drama as they try to reach a verdict. (NR)
    DVDSanta Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment Inc., c2001. — DVD 791.43 TWELVE
  • Card shark Eve swindles and then falls for her rich, naive mark. (NR)
    DVD[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2001] — DVD 791.43 LADY
  • John Ford directs John Wayne in his first starring role. A group of stagecoach travelers are thrown together in a trip across the wild west. If it seems like it is full of cliches, it's because it influenced countless movies that followed.…
    DVD[United States] : Criterion Collection, 2010. — DVD 791.43 STAGECOA
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers sing and dance. Plot is optional. (NR)
    DVD[United States] : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2005] — DVD 791.43 TOP