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Gone with the Wind (Two-Disc Special Edition)Gone with the Wind (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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I'm disappointed in myself that I didn't even include it in the first list! I don't need to explain and it's one movie you should just see!
Funny Face - Paramount Centennial CollectionFunny Face - Paramount Centennial Collection
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Audrey Hepburn becomes a fashion model and falls for photographer Fred Astaire in this musical!
The Thrill of It All!The Thrill of It All!
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Doris Day plays a housewife that starts to work as a spokeperson for a soap company and causes trouble for her husband.
The Great LieThe Great Lie
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40s Soap opera that has Bette Davis buying off her dead husband's ex-wife's baby and claiming it as her own. (Don't ask just watch it!)
How to Steal a MillionHow to Steal a Million
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Audrey hires thief Peter O'Toole to steal back a fake statue that her father sold.
All This, and Heaven TooAll This, and Heaven Too
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Drama that has Bette Davis as a governess to a rich family where her employer Charles Boyer ends up falling for her.
Wait Until DarkWait Until Dark
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In this suspenseful film Audrey is a blind woman stuck in her apartment when some thieves break in.
In This Our LifeIn This Our Life
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Bette Davis ends up stealing her sister Olivia de Havilland's husband. I don't think Bette Davis will getting any Best sister awards any time soon!
Sabrina - The Centennial CollectionSabrina - The Centennial Collection
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Audrey is Sabrina and is the object of two brothers played by Humphrey Bogart and William Holden.
Four DaughtersFour Daughters
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Great drama about a group of sisters falling in love. (I know it sounds cheesy but it's actually a good movie). Do try to see the sequels Four Wives and Four Mothers as well! Also ignore the 1 star rating!
The Awful TruthThe Awful Truth
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Irene Dunne and Cary Grant decide to get a divorce but still get involved with each others love lifes.
Roman Holiday - The Centennial Collection (Mastered in High Definition)Roman Holiday - The Centennial Collection (Mastered in High Definition)
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Audrey is a princess that just wants to run away and have the day off and meets reporter Gregory Peck.
Magnificent Obsession - Criterion CollectionMagnificent Obsession - Criterion Collection
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Rock Hudson is a playboy that gets in a boating accident and is saved by the only emergency device in town which leaves Jane Wyman's husband dead. Hudson begins to fall for Wyman which causes trouble.
My Favorite WifeMy Favorite Wife
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Cary Grant decides to get married again the day his long lost dead wife comes back. Bad planning on his part!
Move Over DarlingMove Over Darling
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Doris Day was trapped on an island for 5 years (can you believe that?) and the day she comes back rescued, her husband has her pronounced dead and gets married again. A remake of My Favorite Wife.
A Star Is BornA Star Is Born
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I think Judy Garland was robbed out of an oscar but she stars in this movie about a rising star that marries James Mason a movie star that is turning into a has been.
Penny SerenadePenny Serenade
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Great tearjerker about a couple that want to adopt a baby and how their lives unfold. I won't lie this is on the depressing side but still enjoyable!
Waterloo BridgeWaterloo Bridge
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Another tearjerker about a rising ballerina that falls for a soldier during WWI.
Romance on the High SeasRomance on the High Seas
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Maybe I'm a sucker for musicals but this is one cute movie about a singer that goes on a cruise and falls in love. Just watch it! Oh and Doris Day is as cute as a button!
In the Good Old SummertimeIn the Good Old Summertime
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I won't lie I love You've Got Mail but see the original movies. This musical is a remake of The Shop Around the Corner. This might be my favorite Judy Garland movie even if she is a jerk during the whole thing!
The Shop Around the CornerThe Shop Around the Corner
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The original version! This was later remade as In the Good Old Summertime and You've Got Mail with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Ball of FireBall of Fire
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Barbara Stanwyck is a gangster's girlfriend and is hiding out with some college professors while they write on their encyclopedia project and falls for Gary Cooper.
Sorry, Wrong NumberSorry, Wrong Number
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Barbara Stanwyck is a heiress that thinks she over hears her murder plot over the phone. Don't watch alone!
You Were Never LovelierYou Were Never Lovelier
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Fred Astaire falls for Rita Hayworth in this musical.... need I say more?
Stella DallasStella Dallas
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Barbara Stanwyck gives up her daughter to her father so she will have the nice things in life. The ending always gets me crying....
Icons of Screwball Comedy, Vol. 1 (If You Could Only Cook / Too Many Husbands / My Sister Eileen / She Wouldn't Say Yes)Icons of Screwball Comedy, Vol. 1 (If You Could Only Cook / Too Many Husbands / My Sister Eileen / She Wouldn't Say Yes)
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Four chick flicks into one set! Could it be better? I think not? This set spotlights two of my favorite leading ladies Rosalind Russell and Jean Arthur. My Sister Eileen is pure comedy! And Jean Arthur is adorable in Too Many Husbands and If You Could Only Cook. She Wouldn't Say Yes is ok as well.
Icons of Screwball Comedy, Vol. 2 (Theodora Goes Wild / Together Again / A Night to Remember / The Doctor Takes a Wife)Icons of Screwball Comedy, Vol. 2 (Theodora Goes Wild / Together Again / A Night to Remember / The Doctor Takes a Wife)
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This set spotlights Irene Dunne and Loretta Young! Get this set just for Theodora Goes Wild which stars Dunne. Also in the set is Together Again which stars Dunne. Loretta Young stars in A Night to Remember and The Doctor Takes a Wife!
Double Indemnity (Universal Legacy Series)Double Indemnity (Universal Legacy Series)
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Barbara Stanwyck gets together with Fred MacMurray and together they kill her husband for insurance money. No I'm not kidding!
His Girl FridayHis Girl Friday
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Roz Russell tells her ex-husband and co-worker Cary Grant that she is getting married but ends up writing on his newspaper once again. I guess some habits are hard to beat.
Tom, Dick & HarryTom, Dick & Harry
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Ginger can't decide between three suitors named Tom, Dick and Harry. Great comedy!
Week-End in HavanaWeek-End in Havana
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Alice Faye stars in this musical about a salesgirl who threatens to sue if she doesn't have a fun vacation.
GildaGilda
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Rita Hayworth meets up with an old flame in South America where he works at her husband's casino. Terrific film noir!
NotoriousNotorious
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Ingrid Bergman becomes a spy and falls for Cary Grant in this Hitchcock movie.
Moon Over MiamiMoon Over Miami
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Betty Grable goes to Flordia with her sister and Aunt to snag a rich husband. I LOVE THIS MOVIE!
Cover GirlCover Girl
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Rita Hayworth has been chosen to be on the cover of a magazine but fame goes to her head while Gene Kelly loves her from afar. Another favorite!
CarefreeCarefree
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Fred Astaire plays a psychoanalyst (I'm not kidding!) who tries to figure out why Ginger Rogers won't marry his friend. This is totally Ginger's movie and I love it!
Mother Wore Tights [VHS]Mother Wore Tights [VHS]
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Betty Grable and her husband are a vaudeville team and raise two daugthers. As they grow up one daugther becomes embarrased by her parents and their profession.
Mildred Pierce (Keepcase)Mildred Pierce (Keepcase)
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Joan Crawford plays a suffering mother who works hard for her daughters. Veda has to be the worst daughter ever! In fact she is the reason why I'm afraid to have kids!
Bachelor Mother [VHS]Bachelor Mother [VHS]
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Ginger Rogers finds a baby left alone at an orphange doorstep and makes the mistake of picking it up where officials believe she's giving up the baby. Ginger tries to explain it isn't hers with funny results in this comedy!
RebeccaRebecca
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Joan Fontaine is the second wife of Laurence Olivier but is always haunted by the memory of his first wife Rebecca... this might be my favorite Hitchcock film!