Hermione Gingold

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.

Когда Эстель узнаёт от врачей, что жить её осталось полгода, она решает осуществить мечту всей своей жизни — встретиться со своим кумиром, Гретой Гарбо. Сын Гилберт решает помочь ей в этом, и вскоре становится одержим Гретой не меньше, чем мать.

A kid strives to be perfect, and in the end realizes that individuality is more fun.

Amy, a depressed seventeen year old high school girl, is visited by her guardian angel Oliver after wishing she had never been born. Oliver shows Amy how important she is to the people in her life.

Fredrik Egerman is very happy in his marriage to a seventeen-year-old virgin, Anne. Only she's been a virgin for the whole eleven months of the marriage, and being a bit restless, Fredrik goes to see an old flame, the famous actress Desiree Armfeldt. Desiree is getting tired of her life, and is thinkin of settling down, and sets her sights on Fredrik, despite his marriage, and her own married lover Count Carl-Magnus. She gets her mother to invite the Egermans to her country estate for the weekend. But when Carl-Magnus and his wife Charlotte appear, too, things begin to get farcical (Send in the Clowns), and the night must smile for the third time before all the lovers are united.

Золотые моменты из фильмотеки MGM, что включает как комедии и драмы, так и классические музыкальные номера.

Chuck Watts, a fugitive wanted for manslaughter in Kentucky, has been keeping a relatively low profile as an enforcer for Andrew Max, the man who controls the strippers and hookers of New Orleans' club circuit. Unknown to Chuck, Max runs an extensive crime empire with a reach far beyond strippers and hookers--a world of violence and betrayal that quickly overtakes Chuck as he finds himself the key man in a war of competing crime syndicates. As the bloody struggle erupts around him, Chuck is driven to desperate action by one compelling motive--get out alive! (From back of box)

When Tubby the Tuba sets out to find a melody all of his own, his journey results in this enchanting and exciting musical tale. Tubby joins the circus and striving to be part of an orchestra, he travels to the Singing City where along the way he encounters many wonderful characters.

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transported to the bridge's new location where he, befuddled, sings with other celebrities, has adventures and gets kidnapped by “the villain”.

Miles C. Banyon is a private investigator in 1930s Los Angeles. In this TV movie—which served as the pilot episode for the short-lived TV show—Banyon's new client, a young woman, is found dead in his office...shot with his own gun.

The life of a witch is disrupted by the arrival of a boy and his mother. The intruders' presence makes her struggle to adjust to the modern world, and to change from bad to good witch. Based on the book "Old Black Witch" by Wende and Harry Devlin.

Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies and saboteurs ensure that the plan is doomed before it starts...

Монстр, созданный Франкенштейном, его супруга (вампирша-колдунья), его внучка, веселая и нормальная девочка, но отягощенная комплексом неполноценности, а также ее младший брат оборотень, отправляются в Англию, где они унаследовали большое поместье. Его обитатели, группа фальшивомонетчиков, пытаются напугать новых владельцев, изображая проклятый дом, населенный духами и призраками. Но они не знали, с кем имели дело. Члены семейки приходят в неописуемый восторг по поводу приема, который им оказывают…

Harvey Middleman (Eugene Troobnick), a New York fireman, lives a very ordinary life with his wife (Arlene Golonka) and children. After he rescues a beautiful girl (Patricia Harty) from a fire, he fancies himself to be in love with her, leaving his wife and seeking help, in the process, from a nutty Psychiatrist (Hermione Gingold).

An updated remake of It Started With Eve (1941). A young heiress is summoned to the bedside of her dying grandfather. The man's last wish is to meet her fiance, but problems arise when the fiance is delayed and a young chemical engineer is persuaded to take his place. When the grandfather suddenly (and secretly) recovers, he uses the situation to his advantage - playing matchmaker in an attempt to ensure his granddaughter's happiness.

Hallmark presents the story of how the greatest oratorio, George Frederic Handel's "The Messiah," came to be written in the English language.

Мурлыка — это деревенская кошечка, мечтающая о жизни в Париже. Веселое, наполненное песнями и очаровательной музыкой приключение начинается с похищения Мурлыки котами-преступниками. Дела ее плохи. Но отважные коты — Жан-Том и его верный друг Робеспьер — раскрывают преступный замысел и бросаются на выручку Мурлыке в надежде спасти похищенную кошечку.

Мошенник Гарольд Хилл приезжает в провинциальный город, чтобы одурачить жителей своим стандартным способом: предложить организовать и обучить оркестр, а получив деньги, уехать из города, так как музыкальных способностей у Гарольда все равно нет. Но все идет наперекосяк, когда он влюбляется в работницу библиотеки. Пока он пытается не допустить разоблачения, город обогащается любовью к музыке.

Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the crime.

At the beginning of the program, Peter Lawford explains that Frank Sinatra's plans to film his TV special outdoors in sunny Palm Springs have foundered because an extended rainstorm has turned their desert location into a morass of mud. The company is forced to move inside a stark studio instead and delivers their songs with a minimum of props but a maximum of verve.

Джиллиан Хоррой - обычная современная ведьма. Красивая, обворожительная и... одинокая. Единственный спутник жизни - любимый сиамский котик. Но однажды порог здания, в котором живёт чародейка, переступает симпатичный сотрудник одного печатного издания, Шеп Хендерсон.

Бабушка и тётя пытаются сделать из девушки куртизанку, чтобы она стала любовницей наследника богатого сахарозаводчика.

Обогнуть земной шар всего за 80 дней? Смешно! Даже лучшие паровые корабли Ее Величества Виктории не смогут сделать это. Но точный и пунктуальный Филеас Фогг заявил, что сможет. А когда члены лондонского престижного Реформ-Клуба попросят Фогга подкрепить его похвальбу солидной денежной ставкой, мы отправимся в путешествие Вокруг света в 80 дней!

Horror legend Boris Karloff stars in this rarely-seen mystery tale, directed by Daniel Petrie (A Raisin in the Sun, Sybil) . Sidney Silchester, a college professor, is enjoying a summer holiday in a quiet English village. His peaceful vacation turns into a nightmare when the town is invaded by a swarm of killer bees. One of the few to escape, Silchester finds refuge with an elderly recluse, ""Mr. Mycroft"". With the old man's help, the academic discovers that the bees were let loose by a mad killer. As the two men close in on the lunatic, Silchester realizes that Mycroft is no ordinary retiree, and in fact may be the greatest detective of them all.

Rich Sadie Patch is marooned on a desert island after an emergency on her cruise-ship. With her are Irish stoker Pat, prickly young Jimmy Carrol, and bald and bookish Professor Gibble. All fancy their chances.

Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes.

Британская комедия, основанная на классическом произведении Чарльза Диккенса. «Посмертные записки Пиквикского клуба» — первый роман писателя, рассказывающий о клубе чудаков, путешествующих по Англии и наблюдающих «человеческую природу». Основатель клуба и главный герой романа — Сэмюэл Пиквик, внешне наивный и смешной, но обладающий истинной человечностью.

Rodney Playfair is persuaded, by a promise to meet his gambling debts, to impersonate a manservant named Chapman at his fiancée's house...

When Sally inherits a country house, her young brother Ronald, an aspiring journalist, hits on a sensational way to make his first big scoop: Sally will 'disappear', and he will be arrested for her murder! At his trial she will reappear, his acquittal will follow, and he will be able to supply his paper with an exclusive story. Sally and her fiance, Bill, fall in with the scheme. However, there are complications which they had not foreseen.