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Boris Karloff stars in his first television series as one-eyed Scotland Yard investigator Colonel March. One of the actor's favorite roles, March is a criminologist who specializes in bizarre crimes...

Boris Karloff stars in his first television series as one-eyed Scotland Yard investigator Colonel March. One of the actor's favorite roles, March is a criminologist who specializes in bizarre crimes that defy logic and reason. The series, which ran in syndication from 1956 to 1957, was inspired by mystery author John Dickson Carr's book The Department of Queer Complaints. Co-starring with Karloff are several beautiful actresses recognizable to fans of 1950s horror films, including Dana Wynter...

Johnny Darrel believes he accidentally killed his best friend during a shootout and swears to never use a gun again. Darrel may have to break his vow, however, when he gets mixed up in a deadly feud...

Johnny Darrel believes he accidentally killed his best friend during a shootout and swears to never use a gun again. Darrel may have to break his vow, however, when he gets mixed up in a deadly feud between Joan Williams' Sundown Construction Company and Brace Stevens' Tin Cup Ranch. Joan's company is building a dam on the land where Brace's gang drives their stolen cattle. Desperate to stop progress on the dam, Brace's partner, Menendez, takes Joan hostage. Armed with only his wits and his...

A 2-DVD bundle pack with eight classic episodes featuring Champion, the wild stallion.

A 2-DVD bundle pack with eight classic episodes featuring Champion, the wild stallion.

A mom-and-pop band of pickpockets makes a fat haul in New York City and decide that a change of scenery is due. After a long road trip across the country, they reach the Los Angeles city limits,...

A mom-and-pop band of pickpockets makes a fat haul in New York City and decide that a change of scenery is due. After a long road trip across the country, they reach the Los Angeles city limits, where they interfere with a drunk-driving arrest just long enough to lift the driver's wallet. While there's no cash in it, there is a letter of introduction to a local bank. Gang member Billy assumes the arrested driver's identity and cons the bank president into taking him on as manager. Quickly...

Buster Keaton stars as Professor Post, a shy, clumsy scatterbrain who sees his chance for a new life when he inherits $750,000. In search of adventure and companionship, he meets "The Midnight...

Buster Keaton stars as Professor Post, a shy, clumsy scatterbrain who sees his chance for a new life when he inherits $750,000. In search of adventure and companionship, he meets "The Midnight Maids" theater company on an outbound train. Enamored with the troupe's lead dancer and duped by the shady piano player (Jimmy Durante), the Professor uses his inheritance to become the benefactor of the show. Convinced of their talent, he leads them to Broadway, where he is certain their "classic drama"...

Rex Allen stars as mild-mannered Doc Baxter in this dramatic TV series of the early twentieth century American west. The bustling town of Rising Springs, Arizona is at the crossroads of an army...

Rex Allen stars as mild-mannered Doc Baxter in this dramatic TV series of the early twentieth century American west. The bustling town of Rising Springs, Arizona is at the crossroads of an army outpost, vast cattle ranges and the railroad. When not tending to the illnesses and injuries suffered by homesteaders on the rugged frontier, Doc Baxter's life is complicated by crime and murder in the last days of the wild west. A general practitioner's world was never more dangerous than it was for a...

The "Alpha Video Rewind Series" is an ever-growing collection of specially-selected films from our vast library on DVD, now in collectible retro-style packaging inspired by VHS cover art from that...

The "Alpha Video Rewind Series" is an ever-growing collection of specially-selected films from our vast library on DVD, now in collectible retro-style packaging inspired by VHS cover art from that format's heyday! Every Alpha Video Rewind Series title also includes a free collectible postcard.A secret sorority stages mock executions during their initiation ceremonies, but when someone slips a live round into the ritual revolver, a pretty girl's brains are blown out. Seven years later, the...

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...

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...

The longest-running non-musical play in Broadway history, "Life With Father" was brought to joyous comedic life on film in 1947. Based on Clarence Day's writings about his own family, Life With...

The longest-running non-musical play in Broadway history, "Life With Father" was brought to joyous comedic life on film in 1947. Based on Clarence Day's writings about his own family, Life With Father stars screen legends William Powell and Irene Dunne as Clarence and Vinnie Day. Clarence is the headstrong yet loving family patriarch, while Vinnie is his "dizzy" wife, whose real genius is letting her husband believe it is really he who is running the family. Filled with warmth and humor, the...

A blood-thirsty Transylvanian witch returns from her grave to destroy the descendants of the townsfolk who executed her. For two hundred years her corpse lies in wait at the bottom of a river. A...

A blood-thirsty Transylvanian witch returns from her grave to destroy the descendants of the townsfolk who executed her. For two hundred years her corpse lies in wait at the bottom of a river. A honeymooning English couple crashes their car into the water triggering the resurrection of the witch who launches into a murderous rampage, viciously attacking her prey with whatever implements are close at hand. As the grief-stricken husband searches for his missing bride, a resident of the town...

Without Me You Are Doomed To A Life Of Eternal Agony! - Jim JonesJonestown, Guyana, December 18, 1978: Self-appointed messiah Jim Jones takes his own life along with 913 members of The People's...

Without Me You Are Doomed To A Life Of Eternal Agony! - Jim JonesJonestown, Guyana, December 18, 1978: Self-appointed messiah Jim Jones takes his own life along with 913 members of The People's Temple in the most horrific mass-murder-suicide of the 20th century!Indianapolis Indiana, 1964: Young idealistic minister Jim Jones provides tireless service to the desperately needy and gains a devoted congregation. The power of the charismatic leader grows rapidly with his "People's Temple." Jim is...

A gang of killers disguised as Indians hijack shipments of government provisions destined for ranchers along the Mexican border. Deputy Marshal Tom Carr is sent to investigate, but is murdered by...

A gang of killers disguised as Indians hijack shipments of government provisions destined for ranchers along the Mexican border. Deputy Marshal Tom Carr is sent to investigate, but is murdered by gang-leader Kildare, who then assumes the slain lawman's identity. The stranglehold that Kildare's gang has on the region is unchallenged until Texas Ranger Tex Newman arrives. Tex is suspicious of the man who claims to be Marshal Carr, and his prying questions lead to a fiery showdown.Starlight Over...

The legendary Charlie Chaplin stars in this spoof of the famed opera 'Carmen', one of his most controversial films. Plus the rare short 'The Butcher's Nightmare' starring Ben Turpin.

The legendary Charlie Chaplin stars in this spoof of the famed opera 'Carmen', one of his most controversial films. Plus the rare short 'The Butcher's Nightmare' starring Ben Turpin.

Tom Brown is your typical wise-cracking, arrogant college freshman newly arrived on the Harvard campus. He thinks he knows women, but his lovemaking technique leaves something to be desired. Tom...

Tom Brown is your typical wise-cracking, arrogant college freshman newly arrived on the Harvard campus. He thinks he knows women, but his lovemaking technique leaves something to be desired. Tom becomes fixated on Mary Abbott, an old-fashioned girl who grew up around Harvard and has heard every pick-up line in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. But Mary is interested in Bob McAndrews, a grade A student who also plays for the college football team. In an attempt to show up his rival, Tom goes...

Responding to a 'life or death' message, beautiful public stenographer, Ann McNair, races out of her office at the Central Hotel. In her haste, she jumps into Jim Martin's car, mistaking the...

Responding to a 'life or death' message, beautiful public stenographer, Ann McNair, races out of her office at the Central Hotel. In her haste, she jumps into Jim Martin's car, mistaking the handsome, wealthy contractor for a limo driver. After Martin's teasing confession about his real identity, the two fall in love. Fred White, a rejected suitor and Martin's ruthless business competitor, is less than happy for the couple. White hatches a scheme designed to put Martin out of business and...

Teenage runaways Johnnie and Patricia, and her German Shepherd Kazan, meet in a freight train boxcar and travel to Oregon looking for better lives. Instead they run afoul of the meanest man in the...

Teenage runaways Johnnie and Patricia, and her German Shepherd Kazan, meet in a freight train boxcar and travel to Oregon looking for better lives. Instead they run afoul of the meanest man in the West and his killer dog!The trio move into the home of Patricia's uncle in a town plagued by a gang of sheep rustlers. Brownell, the secret head of the gang, is the sadistic owner of Champo, a savage dog. When Champo tears out the throat of a sheep herder, Kazan is the blamed. With a $500 reward on...

David Graham is living a hardscrabble childhood, yet is able to inspire others with his faith in the ramshackle sanctuary they call "the Little Church Around the Corner." His passion so inspires...

David Graham is living a hardscrabble childhood, yet is able to inspire others with his faith in the ramshackle sanctuary they call "the Little Church Around the Corner." His passion so inspires John Morton, owner of the local coal mine, that he takes David under his wing and pays for his education at the seminary.As an adult and ordained as a minister, David is blessed with success and the love of Leila, John Morton's daughter. Yet he wrestles with his conscience on a daily basis, knowing...

Con man Charlie romances homely Tillie, the farmer's daughter, who steals her father's savings to pay for their elopement. They flee to the wicked city where Tillie is arrested for drunkenness while...

Con man Charlie romances homely Tillie, the farmer's daughter, who steals her father's savings to pay for their elopement. They flee to the wicked city where Tillie is arrested for drunkenness while Charlie takes his old girlfriend, Mabel, on a shopping spree with Tillie's money. When her millionaire uncle dies, leaving Tillie the sole heir to his fortune, Charlie quickly proposes marriage, much to the girl's delight. They take up residence in the uncle's opulent mansion and Charlie hires...

THE ALAN YOUNG SHOW (1950): The Alan Young Show made the jump from radio to TV in 1950, starring the beloved actor-comedian in a variety of comedic sketches and introducing musical acts. This rare...

THE ALAN YOUNG SHOW (1950): The Alan Young Show made the jump from radio to TV in 1950, starring the beloved actor-comedian in a variety of comedic sketches and introducing musical acts. This rare example of the series guest-stars singer Monica Lewis, the voice of "Chiquita Banana" in 1950s TV commercials. Also featured is William Frawley, "Fred Mertz" of I Love Lucy fame. Alan Young is of course best remembered for playing Wilbur on Mr. Ed (1961-1966) as well as for his memorable role in The...

Stuffy academic Professor Josef Stock neglects his much younger wife Mizzi. To make him jealous, she makes a pass at a stranger on the street - a stranger who turns out to be Dr. Franz Braun, the...

Stuffy academic Professor Josef Stock neglects his much younger wife Mizzi. To make him jealous, she makes a pass at a stranger on the street - a stranger who turns out to be Dr. Franz Braun, the new husband of her best friend Charlotte. This affair is the perfect opening for Braun's associate Gustav Mueller, who wants Charlotte for himself. Meanwhile Professor Stock begins to suspect his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to investigate. All these bedroom hopping...

Greed, graft and corruption pollutes the city in director Tay Garnett's witty slapstick murder mystery, Slightly Honorable. Framed for the murder of party girl Alma Brehmer, honest lawyer John Webb...

Greed, graft and corruption pollutes the city in director Tay Garnett's witty slapstick murder mystery, Slightly Honorable. Framed for the murder of party girl Alma Brehmer, honest lawyer John Webb (Pat O'Brien) crusades to prove his innocence while encountering all manner of hilariously corrupt big city denizens.A director comfortable in nearly any genre (be it the high comedy of China Seas, the heartbreaking romantic melodrama of One Way Passage, or the smoldering intrigue of the film noir...

A small wagon train driven by poor settlers is ambushed on the frontier by bandits. Cavalry Colonel Jim Merriwell gallantly tries to protect the defenseless homesteaders, but is shot and killed by...

A small wagon train driven by poor settlers is ambushed on the frontier by bandits. Cavalry Colonel Jim Merriwell gallantly tries to protect the defenseless homesteaders, but is shot and killed by outlaw leader Red Dugan. The only survivors of the ambush - family servant Mose and the infant Isobel - are kidnapped by Dugan's gang. More than a decade and a half later, Colonel Merriwell's grown son, Jack, has become a man of the law. Having finally learned the true circumstances of his father's...

Northern Frontier (1935): Mountie Sergeant Mack MacKenzie goes undercover to locate a murderous band of counterfeiters. He manages to infiltrate the gang, but his investigation implicates his own...

Northern Frontier (1935): Mountie Sergeant Mack MacKenzie goes undercover to locate a murderous band of counterfeiters. He manages to infiltrate the gang, but his investigation implicates his own sweetheart, Beth, and her father. Before he can gather the evidence he needs to convict the kingpin of the operation, his cover is blown, and Mack finds himself targeted for death. Actor Kermit Maynard performed in over 300 films and television shows from 1927 to 1962, mostly on horseback. As a stunt...

Based on the classic writings of James Fenimore Cooper, this exciting frontier adventure series vividly captured the daring exploits of Hawkeye, "first of the long rifles," and his faithful blood...

Based on the classic writings of James Fenimore Cooper, this exciting frontier adventure series vividly captured the daring exploits of Hawkeye, "first of the long rifles," and his faithful blood brother Chingachgook, last of the Mohicans. Set in New York's Hudson Valley of the 1750s, the series was filmed almost entirely in Canada from 1957 to 1958 utilizing authentic outdoor settings and carefully observed period detail. Athletic and handsome John Hart, famous for playing the title role in...