DVDs for Charity

The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention is more than preserving our pop culture past. It’s about doing something good for our future as well — including the children who are given a second chance of life at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We are well stocked and loaded with tons of nostalgic DVDs, books and old-time radio shows. The profits from the sale of this merchandise will be donated to St. Jude. All of the items are discounted from their suggested retail price, giving you a chance to save money elsewhere! Consider making a purchase, getting something for your efforts and feel good knowing that your purchase is being donated to a good cause!

 

INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH KEATON

Buster Keaton is universally recognized as one of the all-time greatest motion picture comedians. Today, over 75 years after his last silent film was made, those contributions still reign supreme as masterworks from the golden age of slapstick comedy. This two-disc set includes 330 minutes worth of rare archival films, including his television appearances, a new mini-documentary from filmmaker Jack Dragga, commentary from historians Andy Coryell, Paul Gierucki, Bruce Lawton, Steve Massa and Richard M. Roberts, still galleries with loads of photographs, new original music scores for the silent shorts, television commercials, outtakes, forgotten industrial films, promotional films, and a motion picture. You also get a special 20-page full-color booklet with detailed descriptions of each film, archival photos and essays from noted historians!

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THE FORGOTTEN FILMS OF ROSCOE “FATTY” ARBUCKLE

Popular rival of friend Charlie Chaplin mentor of sidekick Buster Keaton, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (1887-1933) dominated silent film comedy from the days of Keystone until tragic events in 1921 shattered his career, throwing his film triumphs into obscurity. Fans of silent slapstick regard Fatty Arbuckle as a genius, but his film shorts are rarely screened or seen. He was involved in the making of some 200 films in all. This four-disc set contains 32 silent and sound comedies directed by and starring Arbuckle. Among these shorts you’ll see Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, Ford Sterling, Harold Lloyd, Mabel Normand, At. St. John, Mack Swain, Edgar Kennedy, Charley Chase, Monty banks, Lupino Lane and Lloyd Hamilton. Restored and digitally remastered from original archival materials, or the only known surviving prints, each film is a craft in itself. And you’ll be certain to laugh. Also includes alternate commentary tracks from historians, original Arbuckle artwork, newly created music scores and a 36-page full-color booklet with rare photographs, restoration notes and essays from authors and historians including Steve Massa, David B. Pearson, Patricia Eliot Tobias, Brent Walker and Robert Young, Jr.

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INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES

Get ready for thrills and chills as Universal Studios offers us all six of the Inner Sanctum Mysteries on DVD for the first time ever. You’ll have a hauntingly good time with horror icon Lon Chaney Jr. as he gives performances including that of a blind man! Supposedly based on the popular radio programs of the 1940s, this multi-disc set contains all six movies! In Calling Dr. Death (1943), a distraught doctor is tormented by voices in his head that are urging him to end his unhappy marriage… forever. In Weird Woman (1944), sorcery and superstition takes a walk down the aisle when a professor marries a woman raised in the jungle by voodoo witchcraft practitioners and then dismisses her ominous warnings. In Dead Man’s Eyes (1944), an artist loses his sight by a freak lab accident, and his future father-in-law proposes to bequeath his own eyes upon his death. When the father-in-law is murdered, guess who is the prime suspect? In Strange Confession (1945), a brilliant chemist with the key to the cure for influenza is forced to take drastic measures when his greedy boss prematurely releases the unfinished drug to the public. In Pillow of Death (1945), a psychopathic killer is on the loose, so the eccentric and wealthy Kincaid family calls in a psychic investigator to put an end to the mysterious murders haunting their household. And in The Frozen Ghost (1945), things are certainly not what they seem when a hypnotist takes refuge in the spectacular mansion of a female friend who made her money from a creepy wax museum. Six movies in a collector case!

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THE BEST OF HOWDY DOODY

The Howdy Doody Show remains known by a generation of (now grown) kids who remember Buffalo Bob’s greeting, “Say, kids! What time is it?” And the answer was always the same. “It’s Howdy Doody Time!” Approximately 40 kids squeezed each day into the studio’s “peanut gallery.” The Howdy Doody Show set numerous benchmarks for television. It was the first network kids show to air five days a week, the first show on the air every day (it was preceded by the network’s color pattern), the first show ever broadcast in color, and the first show ever to air more than 1,000 continuous episodes. While Howdy Doody, Princess WinterFallSummerSpring, Buffalo Bob and Clarabelle the Clown entertained American children, they also sold television sets to American parents and demonstrated the potential of the new medium to advertisers. With the assistance of NBC Universal Television executives, this two-disc set contains 20 of the earliest surviving episodes (including when the show was first called “The Puppet Playhouse” before changing to the familiar title). You’ll see the Fourth of July episode, the April Fool’s Day episode, learn the mystery of the 5 L’s, meet Chief Chickapaw and meet a magician! Twenty classic episodes from February 1, 1949 to April 1, 1952!

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THE CAROLE LOMBARD GLAMOUR COLLECTION

An amazingly talented comedy actress with the face of an angel, Carole Lombard illuminated the silver screen with her sparkling wit and dazzling beauty. Now fans have a chance to reunite with six of her most hilarious and heartwarming films, together in one unforgettable collection. Join Carole as she travels to the seductive streets of Paris in Man of the World (1931); gets shipwrecked on a tropical island in We’re Not Dressing (1935); chases after the millionaire of her dreams in Hands Across the Table (1935); chooses between two romantic rivals in Love Before Breakfast (1936); travels the high seas to murder and mayhem in The Princess Comes Across (1936); and takes to the witness stand in True Confession (1937). Digitally remastered and in superior picture and sound quality, this multi-disc set features supporting actors Fred MacMurray, Bing Crosby, William Powell and many others!

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THE MARLENE DIETRICH GLAMOUR COLLECTION

Undeniably one of the most beautiful and dazzling actresses to ever grace the silver screen, Marlene Dietrich was renowned for her sultry voice and her alluring “bedroom eyes.” This unprecedented 5-movie collection pays homage to the legendary Oscar®-nominated leading lady whose extraordinary talents revolutionized cinema and inspired passion in audiences around the globe. See Marlene in her American movie debut as a glamorous cabaret singer in Morocco (1930); experience the heart-wrenching anguish of a woman torn between two men, her successful career on stage and her child in Blonde Venus (1932 definite pre-code!); join in the mystery and mayhem of Spain’s Carnevale in The Devil Is a Woman (1935); hit the road to jewels and jeopardy in The Flame of New Orleans (1941); and be seduced by a lusty gypsy on a secret mission during World War II in Golden Earrings (1947). It’s a stunning tribute to a screen siren who remains one of the most fascinating women of all time, with supporting actors Lionel Atwill, Cary Grant, Ceasar Romero, Adolphe Menjou, Herbert Marshall, Ray Milland, Bruce Cabot, Roland Young and many others.

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY TV SERIES  (Volume One)

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky. The Addams Family, America’s first family of ghastly giddiness are here on DVD for the first time ever. Torture racks and tombstones have never been more funny! The Addams Family ran on television for two seasons, and became more popular in TV syndicated reruns than during its original broadcast. No doubt due to the show’s memorable cast and classic theme song by composer Vic Mizzy, who also provided the vocals and fingersnaps. The Addams Family (who were fleshed out and also named expressly for television by original cartoonist Charles Addams himself) starred Carolyn Jones as macabre matriarch Morticia Addams; John Astin as her wildly enamored husband, lawyer Gomez Addams; Jackie Coogan as Morticia’s Uncle Fester; Blossom Rock as Grandmama, Gomez’s mom; Ken Weatherwax as son Pugsley; Lisa Loring as daughter Wednesday; Felix Silla as Cousin Itt; and six-foot-nine Ted Cassidy as Lurch the butler and as Thing, the helpful hand that popped out of the boxes throughout the family mansion. It should be noted that Cousin Itt was not a part of the original Charles Addams cartoons, but actually created for the show by producer David Levy. This 3-disc set contains the first 22 episodes of the series. Includes bonus featurettes, audio commentary for three of the episodes, and original drawings and photos.

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY TV SERIES  (Volume Two)

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky. The Addams Family, America’s first family of ghastly giddiness are here on DVD for the first time ever. Torture racks and tombstones have never been more funny! The Addams Family (who were fleshed out and also named expressly for television by original cartoonist Charles Addams himself) starred Carolyn Jones as macabre matriarch Morticia Addams; John Astin as her wildly enamored husband, lawyer Gomez Addams; Jackie Coogan as Morticia’s Uncle Fester; Blossom Rock as Grandmama, Gomez’s mom; Ken Weatherwax as son Pugsley; Lisa Loring as daughter Wednesday; Felix Silla as Cousin Itt; and six-foot-nine Ted Cassidy as Lurch the butler and as Thing, the helpful hand that popped out of the boxes throughout the family mansion. It should be noted that Cousin Itt was not a part of the original Charles Addams cartoons, but actually created for the show by producer David Levy. This 3-disc set contains the first 22 episodes of the series. This 3-disc set contains the next 21 episodes of the series, the end of the first season and the beginning of the second season. Includes bonus featurettes, audio commentary by author Stephen Cox, documentary discussing the history and impact of the show, trivia contest, and more!

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY TV SERIES  (Volume Three)

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky. The Addams Family, America’s first family of ghastly giddiness are here on DVD for the first time ever. Torture racks and tombstones have never been more funny! The Addams Family (who were fleshed out and also named expressly for television by original cartoonist Charles Addams himself) starred Carolyn Jones as macabre matriarch Morticia Addams; John Astin as her wildly enamored husband, lawyer Gomez Addams; Jackie Coogan as Morticia’s Uncle Fester; Blossom Rock as Grandmama, Gomez’s mom; Ken Weatherwax as son Pugsley; Lisa Loring as daughter Wednesday; Felix Silla as Cousin Itt; and six-foot-nine Ted Cassidy as Lurch the butler and as Thing, the helpful hand that popped out of the boxes throughout the family mansion. It should be noted that Cousin Itt was not a part of the original Charles Addams cartoons, but actually created for the show by producer David Levy. This 3-disc set contains the first 22 episodes of the series. This 3-disc set contains the final 21 episodes of the series. Includes bonus featurettes, audio commentary from author Stephen Cox, and trivia.

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DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT: The Complete TV Series

Brian Donlevy is US agent Steve Mitchell, in producer Harold Knox’s Dangerous Assignment, a suspenseful TV series that ran during the 1952-1953 season. Most episodes start in Washington DC, where Mitchell, who works for an unspecified agency, drops in at the office of `The Commissioner’ to be briefed about his latest assignment. And then he’s off, usually to some exotic foreign location, at the far corner of the world. Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South and Central America and the Far East, are just a few of the places that Mitchell assignments take him to. Often when taking a flight, Mitchell provides a narrative regarding his upcoming mission, or at other times he comments on his current status. Broadcast over NBC-TV during the early-1950s, Brian Donlevy played the lead role for 39 half-hour episodes. Every episode has been digitally remastered and can now be watched in your own living room courtesy of this six-disc box set.

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THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES AGAIN

The 1940 Universal movie serial based on the The Green Hornet radio series by George W. Trendle is now on DVD! The Green Hornet, secretly newspaper publisher Britt Reid, and his Korean valet Kato stop and expose several seemingly separate crimes. This leads them into continued conflict with The Leader, the criminal mastermind behind The Syndicate and the individual crimes. The two police officers who are constantly chasing the Green Hornet’s car hasn’t a clue who the real villain is. Britt Reid (the Green Hornet) is a rich guy who like Bruce Wayne (Batman) and Lamont Cranston (The Shadow) has a secret identity that he uses to fight crime. Through thirteen chapters in this serial, The Green Hornet manages to discover and eliminate a number of various criminal enterprises that are plaguing his city. Playing The Green Hornet in this version is a younger and leaner Gordon Jones who was best known for being Mike the Cop on The Abbott and Costello Show. Keye Luke plays his sidekick and chauffeur Kato who because of the impending war was changed from Japanese to Korean for this serial.

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SERGEANT PRESTON OF THE YUKON: Season One

First aired 1954, Richard Simmons (the actor, not the athletic one) gave television its first look at the law-enforcing style of the Royal Canadian Mounted police at work in Alaska. Simmons portrays the fearless Sergeant Preston who spends his time patrolling the wilds of the Yukon Territory during the turn-of-the-century chaos that accompanied the gold rush era. Ably assisted by his horse, Rex, and his loyal Canadian husky dog, Yukon King, the beloved Sgt. Preston brings law and order to ta time and place where little existed. From the same people who brought you The Lone Ranger, this series was shot in color and now you can own the series’ first 33 episodes in this five-disc box set. With characters and conflicts around every bend, Sergeant Preston heroically prevailed by the end of each episode, issuing the familiar proclamation, “Well, King, this case is closed.”

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LASSIE: The 50th Anniversary Edition

Together for the first time, 24 of the most beloved episodes of the Emmy Award winning television series is now on DVD. And the fans chose what they felt were the 24 best episodes. You’ll see Jeff leave the farm and Timmy take over, the day Lassie delivered pups, a cameo visit from The Lone Ranger, the day they got the new refrigerator (replacing the ice box), the first episode of the series, the three-part “Lassie’s Odyssey” which will bring a tear to your eyes, and much more! This three-disc DVD set is perfect for the kids who love to watch dogs. And what better way than to offer them the best of the series.

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THE LONE RANGER: The 75th Anniversary Collection

“A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty `Hi Yo Silver!’ The Lone Ranger…`Hi Yo Silver, away!’ With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains, led the fight for law and order in the early west. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. The Lone Ranger rides again!” This 12 disc box set contains over 1,900 minutes of The Lone Ranger. Every episode from the first two seasons starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels, 3 cartoons from the 1960s, an original radio broadcast, an 88 page commemorative book, a complete episode guide, rare comic book and photo reprints and limited edition collectible. That’s 78 half-hour episodes for less than 50 cents a piece, plus bonus goodies in this thick, heavy box set!

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THE GARBO SILENTS COLLECTION

She was dubbed “the Sphinx of Hollywood,” the Sarah Bernhardt of films and “the Dream princess of Eternity.” She was Greta Garbo, the Swedish-born actress who first awed American audiences with her enigmatic beauty in a series of MGM silent films which catapulted her to international movie stardom. This TCM Archives two-disc set focuses on Garbo’s earliest years in Hollywood. In The Temptress (1926), Garbo establishes her magnetic screen persona as a vamp who destroys the lives of men who cannot resist her charms. In The Flesh and the Devil (1927), she is an irresistible vixen who comes between lifelong friends John Gilbert and Lars Hanson. In The Mysterious Lady(1928), a Russian spy who seduces her victims, she proves love is not something to play around with. Also includes loads of bonus features including audio commentaries, the only surviving footage of The Divine Woman (1928), a “lost” Garbo movie, and alternate endings on The Temptress and The Flesh and the Devil.

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SUPERMAN: LAST SON OF KRYPTON

“Faster than a speeding bullet,” the Man of Steel rocketed from comic books into newspapers, television, and even onto the silver screen. But many of the key figures in the Superman mythology were first introduced on the radio series as he kept the citizens of Metropolis out of harm’s way. Radio Spirits presents 10 hours on 10 CDs of classic half-hour episodes broadcast on radio from 1948 to 1949. As a special bonus, this collection also contains a 32-page collectible booklet about the character who put the “Super” into “Superhero” and led a “never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American Way!” Included in this plastic box set is: Mystery of the Stolen Costume (3/10/48), The Skin Game (4/1/48), Mystery of the Ten thousand Dollar Ghost (3/4/49), Mystery of the Flying Monster (3/7/49), The Case of the Double Trouble (3/9/49), The Mystery of the Walking Dead (10/29/49), One Minute to Death (11/19/49), Puzzle of the Poison Pomegranate (11/26/49), Death Rides the Roller Coaster (12/3/49) and “The Diamond of Death (12/17/49).

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SUPERMAN: UP! UP! AND AWAY!

In the winter of 1940, the world heard the voice of Superman for the very first time. A new radio program meant to drive kids to the local super market and buy the next comic book. Superman got a boost of popularity as a result of the national radio broadcasts. This 2-disc collection features the first 12 broadcasts of The Adventures of Superman, dramatizing the superhero’s origin, his first rescue, landing a job at the Daily Planet, and his first combat against villains that would recur on the series many times. Includes: The Baby from Krypton (2/12/40), Clark Kent, Mild Mannered Reporter (2/14/40), Keno’s Landslide  (2/16/40), Clark Kent, Captured by The Wolf (2/19/40), Clark Kent, Imprisoned (2/21/40), Menace to the Silver Clipper (2/23/40), Dr. Dahlgren’s Atomic Beam Machine (2/26/40), Atomic Fuel Cylinders Stolen (2/28/40), Threat to the Daily Planet (3/1/40), Fire in the Sterling Building (3/4/40), The Stabbing of June Anderson (3/6/40) and The North Star Mining Company (3/8/40).

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