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Great Britain Libyan Desert Drama Military prisons Libyan Desert Drama Soldiers Great Britain Drama Teachers Teachers Drama Torture Libyan Desert Drama Withers, Hildegarde (Fictitious character) Withers, Hildegarde (Fictitious character) Drama World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons DramaSummary: Set in the Libyan Desert during World War II, British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up "The Hill," a manmade instrument of torture--a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. They are in this military prison because they once defied, rebelled and talked back to their superiors.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HILCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie HillSummary: Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the servants at Tottney Castle have a betting pool on who Lady Alyce will choose. Features the Academy Award-winning dance number "Fun house" with Astaire, Burns and Allen.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2010
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS DAMSummary: A mercenary unit rolling on a steam train across the Congo, headed for the dual tasks of rescuing civilians imperiled by rebels and recovering a cache of diamonds.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE DARSummary: Kitty, a working-class girl, endures the rejection of Philadelphia society, makes her own way as a single woman, and ultimately chooses between an unmarried arrangement with Main Line scion Wynnewood Strafford VI or marriage to a struggling physician.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD KITSummary: Stuart Palmer's immortal crime-solving school teacher Hildegarde Withers came to the screen courtesy of a series of mysteries from RKO Pictures. Memorably played by character great Edna May Oliver in three features, Hildegarde was ably paired with her flirty foil of Inspector Piper in the person of James Gleason. Gleason would go on to anchor the series, appearing in all six, alongside Helen...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2013