Alan Ladd
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Amanda McCready is a 4-year-old who has disappeared from her Boston home. The police make little headway in solving the case, so the girl's aunt hires Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro, private detectives. They freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons: they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Patrick and Angie must face...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Three movies featuring courageous children and families. Seven alone: In 1842 seven siblings are left orphaned on the Oregon Trail. Despite hardships, the children carry on the family's journey out West. Where the red fern grows: A boy growing up in the Ozarks works hard to make his dream of having hunting dogs a reality. Proud rebel: A father, his son, and their sheep dog travel the country in search of a doctor who can help the son speak.
4) Shane
Description
A retired gunfighter defends frightened homesteaders from a greedy landowner. On AFI's 100 Movies list. Adapted from the novel by Jack Schaefer.
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Huckleberry Finn: Always in a bind, Huckleberry Finn (Ron Howard) has learned to think on his feet. When his drunken father kidnaps him, Huck fakes his own death and escapes down the wild Mississippi. While on the run, Huck teams up with his old friend, Jim, a slave headed to free territory. Together they encounter every kind of adventure imaginable -- from a hoax involving a pair of lying crooks, to hunters looking for the runaway Jim, and even...
8) Braveheart
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
William Wallace, a Scottish folk hero, leads his men to battle against the British oppression.
Pub. Date
c2008.
Description
Man who shot Liberty Valance: A western portraying the struggle between cattlemen and homesteaders in the town of Shinbone, depicting the encounter of a young eastern lawyer with the notorious gunman Liberty Valance.
Shane: A drifter and retired gunfighter assists a homestead family terrorized by an aging cattleman and his hired gun.
Pub. Date
2009
Description
"From Hollywood's golden era of film noir comes this must-own collection of twenty classic mobster films and documentaries. In the gangster's underworld of racketeering, murder and corruption, you never know who's on what side of the law or if your next hit may be your last. Catch these crime thrillers from a world where the city streets are tough, the temptations of instant but illegal wealth are strong, and family ties are even stronger"--Container....
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Albuquerque: When Cole Armin comes to Albuquerque to work for his successful uncle John, he soon learns that family business is out to eliminate any local competition. Tiring of his uncle's underhanded tactics, Cole switches to rival operation run by Ted Wallace and his sister, Celia. But Cole soon learns John Armin is to a man to be crossed as the trio must fight for their business, and their lives, against his uncle's ruthless henchman, Juke Murkil.
Whispering...
Description
Secret of the Andes: "A young girl who is always in trouble travels to Argentina with her archeologist father"--Container.
Hollywood safari: "An animal-training family loses their lion who is then blamed for the actions of a wild look-alike"--Container.
Lassie: the painted hills: "After Jonathan Harvey strikes gold, he goes with his new partner to sort out his findings and leaves his collie Shep to care for the orphaned son of his former partner"--Container.
River's...