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Our selection of DVDs is very select. We have viewed each of these movies that are recommended below and have found them to be suitable for all family members.

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Going My Way - 1944, B&W, 2 Hrs. 7 Mins., Not Rated
 
Nominated for ten Academy Awards® and winner of seven - including Best Picture and Best Director, this film is a timeless family classic produced during Hollywood's Golden Age. At the peak of his career, Bing Crosby took home the "Best Actor" Oscar® for his performance as Father O'Malley, a young priest who brings new life to a failing parish and its aging pastor (Best Supporting Actor Barry Fitzgerald). A moving rendition of "Avé Maria" and the Oscar® winning song "Swinging on a Star", both performed by the Robert Mitchell Boys Choir, is the silver screen as its best. Other Oscars® awarded were for Best Story and Best Screenplay. You will want to watch it again and again! This DVD features an all-new digitally remastered picture and bonus features. Region 1
 
$20.95

The Bells of St. Mary's - 1945, B&W, 126 Mins., Not Rated
 
Blessed with eight Oscar® nominations including performances by Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman, this warm and witty comedy won the hearts of millions and earned an Academy Award® for Best Sound Recording. Bing Crosby recreates his Oscar®-winning (Best Actor) role as parish priest, Father O'Malley, who is sent to revive the financially ailing parochial school, St. Mary's. The easy-going O'Malley is immediately at odds with no-nonsense Sister Benedict (it's heavenly to see the Sisters in full habit!). This charming priest wages a good-natured battle of wits to loosen the Sister's tight rein and soon they are united together to save the beleaguered school from the businessman next door (Henry Travers) who wants St. Mary's condemned. Ringing with heartfelt joy and tenderness, this heaven-sent entertainment is perfect for the whole family! A film you will want to own and watch with your children and your children's children! This DVD contains Special Features. Region 1

$14.95

Make Way for Tomorrow- 1937, B&W, 92 Mins., Not Rated

#1 BEST-SELLER!
 
This drama, directed by Leo McCarey (who directed and produced Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's), developed a potent reputation among film critics and movie buffs for its sensitive and perceptive treatment of the problems of the elderly. McCarey believed that this was his finest film. When he accepted his Academy Award® for Best Director for The Awful Truth, which was released the same year, he said "Thanks, but you gave it to me for the wrong picture." Make Way for Tomorrow is about Barkley and Lucy Cooper (Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi) who are a couple in their 70s who have fallen on hard times and have been given the bad news that the bank is foreclosing on their home. Barkley and Lucy reluctantly turn to their five children for help. This movie is one of the great unsung Hollywood masterpieces, an enormously moving Depression-era depiction of the frustrations of family, aging and the generation gap . . . Make Way for Tomorrow is among American cinema's purest tearjerkers, all the way to its unflinching ending, which McCarey refused to change despite studio pressure. This movie casts some of the greatest supporting actors in Hollywood history: Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell, Victor Moore, and Fay Bainter. McCarey won Oscars® as Best Director and for Writing (Best Original Motion Picture Story) for Going My Way. This is a hard-to-get-film and one that every family should see. This DVD contains Special Features and a booklet featuring essays on the film. Region 1

$24.95

Captains Courageous - 1937, B&W, 111 Mins., Not Rated

#3 BEST-SELLER!
 
The fishing schooner We're Here has just pulled up a different kind of fish: rich, 10-year-old Harvey Cheyne, who tumbled off the side of a sleek ocean liner. Harvey will have to wait months before the We're Here returns to harbor, months that will transform him from a spoiled whiner into an honorable young man -- all because of the life lessons he learns from Manuel, the humble fisherman who befriends him. From Rudyard Kipling's classic, Captains Courageous thrills with its seagoing action, grand scale and all-star cast, including Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas and Mickey Rooney. But what gives it full-masted magnificence is the chemistry between Freddie Bartholomew (Harvey) and Spencer Tracy (Manuel). Tracy won his first Best Actor Academy Award® for his towering portrait of the father we wish for: virile, patient, wise, and protective. Set sail for cinema glory! This is one film you won't want to miss! The DVD contains special features. Region 1
 
$21.95

The Fighting Sullivans - 1944, B&W, 112 Mins., Not Rated

#2 BEST-SELLER!

This Special 2-Disc Commemorative Edition marks the 63rd anniversary of the sinking of the Juneau off Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942.
 
This is the heartwarming true story of an Irish-American Catholic family, and their close-knit group of five brothers growing up in Waterloo, Iowa, during the days of the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II. It is a look back at a slice of Americana during the early years of the1940s. The movie opens with the progression of the boys Catholic Baptisms. There is also sister, Genevieve, making the Sullivans a happy family of eight. As the boys grow, they are doted upon by their mother and sister, and given stern, but loving guidance by their father, who is a railroad freight conductor. Each day, the boys climb the water tower by the tracks and wave to their father as he passes by on the train. The brothers are shown getting into their fair share of trouble growing up: a fight, a near drowning (after which their mother makes them promise not to set foot on a boat again until they are adults), and accidentally flooding the kitchen. The cast includes Academy Award® winning actor Thomas Mitchell as the patriarch, with Selena Royle and Anne Baxter rounding out the cast. Under the title: The Sullivans, this film was nominated for an Academy Award® in the category of Writing for Best Original Motion Picture Story of 1944. The Fighting Sullivans is a must-have film for every family! 2-Disc Set. Region 1
 
$24.95

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - 1939, B&W, 129 Mins., Not Rated
 
Nominated for eleven Academy Awards®, this film ranks among director Frank Capra's all-time best and one of the best films of ALL TIME! Capra films usually carry a definite message about the basic goodness of human nature and show the value of unselfishness and hard work. His wholesome, feel-good themes can be seen in most, if not all, of his movies. This gem of a film is about Jefferson Smith, played brilliantly by James Stewart, an idealistic, newly appointed senator, where he single-handedly battles ruthless politicians out to destroy him. (Oh, where are the Jefferson Smiths of today!) This film was made during Hollywood's best year in movies - 1939. It features an all star cast including: Claude Rains, Jean Arthur, Thomas Mitchell, Harry Carey, and Beulah Bondi. Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Writing-Original Story -- this is a film you won't want to miss! Region 1

$19.95

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town - 1936 B&W, 115 Mins., Not Rated
 
Nominated for five Academy Awards® with an Oscar® going to Frank Capra for Best Director. When country-boy Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper - Best Actor Nomination) inherits a fortune, this small-town tuba-playing poet has to deal with the corruption of city life. This is another gem for director Frank Capra that is sure to inspire and delight. Capra's direction builds every scene, every episode, every character revelation up with rich humor and feeling. The court room scene where Mr. Deeds is tried on insanity, turns the tables on his tormentors -- a scene which violates all court room decorum but contains shrewdly hilarious commentary on foibles of human folk -- will stand as a landmark in evolution of screen humor. Wholesome entertainment for the entire family. They just don't make films like this anymore! Also stars Jean Arthur, George Bancroft and Lionel Stander. This milestone film is one you will want to own! Digitally remastered DVD contains Special Features including commentary by Frank Capra, Jr. Region 1

$19.95

It Happened on 5th Avenue - 1947 B&W, 115 Mins., Not Rated
 
Nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Original Story of 1947 - make yourself at home for the holidays and discover why this is a delightful yuletide movie. No one is inside that boarded-up mansion on Manhattan's ritzy 5th Avenue, right? Wrong. Its secret inhabitants include a philosophizing hobo and some GI families who are unable to find apartments during the post-World War II housing shortage. They set up residence in the posh brownstone while the owner, the second richest man in the world, winters in Virginia. Except the owner isn't in Virginia! This movie is in the same style as Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. Region 1

$19.95

The Song of Bernadette - 1943 B&W, 156 Mins., Not Rated
 
Nominated for twelve Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, and winner of four. This beautiful and inspiring true story about St. Bernadette Soubirous, a French peasant girl, and her visions of a "beautiful lady" believed to be the Virgin Mary in the grotto at Massabielle, Lourdes, France creates a controversy as pilgrims flock to her small town for healing. Jennifer Jones won an Academy Award® for her screen debut in this film portraying St. Bernadette. The film also won Oscars® for Best Cinematography, Music (Scoring) and Art Direction-Interior Decoration. This film also features an impressive lineup of established screen actors: Charles Bickford, Vincent Price, Gladys Cooper, and Lee J. Cobb. This inspiring film should be a part of every Catholic family's home DVD library. The film is based on Franz Werfel's best-selling book of the same name. The DVD contains Special Features. Region 1

$19.95

The Reluctant Saint - 1962, B&W, 104 Mins., Not Rated

#4 BEST-SELLER!
 
Maximilian Schell stars as the "flying friar", St. Joseph of Cupertino, in this heartwarming and true story of the humble Franciscan friar who literally rose to sainthood. This movie is a must-see for every family member! St. Joseph's peasant mother (she is amazing!) convinces the abbot to accept her uneducated son into the monastery, where skeptical Don Raspi (Ricardo Montalban) cannot bring himself to think that so simple a man could be so favored by God. This is a profound and humorous film for all ages! The DVD contains Special Features which also includes a 16-page Collector's Booklet. Widescreen Version. Region 1
 
$19.95