Universal rarities [videorecording] : films of the 1930's / a Paramount picture ; Paramount presents ; directed by Edward Cline ; [screenplay] by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Henry Myers.
Belle of the nineties: based on the story "It Ain't No Sin" by Mae West. Souls at sea: based on a story by Ted Lesser. Artists and models: based on an adaptation by Eve Greene and Harlan Ware of a story by Sig Herzig and Gene Thackrey. Artists and models inaccurately described on container as "color" and "widescreen 1.85:1." Bonus features: Robert Osborne introduction; publicity stills; scene stills; movie posters; lobby cards; TCMDb articles. Million dollar legs: W.C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Andy Clyde, Lyda Roberti, Susan Fleming, Ben Turpin, Hugh Herbert, Geroge Barbier, Dickie Moore. Belle of the nineties: Mae West, Roger Pryor, John Mack Brown, Katherine DeMille, John Miljan, James Donlan, Duke Ellington's Orchestra. Artists and models: Jack Benny, Ida Lupino, Richard Arlen, Gail Patrick, Ben Blue, Judy Canova, Martha Raye, the Yacht Club Boys, Louis Armstrong [and Orchestra] Souls at sea: Gary Cooper, George Raft, Frances Dee, Henry Wilcoxom, Harry Carey, Olympe Bradna, Robert Cummings.
Contents:
Artists and models (79 min., 1937) Belle of the nineties (73 min., 1934) -- Souls at sea (89 min., 1937) -- Artists and models (79 min., 1937)
Summary:
Million dollar legs: The president of a bankrupt European country tries to revive its fortunes by entering its top athletes in the 1932 Summer Games in Los Angeles. Belle of the nineties: An up-and-coming boxer is concentrating on the wrong kind of "knockout" - an electrifying woman. When the woman is tricked into leaving town, she outsmarts her adversaries and proves she has no intention of losing to them. Artists and models: The head of an advertising agency is charged with choosing a queen for the yearly Artists and Models Ball. Souls at sea: A slave ship captain is tried for the murder of 17 crew members after a tragic fire at sea.
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