Saturday, May 3, 2025

Dragnet - 5 DVDs - 25 Episodes




Dragnet - 5 DVDs - 25 Episodes
Brand: Madacy Entertainment Group
Movie Count: 25 episodes
Disc Count: 5 discs
Total Time: 651 minutes

Movies marked with a semicolon (;) were unique to my whole collection at time of purchase.
Unique Count: 20 episodes
Unique Time: 521 minutes

Purchase Date: May 03, 2025
Purch. Price: $2.00
Purch. Location: The Friends of the Hamilton Lane Library warehouse sale
Packaging: Cardboard slipcase which holds a 5 segment/page foldout book with a hub on each segment. All discs are single sided.  

All episodes in B&W

1__; (8.1) S1.E5 - The Big Cast (1952) Jack Webb, Barney Phillips, Lee Marvin - 28m
___; (7.4) S2.E8 - The Big Hands (1953) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Cliff Arquette - 26m
___; (7.4) S1.E12 - The Big Phone Call (1952) Jack Webb, Barney Phillips, Vic Perrin - 26m
___; (7.5) S3.E19 - The Big Trunk (1954) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Dayton Lummis - 26m
____ (7.6) S3.E17 - The Big Little Jesus (1953) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Harry Bartell - 26m
132m

2__; (7.4) S7.E28 - The Big War (1958) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Natalie Masters, Dee Pollock, Morgan Jones - 26m
____ (7.1) S3.E34 - The Big Frame (1954) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Carolyn Jones - 26m
___; (7.9) S2.E26 - The Big Frank (1953) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Jack Kruschen - 25m
___; (7.3) S3.E39 - The Big False Make (1954) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Robert Crosson (Bob Crosson) - 26m
___; (7.5) S2.E19 - The Big Break (1953) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Clarence Cassell - 26m
129m

3__; (7.4) S3.E4 - The Big Betty (1953) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Gloria Saunders - 26m
___; (7.1) S4.E8 - The Big Bar (1954) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Walter Sande - 26m
___; (7.7) S2.E7 - The Big .22 Rifle For Christmas (1952) Jack Webb, Herbert Ellis, William Johnstone (Wm. Johnstone) - 26m
___; (7.2) S3.E21 - The Big Boys (1954) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Harry Bartell - 26m
____ (6.9) S2.E4 - The Big Seventeen (1952) Jack Webb, Herbert Ellis, Allene Roberts - 26m
130m

4__; (7.4) S4.E3 - The Big Crime (1954) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Jack Kruschen - 26m
___; (7.4) S3.E31 - The Big Girl (1954) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Art Gilmore - 26m
___; (7.7) S4.E4 - The Big Pair (1954) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Beverly Washburn - 26m
___; (8.1) S3.E16 - The Big Thief (1953) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Dorothy Abbott - 26m
___; (7.6) S3.E28 - The Big Shoplift (1954) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Peggy Webber - 26m
130m

5__; (7.7) S2.E11 - The Big Show (1953) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Virginia Gregg - 26m
___; (7.4) S5.E9 - The Big Bird (1955) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Paul Richards - 26m
____ (7.2) S3.E29 - The Big Hit-and-Run Killer (1954) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, James Anderson - 26m
___; (7.5) S1.E11 - The Big September Man (1952) Jack Webb, Barney Phillips, Stacy Harris - 26m
____ (7.4) S4.E1 - The Big Producer (1954) Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Ralph Moody - 26m
130m


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Silent Greats - The Ultimate Collection




Silent Greats - The Ultimate Collection
Brand: St. Clair Vision
Movie Count: 7 movies and 64 episodes
Disc Count: 6 discs
Total Time: 1,560 minutes (500m for movies, 1,060m for episodes)

Movies marked with a semicolon (;) were unique to my whole collection at time of purchase.
Unique Count: 1 movie and 33 episodes
Unique Time: 531 minutes (73m for movies, 458m for episodes)

Purchase Date: May 03, 2025
Purch. Price: $2.00
Purch. Location: The Friends of the Hamilton Lane Library warehouse sale
Packaging: A cardboard sleeve with size slim-line DVD cases.  Each case contains a hub on the right side to hold one disc.  All discs are single sided.

Note: Vol. 1 said that it had 17 features, however I could only get that count if I included the stunt reel extra, which in this case, I did.  Other discs had bonus content like a biography video which I did not include in the counts.

All movies in B&W

Vol. 1 - Charlie's Antics
____ (6.6) A Day's Pleasure (1919) Charles (Charlie) Chaplin, Edna Purviance, C. Allen - 21m
____ (6.6) Sunnyside [aka Sunny Side] (1919) Charles (Charlie) Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Olive Ann Alcorn - 34m
____ (8.2) The Kid (1921) Charles (Charlie) Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie (Jack) Coogan, Carl Miller - 68m
___; (5.4) Between Showers [aka Charlie And The Umbrella / The Flirts / In Wrong Thunder And Lightning] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Ford Sterling, Chester Conklin - 11m
____ (5.1) Charlie's Recreation [aka Tango Tangles] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Ford Sterling, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - 13m
___; (5.3) Cruel, Cruel Love (1914) Charles Chaplin, Edgar Kennedy, Minta Durfee, Eva Nelson - 9m
___; (5.6) Film Johnny [aka A Film Johnnie / Charlie The Actor / His Million Dollar Job] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Peggy Pearce, Mabel Normand - 7m
____ (4.9) His Favorite Pastime [aka His Favourite Pastime / Charlie Is Thirsty / Charlie's Reckless Flink / The Reckless Fling] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Peggy (Velma) Pearce - 13m
___; (5.7) Kid Auto Races At Venice [aka Kid Auto Races In Venice / Kid's Auto Race: A Farce Comedy / Kid Auto Races / The Pest] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Henry Lehrman, Gordon Griffith - 6m
___; (5.6) Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914) Mabel Normand, Charles Chaplin, Chester Conklin - 11m
___; (5.5) Making A Living [aka Take My Picture] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Emma Clifton - 9m
____ (6.9) Behind The Screen [aka The Pride Of Hollywood] (1916) Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell - 20m
____ (7.4) Easy Street (1917) Charles (Charlie) Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell - 19m
___; (7.1) The Cure [aka The Water Cure] (1917) Charles (Charlie) Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell - 19m
____ (7.0) The Rink [aka Rolling Around / Waiter] (1916) Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, James T. Kelley - 19m
___; (7.5) The Immigrant [aka The Migrant / A Modern Columbus / Hello U.S.A. / The New World] (1917) Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell - 24m
___; (???) Charlie Chaplin Stunt Reel (2007) Charlie Chaplin - 5m
308m - 1 movie (68m), 16 episodes (240m)
; 9 episodes 101m

Vol. 2 - Classic Chaplin
____ (6.9) The Tramp [aka Charlie On The Farm / Charlie The Tramp] (1915) Charles Chaplin, Billy Armstrong, Lloyd Bacon, Edna Purviance - 20m
____ (6.7) The Champion [aka Charlie The Champion] (1915) Charles Chaplin, Bud Jamison, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson - 20m
___; (5.6) In The Park (1915) Charles Chaplin, Leona Anderson, Billy Armstrong - 13m
____ (5.9) Dough And Dynamite [aka The Cook / The Doughnut Designers] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Chester Conklin, Fritz Schade, Norma Nichols - 28m
___; (6.0) His New Job [aka Charlie's New Job] (1915) Charles Chaplin, Billy Armstrong, Agnes Ayres - 21m
___; (5.9) A Night Out [aka Charlie's Drunken Daze / Charlie's Night Out / His Night Out] (1915) Charles Chaplin, Ben Turpin, Charles Allen Dealey - 25m
____ (5.5) A Fair Exchange [aka Getting Acquainted] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Mack Swain - 13m
___; (6.6) The Floorwalker [aka Shop] (1916) Charles Chaplin, Eric Campbell, Edna Purviance - 20m
____ (7.0) One A.M. [aka Solo] (1916) Charles Chaplin, Albert Austin - 17m
____ (6.5) The Fireman [aka The Hook And Ladder Hero / A Gallant Fireman / The Fiery Circle] (1916) Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Lloyd Bacon - 21m
____ (6.8) The Vagabond [aka Gipsy Life / Gypsy Life] (1916) Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Charlotte Mineau - 19m
___; (5.2) The Face On The Barroom Floor (1914) Charles Chaplin, Cecile Arnold, Jess Dandy - 12m
___; (5.0) Recreation [aka Fun Is Fun] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Charles Bennett, Helen Carruthers - 7m
____ (5.9) The Good-For-Nothing [aka The Good For Nothing / His New Profession] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Charley Chase (Charles Parrot), Helen Carruthers (Miss Page) - 14m
___; (5.9) The Masquerader [aka The Female Impersonator / The Perfumed Lady / The Picnic] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Chester Conklin - 9m
___; (6.1) The New Janitor (1914) Charles Chaplin, John T. Dillon, Al St. John - 11m
___; (6.2) The Rounders [aka Going Down / Oh, What A Night / The Love Thief / Tip, Tap, Toe] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Phyllis Allen - 10m
___; (5.4) The Rival Mashers [aka Those Love Pangs / Oh, You Girls] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Chester Conklin, Cecile Arnold - 12m
292m - 18 episodes (292m)
; 10 episodes 140m

Vol. 3 - Charlie Chaplin  ----- need to double check after getting akas
____ (5.9) Musical Tramp [aka His Musical Career / Charlie As A Piano Mover] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Fritz Schade - 12m
____ (6.0) A Burlesque On Carmen [aka Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque On Carmen] (1915) Charles (Charlie) Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ben Turpin - 44m
___; (6.4) A Night In The Show (1915) Charles Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Lloyd Bacon - 18m
___; (6.4) Police (1916) Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Wesley Ruggles - 25m
___; (4.7) A Busy Day [aka Busy As Can Be / The Militant Suffragette] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Phyllis Allen - 6m
____ (5.7) Caught In A Cabaret [aka Charlie The Waiter / Prime Minister Charlie] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Dan Albert - 16m
___; (5.4) The Fatal Mallet (1914) Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett - 10m
____ (5.7) The Knockout [aka The Pugilist] (1914) Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Edgar Kennedy, Charles Chaplin - 25m
____ (5.2) The Landlady's Pet [aka The Star Boarder / The Fatal Lantern] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Minta Durfee, Edgar Kennedy - 13m
___; (5.6) Twenty Minutes Of Love [aka 20 Minutes Of Love] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Minta Durfee, Edgar Kennedy - 10m
___; (5.6) Laffing Gas [aka Laughing Gas / Busy Little Dentist / Tuning His Ivories] (1914) Charles Chaplin, Fritz Schade, Alice Howell - 14m
___; (5.6) Mabel's Married Life (1914) Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Mack Swain - 13m
___; (5.8) By The Sea [aka Charlie By The Sea / The Busy Little Romeo By The Sea] (1915) Charles Chaplin, Billy Armstrong, Ed Armstrong - 10m
____ (6.1) Shanghaied [aka Charlie Shanghaied] (1915) Charles Chaplin, Billy Armstrong, Lawrence A. Bowes - 17m
____ (6.6) The Bank [aka Charlie In The Bank] (1915) Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Billy Armstrong - 15m
____ (6.2) Work [aka Charlie The Decorator] (1915) Charles Chaplin, Billy Armstrong, Marta Golden - 24m
____ (6.4) A Woman [aka Charlie The Perfect Lady] (1915) Charles Chaplin, Billy Armstrong, Marta Golden - 20m
292m - 1 movie (44m), 16 episodes (248m)
; 8 episodes 106m

Vol. 4 - Buster Keaton Classic Shorts  ----- need to double check after getting akas
____ (7.2) The Electric House (1922) Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Keaton - 23m
____ (7.1) The Boat (1921) Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, Sybil Seely - 22m
___; (6.5) The Frozen North (1922) Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, Marion Harlan - 17m
____ (7.5) The Playhouse [aka The Play House] (1921) Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, Monte Collins - 23m
___; (7.6) Cops (1922) Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, Virginia Fox - 18m
____ (6.6) The Balloonatic (1923) Buster Keaton, John Brown, Phyllis Haver - 21m
___; (7.8) The Scarecrow (1920) Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, Luke the Dog - 19m
___; (8.1) One Week (1920) Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely, Joe Roberts - 19m
___; (7.7) The Goat (1921) Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts - 19m
____ (6.8) The Blacksmith (1922) Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts - 19m
____ (6.6) My Wife's Relations (1922) Buster Keaton, Wallace Beery, Monte Collins - 22m
222m m - 11 episodes (222m)
; 5 episodes  92m

Vol. 5 - Buster Keaton Classics  ----- need to double check after getting akas
____ (6.8) The Paleface (1922) Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts - 21m
____ (6.8) Day Dreams [aka Daydreams] (1922) Buster Keaton, Renée Adorée, Edward F. Cline - 18m
___; (6.8) The Love Nest (1923) Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts, Virginia Fox - 19m
____ (4.9) Li'l Abner [aka Trouble Chaser] (1940) Jeff York (granville Owen), Martha O'Driscoll, Mona Ray, Buster Keaton - 73m
___; (6.1) Parlor, Bedroom & Bath [aka Parlor, Bedroom and Bath / Parlour, Bedroom and Bath / Romeo In Pyjamas / Romeo In Pajamas] (1931) Buster Keaton, Charlotte Greenwood, Reginald Denny - 73m
204m - 2 movies (146m), 3 episodes (58m)
; 1 movie, 1 episode 19m

Vol. 6 - The Genius Of Buster Keaton  ----- need to double check after getting akas
____ (7.8) Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928) Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire, Ernest Torrence, Mario Byron - 69m
____ (5.5) The Villian Still Pursued Her [aka He Done Her Wrong] (1940) Hugh Herbert, Anita Louise,Alan Mowbray, Buster Keaton, Billy Gilbert - 66m
____ (8.1) The General (1926) Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender - 107m
242m - 3 movies (242m)


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The Shadows Collection - 8 Movies




The Shadows Collection
Brand: Echo Bridge
Movie Count: 8 movies
Disc Count: 2 discs
Total Time: 634 minutes

Movies marked with a semicolon (;) were unique to my whole collection at time of purchase.
Unique Count: 5 movies
Unique Time: 424 minutes

Purchase Date: May 03, 2025
Purch. Price: $2.00
Purch. Location: The Friends of the Hamilton Lane Library warehouse sale
Packaging: Standard-size DVD case which holds one page with a hub and a hub on the right side.  Both discs are single sided.

All movies in COLOR unless noted

1__; (2.3) Blood Predator (2007) Merry Simkins, Bill Devlin, Mark Irvingsen - 91m
___; (4.5) Backwoods (2008) Ryan Merriman, Danny Nucci, Haylie Duff - 84m Widescreen
___; (2.5) Feeding Grounds (2006) Alex Ballar, Chic Daniel, Kathryn Ely - 82m
___; (4.3) Netherworld (1992) Michael Bendetti, Denise Gentile, Anjanette Comer - 84m
___; (4.5) The Shadows (2011) Nalita Murray, Paul Collett, Elizabeth O'Brick - 83m Widescreen


2___ (5.5) The Black Raven (1943) George Zucco, Wanda McKay, Noel Madison - 61m B&W
____ (5.7) Gothic (1986) Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson - 86m
____ (5.6) The Ghost Walks (1934) John Miljan, June Collyer, Richard Carle - 63m B&W


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Morgan Freeman (aka 4 Films Featuring Morgan Freeman)



Morgan Freeman (aka 4 Films Featuring Morgan Freeman)
Brand: Echo Bridge
Movie Count: 4 movies
Disc Count: 1 disc
Total Time: 377 minutes

Movies marked with a semicolon (;) were unique to my whole collection at time of purchase.
Unique Count: 4 movies
Unique Time: 377 minutes

Purchase Date: May 03, 2025
Purch. Price: $2.00
Purch. Location: The Friends of the Hamilton Lane Library warehouse sale
Packaging: Standard size DVD case with a hub on the right side.  Disc is single sided.

All movies in COLOR

1__; (5.3) Blade (1973) John Marley, Jon Cypher, Kathryn Walker, Morgan Freeman - 79m 
___; (5.3) Edison [aka Edison Force] (2005) Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J -  99m Widescreen
___; (5.6) The Contract (2006) John Cusack, Morgan Freeman, Jamie Anderson - 96m Widescreen
___; (6.0) The Code [aka Thick As Thieves] (2009) Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, Tom Hardy - 103m Widescreen


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20th Century Fox Studio Classics (incl. Desk Set)



20th Century Fox Studio Classics (includes Deskset)
Brand: 20th Century Fox 
Movie Count: 4 movies
Disc Count: 4 discs
Total Time: 428 minutes

Movies marked with a semicolon (;) were unique to my whole collection at time of purchase.
Unique Count: 4 movies
Unique Time: 428 minutes

Purchase Date: May 03, 2025
Purch. Price: $2.00
Purch. Location: The Friends of the Hamilton Lane Library warehouse sale
Packaging: Cardboard slipcase holding a standard size DVD case.  The case contains 2 pages with each page holding two discs, one on the front and one on the back.  All discs are single sided

All movies in COLOR unless noted


1__; (7.2) Desk Set [aka His Other Woman] (1957) Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young - 103m Widescreen

2__; (6.5) Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) Alice Faye, Don Ameche, J. Edward Bromberg - 97m

3__; (7.5) How To Steal A Million [aka William Wyler's How To Steal A Million] (1966) Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach - 123m Widescreen

4__; (7.0) I Was A Male War Bride [aka You Can't Sleep Here / Howard Hawks' I Was A Male War Bride] (1949) Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan, Marion Marshall - 105m B&W


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