The Great McGinty: An opportunist turns corruption into a promising political career but struggles to stay on top when he tries to go honest. Christmas in July: Hope springs eternal when an office clerk mistakenly believes he's won a coffee slogan challenge and spends the 'prize money'. The Lady Eve: It's the ultimate battle of the sexes when a wealthy heir falls for a con woman with a shady past. Sullivan's Travels: a wealthy director wants to find 'real' people for his next great film. The Palm Beach Story: Money makes the world go 'round, or so Gerry believes when she decides to divorce her struggling husband to support him by marrying a millionaire. The Great Moment: This stirring biopic follows the fascinating life of W.T.G. Morton, a 19th century dentist who successfully develops the first anesthesia. Hail the Conquering Hero: A quirky soldier gets an unexpected homecoming when a group of uproarious Marines decides to 'make' a hero out of the comic misfit.
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call number/section: 1000
subjects: honesty, drama, contests, consumption (economics), rich people, swindlers and swindling, motion picture producers and directors, actors, man-woman relationships, social classes, united states, dentists, anesthesia, soldiers, heroes, video recordings for the hearing impaired, rich, fiction, man-woman relationship, heroes and heroines, closed caption video recordings, political plays, producers and directors, actors and actresses, politicians, dvds