Bücher	Elektronik, Foto
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Spielzeug	Software

Freizeit, Sport	Haus und Garten
Computerspiele	Küchengeräte
Essen und Trinken	Drogerie und Bad

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DVDs und Blu-ray:

Carole Lombard

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Ser O No Ser (Import Dvd) (2010) Varios

DVD

In besetzten Polen während des Zweiten Weltkriegs, eine Truppe von Schinkenstadium-Schauspielern (geführt von Joseph Tura und seine Frau Maria) passt mit den Nazis zusammen. Ein Spion hat Informationen, die dem polnischen Widerstand sehr schaden würden, und sie müssen verhindern, dass er den Deutschen zugeführt wird.

My Man Godfrey [UK Import]

DVD

My Man Godfrey [Remastered] 1936 [UK Import]

DVD

During the Great Depression, Godfrey " Smith" ( William Powell) lives alongside other men down on their luck in the city dump. One day, snooty socialite Cornelia Bullock ( Gail Patrick) offers him five dollars to be her "forgotten man" for a scavenger hunt. Annoyed, he backs her up until she falls on a pile of ashes. She leaves in a fury, much to the glee of her sister Irene ( Carole Lombard). After talking with her, Godfrey finds her to be kind, if a bit scatter-brained. He offers to go with Irene to help her beat Cornelia. Pandemonium reigns in the ballroom of the Waldorf-Ritz Hotel. Irene's long-suffering businessman father, Alexander Bullock ( Eugene Pallette), waits resignedly as his ditsy wife, Angelica ( Alice Brady), and her mooching artist/protégé Carlo ( Mischa Auer) play the frivolous game. Godfrey arrives and is "authenticated" by the scavenger hunt judge. He then addresses the idle rich, expressing his contempt for their antics. Irene is apologetic and offers him a job as the family butler, which he gratefully accepts. The next morning, Godfrey is shown what to do by the sardonic, wise-cracking maid, Molly ( Jean Dixon), the only servant who has been able to put up with the vagaries of the zany family. She warns him that he is just the latest in a long line of butlers. Only slightly daunted, he proves to be surprisingly competent, although Cornelia still holds a sizeable grudge. On the other hand, Irene is thrilled by the success of her protégé. A complication arises when a guest, Tommy Gray ( Alan Mowbray), greets him as a former classmate. Godfrey quickly ad-libs that he was Tommy's valet at school. His friend plays along, mentioning Godfrey's non-existent wife and five children. Dismayed, Irene impulsively announces her engagement to the surprised Charlie Van Rumple ( Grady Sutton). But she soon breaks down in tears and flees after being politely congratulated by Godfrey. Over lunch the next day, Tommy is curious to know what one of the elite " Parkes of Boston" is doing as a servant. Godfrey explains that a broken love affair had left him considering suicide, but the optimistic, undaunted attitude of the men living at the dump rekindled his spirit. Meanwhile, when everything she does to make Godfrey's life miserable fails, Cornelia sneaks into his room and plants her pearl necklace under his mattress. She then calls the police to report her "missing" jewelry. To Cornelia's surprise, the pearls do not turn up, even when she suggests they check Godfrey's bed. Mr. Bullock realizes his daughter has orchestrated the whole thing and sees the policemen out. Irene Bullock is about to receive a surprise, courtesy of Godfrey, in a screenshot from the colorized D V D release. The Bullocks then send their daughters off to Europe because they are worried that Irene is getting too attached to Godfrey. When they return, Cornelia insinuates that Godfrey is actually attracted to her. The alarmed Irene stages a fainting spell and falls into his arms. In one of the film's best-known sequences, Godfrey carries the swooning girl to her bed. While searching for smelling salts, he realizes she's faking when he sees her (in a mirror) sit up briefly. In revenge, he puts her in the shower and turns on the cold water full blast. Far from quenching her attraction, this act merely confirms what she had hoped: " Oh Godfrey, now I know you love me. . . You do or you wouldn't have lost your temper. " When confronted by the rest of the family, Godfrey quits. But Mr. Bullock has more pressing concerns. He first has a private "little chat" with Carlo, throwing the freeloader out. Then he announces that his business is in dire financial straits. Godfrey interrupts, explaining that he bought the stock Mr. Bullock had sold to keep afloat, using money raised by pawning Cornelia's necklace.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith [UK-Import] [VHS]

Videokassette

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Seit drei Jahren sind Ann und David Smith glücklich verheiratet, wobei die beneidenswerte Harmonie in ihrer Partnerschaft nicht zuletzt auf einem - für Außenstehende durchaus kompliziert wirkenden - Verhaltenskodex gründet. So lautet zum Beispiel eine ihrer Regeln, daß man nach einem Streit das Schlafgemach erst dann verlassen darf, wenn beide Teilnehmer miteinander versöhnt sind (was schon mal Tage dauern kann). Eine andere Regel erlaubt einmal pro Monat eine Frage, auf die der andere in jedem Fall ehrlich antworten muß. Als Ann David fragt, ob er, wenn er sich heute noch einmal entscheiden könnte, sie immer noch heiraten würde, und dieser grundehrlich " Nein" antwortet, weil man als Ehemann doch bekanntlich seine individuelle Freiheit einbüßt, hängt der Haussegen etwas schiefer als sonst. Just in diesem Moment flattert eine Nachricht der Behörden ins Haus: Aufgrund einer verwaltungstechnischen Panne teilt das Standesamt zu seinem großen Bedauern mit, daß alle Eheschließungen der vergangenen vier Jahre rechtlich ungültig sind . . .
Das wohl ungewöhnlichste Werk im Schaffen von Alfred Hitchcock! Sein Ausflug ins komödiantische Fach kann sich heute noch in jeder Hinsicht sehen lassen und glänzt durch seinen Charme und seine Spritzigkeit.