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MOVIESADVENTUREThe Great Locomotive ChaseThis Disney classic relives the trueCivil War story of the famous AndrewsRaiders, a team of Union spies whosnatched a train from Confederatetroops. James Andrews (Fess Parker)leads his raiders on a high stakes racewhile Confederate train conductor William Fuller(Jeffrey Hunter) roars through a bevy of Southern stationshot on the heels of his hijacked locomotive,“The General.” 1 hr. 27 min.....#RV8626A $ 25.95Go WestIn this hilarious 1940 comedysend-up of the western, the zany MarxBrothers head west in search of goldbut end up uniting a couple by thwartingan evil railroad baron. Filmed on theVirginia & Truckee, this comedy classicincludes the famous “That’s a Ten-Spot ( $ 10)” routineand wonderful musical numbers. Extras include a cartoon,a newsreel, and a comedy short!B&W, 1 hr. 20 min............................#RV7438C $ 17.95Canadian PacificThis 1949 adventure – filmed inCinecolor on location in the CanadianRockies – stars Randolph Scott as asurveyor who must contend with saboteursand Indians as he builds theCanadian Pacific Railway through theRockies in the late 1880s. Extras include aBetty Boop cartoon; The Three Stooges in Yes, WeHave No Bonanza; an Andrews Sisters song; and a1950s travelogue produced by the Canadian Pacificabout its new streamlined train, The Canadian.Color and B&W, 2 hrs. 30 min.........#RV7443C $ 17.95North West FrontierIn this 1959 adventure set in India’snorthwest frontier shortly after the turnof the 20 th century, a British Army captain(Kenneth More) is ordered to get a6-year-old Hindu prince safely out of theregion, which is controlled by Muslimrebels. But the adventure mounts as the pairmakes their escape (with the boy’s Americangoverness, Lauren Bacall) via an old passengertrain! 2 hrs. 9 min............................#RV3246C $ 15.95Lawrence of ArabiaWinner of seven Academy Awardsincluding Best Picture in 1962, thissoaring, World War I epic is based onthe legendary exploits of Lt. Col. T.E.Lawrence, a British intelligence officerwho organized Arab resistance to theWinner of7 Oscars!Ottoman Empire (a German ally) and the guerrillacampaign against the Hejaz Railway (the Turks’ supplyline between Damascus and Medina). Stars PeterO’Toole as Lawrence. Widescreen, Dolby Digital5.1, Rated PG. 3 hrs. 44 min...........#R87371D $ 14.95The Flying ScotsmanIn this 1929 thriller, a young LNERfireman falls in love with the daughterof the engineer of the FlyingScotsman passenger train. When theFlying Scotsman’s fireman is fired andvows revenge, the young man gets thejob as a replacement – but danger awaits him on hisfirst run! The star of this movie is Class A3 4-6-2#4472, the Flying Scotsman. Extras include a cartoon,a comedy short, a “soundie” musical and a fascinatingtravelogue. B&W, 1 hour......#RV7436C $ 17.95Boxcar BerthaBased on a true story, this riveting gangstertale – director Martin Scorsese’ssecond full-length feature film – chroniclesthe Depression-era misadventuresof a young woman (Barbara Hershey),her union leader boyfriend (DavidCarradine), and their renegade cohortswho rob trains to exact revenge on the managementof a railroad in the deep south. Widescreen,Dolby, Rated R. 1 hr. 28 min........#RV4003AA $ 14.95Emperor of the NorthWith an all-star cast that includes LeeMarvin and Ernest Borgnine in thestarring roles, this Depression-era taleof a brutal conductor and the hobo whowill risk his very life to ride the conductor'sfreight train is one of the greatestrailroad films ever made. Widescreen, Dolbystereo, Rated PG. 2 hours..............#RV6996D $ 14.95Bound for Glory“Elegantly crafted.”– Los Angeles Times.Nominated for six AcademyAwards, including Best Picture,this 1976 bio-drama follows WoodyGuthrie’s 1930s train-hopping journeyfrom dust-bowl Texas to California. Determined toseek a better life, he discovers the suffering andstrength of America’s working class, which is immortalizedin his folk songs. Shot on the Sierra Railroad!Widescreen, Rated PG.2 hrs. 26 min................................#RV8077AA $ 14.95Nominated for SixAcademy Awards!The Ghost TrainComedian Arthur Askey starsin this suspenseful, 1941 Britishfilm about a group of mismatched railtravelers stranded overnight in a lonelycountry station during a fierce storm.When a signalman tells the group thelocal legend of a phantom train carrying ghosts from along-ago train wreck (and whose late-night appearancebrings death to anyone foolish enough to look atit), the tension builds until the train becomes a realand frightening proposition. B&W,1 hr. 22 min..................................#RV2061AA $ 12.95TycoonThis big-budget adventure from 1947stars John Wayne as a railroad engineercharged with building a rail lineto a mine in South America’s ruggedAndes Mountains. While the Duke wantsto build a bridge to access the mine, thearistocratic railroad magnate he works for insists atunnel be blasted through the mountains.Complicating matters is the railroad owner’s daughter(Laraine Day), with whom Wayne falls in love.Color, 2 hrs. 9 min..........................#RV3064C $ 12.95Union StationThis 1950 suspense-thriller starsWilliam Holden as a railroad detectivewho must rescue a blind heiress kidnappedby a ruthless gang riding a trainto Union Station. Includes footage ofLos Angeles Union Station, the Third AveEl in New York City, and Pacific Electric Railway cars.Extras include a Betty Boop cartoon; Fox MovietoneNews; and a W.C. Fields short, The Fatal Glassof Beer. B&W, 1 hr. 20 min.............#RV7442C $ 17.95My Little ChickadeeStarring Mae West, W.C. Fields, andthe Sierra Railroad, this 1940 comedywesternwill have you laughing out loudas “hustlers” West and Fields marry duringa train trip to Greasewood City.Extras include The Little Red Hen cartoon,a Fox Movietown Newsreel, The Three Stoogesin Termites of 1938, a “soundie” musical interlude, anda travelogue trip to the 1939 World’s Fair via theErie Railroad. B&W, 1 hr. 23 min....#RV7440C $ 17.95The Titfield ThunderboltIn this 1953 British comedy, which –filmed on the Great Western Railway– stars Liverpool and ManchesterRailway 0-4-2 57 Lion (built in 1838), anunlikely group of villagers bands togetherto prevent British Railways from closingthe local branch line. Extras include “news of the day,”a short film about the trip from London’s PaddingtonStation to Penzance over the GWR, and more.1 hr. 20 min......................................#RV7441C $ 17.95It Happened to JaneThe stars of this 1959 romantic comedy– Doris Day, Jack Lemmon and ErnieKovacs – share the marquee with “Olde97,” a J-class 2-8-2 Mikado that was theNew Haven Railroad's last operatingsteam locomotive. The rail hijinks beginwhen Day, having successfully sued the “Eastern& Portland Railroad” with Lemmon as her lawyer, isawarded Olde 97. Loaded with memorable trainscenes, including steam and diesel action on theNew Haven, this is a can't-miss movie!Widescreen, 1 hr. 37 min................#RV4010D $ 14.95Buster Keaton Rides Again& The RailrodderIn The Railrodder (color, silent), “oldstone face” swims across the Atlanticto tour Canada on a gas-powered handcarfrom which he finds ways to shave,hunt geese, serve formal tea and do thelaundry. Buster Keaton Rides Again (B&W, sound) isa behind-the-scenes documentary about the makingof The Railrodder in which Keaton tells yarns andplots the next day’s action with considerable flair.1 hr. 21 min.....................................#RV9406D $ 24.95The Billion Dollar HoboTim Conway stars as the heir to afortune left behind by his late uncle,Choo Choo Trayne, who was riddledwith misfortune during the GreatDepression yet managed to build hisriches. But to receive the inheritance,Conway must suffer as the first owner of the moneydid by going “on the bum” and riding the rails acrossAmerica. Full- and widescreen, Dolby, Rated G.1 hr. 38 min.....................................#RV3078D $ 14.95Railway in the CloudsThis Chinese-language adventurechronicles a man’s quest to build arailway on the vast, high-altitudeQinghai-Tibet Plateau in China – adangerous task that was begun by (andclaimed the life of) the father he neverknew more than 40 years earlier. Can high-techequipment, modern science and the man’s determinationconquer the highest plateau in the world as hiscrew makes one final push? English subtitles.1 hr. 40 min.....................................#RV9333C $ 19.95OrderToll Free: F800-26161- 592253