Alec Guinness Collection Cast: Alec Guinness
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- DVD Release Date: 09/10/2002
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Closed Caption; Full frame presentation; Widescreen presentation; Theatrical trailers; Alec Guinness bio; English and French language tracks
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Side #1 -- The Ladykillers
1. Program Start/Main Titles [1:47]
2. Mrs. Wilberforce [3:23]
3. The Mysterious Professor Marcus [5:06]
4. The Gang's All Here [4:02]
5. A Spot of Tea [3:48]
6. Bloody Nuisance [7:12]
7. The Heist [4:00]
8. All Aboard [2:58]
9. Pulling the Strings [2:46]
10. Horse and Buggy [3:01]
11. The Waiting Game [3:42]
12. Fond Farewells [3:29]
13. Suspicion [6:05]
14. Command Performance [5:11]
15. A Visit From the Police [3:51]
16. The Ladykillers [3:53]
17. A Spark of Decency [4:21]
18. Rooftop Accident [2:44]
19. Alliances [3:18]
20. Double-Cross [3:33]
21. Another Black Mark [2:44]
22. "Who Looks Stupid Now?" [2:45]
23. And Then There Were None [3:39]
24. Mrs. Wilberforce's Windfall [3:04]
Side #2 -- The Man in the White Suit
1. Program Start/Main Titles [1:48]
2. Potential Investor [4:39]
3. Over Budget [3:25]
4. Sidney's New Job [4:02]
5. Technical Expert [3:50]
6. Headstrong Daughter [5:34]
7. Amazing Experiment [4:14]
8. Visiting the Boss [4:39]
9. Indestructible [3:00]
10. Lab Accidents [4:07]
11. Success [3:15]
12. The Man in the White Suit [3:07]
13. Captains of Industry [3:47]
14. Vested Interests [2:53]
15. A New Contract [5:30]
16. Reluctant Houseguest [5:57]
17. Heart to Heart [3:06]
18. Strained Labor Relations [5:32]
19. Daphne's Defiance [5:02]
20. Man on the Run [2:57]
21. A Dream in Tatters [3:43]
22. End Credits [:52]
Side #3 -- The Lavender Hill Mob
1. Program Start/Main Titles [2:00]
2. Big Spender [2:28]
3. Guardian of the Gold [3:28]
4. Lavender Hill Hotel [3:19]
5. Pendlebury's Profession [5:22]
6. Now or Never [2:47]
7. Unique Recruitment [4:57]
8. A Gift-Edged Proposition [3:57]
9. A Beautiful Day for a Heist [4:51]
10. "They Got Mr. Pendlebury!" [4:31]
11. Case Dismissed [4:41]
12. Hero's Welcome [3:32]
13. Police Manhunt [4:36]
14. The Lavender Hill Mob [2:00]
15. "The World Is Ours" [5:01]
16. Holland and Pendlebury [3:25]
17. Under Suspicion [3:05]
18. Stubborn Little Girl [3:15]
19. Metropolitan Police [5:28]
20. Stolen Car [4:12]
21. Old McDonald Had a Farm [2:59]
22. End Credits [1:04]
Side #4 -- Kind Hearts and Coronets
1. Program Start/Main Titles [1:54]
2. The Silken Rope [4:39]
3. Family History and Humilations [4:23]
4. The Seeds of Crime [4:10]
5. Sibella [4:52]
6. Monsters of Arrogance [1:05]
7. Young Asocyne D'Ascoyne [5:24]
8. Excellent Prospects [3:25]
9. Henry D'Ascoyne [6:30]
10. A Dish Served Cold [2:04]
11. Tea and Tragedy [2:17]
12. The Funeral [4:24]
13. Rising Fortunes [4:58]
14. Rev. Lord Henry D'Ascoyne [6:13]
15. Lady Agatha, the Admiral and the General [3:46]
16. The Heir Presumptive [4:11]
17. A Chat by the Fire [3:27]
18. The Offer Accepted [3:12]
19. A Matter of Some Delicacy [4:16]
20. Sibella's Bluff [3:27]
21. Ethelred D'Ascoyne [3:11]
22. The Trial [4:21]
23. The Tenth Duke of Chalfont [3:20]
24. The Trial [4:57]
25. Louis in the Dock [2:33]
26. Two Miracles [6:18]
27. "How Happy Could I Be With Either?" [1:58]
28. End Credits [:42]
Side #5 -- The Captain's Paradise
1. Program Start/Main Titles [1:24]
2. Facing the Firing Squad [4:46]
3. Captain Henry St. James [3:53]
4. Pulling Into Port [4:43]
5. Tango [5:41]
6. Strict Disciplinarian [4:13]
7. Anniversary Present [5:13]
8. Twinkle-Toes [4:48]
9. A Little Carelessness [4:21]
10. Miscommunication [7:43]
11. Captain's Paradise [3:02]
12. Surprise Visit [3:43]
13. Something in Common [5:02]
14. "Too Picturesque by Half" [5:01]
15. How the Other Half Lives [3:56]
16. Slip of the Tongue [2:54]
17. Wild at Heart [3:37]
18. "May This Go on Forever" [3:47]
19. Crime of Passion [4:41]
20. New Housekeeper [5:10]
21. End Credits [:34]
Editorial Reviews
Long before his portrayal of Star Wars’ Obi-Wan Kenobi made him a favorite of the MTV generation, Alec Guinness was an international movie star who seemed constitutionally incapable of giving a bad performance. Essentially a character actor whose matchless skill and forceful personality eventually pushed him into leading roles, Guinness brightened a whole slew of zesty comedies made for England’s legendary Ealing Studios, and five of the best have now been collected in this five-disc Anchor Bay DVD box set. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), likely the best of the bunch, is a devilish black comedy in which a titled family’s black sheep sets out to kill his relatives -- all of them played by Guinness! The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) stars Guinness as a timid bank clerk who plots to rob a truckload of gold bullion, while in The Man in the White Suit (also 1951) he plays the eccentric inventor of an indestructible fabric. The Captain’s Paradise (1953) casts him as a carefree sailor with wives in every port, and The Ladykillers pits him against a seemingly harmless old lady with some surprises up her lace sleeves. Every film in this collection is a winner, a droll little masterpiece turned out as only the English can. The writing sparkles, the direction is spot-on, and the performances are uniformly stellar. These delightful comedies have all stood the test of time and will no doubt delight fans for years to come on DVD. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble
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