The Definitive Ealing Studios Collection: Volume 3 DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Scott of the Antarctic Robert Falcon Scott (John Mills) is a determined explorer whose ambition is to be the first man to reach the South Pole He starts off well with three modes of transportation -- dogs ponies & snow tractors -- but the extremely cold weather as well as the conspiracy against him by a rival team of Norwegian explorers proves to be too much for the man & his expedition The film is based on the true story & inspired by footage shot on the actual journey The Ladykillers Mrs Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) likes to report suspicious behavior to the police Unaware of her reputation the dapper thief Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness) rents rooms in the elderly widow's home for himself & his band of cohorts Posing as a string quintet the thieves pull off a bank robbery but slip up in front of the old woman as they try to escape Agreed that they need to murder her the bumbling crooks wind up double-crossing each other & slowly killing themselves off The Magnet Young Johnny Brent (William Fox) tricks another boy at his school into giving him a powerful magnet When the magnet gets Johnny into trouble he decides to give it away He meets a medical inventor (Meredith Edwards) who is holding auctions for the hospital & decides to give the man the magnet anonymously As Johnny continues to feel guilty for taking the boy's magnet he runs away to Liverpool where the magnet comes back to him in an unexpected way The Man in the White Suit Chemist Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) is at a crossroads in his career He's been trying to invent a long-lasting clothing fiber but his unreasonable demands for high-end equipment have gotten him fired from job after job Finally Sidney creates a white suit that is impervious to the elements -- it cannot stain or wrinkle At first he is celebrated as a hero but soon enough the clothing manufacturers realize that the perfect suit is actually very bad for business Actors Joan Greenwood Michael Gough Ernest Thesiger Kay Walsh John Mills Directors Alexander Mac Kendrick Charles Frend Writers Roger Mac Dougall William Rose Alexander Mac Kendrick TEB Clarke John Dighton Producers Michael Balcon Sidney Cole Format Box set PALRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 4