The Great Race (DVD)
A tribute to masters of slapstick Laurel and Hardy, Blake Edwards's spectacular farce stars Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood. In 1908 New York, the evil, black-clad Professor Fate (Lemmon) challenges the Great Leslie (Curtis), a heroic daredevil who wears only white, to a 22,000-mile New York-to-Paris race. As the race gets under way, Fate eliminates all the other contestants through nefarious means except for feminist Maggie Dubois (Wood). But when her car breaks down on its own, she's forced to ride with Leslie, who has his hands full trying to avoid being obliterated by the artillery-laden Hannibal 8 that carries Fate. After getting into a brawl in the wild West and riding an ice floe across the Bering Strait to Siberia, Fate kidnaps Maggie, and the racing teams make an extended soujourn in Carpania as Edwards parodies THE PRISONER OF ZENDA. Then the dastardly Baron von Shtuppe (Ross Martin) tries to take advantage of Fate's resemblance to their ruler, Prince Hapnick, to start a revolution. This enjoyable, out-of-control spectacle, loaded with hysterical sight gags and routines from the silent comedy era, features good work from Lemmon, Martin, and Peter Falk as Fate's henchman, Max. The film was the basis for the WACKY RACES animated children's series.The Warner Brother Classics VHS version includes the original theatrical trailer.
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This beautiful antique watch fob makes a welcome addition to any collection.
Specifications:
18-karat yellow and white gold watch fob
Woven band
Delicate gold work on accents
Lobster clasp
4.5 inches long
13.9 grams grams total gold weight
All carat weights and measurements are approximate and may vary slightly from the listed information.
This unique piece is estate jewelry, which by definition means previously owned. Jewelry in this collection reflects the period from 100 years ago to the present. None were mass-produced or mass-marketed; some are one-of-a-kind items. Workmanship and materials of the highest quality mean this jewelry can only appreciate in value.
Sleep in luxurious comfort with this down alternative white comforter.
With an all-cotton cover and a 300-thread count, the comforter features a 100-percent polyester fill to keep you cozy all night long. End-to-end box stitching looks great and keeps the fiber in place for even distribution. The hypo-allergenic fibers are ideal for allergy-sufferers.
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Dimensions and fill weight:
Twin: 62 x 86 inches, 30-oz. fill weight
Full/queen: 86 x 86 inches, 40-oz. fill weight
King: 102 x 86 inches, 50-oz. fill weight
Imported
Machine Washable
Keep time to your favorite tunes with the TechOtunes MP3 watch. It's designed as a fully functional analog watch with an integrated MP3 player. The rechargeable Li-ion battery allows up to 10 hours of playback.
Analog watch
Metallic dial
Pink strap
Water resistant to 100 meters
Integrated MP3 player
10 hours play time (fully charged)
Built-in Li-ion rechargeable battery
Built-in 256MB flash chip
Supports Mac OS X, Windows 98 SE or above
Round 4-pin USB 1.1 interface
Supports 32Kbps-256Kbps bit rates
Contents include:
TechOtunes MP3 watch
User manual
Stereo earphones
Device driver on CD