Johnny Mercer

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1) We Were Warriors: One Soldier’s Story of Brutal Combat

Author

Language

English

Description

The rounds were single shot from the same two enemy positions, trying to pick me off. They were kicking up the dirt around me. Then all hell broke loose as the gunship's Gatling vomited ammo right over my head. The sound was deafening. It was now or never. I got up and ran. A captain in the 29 Commando regiment, Johnny Mercer served in the army for twelve years. On his third tour of Afghanistan he was a Joint Fires Controller, with the high-pressure...

2) The long goodbye

Series

KL studio classics

Publisher

Kino Lorber

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

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For The Long Goodbye, Robert Altman successfully transports Philip Marlowe, incarnated by Elliott Gould, to the over-privileged, full-color 70s. Marlowe is lonely and shabby, yet does not seem an anachronism in the contemporary world. Unlike Bogart's Marlowe, this is a not especially tough Marlowe. He's a bright, conscientiously solemn nut, a guy who hopes for the best but expects the worst. This particular Philip Marlowe, despite evidence to the...

3) Have yourself a swingin' little Christmas

Series

Bear Family seasons

Publisher

Bear Family

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

4) The Complete Ella In Berlin: Mack The Knife

Author

Fitzgerald, Ella

Series

Desert island discs

Language

English

Formats

eMusic, Music CD

5) To have and have not

Publisher

Warner Home Video

Pub. Date

[2005]

Language

English

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An American charter boat captain in Martinique gets involved with a young female drifter and some French freedom fighters who are trying to elude local Nazi collaborators.

6) The essential Glenn Miller

Author

Miller, Glenn

Publisher

Bluebird

Pub. Date

p2005

Language

English

7) Turner Classic Movies greatest classic legends film collection: Judy Garland

Series

Turner classic movies greatest classic legends film collection

Publisher

Warner Home Video

Pub. Date

[2013]

Language

English

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For me and my gal: Musical comedy about a vaudeville song-and-dance team who buck tough times and World War I on their way to success in show business. The Harvey girls: Susan meets a cheery group of young women traveling out to open a 'Harvey House' restaurant at a remote whistle stop to provide good cooking and wholesome company for railway travelers. In the good old summertime: A musical version of "The shop around the corner" tells the story...