A Girl In Every Port - DVD

Womanizing sailor Spike Madden (Victor McLaglen) tries to live up to the title boast, only to find he has competition when fellow tar Salami (Robert Armstrong) begins to claim Spike's beauties for his own. The two eventually become friends, but when Salami learns that a Marseille mademoiselle (Louise Brooks)-whom Spike has fallen for-is a gold-digger, will the smitten swabbie listen? Howard Hawks directs this silent comedy/adventure. 81 min. Standard; Soundtrack music score; bonus short InchStork MadInch (1926). Silent with music score.

Mason, his wife, and their beautiful young companion move into an eerie mansion. Odd things begin to happen. It's soon obvious that a murdered woman's ghost is taking over Lockwood's body. Price plays the loving doctor who's unable to combat the uncanny powers draining her life. One great scene has Lockwood playing the piano, then suddenly breaking into a strange piece she's never played before. Look for veteran horror star Thesiger in a small but important role. Fine acting, beautiful photography, and a subtle music score make this a very effective ghost tale.

Jim (Reginald Sharland), a British nobleman, is the sole survivor of his unit after a disastrous engagement in World War I. Helplessly watching as his fellow soldiers are burned alive by German flamethrowers, Jim is traumatized and develops an all-consuming fear of fire. Tortured and ashamed, Jim ends up playing "Whiskey Johnny" to the denizens of the seedy Bamboo Bar on Suva in the Fiji Islands. The bar, and much of Suva, is controlled