Arise, My Love - DVD

Awaiting execution in Franco's Spain for his Republican leanings, American aviator Tom Martin (Ray Milland) was sprung courtesy of an audacious gambit by reporter Augusta Nash (Claudette Colbert). The understandably grateful flyer began a romantic pursuit of her across the continent, but as their journey takes them through Europe's gathering war clouds, both might find a greater calling. Mitchell Leisen's long-demanded drum-beating dramedy also stars Dennis O'Keefe, Walter Abel. 110 min. Standard; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.

In a small German village that now hosts an American military base, the still-smarting locals grudgingly but determinedly turn to the soldiers to sustain their economy. A black market trucker (Helmut Wildt) opts to rekindle things with an ex-lover (Ingmar Zeisberg) now married to a U.S. officer-but the dalliance will set up a tragedy he can't escape. Gritty effort, long suppressed for it's frank depiction of anti-Semitism, co-stars Hans Cossy. 113 min. Includes original and edited cuts. Widescreen; Soundtrack German; Subtitles English; audio commentary; edited cut. In German with English subtitles. BW/Rtg NR

An aging comedian tours the California desert, lost in a cycle of third-rate venues, novelty tourist attractions, and vain attempts to reach his estranged daughter. By day, he slogs through the barren landscape, inadvertently alienating every acquaintance. At night, he seeks solace in the animation of his onstage persona. Fueled by the promise of a lucrative Hollywood engagement and the possibility of rekindling a relationship with his daughter, he trudges through a series of increasingly surreal and volatile encounters.