Cinema's First Nasty Women - DVD

Up on the screen, they'd flirt, self-assert, and thumb their nose at convention-and this remarkable curated collection of 99 genre-spanning American and European silent films from 1898-1926 celebrates female filmmakers who gleefully subverted their day's gender norms. The craft of Léontine, Florence Turner, Little Chrysia, Texas Guinan, Fay Tincher, Gene Gauntier, Mabel Taliaferro, and many more is spotlighted. 14 1/2 hrs. Total on four discs. Standard; Soundtrack music score; audio commentary; featurettes. Silent with music score.

From acclaimed director Blake Edwards comes this shocking tale of suspense. Kelly Sherwood Lee Remick) works as a bank teller in 1960s San Francisco when she is threatened by a shadowy, asthmatic man (Ross Martin, TV's "The Wild Wild West"), who demands that she steal $100,000 from her bank. When the man threatens the lives of Kelly and her sister, FBI Agent John Ripley (Glenn Ford, 3:10 to Yuma) is put on the case.

Travelling to antebellum Dixie to claim his family estate, hapless heir Willie McKay (Buster Keaton) learns he's also inherited a long-standing feud with the clan of his new girlfriend (Natalie Talmadge, Keaton's real-life wife). A daring rescue performed by Buster at a waterfall is just one of the amazing stunts in this energetic silent romp. With Joe Keaton, Joe Roberts.