Hayley Mills
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Mills was still a preteen when she began her acting career and was quickly thrust into the spotlight. Under the wing of Walt Disney himself, Mills was transformed into one of the biggest child starlets of the 1960s through iconic roles in both British and American films. She became one of only twelve actors in history to be bestowed with the Academy Juvenile Award. In her memoir, Mills provides a unique window into when Hollywood was still Tinseltown...
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Based on the terrifying suspense novel by Agatha Christie, the legendary writer of Death on the Nile, Murder on the Orient Express, Witness for the Prosecution, The Mirror Crack'd and Ten Little Indians, Endless Night stars Hayley Mills (That Darn Cat!, Appointment with Death) as a wealthy heiress who moves into a magnificent dream house with her new husband. But when murder begins to make itself at home, the stage is set for a stunning climax that...
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In the second installment of the acclaimed Mandie series, Mandie (Lexi Johnson, Sugar Creek Gang, Mandie and the Secret Tunnel) is forbidden by her Uncle John (Terrell Anthony, "Guiding Light," Mandie and the Secret Tunnel) to join him on a dangerous quest to keep an old promise. Mandie and her long-lost mother take matters into their own hands. Joined by friends, they embark on a harrowing journey by train to protect Mandie's stubborn uncle. Grand...
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The "lovable hero, Stanley, is not your usual troll. He has a kind heart and the loviest of magical gifts: a green thumb which creates flowers at a touch. But wicked Queen Gnorga, ruler of the Kingdom of the Trolls, discovers Stanley's secret and banishes him to a faraway place where nothing green grows: New York City," where he takes refuge in Central Park.
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Mary Grant has received a message in a bottle from her missing father, a sea captain. She enlists Jacques Paganel, a French geographer, Lord Glenarvan, owner of the Steam Navigation Company, and other searchers to rescue him as they travel the 37th parallel in South America and Australia.
8) Summer magic
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When a close-knit Boston family loses their fortune, they find a wealth of family secrets, young love and charming summer nights in Beulah, Maine.
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The Greek isle of Crete is the setting for the final sale of a fortune in stolen emeralds by a ruthless, desperate thief. However, two youthful sleuths, an English girl on holiday with her aunt and a young man wrongly accused of the crime, set out to expose the criminal, and are drawn into a death-defying adventure.
11) TRAP (DVD)
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A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and sinister event.
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The detectives are on a mission to uncover the mystery behind an unsolved murder that occurred 39 years ago. Beneath the ground of a demolished house, the bones of the victim are found. With this evidence, the modern police team opens a case to unearth the history that has remained buried for decades. Four main suspects emerge, and as their dark past is unraveled, the truth behind the events of the crime is finally revealed.
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The parent trap: Susan and Sharon are identical twins that are separated by birth. Once they realize who they are, they make a plan to switch place with the high hopes of getting their parents back together again.
The parent trap II: Now grown up, Sharon is a single mom whose daughter meets Mary and the girls turn into scheming matchmakers.
15) Pollyanna
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When her parents die, Pollyanna is sent to live in Vermont with her strict and appearance-focused Aunt Polly. There, Pollyanna brings sunshine into the lives of everyone she meets with her optimistic outlook on life.
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Pitching In volume 4
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Frank wants to discuss Iona's increased bid with Carys, but they are both distracted by the sudden arrival of Carys's husband. Danny plans to propose to Tanya at her birthday party, and Carys assumes the worst about Frank's old friend, who seems to be hiding a secret.
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Pitching In volume 1
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The inhabitants of Daffodil Dunes mobile-home park are shocked to hear the park's owner, Frank, make a surprising announcement at his birthday party. Frank's daughter, Carys, home for the first time since her mother's death 18 months ago, sets out to change his mind.