The Milky Way

Starring:Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale, Helen Mack, William Gargan, George Barbier, Dorothy Wilson, Lionel Stander, Charles Lane, Marjorie Gateson, Gertrude Astor, Eddie Fetherston, Ethyl May Halls, Marty Martin, Tom Hanlon, Bonita, Jim Farley, Harry Bernard, Jack Murphy, Jack Clifford
Director: Norman Z. McLeod, Leo McCarey
Studio: Alpha Video
Product Type: DVD

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The Milky Way (Criterion Collection)
Starring: Julien Bertheau , Claudio Brook , Claude Cerval , Jean Clarieux , and Pierre Clémenti
Director: Luis Buñuel
Manufacturer: Criterion
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ASIN: B000QXDFRQ
Release Date: 2007-08-21

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THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING HERE, WHAT IT IS AIN'T EXACTLY CLEAR

NOVA: Monster of the Milky Way
Starring: Stacy Keach , Peter Thomas (VI) , and Don Wescott
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Join NOVA on a mind-bending hunt for a monster lurking at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. For a long time, black holes were dismissed as pure science fiction. Even Albert Einstein could not bring himself to accept them, despite pioneering the theory o

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THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING HERE, WHAT IT IS AIN'T EXACTLY CLEAR.......2007-01-04

The monster of the Milky Way is of course--no, wait for it. But it's big, really big. Bigger than a Buick. How do we know what's there, with all the gas and dust blocking our view of the galaxy center? "Monster of the Milky Way" explains how. My test for Nova programs is how many times I want to watch them. This episode premiered only a few weeks ago yet I've seen it three times already. There's a lot of thought provoking ideas in this episode, including the fate of the Milky Way and our big galactic neighbor 2.2 million light years away, Mr. Huge Andromeda Galaxy, M31. I don't want to spoil the "plot" of this episode because at its heart it is a detective story, but it follows astronomers as they try to discern just what all that mass at the center of the Milky consists of, and what that means for the future of our galactic neighborhood. This episode is one of the better ones about astronomy. The monster at the heart of the Milky Way and its brethren are the subject of cutting-edge ideas in cosmology these days, and this fresh Nova program takes you right into the current research.

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You've Just Got to Duck!
Wait for the Collection
Awful. Unfunny.
Good movie, but the transfer sucks

The Milky Way
Starring: Harold Lloyd , Adolphe Menjou , Verree Teasdale , Helen Mack , and William Gargan
Director: Leo McCarey , and Norman Z. McLeod
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
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ASIN: B00022LIRK
Release Date: 2004-06-22

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You've Just Got to Duck!.......2006-06-30

The Milky Way is a later sound feature starring the silent comedian Harold Lloyd. It begins with an incompetant milkman (Lloyd) in a very funny scene at a meeting for the company. This man happens to stumble upon some prize fighters one night and agitates them until they attempt to beat him up. Little do they know how nimble he is and the middle-weight champion finds himself with birds circling his head. The fighter's promoter (Adolph Menjou) wants to employ the milkman in order to alter gossip, but he is none too receptive. Later, he gets roped into it anyway and a string of fixed fights and publicity leave the milkman with a massively inflated ego.

Lloyd is astonishingly funny in this film. His silent character is only amplified by the fact that he speaks here. Some silent stars lost something when sound came, but Lloyd seems to have fed on its power. He is truly a bright spot.

Most film collectors know that many films aren't in great condition and are able to look past the fuzzy prints and dull soundtrack to see the film they've been dying to see. This film is easy to love because of the great script and Lloyd's hilarious antics and even moreso by those people who have trained themselves to look past bad prints. For others, it might not be as enjoyable because the quality can be a bit distracting.

Wait for the Collection.......2005-09-16

This will be released as part of the Harold Lloyd set coming out in November. I'm sure we'll see a better looking and sounding print. This promises to be quite a release and may do much to revitalize the reputation of a unique comedy genius.

I watched this film two times the first evening I got a copy; I was a little astonished. As a wacky comedy from that era it's not on the level of The Awful Truth or Bringing Up Baby--it's a notch below--but it's very good and has plenty of imaginative and gut-busting moments. I was roaring through the entire ending, and that's the way it should be with a good comedy.

The aspects that prevent this from being a front-runner are a not-totally-there script, a fun but vaguely awkward performance by Adolphe Menjou as a fight promoter, and some lumpiness to the flow of the proceedings. Screwball comedy, based as it is on generally unbelievable premises and coincidences, requires carefully calibrated velocity and pacing to keep the audience from noticing the unreality of the situations. The best examples have theatrical precedents--Arsenic and Old Lace, in its film incarnation, still feels like a stage play but it works brilliantly because it's relentless. All this movie was missing was more inspired direction.

Still, Lloyd, and much of the cast, are a pleasure, and the fun almost always never stops. A solid four-star with plenty of five-star moments--including one scene where Lloyd plays a sort of boomerang game with his hat.

Awful. Unfunny........2005-05-30

I'm a big Harold Lloyd fan, but this movie is a waste of time. Luckily, I have it recorded from TV. Am now erasing it.

Good movie, but the transfer sucks.......2004-08-27

This is a good Harold Lloyd movie, although not one of his best (but they are all pretty good.) The problem with the DVD is that the quality of the transfer is very bad.

The video quality is poor. It is washed out in places. Contract is bad. Part of the titles are cut off.

The sound quality is absolutely horrible. In many places it shrieks like an old speaker turned up too loud. It was painful to listen to this movie at any other than a very low (i.e. barely make out the words) sound level.

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Harold Lloyd's - World Of Comedy

ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Language(s): English

ASIN: B000PYB4KQ

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Silent comedy-star Harold Lloyd personally selected his funniest scenes for this hysterical compilation. Our bespectacled hero always seems to go from one set of troubles to another. Contains classic bits from such gems as "Why Worry?," The Milky Way, "Girl Shy," "Movie Crazy and "Professor Beware." You will never forget poor Harolds daring antics on a skyscraper in his best-loved film "Safety Last! or his daring climb down the side of a building in Feet First.

Classic Comedy Triple Feature Vol. 1 - The Milky Way, The General, College

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Classic Comedy Triple Feature Vol. 1 - The Milky Way, The General, College
Starring: Classic Comedy Triple Feature 1
Manufacturer: Good Times Video
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ASIN: B00019G4G4
Release Date: 2004-03-30

Solar Journey: A Galactic Tour of the Milky Way & Beyond

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Solar Journey: A Galactic Tour of the Milky Way & Beyond

Manufacturer: Finley-Holiday Film Corp.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

DVD Extra- Galactic Quiz
DVD Extra - Space Photo Gallery
DVD Extra - Sounds of Space
DVD Extra - Galactic Symphony - Music Video
DVD Extra - Bonus Video- On Robot Wings - Flying thru Our Solar System

ASIN: B000JG7ZQC

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SOLAR JOURNEY takes you on a breathtaking tour through the Milky Way Galaxy and beyond using real data from Earth and space-based observatories. Explore the far reaches of the suns influence and visit the secret heart of the Milky Way galaxy, where a cluster of massive stars is held captive by a black hole. Witness the spectacular radiation rainbow that surrounds the ancient supernova known as Loop I. Pass by planetary systems and then fly out to our nearby sister galaxy Andromeda, where the Milky Way Galaxy is revealed as a tiny way station in the vast emptiness of space. Finally, return home to Earth as you may not have seen it before: safely cradled in the striking cocoon of the solar wind. Produced by Finley-Holiday Films with Indiana University Research & Technology Corp. and the University of Chicago.

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Unfolding Universe

Manufacturer: Discovery Channel
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The Milky Way contains more than 200 billion stars and a seemingly infinite number of planets. Where did our magnificent galaxy come from and what will become of it? Astronomers have charted remarkable changes in the Milky Way in just the past century, no more than a cosmic microsecond. Millions of stars, like our own Sun, have been devoured by a monstrous galactic void. Discovery Channel follows a group of leading astronomers and scientists as they attempt to unlock the mysteries of this insatiable vortex. They dont know what theyll find there...only that this hellish realm harbours clues to the fate of our galaxy.

Boxing Comedy Champs: Harold Lloyd in "The Milky Way"/The East Side Kids in "Kid Dynamite"

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Boxing Comedy Champs: Harold Lloyd in "The Milky Way"/The East Side Kids in "Kid Dynamite"
Starring: Milky Way , and Kid Dynamite
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The Sin of Harold Diddlebook

ASIN: B0006SSQQG
Release Date: 2005-01-25

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Milky Way - Often considered Harold Lloyd's best performance in a talkie, Lloyd plays Buleigh Sullivan, a milkman who becomes a boxer after it appears that he has knocked out a middleweight champion (William Gargan) in a street brawl. Adolphe Menjou plays Gabby Sloan, who wants to manage Buleigh as a real contender in a series of fixed fights only to have him lose a match against the champ right as the unaware Buleigh begins to believe in his own powers. Will Buleigh be able to hold his own or will he get clobbered when he faces a real fighter?

Kid Dynamite-East Side boxing champion Muggs McGinnis (Leo Gorcey) has been challenged to fight the West Side champ after a pool game hustle gone wrong but is kidnapped before the match. Muggs' friend Danny (Bobby Jordan) takes his place and wins the fight only to have Muggs think that Danny was responsible for his kidnapping. The relationship strained, is made even more complicated by the fast that Danny wants to marry Muggs' sister. Will Muggs' sister marry Danny? Will Muggs and Danny's friendship ever be repaired or will Muggs continue to believe that he lives in Danny's shadow and resent him forever? Find out in this knock-out classic, Kid Dynamite!

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-A very fascinating and informative introduction by New York Post film critic Lou Lumenick!

-Bonus episode of classic serial The New Adventures of Tarzan!

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