Preston Sturges: The Filmmaker Collection (Full Frame)

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One of cinema history's greatest filmmakers, Preston Sturges was the first Hollywood writer to direct his own script and went on an unparalleled creative streak that brought to the screen some of the most beloved films of all time. "The Great McGinty" - Depression-era bum Dan McGinty intrigued by the offer of quick cash for ballot stuffing, makes himself a hobo's fortune while securing a reputation among local politicians as an adept scam man. "Christmas In July" - Stars Dick Powell as a go-getter clerk in a coffee company who's fooled into thinking he's won a $25,000 prize for inventing a sales slogan. When a trio a practical jokers at Maxford Coffee send him a phony congratulatory telegram announcing that he's the contest winner, Powell and his girlfriend (Ellen Drew) go off on a mammoth Christmas shopping binge, even though it's the middle of July. "The Lady Eve" - A conniving father and daughter meet up with the heir to a brewery fortune, a wealthy but naive snake enthusiast, and attempt to bamboozle him at a cruise ship card table. Their plan is quickly abandoned when the daughter falls in love with their prey. But when the heir gets wise to her gold-digging ways, she must plot to re-conquer his heart. "Sullivan's Travels" - Hollywood Director Joel McCrea, Tired of churning out lightweight comedies, decides to make "O Brother, Where Art Thou" - a serious, socially responsible films about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, he hits the road as a hobo. "The Palm Beach Story" - The captivating Claudette Colbert stars as the frustrated wife of struggling engineer Joel McCrea. In a seemingly amicable agreement, Colbert hops a train to Palm Beach where divorces come easy. Desperate to escape a group of obnoxious millionaires on the train to Florida, Colbert hides out in a sleeping car where she meets, unbeknownst to her, one of the world's richest men who is relentless in his attempt to romance her.