OLDIES.com - Direct source of Collectables Records and Alpha Video
Cart Icon SHOPPING BASKET YOUR ACCOUNT ORDER STATUS HELP
Tabs: Home | Audio CDs | Box Sets | Vinyl | Books | Hardware & Accessories
 
Call 1-800-336-4627 to Order
5 FOR $25 DVDs DVDs VHS TV SHOWS CLEARANCE MOVIES NEW RELEASES COMING SOON TOP SELLERS
powered by Google
  Free Shipping on Orders of $75 or More



Alpha Video
Factory direct on OLDIES.com

Picture Brides
Starring: Regis Toomey; Dorothy MacKaill & Alan Hale Director: Phil Rosen
Posing as a mail-order bride, a woman arrives in a remote Brazilian mining town where she finds herself in serious trouble.

Your Price: $5.95
Retail Price: $7.98
You Save: $2.03 (25%)
Alpha Video 5 DVDs for $25 Sale

Availability: Usually ships in 1-3 business days.

Free Shipping on orders of $75 or more
(some restrictions apply)


Format: DVD

Genre: Action & Adventure

Average Customer Rating: Rating 3.0
Based on 1 ratings.

Sale! Buy Alpha Video 5 DVDs for $25 Sale
Safe Shopping Guarantee
Add to Basket
Purchase Later
Shipping Options
HACKER SAFE certified sites prevent over 99.9% of hacker crime.
ORDER BY PHONE
1-800-336-4627
or 1-610-649-7565
Mon-Fri: 7am-9pm ET
Sat: 10am-9pm ET
Sun: 10am-8pm ET
Item Number:
ALP 5006D

Customers who purchased this item also bought these:

Bill Cracks Down (DVD)
SALE Price: $3.95 - Retail Price: $4.98 (Save 21%)
Add to Basket

DVD Features:

Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

(unspecified) - English

Description by OLDIES.com:

Savage jungle lust explodes when a tramp steamer ferries five women to uncertain fates as they sail upriver to a remote diamond mine in the Brazilian jungle. Four of the women are meeting prospective spouses for arranged "mail order" marriages. But the fifth, innocent young Mary Lee, thinks she's on her way to get a job. The others realize she is in for a rude awakening when she finally meets her "employer", a large lecherous beast of a man named Von Luden, the unscrupulous boss of the mine. One of the brides, a big-hearted world-weary broad named Mame who knows how to handle guys like Von Luden, offers to switch places with Mary Lee, giving up her prospective husband, Dave, to the naive girl. Dave, Von Luden's noble hard-working partner at the mine, is wanted by American authorities for embezzlement, and he drinks to drown his contempt for his sadistic German partner, who is very aware of Dave's fugitive status.

After a drunken matrimonial bash, when Von Luden gets Mame instead of a promised nubile virgin, he decides to take Mary Lee anyway. His vicious sexual assault on the girl is cut short when Dave busts down the door. The two men slug it out, with Von Luden getting the worst of it. In revenge, the beaten man decides to turn Dave in to the police. The night before the police arrive, the unrepentant Von Luden rapes and murders the virgin daughter of the mining camp's doctor. The discovery of her limp body in the swamps leads to a bloody showdown.

Picture Brides is a grim and gritty jungle melodrama of desperation and debauchery. Phil Rosen, who traced his four-decade film career back to his days with Edison, directed this no-nonsense piece with a stark frankness. Envisioned as a star vehicle for young Dorothy Libaire, it is the silent screen veteran Dorothy Mackaill who carries the film with a spirited, earthy performance.

Product Description:

Five mail-order brides arrive in a Brazilian mining town whose boss, Von Luden (Alan Hale), rules with a corrupt and lascivious hand. Mary Lee (Dorothy Libaire) is rejected by her potential husband, Dave Hart (Regis Toomey), an embezzler who later saves her from the clutches of Von Luden, leading to a lasting love. Von Luden's next victim, however, the mulatto daughter of the town doctor (Mary Kornman), does not fare so well.

Plot Keywords:

Action | Vintage

Cast and Crew:

Starring Regis Toomey, Dorothy MacKaill & Alan Hale
Directed by Phil Rosen

DVD Details:

  • Label: Alpha Video
  • Originally Released in: 1934
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Run Time: 59 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Region: Region 0 encoding; Can be played worldwide, NTSC-format.
  • Release Date: March 28, 2006
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 15,806
  • Item UPC: 089218500694
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

Movie Lovers' Ratings & Reviews

Be the first Movie Lover to write an online review of this product!

Film Collectors & Archivists: Alpha Video is actively looking for rare and unusual pre-1943 motion pictures, in good condition, from Monogram, PRC, Tiffany, Chesterfield, and other independent studios for release on DVD. We are also interested in TV shows from the early 1950s. Share your passion for films with a large audience. Let us know what you have.

Portions of this page © Copyright 1948-2008 Muze Inc. For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved.

Movies with the
Same Stars

Boxart
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler & Mantan Moreland
SALE Price: $6.98
Boxart
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler & Mantan Moreland
SALE Price: $6.98
Boxart
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler & Mantan Moreland
SALE Price: $6.98
Boxart
The Indian Fighter
Kirk Douglas
SALE Price: $6.98
Boxart
Last Days of Pompeii
Preston Foster & Alan Hale
SALE Price: $6.98
Boxart
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler & Mantan Moreland
SALE Price: $6.98
99-cent DVD Sale
Home Movies & TV Shows Audio CD & Box Sets LP, 7" / 45 RPM & 12" Vinyl Books Hardware & Accessories

© Copyright 2000-2008 OLDIES.com and its affiliates and partner companies. All rights reserved.
About OLDIES.com. Contact us by Email: Products and Order Questions or Website Comments.