"This updated and extensively revised edition is designed to aid laboratory animal veterinarians, clinical chemists, toxicologists, clinical pathologists and other biomedical investigators. Clinical Chemistry of Laboratory Animals helps these professionals select and interpret clinical chemistry studies on specimens from laboratory animals. Additionally, this comprehensive reference guides the investigator in the evaluation of organs and ..."
"The second Spotlight Collection features both the first "Tom and Jerry" short and some of the last films in the series. In 1940, the cartoon unit of MGM was under pressure to produce more, so story man Bill Hanna and animator Joe Barbera were allowed to direct a cartoon. "Puss Gets the Boot" received an Oscar nomination, and introduced the duo that would become Tom and Jerry. (Tom was originally "Jasper.") The series ran for 15 years an ..."
"This 1938 MGM version of the Dickens classic is not the most rewarding of the various adaptations (that honor goes to Biran Desmond Hurst's 1951 film, starring Alistair Sim), but it has a strong if narrow performance by Reginald Owen as the miser Ebenezer Scrooge. Directed by Edward L. Marin, the movie is stiffer and less imaginative than it ought to be, but there are some compensations in the supporting cast, including Leo G. Carroll, ..."
"Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, The Premiere Volume (DVD)The Tom-and-Jerry legacy chases through every nook and cranny of the classic animation pantheon, spanning six decades and several famous directors. Looney Tunes icons Friz Freleng, Tex Avery and Chuck Jones all played their part. But the enduring cat-and-mouse team was the brainchild of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Their first short Puss Gets the Boot (in which Tom was c ..."
"Ivanhoe (DVD)Stand and pledge loyalty – or prepare to lie cold beneath your shields. Chivalrous knight Wilfrid of Ivanhoe is determined to restore Richard the Lionhearted to England’s throne. Gallantry and costumed pageantry combine in this crowd-pleasing nominee for 3 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture. Robert Taylor plays the title role, and Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Fontaine also star in a rousing adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’ ..."
""You remind me of a man." "What man?" "The man with the power...." Ah, so you remember the lovely nonsense of The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer. This lighter-than-air comedy puts playboy writer Cary Grant in company with 17-year-old schoolgirl Shirley Temple, although he's more interested in older sister Myrna Loy. (She's as sober as a judge, and indeed is one.) The Oscar®- winning script by future bestselling novelist Sidney Sheldon ..."
"Lively Cole Porter songs highlight this musical comedy. Gene Kelly's a dancer touring Europe who romances each of the beautiful members of his troupe (Taina Elg, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall), which leads to funny complications and a hilarious courtroom climax. Songs include "Les Girls," "Flower Song," "Ladies in Waiting," and more. 114 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles ..."
"THE CELEBRATED CAT AND MOUSE TEAM MEETS A YOUNG GIRL NAMED ROBYNWHO DESPERATELY NEEDS THEIR HELP TO FIND HER MISSING FATHER.ALONG THE WAY THEY RUN INTO HER EVIL AUNT WHO TOSSES THEM INTO APET PRISON. BONDING TOGETHER TOM & JERRY OUTWIT THE AUNT ANDMASTERMIND A GREAT ESCAPE TO SET OFF ON THE WILDES ADVENTURE."