5/5 four classic romantic movies for one super price!
  by Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood)
TCM/Warner's ongoing series of "Greatest Films" collections gets a little romantic with four fondly-remembered titles on 2 double-sided DVDs, starring the likes of Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn and Natalie Wood.

LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON: Despite being directed by the great Billy Wilder, this is sadly one of Audrey Hepburn's lesser vehicles. She plays Ariane, the daughter of a private detective (Maurice Chevalier), who is fascinated by the antics of an aging playboy (Gary Cooper). Once you get past the uncomfortable pairing of Hepburn and Cooper it's actually quite enjoyable.

SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS: William Inge's sensitive portrait of young love, destroyed by 1930s small-town morés. Warren Beatty makes his screen debut, with Natalie Wood as Deanie, the role that kicked her career into high-gear as an adult star. Special features: trailer, Oscar-nominated cartoon short "Beep Prepared".

MOGAMBO: Clark Gable stars in a Technicolor remake of his 1930s potboiler "Red Dust", with splendid support from Grace Kelly and Ava Gardner as the two women competing for his affection. Special features: trailer.

NOW, VOYAGER: Bette Davis is hapless spinster Charlotte Vale, repressed into a nervous breakdown by her icy mother (Gladys Cooper) until she's transformed by love and psychiatry. Special features: music scoring sessions.

If you haven't yet purchased these movies individually, the savings made by buying all four in this box-set will be quite substantial.