Alcoa Premiere / Screen Directors Playhouse
A pair of baseball stories from famed director John Ford.
'Flashing Spikes' (1962) starring James Stewart and 'Rookie of the Year' (1955) starring John Wayne. 90 minutes total. $19.95

American Sportsman
Hunting with Roy Rogers, Jimmy Dean and Dennis Morgan. $19.95

The Contender (1944)
Truckdriver Buster Crabbe turns prizefighter to raise money to keep his son in an expensive school. He gets involved with a cheap blond and begins to hit the bottle. Can he turn his life around before it's too late? $19.95

The Decathlon
History of the Olympic event (one hour). $19.95

The Duke Comes Back (1937)
A retired boxer must stage a comeback to save his ftaher's business. Starring Allan Lane and Heather Angel. $19.95

Elmer the Great (1933)
Baseball comedy with Joe E. Brown, Preston Foster and Sterling Holloway. $19.95

The Fireball (1950)
Roller derby drama starring Mickey Rooney, Pat O'Brien, Milburne Stone and Marylin Monroe. $19.95

Footsteps (1972)
a.k.a. Nice Guys Finish Last A relentless football coach (Richard Crenna) is determined to crush all his opponents. Also with Joanna Pettet, Clu Gulager, Ned Beatty, James Woods, Allen Garfield, Forrest Tucker and Robert Carradine. Color. $19.95

Harmon of Michigan (1941)
Football great Tom Harmon plays himself in this action packed biopic. Also with Anita Louise, Larry Parks and Lloyd Bridges. $19.95

Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
Republic mystery about a prize fighter who is murdered right before his big championship bout. The great cast is headed by Neil Hamilton ('Comissioner Gordon' on TV's 'Batman'). $14.95

Idol of the Crowds (1937)
Sports drama with John Wayne as a hockey player from Maine. $19.95

The Iron Man (1931)
A lovesick prizefighter (Lew Ayres) is completely dominated by his sexy wife (Jean Harlow), a fact that worries the boxers' hardboiled manager (Robert Armstrong), who realizes that the woman is only in the relationship for the money it will bring her. Directed by Tod ('Dracula') Browning. $19.95

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Fine screen bio of the first black man to play major league baseball. Starring Jackie Robinson as himself, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson, Louise Beavers, Richard Lane, Harry Shannon, Ben Lessy and Joel Fluellen. $19.95

The Joe Louis Story (1941)
Highly regarded film biography of the legendary boxing champ 'told with a boldness that will rock you.' Starring Coley Wallace as Louis, with Paul Stewart, James Edwards, John Marley and Dotts Johnson. 'Alternately touching, understanding and heart-poundingly exciting.' - Variety. This terrific film, which incorporates plenty of actual Louis fight footage, was one of the first to portray black people in an honest and non-patronizing way. Highly recommended. $14.95

Keep Punching (1938)
'The picture that packs a powerhouse wallop!' Starring Willie Bryant, Mae Jonson, Hamtree Harrington, Francine Everett, Dooley Wilson, Lee Norman's Orchestra, Arthur White's Lindy Hoppers and the legendary boxing champ Henry ('Hammerin' Hank') Armstrong. $19.95

Kill or Be Killed (1980)
Years after WWII, a German karate coach seeks to trounce the Japanese coach who once beat him. Starring James Ryan. Color. $19.95

The Miracle Kid (1942)
A young man (Tom Neal) is forced into a boxing career against his will - a situation that causes trouble with his lovely wife (Carol Hughes). Also starring Betty Blythe and Vicki Lester. $14.95

Olympia Part One (1936)
The 1936 Olympics as documented by legendary filmmaker Leni Reifenstahl. $19.95

Olympia Part Two (1936)
The 1936 Olympics as documented by Reifenstahl. $19.95

On Any Sunday
Bruce Brown's legendary motorcycle documentary. Featuring the Widowmaker Hill Climb, Bonneville trials, MX, desert racing and more. Steve McQueen makes several appearances in this film, which he financed. Color. $39.95

Ringside (1949)
A concert pianist (Don Barry) turns prizefighter to avenge his brother, whthings get complicated. Also with Sheila Ryan, Tony Canzoneri and Lyle Talbot (as a radio announcer). $14.95

The Rumble in the Jungle
Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman battle for the World's Heavyweight Championship. Original footage from the classic 1974 match in Zaire. One of boxing's gretest upsets. Color. $19.95

Telephone Time
1956-58 dramatic anthology featuring stories based on true events. This tape contains 'Fight for the Title' starring Michael Landon and 'Knockout' starring Broderick Crawford. $19.95

Touchdown! (1931)
Starring Richard Arlen as a coach who'll stop at nothing to win. Also with Jack Oakie, Peggy Shannon and Regis Toomey. $19.95

Turf Boy (1942)
a.k.a. Mr. Celebrity
Racetrack drama about the lives of a young vetrenarian, his nephew and the horse they come to love. Starring Jack Baxley, John Berkes, Doris Day, Gavin Gordon, Larry Grey, Frank Hagney, William Halligan, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, John Ince, Jack Richardson and James Seay. $19.95

U.S. Steel Hour
1953-63 dramatic anthology.
'Bang the Drum Slowly' starring Paul Newman (September 26, 1956). $14.95

U.S. Steel Hour
'Requiem for a Heavyweight' written by Rod Serling and originally broadcast live on March 15, 1955. TV's first original 90 minute drama has become a classic of the genre. Starring Jack Palance as over-the-hill fighter Mountain McClintock, with Keenan Wynn, Kim Hunter and Ed Wynn. $14.95

U.S. Steel Hour
'Requiem for a Heavyweight.' Special edition featuring interviews with cast and crew members. $24.95

World Series 1965
Highlights from the annual Fall classic. See Sandy Kofax and the L.A. Dodgers battle the Minnesota Twins. $19.95