A Place in the Sun (1951) / Elephant Walk (1954) (2 DVD)

A Place in the Sun
Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift star in George Steven's classic screen adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. George Eastman (Clift) is a young man from a poor background who goes to work at a factory owned by a rich relative. He begins a relationship with fellow worker Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters), but forgets about her when he meets and falls in love with beautiful socialite Angela Vickers (Taylor). However, just as his and Angela's future together seems secure, Alice discovers she is pregnant and demands that George marry her, setting in motion a tragic chain of events which will forever ruin George's hopes of finding a place in the sun.

Special Features:

• Theatrical Trailer
• Retrospective Cast and Crew Interviews
• George Stevens: Filmmakers Who Knew Him
• Commentary by George Stevens JR. and Ivan Moffat

Elephant Walk
Hollywood melodrama starring Elizabeth Taylor. Ruth (Taylor) is the beautiful new bride of dour tea plantation owner John Wiley (Peter Finch). Frustrated in the stultifying atmosphere of Ceylon, Ruth falls for handsome American overseer Dick Carver (Dana Andrews), but before the couple can run away together, the region is devastated by a cholera outbreak. Trapped in a sexually fraught atmosphere in Wiley's mansion, the couple are soon under seige from a herd of rampaging elephants, determined to destroy the plantation that has been built in the middle of their ancient pathways.