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The dashing, debonair Gary Cooper was Hollywood's quintessential leading man for decades and earned his spot on the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Greatest Screen Legends. Collected here are four of his best films, each pairing him with another legend, and each offering a trademark Cooper portrayed brought dazzlingly to life. "Gary Cooper Giftset" features: "Vera Cruz" - Cooper and Lancaster portray Benjamin Trane and Joe Erin, two daredevil mercenaries who journey to Mexico in search of adventure and cold hard cash during the 1866 revolution. But they get more than they bargained for when the wealthy and beautiful Countess Duvarre (Denise Darcel) hires them to escort her (and a fortune in gold!) to Emperor Maximilian's fighting forces in "Vera Cruz." The trail is fraught with danger, betrayal and murder...and when Ben is swept up in the revolutionaries' fervor, he and Joe find themselves at odds with the Mexican Army and each other! "The Real Glory" - In the wake of the Spanish-American war, military doctor Bill Canavan (Cooper) arrives at a war-torn Filipino outpost. Infested with cholera and under attack from a vicious local Moro chieftain, the troops are terrified and their commanding officer has all but given up hope. Outnumbered and out of supplies, Canavan decides to trade his scalpel for a rifle and rally the few remaining troops into one last stand before the outpost and everyone inside becomes just another footnote in history! "The Winning Of Barbara Worth" - Gary Cooper gives an "outstanding performance" (Variety) in his first credited feature film role in this dazzling classic. "One of the most important late silents!" (Los Angeles Times). "The Winning Of Barbara Worth" "blends romance and drama most effectively" (Los Angeles Times) into a touching, exciting western epic! Gorgeous young Barbara Worth wants one thing - to help her adopted father turn their dusty desert town into farmland.
