• "The Clinging Vine"/"The Age of Ballyhoo" (Image, 1926/1973, not rated, b/w, $24.99).

— "The Clinging Vine" is a DeMille silent picture, a comedy starring now-forgotten actress Leatrice Joy (reportedly a favorite of the filmmaker's). She is quite delightful in the story of a successful businesswoman who undergoes a makeover to become more feminine. Perhaps not politically correct in the 21st century, but great fun for fans of silents.

— "The Age of Ballyhoo" is a documentary about the flapper era, narrated by Gloria Swanson and loaded with film clips of Swanson and such other silent superstars as Clara Bow, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Thelma Todd and such historical figures as Charles Lindburgh, Calvin Coolidge and Woodrow Wilson. There's also a sound clip of Bessie Smith singing in the original 1927 stage production of "Show Boat."

Extras: Full frame, chapters.

• "The Bette Davis Collection, Vol. 2" (Warner, 1937-2006, not rated, b/w, $59.92, seven discs). This second collection of Davis films is just as striking as the first, with a mix of "women's pictures" and others that should delight vintage-film fans.

— "Marked Woman" (1937). Humphrey Bogart — on the side of the law for a change — is a district attorney who convinces Davis to testify against a mob boss in this enjoyable thriller. (DVD debut.)

— "Jezebel" (1938) is justifiably one of Davis' most famous roles (earning her a second best-actress Oscar), and it's been compared to Scarlett O'Hara ("Gone With the Wind" came the next year). Davis is a southern belle who tries to make fiance Henry Fonda jealous, driving him into another's arms. Big production, filled with excellent performances.

— "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (1942) is an ensemble holiday comedy, with Davis more an observer as the assistant to a pompous radio star (Monty Woolley) who breaks his leg outside the home of a prominent Ohio family and then imposes on them, meddling in their affairs as an array of eccentrics passes through. Great cast includes Ann Sheridan, Jimmy Durante, Billie Burke and Mary Wickes, among others. (DVD debut.)