Pride and Prejudice

Lavish M-G-M filming of the Jane Austen classic depicts the trials of the matriarch of the wealthy Bennet family as she tries to find suitable husbands for her five daughters in 18th-century England. The biggest challenge comes from iron-willed Elizabeth (Greer Garson), who must fight off her attraction to the well-to-do yet unrefined Mr. Darcy (Laurence Olivier). Mary Boland, Edna Mae Oliver, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edmund Gwenn also star. 118 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; theatrical trailer; bonus shorts "Eyes of the Navy" (1940), "The Fishing Bear" (1940).