Frank Capra the early collection.
(DVD Video)
Contributors
Capra, Frank, 1897-1991, director.
Cohn, Harry, 1891-1958, producer.
Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964, screenwriter.
Howell, Dorothy, 1899-1971, screenwriter.
Paramore, Edward E., Jr., screenwriter.
Cohn, Harry, 1891-1958, producer.
Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964, screenwriter.
Howell, Dorothy, 1899-1971, screenwriter.
Paramore, Edward E., Jr., screenwriter.
Published
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2012].
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 450 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
More Details
Published
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2012].
Format
DVD Video
Language
English
UPC
609224114717
Notes
General Note
Title from box.
General Note
Ladies of leisure based on the play by Milton Herbert Gropper ; Rain or Shine based on the play by James Gleason, Maurice Marks ; Miracle woman based on the play Bless you sister by John Meehan and Robert Riskin ; The bitter tea of General Yen based on the novel by Grace Zaring Stone.
General Note
Bonus features for Ladies of leisure: audio commentary by film historian Jeremy Arnold, stills, lobby card, TCMDb article, Frank Capra biography.
General Note
Bonus features for Rain or shine: Michel Gondry on Rain or Shine, stills, posters and lobby cards, TCMDb article, international version.
General Note
Bonus features for Miracle woman: Ron Howard on The miracle woman, stills, photographs, lobby cards, TCMDb article.
General Note
Bonus features for Forbidden: audio commentary by film historian Jeanine Basinger, stills, photographs, posters, lobby cards, TCMDb article.
General Note
Bonus features for Bitter tea of General Yen: Defining Capra's early style with Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard, stills, posters, lobby cards, TCMDb article, a behind-the-scene production short.
Creation/Production Credits
Ladies of leisure: adapted by Jo Swerling ; director of photography, Joseph Walker ; editor, Maurice Wright ; musical director, Bakaleinikoff.
Creation/Production Credits
Rain or shine: director of photography, Joe Walker ; editor, Maurice Wright ; musical director, Bakaleinikoff.
Creation/Production Credits
The miracle woman: director of photography, Joseph Walker ; editor, Maurice Wright.
Creation/Production Credits
Forbidden: director of photography, Joseph Walker ; editor, Maurice Wright.
Participants/Performers
Ladies of leisure: Barbara Stanwyck, Ralph Graves, Lowell Sherman, Marie Prevost.
Participants/Performers
Rain or shine: Joe Cook, Louise Fazenda, Joan Peers, William Collier, Jr., Tom Howard.
Participants/Performers
The miracle woman: Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy.
Participants/Performers
Forbidden: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Ralph Bellamy.
Participants/Performers
The bitter tea of General Yen : Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Toshia Mori.
Description
Ladies of leisure: During the flapper era, a young woman tries to ensnare her confirmed bachelor beau. Meanwhile, her brother falls for a woman with a dark past.
Description
Rain or shine: A young woman inherits her father's financially troubled circus.
Description
Miracle woman: Based loosely on the life of famed evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. After Florence Fallon's father is fired from the church where he preached for many years, she becomes embittered and loses faith. She teams up with Horsby, a con man, and begins faking miracles for profit. The love and trust of a blind man restores her faith in God and her fellow man.
Description
Forbidden: Tells the story of an adulterous affair between a librarian Barbara Stanwyck and a wealthy married man.
Description
The bitter tea of General Yen: A tragic tale of a Chinese warlord's unrequited love for an American missionary, set during China's Civil War.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; fullscreen (1.33:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital 2.0 mono; restored and remastered.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cordes Lakes Public Library - DVD - DVD Collection | FRANK | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adultery -- Drama.
China -- History -- Revolution, 1911-1912 -- Drama.
Circus -- Drama.
Circus owners -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Interracial dating -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
Librarians -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Missionaries -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
Models (Persons) -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Prostitutes -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Romance films.
Romantic comedy films.
Spiritual healing -- Drama.
Swindlers and swindling -- Drama.
Unmarried mothers -- Drama.
Unrequited love -- Drama.
Video recordings.
China -- History -- Revolution, 1911-1912 -- Drama.
Circus -- Drama.
Circus owners -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Interracial dating -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
Librarians -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Missionaries -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
Models (Persons) -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Prostitutes -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Romance films.
Romantic comedy films.
Spiritual healing -- Drama.
Swindlers and swindling -- Drama.
Unmarried mothers -- Drama.
Unrequited love -- Drama.
Video recordings.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Capra, F., Cohn, H., Swerling, J., Howell, D., Paramore, E. E., Stanwyck, B., Graves, R., Sherman, L., Cook, J., Fazenda, L., Peers, J., Manners, D., Hardy, S., Menjou, A., Bellamy, R., Asther, N., Mori, T., Arnold, J., Gondry, M., Basinger, J., Scorsese, M., Howard, R., Gropper, M. H., Gleason, J., Marks, M., Meehan, J., & Stone, G. Z. (2012). Frank Capra: the early collection . Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Frank Capra et al.. 2012. Frank Capra: The Early Collection. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Frank Capra et al.. Frank Capra: The Early Collection Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Capra, Frank, et al. Frank Capra: The Early Collection Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2012.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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