Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
System Details |
DVD; widescreen (1.37:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Region 1. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Claudette Colbert, Raymond Burr. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. |
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From the novel by Leo rosten. |
Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
Alison Courtland, a wealthy New York socialite awakens on a Boston-bound train with no memory of how she got there. A kind, elderly woman helps Alison call her husband Richard to arrange for her return. Upon Alison's arrival, Richard urges her to consult a psychiatrist, but the doctor's bizarre behavior and abusive manner nearly drives Alison mad. Is she really losing her mind or is there an elaborate scheme at play? |
Subject |
Socialites -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Amnesia -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film noir.
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Film adaptations.
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Added Author |
Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987, film director.
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McKelway, St. Clair, 1905-1980, screenwriter.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Rosten, Leo, 1908-1997.
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Colbert, Claudette, actor.
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Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993, actor.
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Melange Pictures, production company.
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Olive Films, film distributor.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation, film distributor.
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Standard No. |
887090076500 |
Music No. |
OF765 Olive Films |
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