| Edition |
[Full screen]. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 103 |
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Criterion collection
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| System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast |
Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, William Demarest, Eric Blore, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette, Melville Cooper, Martha O'Driscoll, Janet Beecher. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Victor Milner ; editing, Stuart Gilmore ; musical direction, Sigmund Krumgold. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1941. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
A conniving father and daughter meet up with the heir to a brewery fortune-- a wealthy but naïve snake enthusiast-- and attempt to bamboozle him at a cruise ship card table. Their plan is quickly abandoned when the daughter falls in love with their prey. But when the heir gets wise to her gold-digging ways, she must plot to re-conquer his heart. |
| Note |
Special features: Audio commentary by noted film scholar Marian Keane ; Video introduction by writer-director Peter Bogdanovich ; The 1942 boradcast of the Lux Radio Theater adaptation, performed by Barbara Stanwick and Ray Milland ; Edith Head costume designs ; Scrapbook of original publicity materials and production stills ; Original theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
Some of the Simsbury Public Library items are are part of the Hayes Collection. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- Drama.
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Impostors and imposture -- Drama.
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Deception -- Drama.
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Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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| Added Author |
Sturges, Preston.
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Jones, Paul, 1901-1968.
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Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990.
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Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982.
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Demarest, William.
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Blore, Eric, 1887-1959.
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Coburn, Charles.
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Pallette, Eugene, 1889-1954.
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Cooper, Melville, 1896-1973.
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O'Driscoll, Martha, 1922-1998.
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Beecher, Janet.
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Paramount Pictures, Inc.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Lux radio theatre (Radio program)
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| ISBN |
1559409142 |
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9781559409148 |
| Standard No. |
715515011624 |
| Music No. |
CC1567D Criterion Collection |
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