Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
Series |
KL studio classics |
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KL studio classics.
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System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (anamorphic 1.33;1); Dolby audio. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, Kristine Miller. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Leo Tover ; music, Victor Young ; costumes, Edith Head ; editor, Arthur Schmidt. |
Note |
Based upon the play Beggars are coming to town by Theodore Reeves. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1947. |
Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
Partners Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. Years later Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal. |
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Special features: Audio commentary by Troy Howarth; trailers. |
Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles. |
Subject |
Ex-convicts -- Drama.
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Escapes -- Drama.
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Crime -- Drama.
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Crime. (OCoLC)fst00882984
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Escapes. (OCoLC)fst00915129
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Ex-convicts. (OCoLC)fst00917418
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Genre/Form |
Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Crime films. (OCoLC)fst01710477
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Crime films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Added Author |
Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986, film producer.
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Schnee, Charles, 1916-1962, screenwriter.
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Haskin, Byron, 1899-1984, film director.
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Young, Victor, 1900-1956, composer (expression)
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Head, Edith, costume designer.
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Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020, actor.
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Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, actor.
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Scott, Lizabeth, 1922-2015, actor.
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Corey, Wendell, 1914-1968, actor.
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Miller, Kristine, 1925-2015, actor.
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Smith, Robert (Screenwriter), screenwriter.
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Bright, John (Screenwriter), screenwriter.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Reeves, Theodore, 1910-1973.
Beggars are coming to town.
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Hal Wallis Productions, Inc., production company.
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Paramount Pictures, Inc., distributor.
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Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
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Standard No. |
738329231217 |
Music No. |
K23121 Kino Lorber |
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