Edition |
Widescreen, [DVD]. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 746 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual layer format. |
Language |
Soundtracks in English with optional English subtitles. |
Cast |
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Bing Crosby, Eddie Bracken, Bob Hope, Donald O'Connor, Charlton Heston, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh. |
Note |
Collective title from container; individual titles from title screens. |
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Originally released as a individual motion pictures between 1941 and 1958. |
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"8 movies"--Container. |
Summary |
Eight comedies about war and military service. |
Contents |
[disc 1]. Buck privates / Universal presents ; original screen play Arthur T. Horman ; directed by Arthur Lubin (1941; 85 min.) -- In the navy / Universal presents ; screenplay, Arthur T. Horman, John Grant ; directed by Arthur Lubin (1941; 86 min.) -- Here come the Waves / a Mark Sandrich production ; original screen play by Allan Scott, Ken Englund and Zion Myers ; produced and directed by Mark Sandrich (1944; 99 min.) -- Hail the conquering hero / a Paramount picture ; written and directed by Preston Sturges (1944; 101 min.). |
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[disc 2]. Caught in the draft / a Paramount picture ; original story and screen play by Harry Tugend ; produced by B.G. DeSylva ; directed by David Butler (1941; 82 min.) -- Francis joins the WACs / Universal-International presents ; screenplay by Devery Freeman and James B. Allardice ; produced by Ted Richmond ; directed by Arthur Lubin (1954; 95 min.) -- The private war of Major Benson / Universal-International presents ; screenplay by William Roberts and Richard Alan Simmons ; produced by Howard Pine ; directed by Jerry Hopper (1955; 105 min.) -- The perfect furlough / Universal-International presents ; written by Stanley Shapiro ; produced by Robert Arthur ; directed by Blake Edwards (1958; 93 min.). |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Subject |
Soldiers -- United States -- Drama.
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Soldiers. (OCoLC)fst01125233
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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War films.
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Military films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Military films. (OCoLC)fst01710398
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War films. (OCoLC)fst01710402
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Added Author |
Abbott, Bud, 1897-1974, actor.
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Costello, Lou, actor.
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Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977, actor.
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Bracken, Eddie, 1915-2002, actor.
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Hope, Bob, 1903-2003, actor.
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O'Connor, Donald, 1925-2003, actor.
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Heston, Charlton, actor.
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Curtis, Tony, 1925-2010, actor.
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Leigh, Janet, actor.
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Horman, Arthur T., 1905-1964, screenwriter.
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Lubin, Arthur, 1901-1995, film director.
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Grant, John, 1891-1955, screenwriter.
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Sandrich, Mark, 1900-1945, film producer, film director.
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Scott, Allan, 1906-1995, screenwriter.
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Englund, Ken, screenwriter.
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Myers, Zion, 1898-1948, screenwriter.
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Sturges, Preston, screenwriter, film director.
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Tugend, Harry, 1898-1989, screenwriter.
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De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy Gard), 1896-1950, film producer.
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Butler, David, 1894-1979, film director.
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Freeman, Devery, 1913-2005, screenwriter.
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Allardice, James B., 1919-1966, screenwriter.
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Richmond, Ted, 1910-2013, film producer.
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Roberts, William S., 1913-1997, screenwriter.
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Simmons, Richard Alan, screenwriter.
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Pine, Howard, 1917-1999, film producer.
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Hopper, Jerry, 1907-1988, film director.
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Shapiro, Stanley, screenwriter.
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Arthur, Robert, 1909-1986, film producer.
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Edwards, Blake, 1922-2010, film producer.
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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Note |
Proof of purchase title: 8-movie wartime comedies collection |
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Title from container spine: Wartime comedies : 8-movie collection |
Standard No. |
025192277764 |
Music No. |
61167398 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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