Annie
April 10, 2012Annie
Call Number: VHS01722
by: John Huston; Albert Finney; Carol Burnett; Bernadette Peters; Aileen Quinn; Thomas Meehan; Charles Strouse; Harold Gray; Tim Curry; Rastar Films.; RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm)
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, ©1987.
Notes: Videocassette release of the 1981 motion picture. Novelization of the stage play by Thomas Meehan based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip. Nominated for three Golden Globes and two Oscars in 1983. Running time approx. 126 min.
Summary: In the depths of the 1930’s, Annie is a fiery young orphan girl who must live in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her seemingly hopeless situation changes dramatically when she is selected to spend a short time at the residence of the wealthy munitions industrialist, Oliver Warbucks. Quickly, she charms the hearts of the household staff and even the seemingly cold-hearted Warbucks cannot help but learn to love this wonderful girl. He decides to help Annie find her long lost parents by offering a reward if they would come to him and prove their identity. However, Miss Hannigan, her evil brother, Rooster, and a female accomplice, plan to impersonate those people to get the reward for themselves which put Annie in great danger.
OCLC #: 19980580
Added: April 10, 2012
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
