The Old Dark House

July 13, 2010
The Old Dark House
Call Number: DVD01073
by Boris Karloff; Melvyn Douglas; Charles Laughton; Lillian Bond; Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger; Eva Moore; Raymond Massey; Gloria Stuart; Elspeth Dudgeon; Brember Wills; Carl Laemmle; Benn W Levy; James Whale; Bernard Kaun; J B Priestley; Kino International Corporation.; Universal Pictures Corporation.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: New York : Kino on Video, [2004], ©1932.
Notes:  Originally released in 1930 (72 min. Black & White); From the novel by J.B. Priestley; Special features: commentary by actress Gloria Stuart; commentary by writer James Curtis; photo gallery; interview with Curtis Harrington
Summary:  Five stranded travelers cut off from the world by thunderstorms seek shelter at the Femm family manor, where they encounter several unusual residents, including the disfigured butler Morgan.
OCLC #: 226259838
Added: July 13, 2010
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Frankenstein

November 12, 2008
Frankenstein (The Restored Version)
Call Number: VHS00354 Copy 1
VHS00354 Copy 2
by Boris Karloff; Mae Clark; Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; Universal Pictures Corporation.; MCA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Copy 1: Universal City, Calif. : MCA Home Video, ©1991.; Copy 2: Universal City, Calif. : MCA Home Video, ©1987
Notes: Originally released in 1931 (71 mins.); Based on the novel by Mary Shelley; Contains restored footage not seen since censors cut the film for its original release;
Summary: An adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel about the scientist who creates a terrifying monster.
Also: See other interpretations of Frankenstein: the Charles Barton directed Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (VHS00759);the Roger Corman directed Frankenstein Unbound (VHS00760); and Kenneth Branagh directed Frankenstein (VHS00758/DVD00225); In addition, see films about the creation of the book Frankenstein: the Ken Russell directed Gothic (VHS00734); the Gonzalo Suárez directed Rowing with the Wind (VHS00171); and the Ivan Passer directed Haunted Summer (VHS00720);
OCLC #: 24808809 (Copy 1); 17286277 (Copy 2)
Added: November 12, 2008
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