Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel)

October 22, 2008
The Blue Angel
Call Number: VHS 00033 Copy 1
VHS 00033 Copy 2
VHS 00033 Copy 3
 
by Josef Von Sternberg; Marlene Dietrich; Emil Jannings; Hans Albers; Rosa Valetti; Heinrich Mann;
 
Format: VHS
 
Language: German with English subtitles
 
Publisher:
Copy 1: Eatontown, NJ : Royal Sound Video.
Copy 2: Burbank, CA : Viking Video Classics, 1986.
Copy 3: Video Treasures, Inc
 
Notes: Originally released in 1930 (98 mins.); Adapted from the novel by Heinrich Mann;
 
Summary: One of the early sound masterpieces of German cinema, this film made Marlene Dietrich an international star and helped assure director Joseph von Sternberg a place in cinematic history. The story is a gripping portrait of a middle-aged professor who is degraded by his obsession with a tawdry cafe entertainer.
 
OCLC #: 52170547
N/A for Copy 3
 
Added: October 22, 2008
 
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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The Shanghai Gesture

October 14, 2008
The Shanghai Gesture
Call Number: VHS00066
by Josef Von Sternberg; John Colton; Gene Tierney; Walter Huston; Victor Mature; Arnold Pressburger; Image Entertainment.; Arnold Productions, inc.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: [Chatsworth, CA.] : Dist. by Image Entertainment, 1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1941 (99 mins.); From the play by John Colton; Nominated for two 1943 Academy Awards;
Summary: A story of decadence and addictions of several sorts in Shanghai’s underworld.
OCLC #: 42459707
Added: October 13, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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