The Strange Door

April 6, 2010
Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Door
Call Number: VHS01109
by Charles Laughton; Boris Karloff; Sally Forrest; Robert Louis Stevenson; MCA Universal Home Video (Firm); Universal Pictures (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video, 1996, ©1951.
Notes: Originally released in 1951 (81 min. Black & White); Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s story
Summary: The sire de Maletroit is an evil French nobleman so obsessed with hatred for his own brother that he imprisons him in the castle dungeon. The Sire tries to destroy the life of Cavanaugh’s daughter by forcing her to marry a rogue but plans are upset when they fall in love. Aided by Voltan, an abused servant, the lovers attempt to escape but the Sire imprisons them in a cell, whose closing walls may mean violent death for these innocent victims.
OCLC #: 35553726
Added: April 6, 2010
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Man of a Thousand Faces

May 7, 2009
Man of a Thousand Faces
Call Number: VHS00781
by Joseph Pevney; James Cagney; Dorothy Malone; Jane Greer; Universal Pictures Company.; MCA Universal Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video, ©1992.
Notes: Originally released in 1957 (122 mins.); Nominated for one 1958 Academy Award;
Summary: The story of Lon Chaney, Hollywood’s master of disguise, tracing the course of this long-suffering talented genius through his marriages, family trials and acting triumphs.
OCLC #: 26522490
Added: May 7, 2009
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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