The Big Parade

October 6, 2010
The Big Parade
Call Number: THFM2900_F10_12
by John Gilbert; Renée Adorée; King Vidor; Thames Television, ltd.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher:   Culver City, CA : Distributed by MGM/UA Home Video, [1988]
Notes:  Originally released in 1925 (142 min. Black & White);
Summary: Story of an American soldier and the French girl he loves, set against World War I.
OCLC #: 18773770
Added: October 6, 2010
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Our Daily Bread

January 29, 2009
Our Daily Bread
Call Number: DVD00387
by Karen Morley; Tom Keene; Barbara Pepper; John Qualen; Addison Richards; King Vidor; Alpha Video Distributors.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Narberth, PA : Alpha Video, ©2004.
Notes: Originally released in 1934 (73 mins.);
Summary: Lost souls, haunted by vice, seek a better future on an [sic] gritty ‘back to the land’ commune in King Vidor’s Great Depression epic drama. Idle masons, plumbers and carpenters are put to work creating, while former white-collar professionals are retrained in the art of manual labor. But all utopias have a dark side. Despite the overriding pioneering spirit; lust, proffering and deceit tarnish the ideals of the freethinking farmers while frustration and hopelessness corrode their dreams.
OCLC #: 79853042
Added: January 29, 2009
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Beyond the Forest

January 8, 2009
Beyond the Forest
Call Number: VHS00730
by Henry Blanke; King Vidor; Lenore Coffee; Bette Davis; Joseph Cotten; Stuart David Engstrand; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, ©1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1949 (95 mins.); From the novel by Stuart Engstrand; Nominated for one 1950 Academy Award;
Summary: A selfish, cruel young woman will go to any lengths to satisfy her desires.
OCLC #: 23243909
Added: January 8, 2009
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Duel in the Sun

November 25, 2008
Duel in the Sun
Call Number: VHS00416 Copy 1
VHS00416 Copy 2
by Gregory Peck; Jennifer Jones; King Vidor; Joseph Cotten; Niven Busch; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.; Fox Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Copy 1: Troy, MI : Anchor Bay [distributor], ©1998.; Copy 2: Livonia, Mich. : Playhouse Video, ©1986.
Notes: Originally released in 1946 (138 mins.); Based on the novel by Niven Busch; Nominated for two 1947 Academy Awards;
Summary: The hot-blooded son of a Texas land baron and his clear headed, calm brother become rivals when they meet a beautiful half-breed Indian girl who comes to live on their ranch.
OCLC #: Copy 1: 39531027, Copy 2: 20239403
Added: November 25, 2008
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La Boheme

September 12, 2008
La Boheme
Call Number: VHS00130
by King Vidor; Fred de Gresac; Cedric Gibbons; Arnold Gillespie; Henrik Sartov; Hugh Wynn; Lillian Gish; John Gilbert; Renée Adorée; Roy D’Arcy; Henri Murger; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; 
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: New York: Archive Films, Inc., Stock Footage Library
Notes: Silent film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1926 (93 mins); English intertitles with piano accompaniment;
Summary: Mimi, a poor seamstress, and Rodolphe, a struggling playwright, fall in love. When Mimi attempts to help Rodolphe get his play produced, he suspects her of infidelity and she leaves him. Later, a severely ill Mimi returns to the now successful Rodolphe and dies.
OCLC #: 39961116
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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