Citizen Kane

October 13, 2010
Citizen Kane
Call Number: THFM1610_S11_08
by Orson Welles; Herman J Mankiewicz; Joseph Cotten; Dorothy Comingore; Agnes Moorehead; Ruth Warrick; Ray Collins; Erskine Sanford; Everett Sloane; William Alland; Paul Stewart; George Coulouris; Gregg Toland; Robert Wise; Bernard Herrmann; Peter Bogdanovich; Roger Ebert; Thomas Lennon; Michael Epstein, film director.; Richard Ben Cramer; RKO Radio Pictures, inc.; Mercury Theatre.; Lennon Documentary Group.; WGBH Educational Foundation.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©2001.
Notes: Originally released in 1941 (119 min. Black & White); nominated for nine 1942 academy awards; Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich; optional audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert; RKO/Pathe News newsreel footage from the New York premiere of the film (1 min.); theatrical trailer (4 min.); storyboard gallery; call sheet gallery; still gallery of memorable moments from the film & candid on-set photography; reconstructions of deleted scenes; advertising art gallery; excerpts from the souvenir program given to opening-night audiences at the New York and Los Angeles premieres; photographs from & correspondence concerning the New York premiere of the film; 4-part production notes (“In the beginning”, “On the set”, “Postscripts”, “Awards and honors”). (disc 2): The battle over Citizen Kane / hosted by David McCullough ; produced by Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein ; written by Richard Ben Cramer & Thomas Lennon ; edited by Ken Eluto ; narrated by Richard Ben Cramer ; directors of photography, Greg Andracke, Michael Chin ; original music composed and orchestrated by Brian Keane ; a Lennon Documentary Group film for The American experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; (c1996, 113 min., col. with b&w sequences).
Summary: Citizen Kane: The story of Charles Foster Kane, a newspaper tycoon whose life is investigated by a magazine reporter trying to discover the meaning of Kane’s dying word: “Rosebud”.  The battle over Citizen Kane: Examines the lives of William Randolph Hearst, the powerful newspaper magnate, and director/actor, Orson Welles as they clashed over Welles first film: “Citizen Kane”. Hearst’s reaction upon learning about the film, which portrayed him unfavorably, was to work to suppress it and destroy Welles. Major movie theater chains refused to show “Citizen Kane”, and Welles’ masterpiece virtually disappeared for almost 25 years. Never again would Orson Welles gain control of a major Hollywood production.
OCLC #: 48011132
Added: October 13, 2010
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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The Lady from Shanghai

May 3, 2010
The Lady from Shanghai
Call Number: VHS01151
by Orson Welles; Rita Hayworth; Everett Sloane; Glenn Anders; Ted De Corsia; Errol Flynn; Charles Lawton; Viola Lawrence; Heinz Roemheld; Sherwood King; Columbia Pictures.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1991], ©1948.
Notes: Originally released in 1947 (87 min. Black & White); Based on the novel “If I die before I wake” by Sherwood King;
Summary:  A seaman becomes involved in the murderous intrigue of a crippled lawyer and his homicidal frustrated wife. The film culminates in a shoot-up in a hall of mirrors.
OCLC #: 36173436
Added: May 3, 2010
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Citizen Kane

March 26, 2010
Citizen Kane
Call Number: VHS01067
by Orson Welles; Herman J Mankiewicz; Joseph Cotten; Dorothy Comingore; Agnes Moorehead; Ray Collins; George Coulouris; Robert A Osborne; RKO Radio Pictures, inc.; Turner Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: [Smyrna, Ga.] : Turner Home Entertainment, [1996]
Notes: Originally released in 1941 (119 min. Black & White); nominated for nine 1942 academy awards;
Summary: Orson Welles’ controversial film, hailed as the best American film ever made, is a portrait of Charles Foster Kane, revealing America’s love of power and materialism and the resultant corruption (119 min). Includes a documentary on the making of the film, hosted by Robert Osborne, and the original theatrical trailer (22 min.).
OCLC #: 35552945
Added: March 26, 2010
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The Magnificent Ambersons

December 23, 2008
The Magnificent Ambersons
Call Number: VHS00576 Copy 1
VHS00576 Copy 2
by Orson Welles; Joseph Cotten; Anne Baxter; Agnes Moorehead; Booth Tarkington; RKO Radio Pictures, inc.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Copy 1: New York : VidAmerica, ©1986. Copy 2: [Atlanta] : Turner Home Entertainment, [1996]
Notes: Originally released in 1942 (89 mins.); Based on the novel by Booth Tarkington; Nominated for four 1943 Academy Awards; copy 2: Special features: Original theatrical trailer; hosted by Robert Osborne, Oscar historian and on-air host of Turner Classic Movies
Summary: Portrait of the decline of an aristocratic Midwestern family as the industrial 20th century begins.
OCLC #: 13964970, 35286094
Added: December 23, 2008
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Mr. Arkadin

December 22, 2008
Mr. Arkadin
Call Number: VHS00568
by Orson Welles; Louis Dolivet; Patricia Medina; Michael Redgrave, Sir.; Akim Tamiroff; Robert Arden; Paola Mori; Mischa Auer;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Gardena, Calif. : Swire Magnetics Co., 1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1955 (100 mins.);
Summary: Set in Spain, a wealthy and powerful financier hires a young American to seek out people from his past who are subsequently found dead.
OCLC #: 16290593
Added: December 22, 2008
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Macbeth

December 17, 2008
Orson Welles’ Macbeth
Call Number: VHS00522 Copy 1
VHS00522 Copy 2
VHS00522 Copy 3
by Orson Welles; Jeanette Nolan; Dan O’Herlihy; Edgar Barrier; Alan Napier; Roddy McDowall; Charles K Feldman; Jacques Ibert; William Shakespeare; Mercury Acting Company.; Republic Pictures Corporation.; Republic Pictures Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Copy 1,3: Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, ©1992. Copy 2: Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, ©1988;
Notes: Originally released in 1948 (112 mins.); Based on the play by William Shakespeare; edition is original and uncut version of the film,Copy 1,3:  Digitally mastered.
Summary: In this classic story of murder, witchcraft, and revenge, Macbeth, driven by overwhelming ambition and an unscrupulous wife murders the King of Scotland and claims the throne for himself. He begins a violent reign of terror and execution in a desperate attempt to maintain his power. Haunted by ghosts and vexed by witches, he and his wife rapidly descend into the depths of madness and paranoia as the weight of their crimes proves their undoing.
OCLC #: 27839400
Added: December 17, 2008
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