Chu Chin Chow
November 16, 2010Chu Chin Chow
Call Number: DVD00726
Directed/Distributed by George Robey; Anna May Wong; Fritz Kortner; John Garrick; Walter Forde; Oscar Asche; Edward Knoblock; Gaumont British Picture Corp.; Gainsborough Studios.; VCI Entertainment (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [Tulsa, Okla.] : VCI Entertainment [distributor], 2005.
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1934 (102 mins). “Original uncut British production”–Disc label. Special feature on disc 1: optional audio commentary by Jay Fenton; Anna May Wong photo gallery; poster and lobby card gallery; pressbook gallery; bonus musical tracks; cast & crew bios. Special features on disc 2: Ali Baba nights, the edited American version of Chu Chin Chow (76 min.); a classic cartoon, Popeye the sailor meets Ali Baba’s forty thieves; poster and lobby card gallery; cast & crew bios. Special features on disc 3: Abdul the damned, a 1935 film starring Fritz Kortner about a Turkish sultan faced with the threat of revolt (111 min.); cast & crew bios.
Summary: Musical retelling of the “Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves” Arabian Nights tale.
OCLC #: 61298226
Added: October 16, 2010
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
