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Till the Clouds Roll By

Friday, October 17th, 2008
Till the Clouds Roll By
Call Number: VHS00116
by Robert Walker; June Allyson; Judy Garland; Kathryn Grayson; Van Heflin; Lena Horne; Dinah Shore; Frank Sinatra; Arthur Freed; Richard Whorf; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: [New York] : MGM/UA Home Video, ©1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1946 (136 mins.);
Summary: A musical biography of songwriter Jerome Kern.
OCLC #: 54674676
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Million Dollar Mermaid

Friday, October 17th, 2008
Million Dollar Mermaid
Call Number: VHS00107
by Mervyn LeRoy; Arthur Hornblow; Everett Freeman; Busby Berkeley; Esther Williams; Victor Mature; Walter Pidgeon; David Brian; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; Turner Entertainment Co.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: [S.l.] : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1989.
Notes: Originally released in 1952 (111 mins.); Edition includes the original theatrical release trailer for Neptune’s Daughter;  Nominated for one 1953 Academy Award
Summary: Esther Williams portrays Annette Kellerman, the Australian swimmer, who created a scandal in 1902 by introducing the one-piece bathing suit to America.
OCLC #: 20851003
Added: October 17, 2008
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Anna and the King of Siam

Thursday, October 16th, 2008
 
Anna and the King of Siam
Call Number: VHS00090
by Irene Dunne; Rex Harrison; Linda Darnell; Margaret Landon; Louis D Lighton; John Cromwell; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: [Beverly Hills, Calif.] : FoxVideo, 1994.
Notes: Originally released in 1946 (129 mins.); Nominated for five 1947 Academy Awards; Based on the biography by Margaret Landon; Edition includes original trailer;
Summary: The story of the King of Siam and the strong-willed English widow who teaches him how to live in a modern world, while educating the king’s harem and children.
OCLC #: 29902031
Also: See The King and I (VHS00184)
Added: October 16, 2008
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Home Sweet Home

Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Home Sweet Home
Call Number: VHS00084
by D W Griffith; Lillian Gish; Dorothy Gish; John Howard Payne;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: [Sandy Hook, Conn.] : Video Yesteryear, ©1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1914 (76 mins.); Edition includes one program note-card featuring a photo of Lillian Gish; Silent film with musical accompianment of Rosa Rio at the Hammond Organ;
Summary: The biographical sketch of a dissipated young man (reputedly John Howard Payne) is followed by three vignettes, each illustrating how Payne’s title song inspired people to strengthen their weakening morals.
OCLC #: 19932898
Added: October 16, 2008
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Montgomery Clift

Thursday, October 16th, 2008
The Rebels: Montgomery Clift
Call Number: VHS00077
by Kartes Video Communications.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Indianapolis, IN : Kartes Video Communications, [198-]
Notes: Originally released in 1983 (90 mins.);
Summary: A documentary biography of the immensely gifted but tragically self-destructive film star Montgomery Clift.
OCLC #: 13727962
Added: October 16, 2008
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Judith of Bethulia

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Judith of Bethulia
Call Number: VHS00073 Copy 1
VHS00073 Copy 2
VHS00073 Copy 3
by Thomas Bailey Aldrich; John Howard Payne; D W Griffith; Lillian Gish; Dorothy Gish; 
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Copy 1: Unknown; Copy 2: Phoenix, AZ : Grapevine Video, , [198-?]; Copy 3: Los Angeles, Calif. : Republic Pictures Home Video, 1992
Notes: Originally released in 1914 (55 mins); first edition of unknown origin; second edition made by Grapevine Videos;  Silent film with organ score performed by Gaylord Carter;
Summary: Based on the narrative poem by Thomas Bailey Aldrich in which a wealthy and pious Jewish widow disguises herself as a courtesan, goes to the camp of the Assyrian general who is besieging her city, and cuts off his head.
OCLC #: 26320141; Copy 3: 26320141
Added: October 14, 2008
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Elizabeth I

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
 
Elizabeth I
Call Number: DVD00023
by Nigel Williams; Barney Reisz; Tom Hooper; Helen Mirren; Jeremy Irons; Hugh Dancy; Patrick Malahide; Toby Jones; Barbara Flynn; Ian McDiarmid; Channel Four (Great Britain); Company Pictures (Firm); Home Box Office (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: [New York] : Home Box Office, ©2006, [2005].
Notes: Originally aired on HBO as a two-part miniseries in 2005 (211 mins.); 2-DVD disc set includes “Making ‘Elizabeth I'” behind-the scenes production featurette (18 min.); “Uncovering the real Elizabeth I” featurette (8 min.).; Nominated for 13 2006 Emmy Awards;
Summary: Explores the intersection of the private and public life of Elizabeth I in the latter half of her reign, offering a personal look at her allies, her enemies, and her suitors as she struggles to survive in a male-dominated world.
OCLC #: 68571798
Added: October 13, 2008
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Brian's Song

Monday, October 13th, 2008
 
Brian’s Song
Call Number: VHS00059
by Paul Junger Witt; William Blinn; Buzz Kulik; James Caan; Billy Dee Williams; Jack Warden; Shelley Fabares; Judy Pace; Gale Sayers; Columbia Pictures Corporation.; RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, ©1987.
Notes: Originally aired in 1971 (74 mins.); Based on the book: I am third by Gale Sayers with Al Silverman; Nominated for seven 1972 Emmy Awards.
Summary: A drama about the deep friendship between Gale Sayers, black halfback for the Chicago Bears, and his white teammate, Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970.
OCLC #: 20007044
Added: October 13, 2008
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The Madness of King George

Monday, October 13th, 2008
The Madness of King George
Call Number: VHS00046
by Nicholas Hytner; Nigel Hawthorne; Helen Mirren; Ian Holm; Amanda Donohoe; Rupert Graves; Rupert Everett; Alan Bennett; Samuel Goldwyn Co.; Channel Four Films (Firm); Close Call Films.; Orion Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Distributed by Orion Home Video, [1994],
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (110 mins.); Nominated for four Academy Awards; Based on Alan Bennett’s stage play.
Summary: Based on the life of King George III, this is the story of royal intrigue, sexual indiscretions, backstairs plotting and a battle for power between Parliament and the throne, all occurring while the king is being treated for an unknown mental illness.
OCLC #: 39705250
Added: October 13, 2008
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Hollywood

Monday, October 6th, 2008
Hollywood
Call Number: VHS00001
by James Mason; David Gill; Kevin Brownlow 
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: New York, NY : HBO Video, ©1980.; Thames Television, ltd.;
Notes: A 13-video box set (676 min) that, through interviews and film clips, shows the birth of an industry, the town of Hollywood, and the people who made it happen. The stars, directors, producers, cameramen, stuntmen, the scandals all made up the legend known as Hollywood.
Chapters: 1. The Pioneers — 2. In the beginning — 3. Single beds and double standards — 4. Hollywood goes to war — 5. Hazard of the game — 6. Swanson & Valentino — 7. The Autocrats — 8. Comedy – a serious business — 9. Out west — 10. The man with the megaphone — 11. Trick of the light — 12. Star treatment — 13. End of an era.
Missing: Video 4: Hollywood Goes to War.
Additional: Video 2: In the Beginning (Copy 2 and Copy 3)
OCLC #: 80931461
Added: October 6, 2008
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