Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category
Monday, October 27th, 2008
La Bonne Annee
Call Number: VHS00198
by Lino Ventura; Charles Gerard; Avco Embassy Pictures Corp.; Embassy Home Entertainment (Firm);
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Embassy Home Entertainment, 1986.
Notes: Originally released in 1967 (114 mins.);
Summary: Simon develops an intricate plan to meet the lovely lady who operates the antique shop next to Van Cleef and Arpels, the location of his next jewel heist. The chemistry is undeniable, but Simon is a professional and will not let romance get in his way–or will he
OCLC #: 78116466
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Claude Lelouch
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Le Plus vieux métier du monde
Call Number: VHS00197
by Jack H Harris; Claude Autant-Lara; Mauro Bolognini; Philippe De Broca; Michael Pfleghar; Jean-Luc Godard; Raquel Welch; Jeanne Moreau; Elsa Martinelli; Michéle Mercier; Nadia Gray; Anna Karina; Martin Held; France Anglade; Marilu Tolo; Jean-Claude Brialy; Jacques Charrrier;
Language: English
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : New world Video, 1967.
Notes: Originally released in 1967 (97 mins.);
Summary: A collection of sketches on prostitution through the ages.
OCLC #: 32214998
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Claude Autant-Lara, Franco Indovina, Jean-Luc Godard, Mauro Bolognini, Michael Pfleghar, Philippe de Broca
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
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Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti or Les mille et une recettes du cuisinier amoureux
Call Number: VHS00194
by Nana Djordjadze; Marc Ruscart; Pierre Richard; Micheline Presle; Nino Kirtadze; Jean-Yves Gautier; Timour Kamkhadze; Irakli Kvirikadze; André Grall; Guiorgui Beridze; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); Films du Rivage.; Sept Cinéma (Firm); Studio Adam et Eve.; Studio Babelsberg.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);
Language: French, Georgian and Russian with English subtitles
Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia Tristar Home Video, ©1997.
Notes: Originally released in 1996 (99 mins.); Nominated for one 1997 Academy Award
Summary: A free-spirited Frenchman’s romantic idyll with a princess in pre-Soviet Georgia is threatened by the barbarism of the Russian revolution.
OCLC #: 55852408
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Award, Foreign Film, Nana Dzhordzhadze
Posted in Comedy, Romance | Comments Closed
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Cette Sacrée Gamine
Call Number: VHS00181
by Michel Boisrond; Jean Bretonnière; Brigitte Bardot; Françoise Fabien
Language: French dubbed into English
Publisher: Woodlands, CA : Westlake Entertainment Group, 1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1956 (90 mins.);
Summary: A night club singer who is looking out for a young girl (Brigette Bardot) finds out that she is not the innocent young thing he first thought.
OCLC #: 39394181
Also: Edition also contains …And God Created Woman (
VHS00181);
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Michel Boisrond
Posted in Comedy, Romance | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Pot ‘O Gold
Call Number: VHS00170
by James Stewart; Paulette Goddard; Horace Heidt; George Marshall; Alpha Video Distributors.;
Language: English
Publisher: Piscataway, NJ : Alpha Video Distributors, ©1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1941 (84 mins.);
Summary: Based on the famous radio money giveaway show of the same name. James Stewart’s uncle hates big band music, but Stewart manages to give Horace Heidt’s band their “big break” by getting them on Uncle’s radio program.
OCLC #: 39916807
Added: October 21, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, George Marshall
Posted in Comedy, Musical | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
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The Eagle
Call Number: VHS00168
by Clarence Brown; Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin; Hans Kraly; George Barnes; Hal C Kern; Carl Davis; David Gill; Kevin Brownlow; Raymond Rohauer; Rudolph Valentino; Vilma Banky; Louise Dresser; James A Marcus; United Artists Corporation.; Thames Television, ltd.; Channel Four (Great Britain); Film Classics.;
Language: English
Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Film Classics, [198-?]
Notes: Originally released in 1925 (81 mins.); Silent film with new music score and English intertitles; Credit screens are from the 1985 reconstruction and are more complete than the original; Based on a story by Alexander Pushkin;
Summary: Rudolf Valentino is a Russian Robin Hood avenging wrongs as the Black Eagle.
OCLC #: 33222639
Added: October 21, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Black and White, Clarence Brown, Silent Films
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Sommarnattens leende
Call Number: VHS00163
by Ingmar Bergman; Allan Ekelund; Gunnar Fischer; Erik Nordgren; Ulla Jacobsson; Harriet Andersson; Gunnar Björnstrand;
Language: Swedish with English subtitles
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home Entertainment, 1986.
Notes: Originally released in 1955 (108 mins.); Original title: Sommarnattens leende;
Summary: Eight characters become four couples while vacationing at a country estate.
OCLC #: 26737008
Added: October 21, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, Foreign Film, Ingmar Bergman
Posted in Comedy, Romance | Comments Closed
Monday, October 20th, 2008
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You’ve Got Mail
Call Number: VHS00158
by Nora Ephron; Tom Hanks; Meg Ryan; Jean Stapleton; Greg Kinnear; Dabney Coleman; Warner Bros.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©1999.
Notes: Originally released in 1998 (120 mins.); Based on the movie “The Shop Around the Corner” ( VHS00130) and its musical remake “In the Good Old Summertime;” Also based on a play by Nikolaus Laszlo;
Summary: A romance in which superstore book chain magnate Hanks and cozy children’s bookshop owner Ryan are anonymous e-mail cyberpals who fall head-over-laptops in love, unaware that they are combative business rivals.
OCLC #: 41288346
Added: October 20, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Nora Ephron
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
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The Mighty Ducks
Call Number: VHS00154
by Stephen Herek; Jordan Kerner; Jon Avnet; Steven Brill; Emilio Estevez; Joss Ackland; Lane Smith; Heidi Kling; M Josef Sommer; David Newman; Walt Disney Pictures.; Touchwood Pacific Partners I.; Walt Disney Home Video (Firm); Buena Vista Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, 1992.
Notes: Originally released in 1992 (104 mins.);
Summary: Slapped with a community service assignment, a tough trial lawyer must coach a ragtag team of pee wee hockey players who can’t skate, can’t score and can’t win.
OCLC #: 27927520
Added: October 20, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Disney, Stephen Herek
Posted in Comedy, Family | Comments Closed
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Nothing in Common
Call Number: VHS00147
by Tom Hanks; Jackie Gleason;
Language: English
Publisher: New York : HBO/Cannon Video, ©1986.
Notes: Originally released in 1986 (119 mins.);
Summary: Life is great for David Basner until his parents split up after thirty-four years of marriage.
OCLC #: 15906863
Added: October 20, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Eva Marie Saint, Garry Marshall
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