Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Roxie Hart
Call Number: VHS00025
by Ginger Rogers; Adolphe Menjou; George Montgomery; William Frawley; Nunnally Johnson; William Augustus Wellman; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; Fox Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Fox Video, 1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1942 (75 mins.); Based on the Broadway play Chicago;
Summary: After her husband shoots a burglar in their apartment, Roxie Hart is talked into pretending she did it by a newsman and a theatricl agent who promise to sign her for a vaudeville tour. Realizing she’ll become a houshold name overnight, Roxie agrees and becomes the center of an outrageous trial.
OCLC #: 33901242
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, Crime, William A. Wellman
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
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The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming
Call Number: VHS00024
by Norman Jewison; William Rose; Carl Reiner; Eva Marie Saint; Alan Arkin; Brian Keith; Jonathan Winters; Theodore Bikel; Paul Ford; Nathaniel Benchley; Mirisch Corporation.;
Language: English
Publisher: [Culver City, Calif.] : MGM/UA Home Video, [1992]
Notes: Orginially released in 1965 (127 mins.); Nominated for four Academy Awards; Based on the novel by Nathaniel Benchley.
Summary: A Russian submarine grounded on a New England sandbar is mistaken for an invasion force by the over-imaginative townspeople.
OCLC #: 42006138
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Award, Books on Film, Eva Marie Saint, Norman Jewison
Posted in Comedy, Film Catalog, War | Comments Closed
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
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The Lady Eve
Call Number: VHS00016
by Paul Jones; Preston Sturges; Barbara Stanwyck; Henry Fonda; Charles Coburn; Eugene Pallette; William Demarest; Eric Blore; Melville Cooper; Martha O’Driscoll; Janet Beecher; Monckton Hoffe; Paramount Pictures.; MCA Universal Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: [Universal City, CA] : MCA Universal Home Video, ©1993.
Notes: Originally released in 1941 (93 mins); Nominated for one Academy Award;
Summary: Stanwyck portrays a calculating card shark who fleeces passengers on transatlantic ocean liners. When she discovers that an ingenuous young millionaire is on board, she figures he’ll be a pushover if she plays her cards right. Sure enough, he does fall for her, but surprise–she also falls for him. When he’s tipped off that true romance is not in the cards because she’s giving him a fast shuffle, his fondness fades. Now she realizes that if she wants to win him back, she’s got to stop her double-dealing, and she does but not before she turns up a few tricks of her own.
OCLC #: 33152219
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Award, Black and White, Preston Sturges
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Call Number: VHS00015
by Frank Capra; Robert Riskin; Gene Havlick; Howard Jackson; Clarence Budington Kelland; Gary Cooper; Jean Arthur; George Bancroft; Lionel Stander; Douglass Dumbrille; Raymond Walburn; Columbia Pictures Corporation.; RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, [1989]
Notes: Originally released in 1936 (115 mins); Nominated for five 1937 Academy Awards
Summary: Comedy about Longfellow Deeds, a small-town poet who inherits $20 million from his uncle and is promptly declared insane by petty moochers, relatives, conniving lawyers and big business executives; they all want a piece of the pie and are upset because Longfellow decides to give the money away to needy people.
OCLC #: 42506599
Also: This item is also available on DVD format at
DVD00014
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Award, Black and White, Frank Capra
Posted in Comedy, Film Catalog, Romance | Comments Closed
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
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Romance on the High Seas
Call Number: VHS00012
by Michael Curtiz; Julius J Epstein; Philip G Epstein; I A L Diamond; Alex Gottlieb; Jack Carson; Janis Paige; Don Defore; Doris Day; Oscar Levant; S Z Sakall; Fortunio Bonanova; Leo F Forbstein; Ray Heindorf; Jule Styne; Sammy Cahn; Busby Berkeley; Sixto Pondal Ríos; Carlos A Olivari; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967); Turner Entertainment Co.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, [1991]
Notes: Originally released in 1948 (99 mins); Doris Day’s first film role; Includes Academy Award nominated song;
Summary: Musical about a singer, Georgia Garrett, who takes the place of a socialite on a cruise and finds herself embroiled in the plots and counterplots of a suspicious husband and wife.
OCLC #: 24269771
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Award, Michael Curtiz
Posted in Comedy, Film Catalog, Musical | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Call Number: VHS00009
by William Powell; Jean Arthur; Eric Blore; Nostalgia Merchant (Firm); Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.;
Language: English
Publisher: Los Angeles : Nostalgia Merchant, ©1983.
Notes: Reissue of the 1936 motion picture of the same title released by MGM (80 mins);
Summary: Crime comedy in which a doctor’s ex-wife involves him in solving a murder plot.
OCLC #: 43045435
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, Stephen Roberts
Posted in Comedy, Film Catalog, Mystery | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Laurel & Hardy Collector’s Edition
Call Number: DVD00013
by Stan Laurel; Oliver Hardy;
Language: English
Publisher: Walnut, CA : Diamond Entertainment Corp., ©2003.
Notes: Collector’s Edition; 2-disc DVD set; features Laurel & Hardy feature films and short films from various dates; Includes biographies, facts and trivia, and photo gallery.
Chapters: Disc 1. The flying deuces; Utopia —
Disc 2. Lucky dog ; Tree in a test tube ; The stolen jools ; West of the hot dog ; Mud and sand ; Oranges and lemons ; The sawmill ; Hop to it bell hop ; The paperhanger ; Enough to do ; Kid speed ; Yes, yes, Nanette.
OCLC #: 57561921
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White
Posted in Comedy, Film Catalog | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
The Burns & Allen Show
Call Number: DVD00012
by George Burns; Gracie Allen; Diamond Entertainment.;
Language: English
Publisher: New York : Diamond Entertainment, 2003.
Notes: Highlights from the television show that ran from 1950-1958; 11 fully restored and enhanced digital master episodes on two DVDs; Collector’s Edition;
Chapters: Disc 1. The property tax assessor — The income tax man — Teenage girl spends the weekend — Space patrol kids visit — Free trip to Hawaii — Gracie’s checking account —
Disc 2. Harry Morton’s private secretary — The Beverly Hills uplift society — The kleebob card game — Divorce attorney — Surprise birthday party
OCLC #: 56827532
Also: See other episodes of the George Burns and Gracie Allen Show on
VHS00092 and
DVD00048
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White
Posted in Comedy, Film Catalog, Television Series | Comments Closed
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Comedy 10 Movie Pack
Call Number: DVD00002
by Bob Hope; Cary Grant; James Stewart; Fred Astaire; Kirk Douglas; Humphrey Bogart;
Language: English
Publisher: Mill Creek Entertainment, ©2005.
Notes: 10 digitally remastered movies on 3 DVDs
Chapters: The Medicine Man — The Amazing Adventure — Pot O’ Gold — My Favorite Brunette — Something to Sing About — His Girl Friday — Made for Each Other — Royal Wedding — My Dear Secretary — Beat the Devil.
OCLC #: 62869470
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White
Posted in Comedy, Film Catalog | Comments Closed
Friday, September 12th, 2008
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Call Number: DVD00014
by Frank Capra; Robert Riskin; Gene Havlick; Howard Jackson; Clarence Budington Kelland; Gary Cooper; Jean Arthur; George Bancroft; Lionel Stander; Douglass Dumbrille; Raymond Walburn; Columbia Pictures Corporation.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, ©1999.
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1936 (115 mins); Based on a story by Clarence Budington Kelland. Special features include: a featurette: Frank Capra Jr. remembers “Mr. Deeds goes to town”, theatrical trailers, vintage advertising, talent files; Interactive menus include: scene selection, language & subtitle selection, audio commentary track with Frank Capra Jr.; Nominated for five 1937 Academy Awards;
Summary: Longfellow Deeds, a small-town poet, inherits $20 million from his uncle and wants to give it away to needy people. Petty moochers, greedy relatives, conniving lawyers and big executives, who all want a piece of the pie, attempt to have Deeds declared incompetent.
OCLC #: 43802354
Also: This item also available in VHS format at VHS00015
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Award, Black and White, Frank Capra
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