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This Gun for Hire

Saturday, October 18th, 2008
This Gun for Hire
Call Number: VHS00125
by Graham Greene; Alan Ladd; Veronica Lake; Robert Preston; Paramount Pictures, inc.; EMKA.; MCA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Universal City, CA : MCA Home Video, ©1983.
Notes: Originally released in 1942 (81 mins.); From a novel “A Gun For Sale” by Graham Greene
Summary: This is the story of the hard-edged story of love, power, and betrayal set in the seamy underworld of the 1940’s.
OCLC #: 10909456
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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50 Gangster Classics

Monday, October 6th, 2008
50 Gangster Classics
Call Number: DVD00006
by Ernest Borgnine; Steve McQueen; Brian Donlevy; Jack Webb; Walter Matthau;
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: New York, NY : Emson, ©2005.
Notes: 4 disc DVD set (2116 min.);
Chapters: Disc 1. The Harry Connors story ; Brother’s keeper ; Two wrongs ; The sisters ; Baby Face Morgan ; Gangs Inc. ; Young fugitives ; Gang Busters “The Burle case” ; Gang Busters “The Alvin Karpin story” ; Gang Busters “The old trapper” ; The gang’s all here ; Highway patrol —
Disc 2. First arrest ; High swing ; Midnight limited ; Gangster story ; Bulldog Drummond escapes ; Bulldog Drummond in Africa ; Dr. Fu Manchu “The death ship” ; Dr. Fu Manchu “The prisoner” ; Beat the devil ; Vengeance is mine ; His brother’s keeper ; Two little country girls —
Disc 3. The last song ; Dr. Fu Manchu “The master plan” ; Dr. Fu Manchu “The golden god” ; Borderline ; Smoke eater ; Anyone can be a sucker ; Heading for heaven ; Bulldog Drummond “Secret police” ; Bulldog comes back ; Dragnet “The hit and run case” ; Dragnet “The big bank robbery” ; Dragnet “The truck driver case” —
Disc 4. The enforcer ; Bulldog Drummond’s peril ; The big 17 ; The big girl ; Accidentally on purpose ; The case of Hearse Chaser ; Richard Diamond, Private Detective ; The Great Saint Louis Bank Robbery ; The longshot ; Desperate money ; Dangerous assignment ; Mr. and Mrs. North ; Saturday lost ; To trap a thief.
OCLC #: 144547700
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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The Departed

Monday, October 6th, 2008
 
The Departed                                                                                                           
Call Number: DVD00001
by Brad Pitt; Brad Grey; Graham King; William Monahan; Martin Scorsese; Leonardo DiCaprio; Matt Damon; Jack Nicholson; Mark Wahlberg; Martin Sheen; Ray Winstone; Vera Farmiga; Anthony Anderson; Alec Baldwin; Thelma Schoonmaker; Howard Shore; Andrew Lau Wai Keung; Zhaohui Mai; Zhuang Wenqiang.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Plan B (Firm); Initial Entertainment Group.; Vertigo Entertainment (Firm); Huan Ya zong yi ji tuan (Hong Kong); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
Notes: 2-disc special edition set (151 min); Nominated for five 2007 Academy Awards; 9 additional scenes with introductions from director Martin Scorsese; feature-length TCM career profile “Scorsese on Scorsese;” “The story of the Boston mob:” the real-life gangster behind Jack Nicholson’s character; “Crossing criminal cultures:” how Little Italy’s crime and violence influence Scorsese’s work; theatrical trailer.
Summary: In South Boston, the Massachusetts State Police are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello’s confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there are moles in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself
OCLC #: 76891049
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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