Archive for the ‘Mystery’ Category
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
The Drowning Pool
Call Number: VHS00279
by Ross Macdonald; Paul Newman; Joanne Woodward; Tony Franciosa; First Artists Production Company.; Coleytown Productions.; Warner Bros.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©1984.
Notes: Originally released in 1975 (109 mins.); Based on the novel by Ross MacDonald;
Summary: A nervous and neurotic oil heiress, Iris Devereaux, lands her ex-flame Harper in hot water when she hires him to get to the bottom of an anonymous blackmail threat.
OCLC #: 10987243
Added: November 4, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Books on Film, Stuart Rosenberg
Posted in Mystery, Thriller | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
The Vampire Lovers
Call Number: VHS00216
by Ingrid Pitt; Peter Cushing; Dawn Addams; Pippa Steele; Embassy Home Entertainment (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: [United States] : Embassy Home Entertainment, [1988],
Notes: Originally released in 1970 (89 mins.); Based on the story Carmilla, by J. Sheridan LeFanu;
Summary: When a mysterious countess is called out of town, the General offers to care for her daughter, Carmilla. Little does he know that the countess’ daughter is a bloodlusting vampire with a passion for pretty girls, and that his niece Laura is her first victim.
OCLC #: 19297966
Added: October 28, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Books on Film, Roy Ward Baker
Posted in Horror, Mystery | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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Les Diaboliques
Call Number: VHS00211 Copy 1
VHS00211 Copy 2
VHS00211 Copy 3
by Simone Signoret; Vera Clouzot; Charles Vanel; Paul Meurisse; H -G Clouzot; Boileau-Narcejac.; Jérôme Geronimi; René Masson; Frédéric Grendel; Crown Video (Firm);
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: Copy 1 and 2: New York, NY : Crown Video, [198-?]; Copy 3: North Hollywood, CA : Hollywood Select Video, Inc. : Distributed by Timeless Video, ©1994.
Notes: Originally released in 1955 (109 mins.); Based on novels by Boileau & Narcejac
Summary: A mystery drama about murder in a private school for boys. The wife and the mistress of a tyrannical headmaster dispose of him only to be mystified by the disappearance of his body and ghostly hints of his presence.
OCLC #: 12191813
Added: October 28, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Black and White, Books on Film, Crime, Henri-Georges Clouzot
Posted in Horror, Mystery | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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The Manchurian Candidate
Call Number: VHS00210
by Frank Sinatra; Laurence Harvey; Janet Leigh; Angela Lansbury; Henry Silva; James Gregory; John Frankenheimer; George Axelrod; Richard Condon; United Artists Corporation.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, ©1996.
Notes: Originally released in 1962 (129 mins.); Based on the novel by Richard Condon; Edition includes original theatrical trailer; Nominated for two 1963 Academy Awards;
Summary: A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis-induced conditioning that transform Harvey into a human time bomb.
Also: See the Jonathan Demme-directed The Manchurian Candidate ( DVD00139);
OCLC #: 36169542
Added: October 28, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Award, Black and White, Books on Film, John Frankenheimer
Posted in Drama, Mystery | Comments Closed
Monday, October 27th, 2008
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Call Number: VHS00183 Copy 1
VHS00183 Copy 2
by Yves Montand; Irene Papas; Jean Louis Trintignant; Costa-Gavras; Vasilēs Vasilikos; Reggane Films.; Axon Video (Firm);
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: Copy 1: New York : Axon Video Corp., 1989.; Copy 2: New York, NY : Fox Lorber Home Video, ©1997.
Notes: Originally released in 1969 (128 mins.); Nominated for five 1970 Academy Awards; Based on a novel by Vasilēs Vasilikos;
Summary: A Greek pacifist leader is murdered at a rally. Despite the official police report of accidental death, a journalist’s persistent questioning leads to a full-scale investigation, revealing corruption in high places.
OCLC #: Copy 1: 20405410; Copy 2: 44605126
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Award, Books on Film, Costa-Gavras
Posted in Drama, Mystery | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Kinematografi
Call Number: VHS00165
by Ingmar Bergman; Liv Ullman; Bibi Andersson
Language: Swedish with English subtitles
Publisher: Sandy Hook, Conn. : Video Images, 1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1966 (83 mins.); Swedish title: Kinematografi; Edition contains program card;
Summary: The genius of Bergman showing his metaphysical expressiveness changing to a deep concern for the human condition. The surface story is about a famous actress who withdraws into silence and the nurse who becomes her companion at an isolated sea-side cottage.
OCLC #: 18100267
Added: October 21, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, Foreign Film, Ingmar Bergman
Posted in Drama, Mystery | Comments Closed
Monday, October 20th, 2008
The Third Man
Call Number: VHS00152
by David O Selznick; Alexander Korda; Carol Reed; Orson Welles; Joseph Cotten; Trevor Howard; Graham Greene; Goodtimes Home Video.;
Language: English
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Goodtimes Home Video, 1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1949 (104 mins.); Nominated for three 1951 Academy Awards; Based on the novel by Graham Greene.
Summary: Details the intrigue encountered by an American novelist who travels to Vienna ostensibly to attend the funeral of a friend, but finds himself enmeshed in international espionage plots in the wake of World War II. Examines the psychological and physical landscape of post-World War II Vienna on the brink of the Cold War, utilizing scenes of war-devastated Vienna as the American novelist determines who is trustworthy.
OCLC #: 163836315
Added: October 20, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Award, Black and White, Books on Film, Carol Reed
Posted in Film Noir, Mystery | Comments Closed
Friday, October 17th, 2008
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Sherlock Holmes: The Woman in Green
Call Number: VHS00118
by Basil Rathbone; Nigel Bruce; Roy William Neill; Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir; Universal Pictures Corporation.; Congress Video Group.;
Language: English
Publisher: [S.l.] : Memory Lane Video, South Plainfield, N.J. : [distributed by] Congress Video
Notes: Originally released in 1945 (68 mins.); Based on the books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle;
Summary: In this episode, freely adapted from “The adventure of the empty house” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes hunts for the missing link in a series of bizarre murders. The trail leads straight to the fiendish Professor Moriarity.
OCLC #: 13013288
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Black and White, Books on Film, Crime, Roy William Neill
Posted in Drama, Mystery | Comments Closed
Friday, October 17th, 2008
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Spellbound
Call Number: VHS00109
by Alfred Hitchcock; Ingrid Bergman; Gregory Peck; American Broadcasting Companies.; CBS Fox Video.; ABC Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : CBS/Fox Video : ABC Video, ©1996.
Notes: Originally released in 1945 (111 mins.); Nominated for six 1946 Academy Awards;
Summary: An amnesia victim assumes the identity of a noted psychiatrist and is accused of the murder of the man he professes to be. Constance, a fellow psychiatrist, attempts to restore his memory and uncover some lead that would prove his innocence.
OCLC #: 35564362
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Alfred Hitchcock, Award, Black and White
Posted in Drama, Film Catalog, Mystery | Comments Closed
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
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The 39 Steps
Call Number: VHS00100 Copy 1
VHS00100 Copy 2
by Alfred Hitchcock; Robert Donat; Madeleine Carroll; Lucie Mannheim; Godfrey Tearle; Peggy Ashcroft, Dame.; Charles Bennett; John Buchan; Gaumont British Picture Corp.; GoodTimes Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: New York : Goodtimes Home Video, 1984.
Notes: Originally released in 1935 (81 mins.); From the novel by John Buchan;
Summary: Accused of the death of a woman murdered in his apartment, Hannay goes to Ireland to find those responsible.
OCLC #: 28240881
Also: DVD format of this title can be found in the Alfred Hitchcock collection DVD00009.
Added: October 16, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Alfred Hitchcock, Black and White, Books on Film
Posted in Film Catalog, Mystery, Thriller | Comments Closed
