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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s State Fair
Call Number: VHS00132
by Walter Lang; Jeanne Crain; Dana Andrews; Dick Haymes; Oscar Hammerstein; Richard Rodgers; Phil Stong; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; CBS Fox Video.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : CBS/Fox Video, ©1990.
Notes: Originally released in 1945 (100 mins.); from a novel by Philip Stong ; Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Nominated for two 1946 Academy Awards;
Summary: Musical about the adventures of the Frake family at the Iowa State Fair. Each member of the family is out for a different prize: a blue ribbon for Father’s pet pig, first prize for Mom’s pie, and true love for their son and daughter.
OCLC #: 24658396
Added: October 20, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Archive for the ‘Romance’ Category
State Fair
Monday, October 20th, 2008The Shop Around the Corner
Monday, October 20th, 2008The Shop Around the Corner
Call Number: VHS00130
by Ernst Lubitsch; James Stewart; Margaret Sullavan; Frank Morgan; Joseph Schildkraut; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, ©1987.
Notes: Originally released in 1940 (100 mins.); Based on a play by Nikolaus Laszlo;
Summary: Quiet, unassuming Kralik is fired from his job in a gift shop, when his boss falsely believes that he is having an affair with the boss’s wife. Out of work and lonely, Kralik finds out that the girl of his dreams is actually the girl who works in the shop.
OCLC #: 17305612
Added: October 20, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Wuthering Heights
Saturday, October 18th, 2008Wuthering Heights
Call Number: VHS00129
by Laurence Olivier; Merle Oberon; David Niven; William Wyler; Samuel Goldwyn; Emily Brontë;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Nelson Entertainment, ©1987.
Notes: Originally released in 1939 (104 mins.); Based on the novel “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte; Nominated for eight 1940 Academy Awards
Summary: The tortured love affair between Heathcliff and Cathy ends when Cathy marries the wealthy Edgar. Heathcliff’s savage retaliation upon the woman he loves explodes in a stunning climax.
Also: See the Robert Fuest directed version (DVD00369) and the Luis Buñuel directed version Abismos de Pasion (VHS00815);
OCLC #: 38087049
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Romeo and Juliet
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
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Romeo and Juliet
Call Number: VHS00127
by Norma Shearer; Leslie Howard; John Barrymore; C Aubrey Smith, Sir; Andy Devine; George Cukor; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, CA : Distributed by MGM/UA Home Video, [1992].
Notes: Originally released in 1936 (126 mins.); Based on the play by William Shakespeare; Nominated for four 1937 Academy Awards;
Summary: Film adaptation of the Shakespeare play about star-crossed lovers. A truncated version.
Also: See the Franco Zeffirelli version, Romeo & Juliet (VHS00146); the Baz Luhrmann version, Romeo + Juliet (VHS00060); the Alan Horrox version (VHS00752); the Mohamed Camara interpretation, Dakan (VHS00318); the Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise interpretation, West Side Story (VHS00557);
OCLC #: 25565652
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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St. Elmo's Fire
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
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St. Elmo’s Fire
Call Number: VHS00123
by Emilio Estevez; Rob Lowe; Andrew McCarthy; Demi Moore; Judd Nelson; Ally Sheedy; Mare Winningham; Columbia Pictures Industries.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1993.
Notes: Originally released in 1985 (110 mins.);
Summary: Seven friends, recent college graduates, search for a place in the real world and face the issues of career and commitment. Against the backdrop of St. Elmo’s, their local hang-out, they save, betray and love each one another as only the closest of friends can.
OCLC #: 35897724
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Without Reservations
Friday, October 17th, 2008
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Without Reservations
Call Number: VHS00117
by John Wayne; Claudette Colbert; Don Defore; RKO Radio Pictures, inc.; Turner Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: [S.l.] : Turner Home Entertainment, 1990.
Notes: Originally released in 1946 (101 mins.);
Summary: A couple of marines out for fun and romance encounter a lady novelist traveling incognito on a Hollywood-bound train.
OCLC #: 23090160
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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A Yank in the R.A.F.
Friday, October 17th, 2008
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A Yank in the R.A.F.
Call Number: VHS00115
by Tyrone Power; Betty Grable; Darrell Ware; Karl Tunberg; Darryl Francis Zanuck; Leo Robin; Ralph Rainger; Henry King; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; Fox Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Fox Video, ©1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1941 (98 mins.);
Summary: A cocky American flier joins the RAF to be near the woman he loves, a London-based singer.
OCLC #: 24727115
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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The Stalking Moon
Friday, October 17th, 2008
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The Stalking Moon
Call Number: VHS00106
by Gregory Peck; Eva Marie Saint; Robert Forster; Alvin Sargent; Alan J Pakula; Robert Mulligan; Theodore V Olsen; Warner Bros.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1968 (110 mins.); Based on the novel The Stalking Moon, by Theodore V. Olsen
Summary: Sam Varner is a veteran cavalryman and the best army scout in the Southwest. He agrees to escort a former Apache captive and her half-Indian son to safety, but finds his path stalked by Salvaje, a renegade killer dead set on getting the boy back
OCLC #: 19714388
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Thursday, October 16th, 2008The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Call Number: VHS00099
by Uma Thurman; Janeane Garofalo; Ben Chaplin; Jamie Foxx; Michael Lehmann; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; Fox Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: [Beverly Hills, Calif.] : FoxVideo, 1996.
Notes: Originally released in 1996 (97 mins.);
Summary: Abby, a savvy, witty veterinarian who hosts her own radio talk show, is anything but confident when it comes to love. A petite brunette, she describes herself as tall and blonde when Brian, a caller who is smitten with her radio persona, asks her on a date. She then talks her tall, blonde neighbor Noelle into assuming her identity, setting off an escalating series of hilarious and romantic crises.
OCLC #: 35553260
Added: October 16, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Jerry Maguire
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
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Jerry Maguire
Call Number: VHS00089
by Tom Cruise; Cuba Gooding; Renée Zellweger; Kelly Preston; Jerry O’Connell; Jay Mohr; Bonnie Hunt; Cameron Crowe; Tri-Star Pictures.; Gracie Films.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: [Culver City, Calif.] : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1997.
Notes: Originally released in 1996 (139 mins.); Nominated for five 1997 Academy Awards;
Summary: A sports agent suddenly discovers his scruples and promptly loses his job. But with the help of one loyal colleague and one outrageous client, he learns that loving well is the best revenge.
OCLC #: 36967951
Added: October 16, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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