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North by Northwest

Thursday, October 9th, 2008
North by Northwest
Call Number: VHS00021
by Alfred Hitchcock; Ernest Lehman; Herbert Coleman; Robert Burks; Bernard Herrmann; George Tomasini; Cary Grant; Eva Marie Saint; James Mason; Martin Landau; Jessie Royce Landis; Turner Entertainment Co.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.;  
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1996.
Notes: Originally released in 1959 (136 mins.); Nominated for three Academy Awards; Edition part of the MGM/UA Vintage Classics
Summary: Roger O. Thornhill is a victim of mistaken identity and is forced to embark on a run for his life by train, plane and automobile.
OCLC #: 36096571
Also: DVD version of North by Northwest available (DVD00055)
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Rope

Thursday, October 9th, 2008
 
Rope
Call Number: VHS00019
by Alfred Hitchcock; James Stewart; John Dall; Farley Granger; Cedric Hardwicke; Constance Collier; Joan Chandler; Arthur Laurents; Hume Cronyn; Patrick Hamilton; Warner Bros.; Transatlantic Picture Corporation.; MCA Home Video.; 
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Universal City, CA : MCA Home Video, ©1985.
Notes: Released in 1948 (81 mins); Based on the play by Patrick Hamilton;
Summary: Two friends strangle a classmate and then proceed to invite his family and friends to dinner, with the body stuffed inside the trunk they use for the table. Before the night is over, their former teacher discovers who killed the student, and why.
OCLC #: 11680587
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Mulholland Falls

Thursday, October 9th, 2008
 
Mulholland Falls
Call Number: VHS00014
by Lee Tamahori; Nick Nolte; Melanie Griffith; Chazz Palminteri; Michael Madsen; Christopher Penn; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Co.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1998.
Notes: Released in 1995 (107 mins);
Summary: What begins as a simple murder case, turns into a politically embroiled tug of war. Several clues seem to lead towards a restricted government post in the Nevada desert where nuclear bombs are being tested for military use.
OCLC #: 39472739
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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The Last Seduction

Thursday, October 9th, 2008
 
The Last Seduction
Call Number: VHS00011
by Linda Fiorentino; Peter Berg; Bill Pullman; John Dahl; ITC Entertainment Group.; PolyGram Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: New York : PolyGram Video, 1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (110 mins);
Summary: Temptation, greed and sexual desire lead to a deadly double-cross in this thriller. Bridget makes her husband Clay steal more than half a million dollars, and then steals it from him. Hiding out in a small town, she grabs the first man she sees, Mike, to keep her cover. When Clay tracks her down, she stands to lose everything unless she can use her sexual power over Mike to lead him to murder.
OCLC #: 32732119
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection 

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Alfred Hitchcock Collection

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Alfred Hitchcock Collection
Call Number: DVD00009
by Alfred Hitchcock; Diamond Entertainment Corporation.;
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: Walnut, CA : Diamond Entertainment, ©2005.
Notes: 13 films on 5 DVDs (1124 mins); Originally released between 1929 and 1938; Special features: interactive menus, original graphics, film information, chapters, direct scene access, biography, facts & trivia, special collector’s photo gallery
Chapters: Disc one. The lady vanishes (99 min.) ; Sabotage (81 min.) —
Disc two. Blackmail (86 min.) ; Jamaica Inn (98 min.) ; Number 17 (66 min.) —
Disc three. The thirty-nine steps (87 min.) ; The man who knew too much (75 min.) —
Disc four. The secret agent (83 min.) ; Murder (92 min.) ; Young & innocent (82 min.) —
Disc five. Juno and the paycock (96 min.) ; The skin game (87 min.) ; Rich and strange (92 min.).
OCLC #: 76803210
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Double Indemnity

Friday, September 12th, 2008
 
Double Indemnity
Call Number: DVD00007
by Billy Wilder; Fred MacMurray; Barbara Stanwyck; Edward G Robinson; Porter Hall; Jean Heather; Raymond Chandler; James M Cain; Paramount Pictures, inc.; Universal Pictures (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Pictures, [2006]
Notes: 2-disc DVD set (107 mins); Universal Legacy Series; release of the 1944 motion picture; Nominated for seven 1944 Academy Awards; Based on the novel by James M. Cain; Special features: “Shadows of suspense”; audio commentary from film historian Richard Schickel; audio commentary with film historian/screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman; “Double indemnity” TV movie (1973, 75 min.).
Summary: Walter Neff is a smooth talking insurance salesman who meets the very attractive Phyllis Dietrichson when he calls to renew her husband’s automobile policy. The couple are immediately drawn to each other and have an affair. They scheme together to murder Phyllis’ husband for life insurance money with a double indemnity clause. Unfortunately, all does not go as planned. Barton Keyes is the wily insurance investigator who must sort things out.
OCLC #: 68693776
Also: VHS format available under VHS00029.
Added: October 6, 2008
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Film Noir 10 Movies

Friday, September 12th, 2008
 
Film Noir 10 Movies
Call Number: DVD00018
by Orson Welles; Humphrey Bogart; Raymond Burr; Tom Neal; Fred MacMurray; Joan Bennett; Coleen Gray; Richard Basehart; Claire Trevor; Edward G Robinson; Warner Home Video (Firm); Brentwood Home Video (Firm); 
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: [California] : Brentwood Home Video : Distributed by BCI, 2004.
Notes: 10 movies on five DVDs (880 mins); special features include : feature programs — interactive menus — scene access
Chapters: Disc 1. The stranger (1946 – 95 min.) — Borderline (1950 – 99 min.) — 
Disc 2. He walked by night (1948 – 80 min.) — Call it murder (1934 – 74 min.) — 
Disc 3. The red house (1947 – 100 min.) — D.O.A. (1950 – 84 min.) — v. 4. Kansas city confidential (1952 – 99 min.) — Detour (1946 – 68 min.) —
Disc 5. The second woman (1951 – 91 min.) — Scarlet street (1945 – 101 min.).
OCLC #: 61212116
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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