Posts Tagged ‘Black and White’
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Jungle Drums of Africa
Call Number: VHS00233
by Clay Moore; Phyllis Coates; Johnny Spencer; Roy Glenn; Republic Pictures Corporation.; Republic Pictures Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, [1991]
Notes: Originally released in 1953 (167 mins.); Twelve serial episodes over two video cassettes;
Summary: A danger-filled trek through darkest Africa, foreign intrigue and savage natives threaten two of Republic Pictures greatest action adventure stars in this thrill-a-minute jungle serial.
Chapters: ch. 1. Jungle ambush (20:00) — ch. 2. Savage strategy (14:00) — ch. 3. The beast fiend (14:00) — ch. 4. Voodoo vengance (14:00) — ch. 5. The lion pit (13:00) — ch. 6. Underground tornado (13:00) — ch. 7. Cavern of doom (13:00) — ch. 8. The water trap (13:00) — ch. 9. Trail to destruction (13:00) — ch. 10. The flaming ring (13:00) — ch. 11. Bridge of death (13:00) — ch. 12. The avenging river (13:00).
OCLC #: 34130814
Added: October 29, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, Fred C. Brannon
Posted in Action, Romance | Comments Closed
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Zouzou
Call Number: VHS00221
by Bernard Goldberg; Arys Nissotti; Marc Allégret; Carlo Rim; G Abatino; Josephine Baker; Jean Gabin; Kelber.; D Batcheff; Van Parys-Scotto; Al Romanis;
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: [New York, NY] : Kino International ; [Chatsworth, Calif.] : Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainmen, ©1990.
Notes: Originally released in 1934 (92 mins.); Based on the story by G. Abatino;
Summary: Backstage musical, in which a talented laundress takes the place of the lead on opening night and saves the show.
OCLC #: 148112243
Added: October 29, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, Crime, Foreign Film, Marc Allégret
Posted in Musical, Romance | Comments Closed
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Cry the Beloved Country
Call Number: VHS00220
by Sidney Poitier; Canada Lee; Charles Carson; Zoltan Korda; Alan Paton; British Lion Films.; United Artists Corporation.; London Films.; Monterey Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Malibu, CA : Monterey Home Video, ©1992.
Notes: Originally released in 1951 (100 mins.); Based on the novel by Alan Paton;
Summary: This is a story of two men, two fathers, one black, one white, drawn together through one father’s search for a lost son.
OCLC #: 25291995
Added: October 29, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, Books on Film, Zoltan Korda
Posted in Drama | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Kuroi ame
Call Number: VHS00218
by Shōhei Imamura; Yoshiko Tanaka; Kazuo Kitamura; Etsuko Ichihara; Masuji Ibuse; Fox Lorber Home Video (Firm); Tōei Kabushiki Kaisha.; Angelica Films.;
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Publisher: New York : Fox Lorber Home Video, 1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1989 (123 mins.);
Summary: This is an unforgettable movie about humanity and survival after the 1945 atomic catastrophe that changed the world forever.
OCLC #: 24358692
Added: October 28, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, Foreign Film, Shohei Imamura
Posted in Drama, War | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
La Grande illusion
Call Number: VHS00215 Copy 1
VHS00215 Copy 2
by Jean Renoir; Charles Spaak; Jean Gabin; Pierre Fresnay; Erich Von Stroheim; Crown Video (Firm); Cie Jean Renoir.; Réalisations d’Art Cinématographique (Firm); World Pictures (Firm);
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: Copy 1: New York : Crown Video, [199-?]; Copy 2: Los Angeles, CA : Connoisseur Video Collection, 1991.;
Notes: Originally released in 1937 (117 mins.); Nominated for one 1939 Academy Award;
Summary: French officers as German prisoners of war in World War I reflect the changes in the social order and views of warfare as they each try to escape the realities of being in a prisoner of war camp.
OCLC #: 42511283
Added: October 28, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Award, Black and White, Jean Renoir
Posted in Drama, War | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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The Birth of a Nation
Call Number: VHS00213 Copy 1
VHS00213 Copy 2
VHS00213 Copy 3
by D W Griffith; Thomas Dixon;
Language: English
Publisher: Copy 1: Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, [1991]
Copy 2: Indianapolis, Ind. : Kartes Video Communications, [198-?]
Copy 3: New York, NY: Kino Video, 1993, ©1915.
Notes: Originally released in 1915 (154 mins.); Copy 2 edition notes: 94 mins.,This collector’s edition of The Birth of a Nation was made from a 1933 print produced under the personal supervision of D.W. Griffith. It includes the orginal musical score for the movie which was adapted by Griffith to the 24 frames-per-second running speed needed for sound; Copy 3 edition notes: includes a 30-minute epilogue with rare stills and outtake footage;
Summary: A civil war spectacular that portrays life in the South during and after the Civil War. The story depicts the war itself, the conflict between the defeated Southerners and emancipated renegade blacks, the despoiling of the South during the carpetbagger period, and the revival of the Southern white man’s honor through the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan.
OCLC #: 24232563
Added: October 28, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Black and White, D.W. Griffith, History, Lillian Gish, Silent Films
Posted in Drama, War | 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
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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Beauty and the Beast
Call Number: VHS00205 Copy 1
VHS00205 Copy 2
by Jean Marais; Josette Day; Jean Cocteau; Georges Auric; Leprince de Beaumont, Madame; Embassy Home Entertainment (Firm);
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home Entertainment, 1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1946 (90 mins); Based on the fairy tale by Mme. Leprince de Beaumont;
Summary: Dramatized adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Tells the fable of the kindly beast and the self-sacrificing beauty whose love releases the prince in him. Contains such visual displays as tears that become real diamonds and walls that grow arms to light Beauty’s path through the castle of the Beast
OCLC #: 15128216
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Black and White, Foreign Film, Jean Cocteau
Posted in Drama, Fantasy | Comments Closed
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Masculin féminin: 15 faits précis
Call Number: VHS00203
by Jean Luc Godard; Jean-Pierre Léaud; Chantal Goya; Brigitte Bardot; Video Images (Firm);
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Video Images, 1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1966 (103 mins.); Edition comes with program card;
Summary: An original film mixing politics, romance and comedy. A journalist has an affair with a would-be rock star.
OCLC #: 35597129
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, Foreign Film, Jean-Luc Godard
Posted in Drama | Comments Closed
