Posts Tagged ‘Books on Film’
Monday, October 20th, 2008
David Lynch’s Wild at Heart
Call Number: VHS00135
by David Lynch; Nicolas Cage; Laura Dern; Willem Dafoe; Diane Ladd;
Language: English
Publisher: New York : CBS/Fox Video, [1991].
Notes: Originally released in 1990 (125 mins.); Based on the novel by Barry Gifford; Nominated for one 1991 Academy Award;
Summary: Two young lovers are on the run from one’s nasty mother. Filled with David Lynch’s trademark offbeat characters.
OCLC #: 23378978
Added: October 20, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Award, Books on Film, Crime, David Lynch
Posted in Comedy, Drama | Comments Closed
Monday, October 20th, 2008
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This Island Earth
Call Number: VHS00134
by Jeff Morrow; Rex Reason; Faith Domergue; Lance Fuller; Russell Johnson; Joseph M Newman; Franklin Coen; Edward G O’Callaghan; William Alland; Raymond F Jones; Universal-International (Firm); MCA Universal Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video, ©1993.
Notes: Originally released in 1955 (86 mins.); Based on the novel by Raymond F. Jones;
Summary: In this classic, we encounter death rays, mutant bugs, college sweethearts turned nuclear fission experts, and a visit to the planet Metaluna via spaceship to aid Exeter in the defense of his planet.
OCLC #: 36767100
Added: October 20, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Books on Film, Joseph M. Newman
Posted in Science Fiction | Comments Closed
Monday, October 20th, 2008
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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.;
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
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Tags:Award, Books on Film, Walter Lang
Posted in Film Catalog, Musical, Romance | Comments Closed
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
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36 Hours
Call Number: VHS00126
by James Garner; Eva Marie Saint; Rod Taylor; Werner Peters; George Seaton; William Perlberg; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm); Turner Entertainment Co.;
Language: English
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, ©1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1965 (115 mins); Based on the short story: Beware of the dog by Roald Dahl;
Summary: The clock is ticking for the Nazis trying to dupe Jefferson Pike (James Garner) into giving up war secrets. They pose as U.S. physicians to convince the supposedly amnesiac Pike to unlock his memory by recalling his last assignment: planning for D-Day.
OCLC #: 35101160
Added: October 17, 2008
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Tags:Black and White, Books on Film, Eva Marie Saint, George Seaton
Posted in Thriller, War | Comments Closed
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
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They Were Expendable
Call Number: VHS00122
by Robert Montgomery; John Wayne; Donna Reed; John Ford; William Lindsay White;
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, ©1990.
Notes: Originally released in 1945 (135 mins.); Based on the book by William L. White; Colorized version of a motion picture originally released in black and white; Nominated for two 1946 Academy Awards;
Summary: In the early days of World War II, the Japanese navy pressed relentlessly into the Philippines. Two American skippers are determined to prove that their small PT boats can be shaped into an effective battle fleet against the larger Japanese cruisers.
OCLC #: 21681221
Added: October 17, 2008
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Tags:Award, Books on Film, John Ford
Posted in Drama, War | 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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Legally Blonde
Call Number: VHS00114
by Marc Platt; Ric Kidney; Karen McCullah Lutz; Kirsten Smith; Robert Luketic; Reese Witherspoon; Luke Wilson; Selma Blair; Matthew Davis; Victor Garber; Jennifer Coolidge; Holland Taylor; Ali Larter; Amanda Brown; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.;
Language: English
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, ©2001.
Notes: Originally released in 2001 (96 mins.); Based on the book by Amanda Brown;
Summary: When a blonde California sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to follow him to Harvard Law School to get him back and, once there, learns she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined.
OCLC #: 50753714
Added: October 17, 2008
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Tags:Books on Film, Robert Luketic
Posted in Comedy, Film Catalog | Comments Closed
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.;
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
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Tags:Books on Film, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Mulligan
Posted in Film Catalog, Romance, Western | 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
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Tags:Alfred Hitchcock, Black and White, Books on Film
Posted in Film Catalog, Mystery, Thriller | Comments Closed
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
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Anna and the King of Siam
Call Number: VHS00090
by Irene Dunne; Rex Harrison; Linda Darnell; Margaret Landon; Louis D Lighton; John Cromwell; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.;
Language: English
Publisher: [Beverly Hills, Calif.] : FoxVideo, 1994.
Notes: Originally released in 1946 (129 mins.); Nominated for five 1947 Academy Awards; Based on the biography by Margaret Landon; Edition includes original trailer;
Summary: The story of the King of Siam and the strong-willed English widow who teaches him how to live in a modern world, while educating the king’s harem and children.
OCLC #: 29902031
Added: October 16, 2008
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Tags:Award, Black and White, Books on Film, John Cromwell
Posted in Biography, Drama, Film Catalog | Comments Closed
