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Siegfried

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Nibelungen: Siegfrieds Tod
Call Number: VHS00160 Copy 1
VHS00160 Copy 2
by Paul Richter; Margarete Schön; Theodor Loos; Hanna Ralph; Georg John; Hans Adalbert Schlettow; Fritz Lang; Erich Pommer; Thea von Harbou; Katharine Hilliker; H H Caldwell; Arthur Lennig; Gaylord Carter; Decla-Bioscop.; UFA.; UFA Films.; Blackhawk Films.; Republic Pictures Home Video (Firm);Greene; Goodtimes Home Video.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, ©1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1924 (95 mins.); An originally silent motion picture with German intertitles reissued with music and English intertitles; Originally called Nibelungen: Siegfrieds Tod or Nibelungen: Siegfried, Die; Companion to: The Nibelungen: Kriemhild’s revenge; Silent film with organ accompianment, performed by Gaylord Carter;
Summary: Siegfried recounts the story of Siegfried, the heroic knight whose exploits range from slaying a monstrous 70-foot dragon to wooing the lovely Kriemhilde. His quest for her hand is thwarted when he learns he must first find wife for her brother – a reequisite that leads to Siegfried’s downfall.
OCLC #: 26880436
Added: October 21, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Scarlet Street

Friday, October 10th, 2008
 
Scarlet Street
Call Number: VHS00040
by Walter Wanger; Dudley Nichols; Fritz Lang; Edward G Robinson; Joan Bennett; Dan Duryea; Rosalind Ivan; Margaret Lindsay; G de La Fouchardière; 
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Memory Lane Video (1984)
Notes: Originally released in 1947 (105 mins.);
Summary: Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. That rainy night, he rescues delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he’s a wealthy artist. At Johnny’s urging, she lets Chris establish her in an apartment (with his shrewish wife’s money). There, Chris paints masterpieces; but Johnny sells them under Kitty’s name, with disastrous and ironic results.
OCLC #: 62304385
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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