Columbia Pictures film noir classics. III
(DVD or VCD)

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Contributors
Lewis, Joseph H., 1907-2000. Director
Bolton, Muriel Roy. Adapter
MacDonald, Wallace. Producer
Bowers, William, 1916-1987. Adapter
Bresler, Jerry. Producer
Published
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2012.
Edition
Full screen and wide screen.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 419 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Available from another library
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Published
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2012.
Format
DVD or VCD
Edition
Full screen and wide screen.
Language
English
UPC
608866795414

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Videodisc release of five motion pictures originally produced in 1945 ((My name is Julia Ross), 1951 (The mob), 1954 (Drive a crooked road), 1955 (Tight spot) and 1957 (The burglar).
General Note
My name is Julia Ross is based on the book The woman in red / by Anthony Gilbert. The mob is based on the Collier's magazine story Waterfront / by Ferguson Findley. Drive a crooked road is from a story by James Benson Nablo. Tight spot is based upon the play Dead pigeon by Lenard Kantor. The burglar is adapted from the novel The burglar / by David Goodis.
General Note
"Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Film Foundation and Turner Classic Movies partner on the third collection in the series ... fully restored and remastered"--Container.
General Note
Special features include scene stills and movie posters; Martin Scorsese introduces Drive a crooked road and The burglar.
General Note
Aspect ratio:1.33:1 (My name is Julia Ross and The mob); 1.85:1 (Drive a crooked road, Tight spot and The burglar).
Creation/Production Credits
(My name is Julia Ross) Director of photography, Burnett Guffey; editor, Henry Batista.
Creation/Production Credits
(The mob) Director of photography, Joseph Walker; editor, Charles Nelson; musical director, Morris Stoloff; musical score, George Dunning.
Creation/Production Credits
(Drive a crooked road) Director of photography, Charles Lawton; editor, Jerome Thoms; musical director, Ross DiMaggio.
Creation/Production Credits
(Tight spot) Director of photography, Burnett Guffey; editor, Viola Lawrence; music, George Dunning, conducted by Morris Stoloff.
Creation/Production Credits
(The burglar) Director of photography, Don Malkames; editor, Herta Horn; music composed and conducted by Sol Kaplan.
Participants/Performers
(My name is Julia Ross) Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, George Macready, Roland Varno, Anita Bolster, Doris Lloyd.
Participants/Performers
(The mob) Broderick Crawford, Betty Buehler, Richard Kiley, Otto Hulett, Matt Crowley.
Participants/Performers
(Drive a crooked road) Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy.
Participants/Performers
(Tight spot) Ginger Rogers, Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith.
Participants/Performers
(The burglar) Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield, Martha Vickers, Peter Capell, Mickey Shaughnessy.
Description
(My name is Julia Ross) "An unemployed London secretary is hired as a live-in assistant for an elderly woman but soon finds herself in a nightmarish situation"--Container.
Description
(The mob) "A police detective ... goes undercover as a dock worker in New Orleans in order to investigate the criminal activities of a waterfront racket"--Container.
Description
(Drive a crooked road) "Los Angeles mechanic and race car enthusiast Eddie Shannon is seduced by a gangster's girlfriend and blackmailed into participating as the getaway driver in a bank robbery"--Container.
Description
(Tight spot) "A district attorney springs former model Sherry Conley from prison and tries to pressure her to testify against a powerful mobster she knew through close mutual acquaintances"--Container.
Description
(The burglar) "A cunning jewel thief ... targets the mansion of a wealthy evangelist as his final career heist"--Container.
Target Audience
Not rated by MPAA.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital monaural.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, J. H., Bolton, M. R., MacDonald, W., Bowers, W., Bresler, J., Parrish, R., Edwards, B., Quine, R., Taps, J., Rachmil, L. J., Karlson, P., Goodis, D., Kellman, L. W., Wendkos, P., Foch, N., Whitty, M., Macready, G., Varno, R., Bolster, A., Lloyd, D., Crawford, B., Buehler, B., Kiley, R., Hulett, O., Crowley, M., Rooney, M., Foster, D., Rogers, G., Robinson, E. G., Keith, B., Duryea, D., Mansfield, J., Vickers, M., Capell, P., Shaughnessy, M., Stoloff, M., Dunning, G., Maggio, R. A., Kaplan, S., Nablo, J. B., Scorsese, M., Gilbert, A., Findley, F., & Kantor, L. (2012). Columbia Pictures film noir classics (Full screen and wide screen.). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Joseph H. Lewis et al.. 2012. Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Joseph H. Lewis et al.. Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, Joseph H., et al. Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics Full screen and wide screen., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2012.

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