| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Archive collection.
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| System Details |
DVD-R, Dolby Digital stereo. (music) |
| Cast |
Eleanor Boardman, Frank Mayo, Richard Dix, Mae Busch, Marbara La Marr, Lew Cody. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, John J. Mescall ; original score, Marcus Sjöwall. |
| Note |
Based on Red Book serial novel of motion picture life in Hollywood [by Rupert Hughes]. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1923. |
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"©2006 New version Turner Entertainment Co."--Ending credits. |
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"©1923, 2006 Turner Entertainment Co. Package design ©2009 Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., distributed by Warner Home Video"--Container. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
The souls in question are silver-screen hopefuls in this witty, insightful glimpse at the early movie business. Feared lost for decades, it includes unique working cameos of director Erich von Stroheim and a non-Tramp Charlie Chaplin, and features starlet Eleanor Boardman, the "Cinderella of Hollywood" whose rags-to-riches story echoed her character's. Escaping from a train journey with her sinister new husband, Mem Steddon (Boardman) crawls across the California desert and spies her salvation: an Arab sheik riding a camel! The location movie crew brings Mem to Tinseltown, where bit parts and acting lessons lead her to starring roles, and a fiery finale with her murderous spouse (Lew Cody). If you like classic Hollywood, you'll love this picture, full of carefully observed detail, warmth and plenty of soul. |
| Subject |
Motion picture industry -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Silent films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956.
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Boardman, Eleanor, 1898-1991.
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Mayo, Frank, 1886-1963.
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Dix, Richard, 1893-1949.
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Turner Classic Movies (Firm)
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Goldwyn Pictures Corporation.
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Turner Entertainment Co.
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Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
883316127193 |
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