| Description |
5 videodiscs (454 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Turner classic movies. TCM spotlight.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Cast |
Manhattan melodrama: Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy. |
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Evelyn Prentice: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Una Merkel. |
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Double wedding: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Florence Rice, John Beal, Jessie Ralph, Edgar Kennedy. |
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I love you again: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Frank McHugh, Edmund Lowe. |
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Love crazy: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gail Patrick, Jack Carson, Florence Bates, Sidney Blackmer. |
| Terms Of Use |
These DVDs are copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Manhattan melodrama: The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman. |
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Evelyn Prentice: John Prentice is a successful Manhattan defense attorney. When his wife Evelyn ends an affair, her ex-lover blackmails her and he is murdered. Another woman is accused of the crime and Evelyn begs John to defend her. |
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Double wedding: A bohemian painter butts heads with his girlfriend's sister, before they admit their feelings for each other. |
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I love you again: A bump on the head reminds a boring husband he was once a con-man, and he sets out to win back his disillusioned wife. |
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Love crazy: A man pretends he's crazy to delay his wife's divorce proceedings. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Manhattan melodrama / a Cosmopolitan production ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; produced by David O. Selznick ; directed by W.S. Van Dyke (90 min.). Disc 2. Evelyn Prentice / a Cosmopolitan production ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; directed by William K. Howard ; produced by John W. Considine, Jr. (79 min.). Disc 3. Double wedding / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; screen play by Jo Swerling ; directed by Richard Thorpe ; produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz (87 min.). Disc 4. I love you again / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; screen play by Charles Lederer, George Oppenheimer and Harry Kurnitz ; directed by W.S. Van Dyke II (99 min.). Disc 5. Love crazy / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; screen play by William Ludwig, Charles Lederer and David Hertz ; directed by Jack Conway ; produced by Pandro S. Berman (99 min.). |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1: Comedy short "Goofy movies #2"; classic cartoon "The old pioneer"; theatrical trailer ; Disc 2: Comedy short "Goofy movies #3"; classic cartoon "Discontent canary"; theatrical trailer ; Disc 3: Musical short "Dancing on the ceiling"; classic cartoon "The hound and the rabbit"; theatrical trailer ; Disc 4: "Crime doesn't pay" series short "Jackpot"; classic cartoon "Tom Turkey and his Harmonica Humdingers"; theatrical trailer ; Disc 5: Classic cartoon "The alley cat"; audio-only bonus: radio adaptation with William Powell; theatrical trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Male friendship -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Murder -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Trials (Murder) -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
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Adultery -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Betrothal -- Drama.
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Amnesia -- Drama.
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Spouses -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- Drama.
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Divorce -- Drama.
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Insanity (Law) -- Drama.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Comedy films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Motion picture film collections.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993, actor.
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Powell, William, 1892-1984, actor.
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Gable, Clark, 1901-1960, actor.
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Merkel, Una, 1903-1986, actor.
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Rice, Florence, 1911-1974, actor.
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Beal, John, 1909-1997, actor.
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Ralph, Jessie, actor.
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Kennedy, Edgar, 1890-1948, actor.
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McHugh, Frank, 1899-1981, actor.
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Lowe, Edmund, 1890-1971, actor.
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Patrick, Gail, 1911-1980, actor.
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Carson, Jack, 1910-1963, actor.
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Bates, Florence, 1888-1954, actor.
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Blackmer, Sidney, 1895-1973, actor.
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Selznick, David O., 1902-1965, producer.
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Van Dyke, W. S., director.
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Howard, William K., 1899-1954, director.
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Considine, John W., Jr., 1898-1961, producer.
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Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964, screenwriter.
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Thorpe, Richard, 1896-1991, director.
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Mankiewicz, Joseph L., producer.
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Lederer, Charles, 1910-1976, screenwriter.
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Oppenheimer, George, screenwriter.
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Kurnitz, Harry, screenwriter.
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Ludwig, William, 1912-1999, screenwriter.
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Hertz, David, -1948, screenwriter.
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Conway, Jack, 1887-1952, director.
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Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996, producer.
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Turner Entertainment Co.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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Cosmopolitan Productions.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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| Added Title |
Manhattan melodrama.
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Evelyn Prentice.
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Double wedding.
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I love you again.
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Love crazy.
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| ISBN |
141985156X |
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9781419851568 |
| Standard No. |
012569798229 |
| Music No. |
79822 Warner Home Video |
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