| Description |
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Warner Bros. Pictures gangsters.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono. |
| Language |
In English; with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook, Leslie Fenton, Beryl Mercer, Robert O'Connor, Murray Kinnell. |
| Credits |
Photography by Dev Jennings ; edited by Edw[ard] M. McDermott. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. |
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"Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition"--Container. |
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Dual-layer format. |
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Special features: optional audio commentary by film historian Robert Sklar; new featurette "Beer and blood : enemies of 'The public'" (produced in association with Taylor Made Entertainment ; Turner Entertainment Co. ; 2005, 20 min.); 1954 re-release foreword (1 min.). |
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Includes "Warner night at the movies, 1931" (24 min.): introduction by Leonard Maltin (3 min.); theatrical trailer for "Blonde Crazy" (2 min.); Hearst Metronome News newsreel (2 min.); comedy short "The eyes have it" (directed by Alf Goulding ; photographed by E.B. DuPar ; with Edgar Bergen, Christina Graver ; Vitaphone Corp. ; 1931, 10 min.); Merrie Melodies cartoon short "Smile, darn ya, smile" (Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. and the Vitaphone Corp. present ; a Hugh Harman-Rudolf Ising production ; Leon Schlesinger, producer ; drawn by Isadore Freleng & Max Maxwell ; musical score and direction, Frank Marsales ; 1931, 7 min.). |
| Audience |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| Summary |
Classic gangster film tells the story of two brothers, one an honorable war veteran, the other a high-class gangster that sold alcohol during the prohibition. |
| Subject |
Organized crime -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Gangsters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wellman, William A., 1896-1975.
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Cagney, James, 1899-1986.
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Harlow, Jean, 1911-1937.
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Woods, Edward, 1905-1989.
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Blondell, Joan.
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Cook, Donald, 1901-1961.
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Fenton, Leslie, 1903-1978.
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Mercer, Beryl, 1882-1939.
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O'Connor, Robert Emmet, 1885-1962.
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Kinnell, Murray, 1889-1954.
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Sklar, Robert.
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Maltin, Leonard.
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Goulding, Alfred.
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Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978.
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Graver, Christina.
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Freleng, Friz, 1905-1995.
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Maxwell, Max.
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Marsales, Frank.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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Vitaphone Corp.
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Taylor Made Entertainment.
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Turner Entertainment Co.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Public enemy (Motion picture)
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Beer and blood : enemies of the public.
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Warner night at the movies, 1931.
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Eyes have it.
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Smile, darn ya, smile.
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| ISBN |
0790792249 |
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9780790792248 |
| Standard No. |
012569690622 |
| Music No. |
66906 Warner Home Video |
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