| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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DVD video |
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| System Details |
DVD; Aspect ratio, 1.33:1; Monaural. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Warren William. |
| Summary |
It explores the friendship between two struggling single mothers: one a working-class white woman who ascends to the top of the business world, and the other her Black housekeeper, whose life is shattered by the rejection of her rebellious, white-passing daughter. It is this latter relationship attuned to America's bitter racial realities and heartbreakingly enacted by trailblazing Black performers Beavers and Washington that lends the film its transcendent emotional power. This first adaptation of Fannie Hurst's best-selling novel boldly confronts the complexities and contradictions of racial identity, economic exploitation, and the limits of the American dream. |
| Credits |
Director, John M. Stahl. |
| Subject |
Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968 -- Film adaptations.
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Female friendship -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Working class women -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Single mothers -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Mothers and daughters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Passing (Identity) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Fiction films.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968.
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Hurlbut, William J. (William James), 1883-1957, screenwriter.
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Sturges, Preston, screenwriter.
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Stahl, John M., 1886-1950, film director.
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Beavers, Louise, 1902-1962, actor.
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Colbert, Claudette, actor.
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Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994, actor.
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William, Warren, 1895-1948, actor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9798886070071 |
| Standard No. |
715515280716 |
| Music No. |
CC3431DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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