| Description |
1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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stereo rdacpc |
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DTS-HD Master Audio |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray 1080p High Definition |
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region A rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
KL studio classics.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940. |
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Rating : Not rated. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1940. |
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Full screen (1.37:1) |
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Special features: audio commentary by filmmaker/historian Michael Schlesinger; theatrical trailer. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; 1080p High Definition; region A; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio, Jessie Ralph, Franklin Pangborn, Shemp Howard, Richard Purcell, Grady Sutton, Russell Hicks, Pierre Watkin, Al Hill, George Moran, Bill Wolfe, Jack Norton, Pat West, Reed Hadley, Heather Wilde, Harlan Briggs, Bill Alston. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Milton Krasner ; film editor, Arthur Hilton ; musical director, Charles Previn ; gowns, Vera West ; art director, Jack Otterson. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Egbert Sousé is an unemployed drunk who divides his time between the Black Pussy Cat Café and his dreadful family. After unwittingly capturing a bank robber, he lands a job as a security guard which leads to complete absurdity. |
| Awards |
National Film Registry, 1992. |
| Subject |
Bank robberies -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Bank employees -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Swindlers and swindling -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Films comiques.
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Films de fiction.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Cline, Edward, 1892-1961, film director.
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Fields, W. C. (William Claude), 1880-1946, screenwriter, actor.
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Witherspoon, Cora, 1890-1957, actor.
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Merkel, Una, 1903-1986, actor.
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Del Rio, Evelyn, actor.
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Ralph, Jessie, actor.
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Pangborn, Franklyn, 1889-1958, actor.
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Howard, Shemp, 1895-1955, actor.
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Purcell, Dick, 1908-1944, actor.
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Sutton, Grady, 1908-1995, actor.
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Hicks, Russell, 1895-1957, actor.
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Watkin, Pierre, 1887-1960, actor.
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Hill, Al, 1892-1954, actor.
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Moran, George, 1881-1949, actor.
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Wolfe, Bill, 1894-1975, actor.
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Norton, Jack, 1889-1958, actor.
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West, Arthur Pat, 1888-1944, actor.
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Hadley, Reed, 1911-1974, actor.
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Wilde, Heather, active 1938-1950, actor.
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Briggs, Harlan, 1879-1952, actor.
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Alston, William (Actor), actor.
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Krasner, Milton, director of photography.
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Hilton, Arthur, 1897-1979, editor of moving image work.
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Previn, Charles, 1888-1973, musical director.
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West, Vera, costume designer.
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Otterson, Jack, art director.
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Universal Pictures Company, presenter, production company.
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Universal Pictures (Firm), publisher.
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Kino Lorber, Inc., film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Bank dick (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
738329256555 |
| Music No. |
K25655 Kino Lorber |
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