| Description |
1 videodisc (2 hr., 1 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Language |
In English, with optional English, Spanish or French subtitles. |
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Closed captioned. |
| Cast |
Susan Hayward (Barbara Graham), Simon Oakland (Ed Montgomery), Virginia Vincent (Peg), Theodore Bikel (Carl Palmberg), Wesley Lau (Henry Graham), Philip Coolidge, Lou Krugman, James Philbrook, Gage Clark, John Marley, Marion Marshall. |
| Credits |
Photography, Lionel Lindon; music, John Mandel; editor, William Hornbeck. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958. |
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Based on a newspaper article by Edward Montgomery and the letters of Barbara Graham. |
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Special feature: original theatrical trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Awards |
Academy Award for Best Actress of 1958: Susan Hayward. |
| System Details |
DVD; mono., Dolby digital; widescreen format. |
| Summary |
A screen adaptation of the dramatic events in the life of a "B-Girl," Barbara Graham, a vagrant prostitute and fast-living party girl, which led to a sensational murder trial and afterwards, her execution in the gas chamber despite growing doubts about her guilt. The background music is made up in its entirety of progressive jazz. |
| Subject |
Graham, Barbara, 1923-1955 -- Drama.
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Death row inmates -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Film noir.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Wise, Robert, 1914-2005.
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Hayward, Susan, 1917-1975.
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Oakland, Simon.
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Vincent, Virginia.
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Bikel, Theodore.
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Lau, Wesley.
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United Artists Corporation.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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| ISBN |
0792852540 |
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9780792852544 |
| Standard No. |
027616875792 |
| Music No. |
1003430 MGM Home Entertainment |
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