| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Studio classics ; 27 |
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Studio classic ; 27.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. |
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Adapted by Vera Caspary from a Cosmopolitan Magazine novel by John Klempner. |
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Special features: commentary by Christopher Mankiewicz with Joseph L. Mankiewicz biographers Kenneth Geist and Cheryl Lower "Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel" as seen on Biography on the A & E Network Movietone News Footage (Oscar presentations); restoration comparison; theatrical trailer. |
| Cast |
Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas, Barbara Lawrence, Jeffrey Lynn, Connie Gilchrist, Florence Bates, Hobart Cavanaugh. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Arthur C. Miller ; editor, J. Watson Webb Jr. ; music, Alfred Newman ; costume designer, Kay Nelson. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Delicious Americana showing reactions of three women who receive a letter from the town flirt who has run off with one of their husbands. Based on John Klempner's novel. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, 1949: Best director; Best adapted screenplay. |
| Subject |
Klempner, John, 1898-1972 -- Television adaptations.
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Klempner, John, 1898-1972 -- Film adaptations.
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Letters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Adultery -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Married people -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1949.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
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Crain, Jeanne.
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Darnell, Linda, 1923-1965.
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Sothern, Ann, 1909-2001.
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Douglas, Kirk, 1916-
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Douglas, Paul, 1907-1959.
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Lawrence, Barbara, 1928-
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Lynn, Jeffrey, 1909-1995.
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Gilchrist, Connie, 1901-1985.
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Bates, Florence, 1888-1954.
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Cavanaugh, Hobart, 1886-1950.
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Miller, Arthur C.
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Klempner, John, 1898-1972.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543131397 |
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