Summary
Other men's women: A railroad engineer falls for the wife of one of his co-workers.The purchase price: A torch singer on the lam becomes a farmer's mail-order bride.
Frisco Jenny: A district attorney unknowingly prosecutes his own mother for murder.
Midnight Mary: An abused orphan becomes involved in a life of crime.
Heroes for sale: An injured World War I veteran fights drug addiction while trying to make his way in the business world.
Wild boys of the road: During the Depression, three homeless youths hop a freight train and travel across the U.S. looking for work.
Wild Bill, Hollywood maverick: A documentary film that explores the life and career of American film director William A. Wellman.
William A. Wellman: A documentary which describes the life and films of American director Willam A. Wellman. Includes live interviews with Wellman himself.
Contents
disc 1. Other men's women / a Warner Bros. and Vitaphone picture ; directed by William A. Wellman (70 min.) ; The purchase price / a Warner Bros. and Vitaphone picture ; directed by William A. Wellman (68 min.)disc 2. Frisco Jenny / a First National and Vitaphone picture ; directed by William A. Wellman (70 min.) ; Midnight Mary / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; directed by William A. Wellman ; original story by Anita Loos ; screenplay by Gene Markey and Kathryn Scola (74 min.)
disc 3. Heroes for sale / a First National and Vitaphone picture ; directed by William A. Wellman (71 min.) ; Wild boys of the road / a First National and Vitaphone picture ; directed by William A. Wellman (68 min.)
disc 4. Wild Bill, Hollywood maverick / Turner presents ; produced by Kenneth A. Carlson ; written and directed by Todd Robinson (94 min.) ; William A. Wellman / Turner Classic Movies presents ; a Lorac production ; directed, written & produced by Richard Schickel (58 min.).
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Wellman, William A.,
-- 1896-1975.
Railroads -- United States -- Employees -- Drama. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- United States -- Drama. Mail order brides -- North Dakota -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- North Dakota -- Drama. Brothels -- United States -- Drama. Public prosecutors -- United States -- Drama. Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama. Trials (Murder) -- United States -- Drama. World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- United States -- Drama. Morphine abuse -- United States -- Drama. Homeless youth -- United States -- Drama. Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Drama. Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography. Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- United States. Motion pictures -- United States. Motion picture industry -- United States -- History. Romance films. Feature films. Documentary films. Biographical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Home Video,2009 |
| Edition | Full screen. |
| Other Titles | Men who made the movies (Television program) |
| Contributors |
Withers, Grant,
1905-1959. Toomey, Regis, 1898-1991. Astor, Mary, 1906-1987. MacDonald, J. Farrell, 1875-1952. Kohler, Fred, 1905-1969. Blondell, Joan. Cagney, James, 1899-1986. Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990. Brent, George, 1904-1979. Talbot, Lyle. Chatterton, Ruth, 1893-1961. Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956. Young, Loretta, 1913-2000. Cortez, Ricardo, 1899-1977. Tone, Franchot. Devine, Andy, 1905-1977. Merkel, Una, 1903-1986. Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963. MacMahon, Aline, 1899-1991. Westcott, Gordon, 1903-1935. Darro, Frankie, 1918-1976. Coonan, Dorothy, 1913-2009. Hudson, Rochelle, 1916-1972. Phillips, Edwin, 1911-1981. Hovey, Ann, 1911-2007. Hohl, Arthur, 1889-1964. Baldwin, Alec, 1958- Wagner, Robert, 1930- Bell, David A., 1954- Wellman, William A., 1896-1975. Loos, Anita, 1893-1981. Markey, Gene, 1895-1980. Scola, Kathryn. Wellman, William A., 1937- Carlson, Kenneth A. Robinson, Todd, 1958- Schickel, Richard. Turner Entertainment Co. Turner Classic Movies (Firm) Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Vitaphone Corp. First National Pictures, Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Turner Classic Movies (Firm) Lorac Productions. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Other men's women: Grant Withers, Regis Toomey, Mary Astor, J. Farrell MacDonald, Fred Kohler, Joan Blondell, James Cagney. The purchase price: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Lyle Talbot. Frisco Jenny: Ruth Chatterton, Louis Calhern. Midnight Mary: Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone, Andy Devine, Una Merkel. Heroes for sale: Richard Barthelmess, Aline MacMahon, Loretta Young, Gordon Westcott. Wild boys of the road: Frankie Darro, Dorothy Coonan, Rochelle Hudson, Edwin Phillips, Ann Hovey, Arthur Hohl. Wild Bill, Hollywood maverick: narrator, Alec Baldwin. William A. Wellman: narrator, Robert Wagner. |
| Other Contributors |
Wild Bill, Hollywood maverick: editor, Leslie Jones ; music, David Bell. William A. Wellman: cinematographer, John A. Morrill ; editor, Bryan McKenzie. |
| Language |
English French In English; with optional French subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Other men's women originally released as a motion picture in 1931; The purchase price originally released as a motion picture in 1932; Frisco Jenny, Midnight Mary, Heroes for sale, and Wild boys of the road originally released as motion pictures in 1933; Wild Bill, Hollywood maverick originally released in 1995; William A. Wellman originally produced in 1973 as an episode of the public television documentary series The men who made the movies. Special features: Disc 1: The Wall Street mystery (S.S. Van Dine detective short); Moonlight for two and You don't know what you're doin! (2 classic cartoons); theatrical trailers. Disc 2: Commentary on Midnight Mary by historians Jeffrey Vance and Tony Maietta; The studio murder mystery (S.S. Van Dine detective short); Goofy movies #1 (vinatge Pete Smith short); Bosko's parlor pranks (classic cartoon); theatrical trailers. Disc 3: Commentary on Heroes for sale by historian John Gallagher; commentary on Wild boys of the road by William Wellman, Jr. and historian Frank Thompson; The trans-Atlantic mystery (S.S. Van Dine detective short); One step ahead of my shadow and Sittin' on a backyard fence (2 classic cartoons); theatrical trailers. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; dual-layer format; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Description |
4 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1419866354 9781419866357 |
| Other | Classic View |