Pre-Code Hollywood collection.
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009].
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | DVD GOLDEN ERA P | On Shelf |
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | DVD GOLDEN ERA P | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Actresses -- United States -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Murder -- Investigation -- United States -- Drama.
Musical films.
Periodicals -- Drama.
Photography of the nude -- Drama.
Stage managers -- United States -- Drama.
Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Murder -- Investigation -- United States -- Drama.
Musical films.
Periodicals -- Drama.
Photography of the nude -- Drama.
Stage managers -- United States -- Drama.
Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
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Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (168 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from set container.
General Note
Murder at the Vanities is based on a play by Earl Carroll and Rufus King.
General Note
Search for beauty is based on the play "Love your body" by Schuyler E. Grey and Paul R. Milton.
General Note
Murder at the Vanities violated the Production Code's strictures against semi-nude women, cocktails for two and smoking marajuana and violated almost every section of the Code (six months later and it would not have been made). Search for beauty violated the Production Codes strictures against scenes of naked bodies. The film was heavily censored and was never re-issued or re-made.
Participants/Performers
Murder at the Vanities cast: Carl Brisson, Victor McLaglen, Jack Oakie, Kitty Carlisle, Dorothy Stickney, Gertrude Michael.
Participants/Performers
Search for beauty cast: Larry 'Buster' Crabbe, Ida Lupino, Robert Armstrong, James Gleason, Toby Wing, Gertrude Michael, Bradley Page.
Description
In 1934, Hollywood was turned upside down by the enforcement of a strict "Production Code" that would change the way movies were made for the next 34 years. But during the "pre-Code" period (1929-1934), censorship barely existed and filmmakers had free reign to make the movies they wanted and the public demanded. No subject was taboo including adultery, murder or sex.
Description
Murder at the Vanities: Shortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading lady Ann Ware. She wants to marry leading man Eric Lander. Stage manager Jack Ellery calls in his friend, policeman Bill Murdock, to help him investigate. They find the body of a murdered women. Bill suspects Eric of the crime. Rita Ross, a second female lead, tells Bill that she saw the women leaving from Eric's room. Rita is shot onstage with Eric's gun. Jack and Bill decide not to stop the show, but Bill prepares to arrest Eric.
Description
Search for beauty: Inspired by the L.A. Olympics, a trio of con artists lure some prize-winning athletes into endorsing their newly-acquired fitness magazine. They stage an international publicity stunt to find the healthiest young bodies in the English-speaking world. While the athletes are out scouting for specimens, the three rogues turn the magazine into a lurid cheesecake rag. This spins off into a health farm, which they try to turn into a high-priced facility for Hollywood swells out to exploit eager young talent.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.37:1); Dolby Digital 2.0 mono., digitally remastered, dual-layer, NTSC.
Language
English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brisson, C., McLaglen, V., Oakie, J., Carlisle, K., Stickney, D., Michael, G., Crabbe, B., Lupino, I., Armstrong, R., Gleason, J., Wing, T., Page, B., Carroll, E., King, R., Grey, S. E., Milton, P. R. 1., Hellman, S., Gollomb, J., Wilson, C., Leisen, M., Boehm, D., Watkins, M., Binyon, C., & Butler, F. (2009). Pre-Code Hollywood collection . Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carl Brisson et al.. 2009. Pre-Code Hollywood Collection. Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carl Brisson et al.. Pre-Code Hollywood Collection Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brisson, Carl, et al. Pre-Code Hollywood Collection Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2009.
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