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A confused, ambitious factory worker in love with a wealthy debutante is threatened with a drab future by a simple working girl.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Paramount Pictures Corporation, Paramount Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Stevens, George, 1904-1975, Wilson, Michael, Brown, Harry, 1917-1986, Clift, Montgomery, Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, Winters, Shelley, Revere, Anne, 1903-1990, Brasselle, Keefe, Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945, Kearney, Patrick, 1894-1933
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: New York NY : Paramount Home Video, [1979?]
Subjects:
Feature films.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
New York (State) > Drama.
Trials (Murder) > Drama.
Young men > Drama.
Motion pictures, American.
Description
Summary:A confused, ambitious factory worker in love with a wealthy debutante is threatened with a drab future by a simple working girl.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
Based on the novel by Theodore Dreiser and the play by Patrick Kearney.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (120 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1951: Best Directing (George Stevens), Best Writing (Screenplay) (Michael Wilson, Harry Brown), Best Film Editing (William Hornbeck), Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) (William C. Mellor), Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) (Franz Waxman), Best Costume Design (Black-and-White) (Edith Head)
Production Credits:Director of photography, William C. Mellor ; editor, William Hornbeck ; music, Franz Waxman.