Lon Chaney collection /
Includes three of Chaney's major works, a documentary about Chaney, and a photo reconstruction of the lost film London after midnight.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. Documentary in English, silent films have English intertitles; with optional subtitles in French and Spanish. |
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[United States?] :
Turner Entertainment ;
[2003]
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| Edition: | Standard version. |
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| Summary: | Includes three of Chaney's major works, a documentary about Chaney, and a photo reconstruction of the lost film London after midnight. The ace of hearts: A secret group decides to murder a citizen, the member who draws the Ace of Hearts will be the assassin. But things don't go as planned in this morality tale of intrigue, love and the sacrifice of one man. Laugh, clown, laugh: In one of his signature roles, Chaney is the circus clown who delights crowds with his performances, all the while coping with the heartache of a love that cannot be. The unknown: He (Chaney) throws knives for a living--with his feet, because he's supposedly armless. She (Joan Crawford) is his assistant who, fearful of the touch of any man's hand, fancies him. Lon Chaney : a thousand faces: Rare footage, archival photos and insightful commentary from costars, historians and others shape the definitive screen biography of Chaney's life and career. London after midnight: A presumed suicide could be a case of murder--or maybe the victim is alive! Chaney plays the dual roles of a Scotland Yard sleuth and a saw-toothed vampire in this offbeat mix of horror and whodunit. |
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| Item Description: | "TCM Archives." The ace of hearts originally released as a motion picture in 1921. Laugh, clown, laugh originally released as a motion picture in 1928. The unknown originally released as a motion picture in 1927. Lon Chaney : a thousand faces originally produced as a television special in 2000. London after midnight originally released as a motion picture in 1927, photo reconstructed in 2002. Laugh, clown, laugh: from the play by David Belasco and Tom Cushing. Dual-layer format. Special features: London after midnight, Rich Schmidlin's skillful photo reconstruction of the lost 1927 film -- Audio commentaries by Chaney biographer Michael F. Blake -- Photo/memorabilia galleries -- Introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne -- Profiles of TCM Young Film Composers competition winners. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (325 min.) : sound, black and white & color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, surround sound. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | The ace of hearts: Goldwyn presents ; by Gouverneur Morris ; scenario, Ruth Wightman ; directed by Wallace Worsley ; original music, Vivek Maddala. Laugh, clown, laugh: a Herbert Brenon production ; screen play by Elizabeth Meehan ; directed by Herbert Brenon ; original music, H. Scott Salinas ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. The unknown: a Tod Browning production ; story by Tod Browning ; scenario by Waldemar Young ; directed by Tod Browning ; music score composed and performed by Alloy Orchestra ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. Lon Chaney : a thousand faces: original music composed & conducted by Nic Raine ; special consultant, Michael F. Blake ; producer, Patrick Stanbury ; directed and edited by Kevin Brownlow ; a Photoplay production for Turner Classic Movies in association with UCLA Film & Television Archive. London after midnight: Turner Classic Movies presents ; a Tod Browning production ; story by Tod Browning ; scenario by Waldemar Young ; titles by Joe Farham ; directed by Tod Browning ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; reconstruction produced by Rick Schmidlin ; music by Robert Israel. |
| ISBN: | 0790782197 |