British cinema. Vol. 3 /

The rough and the smooth: A German nymphomaniac lures a British archeologist into a web of lust and betrayal.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Lindop, Audrey Erskine, 1920- (Adapter, Screenwriter), Leslie, Dudley (Adapter, Screenwriter), Gamley, Douglas (Composer), Rilla, Wolf (Adapter, Screenwriter, Director), Chagrin, Francis (Composer), Abady, Temple, 1903-1970 (Composer), McNaught, Bob, 1915-1976 (Adapter, Screenwriter, Director), Valentine, Val (Adapter, Screenwriter), Christie, Campbell (Author), Greenwood, John (Composer)
Corporate Author:	Renown Pictures Corporation (Producer)
Other Authors:	Siodmak, Robert, 1900-1973 (Director, Producer), Minter, George, 1911-1966 (Producer), Tiller, Nadja, 1929- (Actor), Britton, Tony (Actor), Bendix, William, 1906-1964 (Actor), Parry, Natasha (Actor), Corri, Adrienne (Actor), Lawrie, James (Producer), Attenborough, Richard (Actor), Alison, Dorothy, 1925- (Actor), Morgan, Terence, 1921-2005 (Actor), Fisher, Terence, 1904-1980 (Director), Falconer, Robert (Screenwriter), O'Brine, Manning, 1913-1977 (Screenwriter), Searle, Francis (Producer), O'Brien, Pat, 1899-1983 (Actor), Maxwell, Lois (Actor), Coulouris, George, 1903-1989 (Actor), Brown, Robert, 1921-2003 (Actor), Steele, Tommy (Actor), Samuel, Phil C. (Producer), Patrick, Nigel (Actor), Lister, Moira, 1923-2007 (Actor), Campbell, Beatrice, 1922-1979 (Actor), Davies, Betty Ann, 1910-1955 (Actor), Maugham, Robin, 1916-1981, Hastings, Charlotte, Christie, Dorothy, 1896-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	©2010
Edition:	Special ed.
Subjects:	Man-woman relationships > Drama. Abused children > Drama. Foster parents > Drama. Conduct of life > Drama. Alcoholism > Drama. Spousal abuse > Drama. Horse racing > Great Britain > Drama. Steeplechasing > Great Britain > Drama. Detective and mystery films. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations.

Description
Summary:	The rough and the smooth: A German nymphomaniac lures a British archeologist into a web of lust and betrayal. The scamp: An abused child finds happiness with kindly foster parents. Kill me tomorrow: A down-and-out alcoholic is dealt a hand of disaster after disaster, leading him to murder charges. Grand National night: A woman is killed after a confrontation with her husband.
Item Description:	Videodisc release of four motion pictures produced in 1953 (Grand National night), 1957 (The scamp, and Kill me tomorrow) and 1959 (The rough and the smooth). The rough and the smooth is based on The rough and the smooth / by Robin Maugham. The scamp is based on Uncertain joy / by Charlotte Hastings. Grand National night is based on Grand National night / by Dorothy and Campbell Christie. "[D]igitally remastered 2009"--Opening frames of each film. The rough and the smooth was released in the United States under the title Portrait of a sinner. Foreign films (Great Britain). Edition statement from opening frames. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Includes British promo. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (345 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; all regions; Dolby Digital.
Audience:	Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	(The rough and the smooth) Director of photography, Otto Heller; editor, Gordon Pilkington; music, Douglas Gamley. (The scamp) Director of photography, Freddie Frances; editor, Bernard Gribble; music, Frances Chagrin. (Kill me tomorrow) Director of photography, Geoffrey Faithful; editor, Ann Chegwidden; music, Temple Abady. (Grand National night) Director of photography, Jack Asher; editor, Anne V. Coates; music, John Greenwood.
ISBN:	1557396264 9781557396266