Forbidden Hollywood. Volume 5.

After the dawn of sound and before the Production Code, Hollywood ran wild and free. Fearlessly and frankly tackling subjects and scenes that would quickly become forbidden to a generation of filmmakers, these seldom-seen pre-Code wonders are both revelatory and sin-sational. This fifth volume takes...

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Corporate Authors:	Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), Vitaphone Corp, First National Pictures, Inc, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987, Mizner, Wilson, 1876-1933, Lord, Robert, 1900-1976, Cagney, James, 1899-1986, Jenkins, Allen, 1900-1974, Branch, Houston, 1905-1968, Bretherton, Howard, 1890-1969, Keighley, William, 1889-1984, Holmes, Brown, McGrath, William, Sutherland, Sidney, Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990, Foster, Preston, 1900-1970, Talbot, Lyle, Mackaye, Dorothy, Del Ruth, Roy, 1893-1961, William, Warren, 1895-1948, Cummings, Constance, 1910-2005, Dillaway, Donald, 1905-, Cosby, Vivian, Bacon, Lloyd, 1890-1955, Busch, Niven, 1903-1991, Hayward, Lillie, 1891-1977, Blondell, Joan, Brent, George, 1904-1979, Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Series:	Archive collection.
Subjects:	Dance > Competitions > Drama. Swindlers and swindling > Drama. Bank robberies > Drama. Women prisoners > Drama. Clairvoyants > Drama. Nurses > Drama. Murder > Investigation > Drama. Crime films. Romantic comedy films. Romance films. Detective and mystery films. Feature films. Film adaptations. Fiction films.

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Summary:	After the dawn of sound and before the Production Code, Hollywood ran wild and free. Fearlessly and frankly tackling subjects and scenes that would quickly become forbidden to a generation of filmmakers, these seldom-seen pre-Code wonders are both revelatory and sin-sational. This fifth volume takes a walk on the wild side. Hard to handle: Con leads to con when the prize money for a rigged dance marathon is stolen. Ladies they talk about: "Nan Taylor, caught after an otherwise successful bank robbery, falls for radio crusader David Slade and confides her guilt to him. Much to her surprise, he turns her in. As a "new fish" at San Quentin, Nan fits right in, but won't see Slade, who still loves her. Then she learns that her former partners in crime, Don and Dutch, are on the other side of the wall in the men's section and have an escape plan."--Rod Crawford in the IMDB The mind reader: Con man "Chandra" pretends to be clairvoyant, but his girlfriend wants him to go straight. Miss Pinkerton: Scion of the once-rich Mitchell family, Herbert Wynn is found shot to death. Nurse Adams, bored by hospital routine, is recruited by the police to ferret out clues as she tends to Wynn's elderly aunt Julia. Jokingly given the 'rank' of Miss Pinkerson, after the famous detective agency, Adams probes into the mystery, but not before a second death.
Item Description:	Title from container. Hard to handle based on the original story by Houston Branch. Ladies they talk about based on a play by Dorothy Mackaye and Carleton Miles. The mind reader based on a play by Vivian Cosby. Miss Pinkerton based on the novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart. "This disc is expected to play back in DVD video 'play only' devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives." Includes theatrical trailers for Hard to handle, Ladies they talk about, and Miss Pinkerton. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	4 videodiscs (282 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; fullscreen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Audience:	Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Hard to handle: Director of photography, Barney McGill ; editor, William Holmes. Ladies they talk about: Director of photography, John Seitz ; editor, Basil Wrangel. The mind reader: Director of photography, Sol Polito ; editor, James Gibbons. Miss Pinkerton: Director of photography, Barney McGill ; editor, Ray Curtiss.