| Note |
The divorcée based on a story by Ursula Parrott. |
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Night nurse from the novel by Dora Macy. |
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The divorcée originally released as a motion picture in 1930 ; A free soul originally released as a motion picture in 1931 ; Three on a match originally released as a motion picture in 1932 ; Female originally released as a motion picture in 1933 ; Night nurse originally released as a motion picture in 1931. |
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Special features : All-new documentary "Thou shalt not : sex, sin and censorship in pre-code Hollywood" ; commentaries on "The divorcée" and "Night nurse" by film historians Jeffrey Vance and Tony Maietta ; theatrical trailers of "Female," "Night nurse" and "Three on a match." |
| NOTE |
These DVDs are copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices. |
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English dialogue, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Contents |
Disc one -- Divorcée / a Robert Z. Leonard production ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer All Talking picture (82 min.) -- A free soul / [a Clarence Brown production] ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; directed by Clarence Brown (93 min.). |
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Disc two -- Three on a match / Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy ; a First National and Vitaphone picture (63 min.) -- Female / a Warner Bros. Pictures ; [presented by] First National Pictures ; screenplay by Gene Markey & Kathryn Scola ; suggested by a story by Donald Henderson Clarke ; directed by Michael Curtiz (60 min.). |
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Disc three -- Night nurse / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. & The Vitaphone Corp. present a Warner Bros. and Vitaphone picture ; directed by William Wellman (72 min.). |
| Cast |
Divorcée : Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, Robert Montgomery. |
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A free soul : Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore, James Gleason, Clark Gable. |
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Three on a match : Joan Blondell, Warren William, Ann Dvorak, Bette Davis. |
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Female : Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Lois Wilson, Johnny Mack Brown, Ruth Donnelly, Ferdinand Gottschalk. |
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Night nurse : Barbara Stanwyck, Clark Gable. |
| Summary |
Five classic films that offer a rare glimpse at a lost era of provocative filmmaking. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System details |
DVD, region 1, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. |
| Subject |
Women -- Drama.
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Adultery -- Drama.
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Divorce -- Drama.
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Trials (Murder) -- Drama.
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Defense (Criminal procedure) -- Drama.
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Friendship -- Drama.
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Women -- Sexual behavior -- Drama.
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Automobile industry workers -- Drama.
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Nurses -- Drama.
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Sick children -- Drama.
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Choice (Psychology) -- Drama.
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Conduct of life -- Drama.
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Interpersonal relations -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Film adaptations.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Romance films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Add'l Names |
Shearer, Norma, 1902-1983.
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Morris, Chester.
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Nagel, Conrad, 1897-1970.
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Montgomery, Robert, 1904-1981.
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Howard, Leslie, 1893-1943.
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Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954.
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Gleason, James, 1886-1959.
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Gable, Clark, 1901-1960.
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Blondell, Joan.
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William, Warren, 1895-1948.
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Dvorak, Ann, 1911-1979.
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Davis, Bette, 1908-1989.
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Chatterton, Ruth, 1893-1961.
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Brent, George, 1904-1979.
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Wilson, Lois, 1894-1988.
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Brown, Johnny Mack.
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Donnelly, Ruth, 1896-1982.
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Gottschalk, Ferdinand, 1858-1944.
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Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990.
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Parrott, Ursula, 1899-1957.
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Macy, Dora, 1900-1955.
Night nurse.
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Leonard, Robert Z., 1889-1968.
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Brown, Clarence, 1890-1987.
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LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987.
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Markey, Gene, 1895-1980.
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Scola, Kathryn.
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Clarke, Donald Henderson, 1887-1958.
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Curtiz, Michael, 1886-1962.
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Wellman, William A., 1896-1975.
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| Other corporate author |
Turner Classic Movies (Firm)
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Turner Entertainment Co.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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First National Pictures, Inc.
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Vitaphone Corp.
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| Other title |
Forbidden Hollywood collecton. Volume 2. |
| Includes |
Divorcée.
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Free soul.
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Three on a match.
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Female.
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Night nurse.
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Thou shalt not : sex, sin and censorship in pre-code Hollywood.
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| ISBN |
9781419845468
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1419845462
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| STANDARD # |
012569795761 |
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9781419845468 |
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3000014978 Warner Home Video |
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2000001749 Warner Home Video |
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2000000287 Warner Home Video |
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2000001781 Warner Home Video |
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