| Edition |
Standard version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical mono Dolby Digital rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; standard full-screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
In English with English, French, or Spanish subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, Frieda Inescort, Gale Sondergaard, Bruce Lester, Elizabeth Earl, Cecil Kellaway, Sen Yung, Willie Fung, Tetsu Komai. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Tony Gaudio ; film editors, George Amy, Warren Low ; art director, Carl Jules Weyl ; gowns by Orry-Kelly ; orchestral arrangements by Hugo Friedhofer ; musical director, Leo F. Forbstein ; music by Max Steiner ; executive producer, Hal B. Wallis. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1940. |
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Based on the play by W. Somerset Maugham. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Note |
Also issued as part of the boxed set: Bette Davis collection, volume one. |
| Summary |
Set on a rubber plantation in Malaya, this story centers on a woman's reasons for killing a man who was a close family friend. |
| Note |
Special features include: Alternate ending; 4/21/41 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast with Bette Davis and Herbert Marshall; 3/16/1944 Lux Radio Theater broadcast with Bette Davis and Herbert Marshall; Theatrical trailer. |
| Subject |
Maugham, W. Somerset (Willam Somerset), 1874-1965 -- Film and video adaptations.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Malaya -- Drama.
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Asesinato -- Teatro. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Film noir.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Film noir.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Film noir.
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| Added Author |
Wyler, William, 1902-1981, film director, film producer.
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Warner, Jack L., 1892-1978, film producer.
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Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986, film producer.
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Koch, Howard, screenwriter.
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Gaudio, Tony, 1885-1951, director of photography.
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Amy, George, 1903-1986, film editor.
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Low, Warren, 1905-1989, film editor.
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Steiner, Max, 1888-1971, composer (expression)
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Forbstein, Leo F., musical director.
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Friedhofer, Hugo, arranger of music.
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Weyl, Carl Jules, art director.
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Orry-Kelly, 1897-1964, costume designer.
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Davis, Bette, 1908-1989, actor.
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Marshall, Herbert, 1890-1966, actor.
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Stephenson, James, 1888-1941, actor.
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Inescort, Frieda, 1901-1976, actor.
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Sondergaard, Gale, 1899-1985, actor.
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Lester, Bruce, 1912-2008, actor.
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Earl, Elizabeth, actor.
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Kellaway, Cecil, 1891-1973, actor.
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Yung, Victor Sen, 1915-1980, actor.
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Fung, Willie, 1896-1945, actor.
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Komai, Tetsu, 1894-1970, actor.
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Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965.
Letter.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), production company.
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First National Pictures, Inc., production company.
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Turner Entertainment Co., film distributor.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Lux radio theatre (Radio program)
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Bette Davis collection, volume one.
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| ISBN |
0790747200 |
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9780790747200 |
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1419867105 (set) |
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9781419867101 (set) |
| Standard No. |
012569522527 |
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888574432508 |
| Music No. |
65225 Warner Home Video |
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1000628986 Warner Home Video |
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