| Edition |
Deluxe ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) |
| Note |
Originally released as a silent motion picture in 1928. |
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From the play by Eugene Labiche and Marc Michel. |
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"There is a choice of two accompaniments, one by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra and the other by pianist Philip Carli." |
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Special features include silent films, La Tour (Eiffel Tower), Noce en goguette (Fun after the wedding), Leghorn hat (PDF) and the essay, Eugene Labiche, Vaudevillist Member of the Academy by Clair Vincent (PDF). |
| Credits |
Camera, Maurice Desfassiaux, Nicholas Roudakoff; music, Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra or Philip Carli. |
| Cast |
Albert Préjean, Marise Maia, Olga Tschekowa, Alice Tissot, Alexis Bondireff, Vital Geymond. |
| Summary |
"A bridegroom is riding to his marriage when his horse eats a straw hat hanging on a branch while its owner, a married lady, enjoys a tryst behind the bush with her lover, a fierce hussar. She cannot go home without her hat, so the groom interlaces his wedding with an attempt to find madam a twin chapeau, launching a series of misunderstandings and embarrassments"--Container. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions, full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; stereo. |
| Language |
Silent film with English intertitles and optional French or Spanish subtitles and choice of musical accompanyment. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Hats -- Drama.
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Bridegrooms -- Drama.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
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Weddings -- Drama.
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Relaciones hombre-mujer -- Teatro. |
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Sombreros -- Teatro. |
| Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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Film adaptations.
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Silent films.
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Motion pictures, French.
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| Added Author |
Clair, René, 1898-1981. Director.
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Kamenka, Alexandre, 1888-1969 Producer.
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Carli, Philip. Composer.
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Préjean, Albert. Actor.
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Maia, Marise. Actor.
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Tschechowa, Olga, 1896-1980. Actor.
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Marc-Michel, M., 1812-1868.
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Labiche, Eugène, 1815-1888.
Chapeau de paille d'Italie.
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Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
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Films Albatros (Firm)
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Flicker Alley (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Tour.
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Noce en goguette.
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| ISBN |
1893967506 |
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9781893967502 |
| Standard No. |
617311675096 |
| Music No. |
FA0016 Flicker Alley |
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