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Summary:

"This stirring biopic follows the fascinating life of W.T.G. Morton (Joel McCrea), a 19th century dentist who successfully develops the first anesthesia."

Contributors:

Sturges, Preston

De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy Gard), 1896-1950

Young, Victor, 1900-1956

Fülöp-Miller, René, 1891-1963

McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990

Field, Betty, 1918-1973

Carey, Harry, 1878-1947

Demarest, William

Heydt, Louis Jean, 1903-1960

Tannen, Julius, 1880-1965

Maxwell, Edwin, 1889-1948

Hall, Porter, 1888-1953

Pangborn, Franklyn, 1889-1958

Sutton, Grady, 1908-1995

Lee, Donivee, 1922-1971

Milner, Victor, 1893-1972

Gilmore, Stuart, 1913-1971

Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)

Paramount Pictures, Inc.

Languages:

English
Spanish
French

Language Notes:

English captioned for the hearing impaired ; Spanish and French subtitles.
In English.

Related Series:

Preston Sturges, the filmmaker collection; DVD 6

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films

Comedy films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

DVD ; Dolby digital 2.0 mono ; NTSC region 1 coding ; aspect ratio: 1.33:1.

Performers:

Cast: Joel McCrea ; Betty Field ; Harry Carey ; William Demarest ; Louis Jean Heydt ; Julian Tannen ; Edwin Maxwell ; Porter Hall ; Franklin Pangborn ; Grady Sutton ; Donivee Lee.

Production Credits:

Music, Victor Young; cinematography, Victor Milner; editor, Stuart Gilmore.

General Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1944.
"A screenplay based on a book by René Fülöp-Miller."
Special features: theatrical trailer.

Audience:

Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 81 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

GRE DVD

ISBNs:

1417024143
9781417024148

OCLC Numbers:

76832254