Forbidden Hollywood collection > Volume three, Disc two
Turner Entertainment Co.; TCM Archives
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Creation:
- 1932
- Distribution:
- Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]
More Details
- Summary:
- First, Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has gone on to become the madame of a prosperous bawdy house. After putting her son up for adoption, he becomes a district attorney dedicated to closing down such houses. She kills an underling who wants her son dead and is now facing execution. Last, A mistaken arrest, a prison term, and lack of employment leads to a young woman's involvement with gangsters. In a brothel she meets a wealthy lawyer who falls in love with her. He helps her turn her life around, but her past catches up with her. Now she is on trial for murder.
- Table of Contents:
- Frisco Jenny / [presented by] First National and Vitaphone Picture ; directed by William A. Wellman (70 min.)
- Midnight Mary / [presented by] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; original story by Anita Loos ; screenplay by Gene Markey and Kathryn Scola ; directed by William A. Wellman (74 min.).
- Contributors:
- Language Notes:
- English dialogue, French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
- Subjects:
- System Details:
- DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
- Performers:
- Frisco Jenny cast: Ruth Chatterton, Louis Calhern.
Midnight Mary cast: Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone, Andy Devine, Una Merkel. - General Notes:
- Title from set container and disc label.
Frisco Jenny originally released as a motion picture in 1932 ; Midnight Mary originally released as a motion picture in 1933.
Special features: Commentary on "Midnight Mary" by historians Jeffrey Vance and Tony Maietta; S.S. Dine detective short "The studio murder mystery;" vintage Pete Smith short "Goofy movies #1;" classic cartoon "Bosko's parlor pranks;" theatrical trailers of "Frisco Jenny" and "Midnight Mary."
Gift: Bequest of Joe Morris, November 2013. - Audience:
- Not rated.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (144 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- FOR 1932 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 1419866354 (set)
9781419866357 (set) - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 883929011070
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video (set): 3000018533
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 2000005173 - OCLC Numbers:
- 314427982
