| Description |
1 DVD (approximately 100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Timeless classics
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Timeless classics (A2ZCDS.com (Firm))
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC. |
| Note |
Originally released as motion picture in 1931. |
| Cast |
Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Walter Catlett, George E. Stone. |
| Credits |
Photography, Glen MacWilliams ; film editor, W. Duncan Mansfield ; adaptation by Bartlett Cormack ; additional dialogue by Charles Lederer. |
| Note |
Based on the book of the same title by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. |
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From the play as produced by Jed Harris. |
| Summary |
Earl Williams, a convict about to be executed, escapes, throwing the Criminal Court Building into chaos. Newspaper reporters attempt to "scoop" the story by holding Williams in a roll top desk in the press room. |
| Subject |
Journalists -- Drama.
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Journalists. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Capital punishment -- Drama.
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Capital punishment. |
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Escapes -- Drama.
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Escapes. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Milestone, Lewis, 1895-1980.
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Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963.
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O'Brien, Pat, 1899-1983.
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Brian, Mary, 1906-2002.
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Horton, Edward Everett.
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Catlett, Walter, 1889-1960.
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Stone, George E., 1903-1967.
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MacArthur, Charles, 1895-1956.
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Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964.
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A2ZCDS.com (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Front page (Motion picture : 1931) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80026213
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| Standard No. |
882012420096 |
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