The Maltese falcon [videorecording] / [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. & the Vitaphone Corp. ; screen play & dialogue by Maude Fulton & Brown Holmes ; directed by Roy Del Ruth. Satan met a lady / [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. ; directed by William Dieterle ; screen play by Brown Holmes.
Record details
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Standard version.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video ; [United States] : c2006.
Content descriptions
General Note: | The Maltese falcon originally released as a motion picture in 1931. Satan met a lady originally released as a motion picture in 1936. Both films based on the book The Maltese falcon by Dashiell Hammett. Special features include the documentary The Maltese falcon: one magnificent bird; Becoming attractions: the trailers of Humphrey Bogart; Breakdowns of 1941; makeup tests, and three radio show adaptations: Lux Radio broadcast (February 8, 1943), Screen Guild Theater broadcast (September 20, 1943), Academy Award Theater broadcast (July 3, 1946). |
Formatted Contents Note: | The Maltese falcon (78 min.) -- Satan met a lady (74 min.) |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | The Maltese falcon: photography, William Rees ; editor, George Marks. Satan met a lady: photography, Arthur Edeson ; editor, Warren Low. |
Participant or Performer Note: | The Maltese Falcon: Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, Dudley Digges, Una Merkel, Robert Elliott, Thelma Todd, Otto Matieson, Walter Long, Dwight Frye, J. Farrell MacDonald. Satan met a lady: Bette Davis, Warren William, Alison Skipworth, Arthur Treacher, Marie Wilson, Winifred Shaw, Porter Hall, Olin Howland, Charles Wilson. |
Summary, etc.: | The first adaptation of The Maltese facon, in which detective Sam Spade searches for a rare statuette while trying to solve the murder of his partner. Satan met a lady is a lighthearted comic adaptation of the story, with William Warren as "Ted Shane" in search of a rare ram's horn, and Bette Davis as a blonde schemer. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Language Note: | In English with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish. |
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Subject: | Feature films. Detective and mystery films. Spade, Sam (Fictitious character) > Drama. Radio programs. Radio plays. Radio adaptations. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven | DVD MAL (Text) | 31953155552782 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |