| Edition |
Standard version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; standard full screen presentation preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby Digital mono.; dual-layer format. |
| Cast |
Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny, Sharyn Moffett, Connie Marshall, Louise Beavers, Ian Wolfe, Harry Shannon, Tito Vuolo, Nestor Paiva, Jason Robards, Lurene Tuttle, Lex Barker, Emory Parnell. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, James Wong Howe ; art directors, Albert S. D'Agostino, Carroll Clark ; special effects, Russell A. Cully ; set decorations, Darrell Silvera, Harley Miller ; music by Leigh Harline ; musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff ; film editor, Harry Marker ; sound by Francis M. Sarver, Clem Portman ; gowns by Robert Kalloch ; assistant director, James Lane. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Eric Hodgins. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Note |
Also issued as part of the Cary Grant the signature collection. |
| Summary |
Cary Grant plays a successful New York advertising executive who wants to escape his current living situation. He decides to design his own dream house in the suburbs and the project turns wrong when the bills never end and the problems never stop. |
| Note |
Special features include: "The house of tomorrow" cartoon; audio vault; Oct. 10, 1949 Lux Radio Theater broadcast with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne; June 9, 1950 Screen Directors Playhouse broadcast with Cary Grant and Betsy Drake; Cary Grant trailer gallery. |
| Contents |
special feature: House of tomorrow / directed by Tex Avery ; story, Jack Cosgriff, Rich Hogan ; produced by Fred Quimby (ca. 7 min.). |
| Language |
Closed captioned. |
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Soundtrack in English, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. |
| Subject |
Homeowners -- Drama.
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Families -- Drama.
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Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair -- Drama.
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Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction -- Drama.
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Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction.
(OCoLC)fst00841136
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Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair.
(OCoLC)fst00900125
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Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
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Homeowners. (OCoLC)fst00959619
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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| Added Author |
Potter, H. C. (Henry C.), 1904-1977, director.
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Schary, Dore, producer.
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Panama, Norman, producer, author of screenplay.
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Frank, Melvin, 1913-1988, producer, author of screenplay.
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Grant, Cary, 1904-1986, actor.
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Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993, actor.
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Douglas, Melvyn, actor.
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Denny, Reginald, 1891-1967, actor.
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Moffett, Sharyn, 1936- actor.
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Marshall, Connie, 1938- actor.
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Beavers, Louise, 1902-1962, actor.
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Wolfe, Ian, 1896-1992, actor.
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Shannon, Harry, 1890-1964, actor.
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Vuolo, Tito, actor.
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Paiva, Nestor, 1905-1966, actor.
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Robards, Jason, actor.
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Tuttle, Lurene, actor.
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Barker, Lex, 1919-1973, actor.
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Parnell, Emory, 1892-1979, actor.
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Howe, James Wong, cinematographer.
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D'Agostino, Albert, 1893-1970, artistic director.
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Clark, Carroll, artistic director.
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Cully, Russell A., production personnel.
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Silvera, Darrell, 1900-1983, set designer.
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Miller, Harley, set designer.
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Harline, Leigh, composer.
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Bakaleinikoff, C. (Constantin), 1898-1966, musical director.
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Marker, Harry, film editor.
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Kalloch, 1893- costume designer.
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Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990, interviewee.
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Drake, Betsy, 1923-2015 interviewee.
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Selznick Studios.
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RKO Radio Pictures.
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Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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Turner Entertainment Co.
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| Added Title |
House of tomorrow.
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Cary Grant the signature collection.
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| ISBN |
0790765322 |
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9780790765327 |
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0790794659 set |
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9780790794655 set |
| Standard No. |
053939632026 |
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085393498221 set |
| Music No. |
T6320 Warner Home Video |
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34982 Warner Home Video (set) |
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