Captured on film : the true story of Marion Davies / Hugh M. Hefner in association with Turner Classic Movies present a Timeline Films in association with the UCLA Film and Television Archive ; producer, Elaine B. Archer ; writer, Elaina B. Archer, Hugh Munro Neely, John J. Flynn ; director, Hugh Munro Neely.
Publisher:
Milestone Film & Video ;
Copyright Date:
2002
Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Narrator, Charlize Theron. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. Full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio). Special features: Quality Street / director, Sidney Franklin ; from a story by James M. Banrie ; piano score, Philip Carli. Starring Marion Davies, Conrad Nagel, Helen Jerome Eddy, Flora Finch, Margaret Seddon, Marcelle Corday, Kate Price (1927, b & w, 110 min.); Marion Davies stills gallery.
Summary:
Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest of the screwball comediennes. She combined zany slapstick with exuberant mimicry. This combines archival film clips with interviews and rare home movies to explore her life and work.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.