Ace of hearts. Laugh, clown, laugh. Unknown. Lon Chaney: a thousand faces. London after midnight.
Notes:
The ace of hearts: Lon Chaney, Joy Leatrice, John Bowers. Laugh, Clown, Laugh: Lon Chaney, Bernard Siegel, Loretta Young. The unknown: Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford. Originally released as motion pictures in 1921 [The ace of hearts], 1928 [Laugh, clown, laugh], 1927 [The unknown]. Specil features: Audio commentary by Michael F. Blake; introduction to collection by Robert Osborne; composer profiles; production stills/memorabilia galleries.
Contents:
Disc one: The ace of hearts (1921) / Goldwyn presents ; by Gouverneur Morris; directed by Wallace Worsley ; scenario by Ruth Wightman -- Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; producer, Irving Thalbert ; writers, David Belasco, Tom Cushing ; director, Herbert Brenon. Disc two: The unknown (1927) / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; story by, Tod Browning, scenario by Waldemar Young ; directed by Tod Browning -- Lon Chaney: a thousand faces -- London after midnight.
Summary:
Includes three of Chaney's major works, a documentary about Chaney and a photo reconstruction of the lost film London after midnight.
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