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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Nothing sacred [videorecording] : a star is born / Marengo Films.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : Marengo Films, [2004]

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 186 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Nothing sacred: A New York reporter is scammed by a fraudulent huckster which disgraces his newspaper. He discovers a story about a young girl dying of radium poisoning and convinces his editor to bring her to New York and run a series of articles. Unfortunately for the reporter, the girl and her doctor only want a free trip to the big city and the whole thing is a hoax.

A star is born: A young woman aspires to be an actress and arrives in Hollywood with a bucket full of dreams. Life is tough for young actresses and only after she meets famous star Norman Maine does she get a break in a film. Their romance turns into a loving marriage but slowly her fame grows while Maine's star fades.

Subjects:

Motion picture actors and actresses -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.

Alcoholics -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.

Depressed persons -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.

Journalists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Impostors and imposture -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Terminally ill -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Romantic comedy films.

Feature films.

Other Author:

Lombard, Carole, 1908-1942.

March, Fredric, 1897-1975.

Connolly, Walter, 1887-1940.

Winninger, Charles, 1884-1969.

Rumann, Sig, 1884-1967.

Fay, Frank, 1897-1961.

Rosenbloom, Maxie, 1904-1976.

Hamilton, Margaret, 1902-1985.

Howland, Olin, 1886-1959.

Gaynor, Janet.

Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963.

Robson, May, 1858-1942.

Devine, Andy, 1905-1977.

Stander, Lionel.

Selznick, David O., 1902-1965.

Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964.

Wellman, William A., 1896-1975.

Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967.

Campbell, Alan, 1905-1963.

Carson, Robert, 1909-1983.

Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972.

Steiner, Max, 1888-1971.

Marengo Films (Firm)

Selznick International Pictures.

Other Title:

At head of title: Marengo Films presents.

Star is born (Motion picture : 1937)

Notes:

Title from container.

"DVD double feature"--Container.

Cast lists and plot summaries on container reversed: information listed for Nothing sacred is the information for A star is born, and vice versa.

Nothing sacred: Music, Oscar Levant.

A star is born: Music, Max Steiner.

Nothing sacred cast: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Walter Connolly, Charles Winninger, Sig Rumann, Frank Fay, Maxie Rosenbloom, Margaret Hamilton, Olin Howland.

A star is born cast: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine, Lionel Stander.

DVD.

Contents:

Nothing sacred / Selznick International ; produced by David O. Selznick ; screenwriter, Ben Hecht ; directed by William A. Wellman A star is born / produced by David O. Selznick ; screenwriters, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson ; directed by William A. Wellman

Publisher Number:

MRG-0046

Other Number:

226396102

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

326855

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Nothing

Medium:

[videorecording]