Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Mary Pickford [videorecording] : the muse of the movies / Earthlight, a motion picture company and White Castle Productions presents ; produced by Elizabeth Wood Coldicutt & Nicholas Eliopoulos ; written by Janelle Balnicke ; directed by Nicholas Eliopoulos.

Publisher, Date:

[Canoga Park, Calif.] : Cinema Libre Studio, c2012.

Description:

1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Traces the life and work of Mary Pickford, the legendary silent film star, movie pioneer, and keen businesswoman. Pickford's life also parallels an even larger story, telling of the birth of the cinema itself. Pickford co-created United Artists Studios, spearheaded the founding of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and established the Motion Picture Retirement Home. Mary, known as 'America's Sweetheart' was the first actress to earn one million dollars.

Target Audience Note:

Rating: Not rated.

Subjects:

Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979.

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.

Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Biographical films.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Other Author:

Eliopoulos, Nicholas.

Coldicutt, Elizabeth Wood.

Balnicke, Janelle.

York, Michael, 1942-

Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979.

Earthlight (Firm)

White Castle Productions.

Cinema Libre Studio.

Notes:

Originally produced in 2008.

Special features: Filmmaker Q & A from the Toronto International Film Festival; Audio interview with Nicholas Eliopoulos from NPR's on film; Cast bios; Photo gallery.

Editor, Nicholas Eliopoulos ; cinematographers, M. David Mullen, Joe Mustacchi ; music, David Michael Frank.

Narrated by Michael York ; with: Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

DVD; NTSC, all regions; Dolby digital 2.0.

ISBN:

9786314685973

6314685974

Publisher Number:

CLS 1158

Other Number:

795402950

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

401838

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD BIO Pickford

Medium:

[videorecording]