Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The Champion : a story of America's first film town / The Fort Lee Film Commission presents a Sirk production.

Edition:

Deluxe 2-disc edition.

Publisher, Date:

[Harrington Park, New Jersey] : Milestone Film & Video, [2017]

Description:

2 videodiscs (203 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file DVD video

Summary:

The deluxe two-disc DVD set includes a new 2K restoration of Ghost Town (1935) an astonishing and haunting amateur documentary about post-cinema Fort Lee. Disc One also features five films made at Champion Studios, recovered thanks to the efforts of the Library of Congress and the Fort Lee Film Commission. Disc Two includes exciting NJ film rediscoveries, a slapstick comedy from director Mack Sennett, a "melodramatic comedy" starring Madge Kenney, and the earliest surviving film version of Robin Hood.

Series:

The Milestone cinematheque

Milestone cinematheque.

Subjects:

Motion picture industry -- New Jersey -- Fort Lee -- History.

Motion pictures -- New Jersey -- Fort Lee.

Genre:

Short films.

Silent films.

Documentary films.

Comedy films.

Fiction films.

Nonfiction films.

Other Author:

Perez, Marc, 1972- film director, screenwriter.

Huff, Theodore, film director.

Borgatta, Mark A., film director.

Pollard, Harry, 1879-1934, film director.

Arnaud, Etienne, 1879- film director.

Sennett, Mack, 1880-1960, film director.

Koszarski, Richard. Fort Lee.

Fort Lee Film Commission, presenter.

Sirk Productions, production company.

Champion Studios, production company.

Universal Victor, production company.

Universal Champion, production company.

Keystone Film Company, production company.

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, production company.

Notes:

Title from container.

The champion : a story of America's first film town was based on the book: Fort Lee : the film town / Richard Koszarski.

The Champion : a story of America's first film town: camera, Donna Brennan, Michael Grand, Marc J. Perez, Dylan Russell ; editor, B.B. Enriquez ; music, Ryan Shore.

Ghost town; The Indian Land grab; A daughter of Dixie; Not like other girls; Flo's discipline; Marked cards: music composed and performed by Ben Model.

The danger game: music composed and performed by Donald Sosin.

Robin Hood; A grocery clerk's romance: music by Rodney Sauer and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.

The Champion : a story of America's first film town: featuring Tom Meyers, Armand Pohan, Richard Koszarski, Albert H. Wunsch III, Nancy O'Mallon ; narrator, Matt Zoller Seitz.

DVD; NTSC; all regions; Dolby digital 2.0.

English or Silent dialogue.

Contents:

The champion : a story of America's first film town / Fort Lee Film Commission presents a Sirk production ; written and directed by Marc J. Perez ; produced by Tom Meyers, John L. Sikes The Indian land grab Champion Studios -- A daughter of Dixie Champion Studios -- Not like other girls Universal Victor -- Flo's discipline Victor Film Co. -- Marked cards Universal Champion -- Ghost town: the story of Fort Lee Theodore Huff, Mark A. Borgatta.

The danger game Harry Pollard ; produced by Goldwyn Pictures Corporation -- Robin Hood Étienne Arnaud -- A grocery clerk's romance Keystone Film Company ; Mack Sennett.

ISBN:

9781933920818

1933920815

9786317071179 : DVD

6317071179 : DVD

Publisher Number:

MILE00148

Other Number:

1005370288

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

704953

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 791.4375 Champion