Tough guys collection : Hollywood Movie Classics.
(DVD)
Contributors
Maté, Rudolph, 1899-1964, film director.
O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985 actor.
Britton, Pamela, 1923-1974 actor.
Rogell, Albert, 1901-1988, film director.
Hendrix, Wanda, 1928-1981, actor.
O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985 actor.
Britton, Pamela, 1923-1974 actor.
Rogell, Albert, 1901-1988, film director.
Hendrix, Wanda, 1928-1981, actor.
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodridge Public Library - Adult Videos | BINGE BOX TOU | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Bandmasters -- Drama.
Boxers (Sports) -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Conspiracy -- Fiction.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Japan -- Territorial expansion -- Drama.
Juvenile delinquents -- Drama.
Kidnapping victims -- Drama.
Kildare, Doctor (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Mafia -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Morocco -- Drama.
Murder -- Drama.
Reporters and reporting -- Japan -- Drama.
Rogues and vagabonds -- Fiction.
Swindlers and swindling -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Undercover operations -- Drama.
Video recordings.
Bandmasters -- Drama.
Boxers (Sports) -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Conspiracy -- Fiction.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Japan -- Territorial expansion -- Drama.
Juvenile delinquents -- Drama.
Kidnapping victims -- Drama.
Kildare, Doctor (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Mafia -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Morocco -- Drama.
Murder -- Drama.
Reporters and reporting -- Japan -- Drama.
Rogues and vagabonds -- Fiction.
Swindlers and swindling -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Undercover operations -- Drama.
Video recordings.
More Details
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
6 DVD videos (12 movies, approximately 18 hrs.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
796019725897
Notes
General Note
"Digitally remastered. 12 movies, 6 DVDs." --Cover.
General Note
Beat the Devil: Based on the novel by James Helvick, alias Claud Cockburn.
Creation/Production Credits
Directors: Maté, Rudolph, (D.O.A.) ; Albert S. Rogell (The admiral was a lady) ; Frank Lloyd (Blood on the sun) ; Victor Schertzinger (Something to sing about) ; James Hogan (Bulldog Drummond escapes) ; Louis King (Bulldog Drummond Comes Back) ; Harold S. Bucquet (The Secret of Dr. Kildare ; Dr. Kildare's Strange Case) ; Robert Florey (Outpost in Morocco) ; Busby Berkeley (They made me a criminal) ; John Huston (Beat the Devil) ; Marion Gering (Thunder in the City).
Participants/Performers
D.O.A. (1950): Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton.
Participants/Performers
The admiral was a lady (1950): Edmond O'Brien, Wanda Hendrix and Rudy Vallee.
Participants/Performers
Blood on the sun (1945) : James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney.
Participants/Performers
Something to sing about (1937) : James Cagney, Evelyn Daw, William Frawley.
Participants/Performers
Bulldog Drummond escapes (1937) : Ray Milland, Reginald Denny, Heather Angel.
Participants/Performers
Bulldog Drummond comes back (1936) : John Howard, Sylvia Sidney, John Barrymore.
Participants/Performers
The secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) : Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore.
Participants/Performers
Dr. Kildare's strange case (1940) : Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day.
Participants/Performers
Outpost in Morocco (1949) : George Raft, Marie Windsor.
Participants/Performers
They made me a criminal (1939) : John Garfield, Claude Rains.
Participants/Performers
Beat the devil (1953) : Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida.
Participants/Performers
Thunder in the city (1937) : Edward G. Robinson, Nigel Bruce, Constance Collier.
Description
D.O.A.: Frank Bigelow (O'Brien) goes to San Francisco for some fun prior to settling down with fiancé Paula Gibson (Britton). After a night out, he wakes up and is told he's been poisoned and will soon die. He embarks on a frantic odyssey to find his own murderer.
Description
The admiral was a lady: In this comedy/romance, ex-WAVE Jean Madison (Hendrix) encounters four fun-loving, work-hating men all wanting to marry her. Jimmy Stevens (O'Brien) nearly gets pounded into hamburger in the boxing ring to prove his love.
Description
Blood on the sun : Nick Condon (Cagney), a newspaper reporter working in Tokyo, gets wind of Japanese plans to bomb the US. Fans will enjoy an exciting Judo sequence as Cagney avoids the clutches of interrogators who wish to dispose of him.
Description
Something to sing about : In this musical comedy, Cagney, as New York band leader Terry Rooney, journeys to Hollywood looking for a big break. He gets married, and when the happy couple returns from a honeymoon, a movie contract is offered - if he remains single!
Description
Bulldog Drummond escapes : The famed adventurer falls head over heels in love with the pretty heiress he was hired to rescue from a ring of spies. When he sets out to protect her, Captain Drummond becomes a prisoner himself. The race is on to save the girl and bring the bad guys to justice.
Description
Bulldog Drummond comes back : Bulldog Drummond (John Howard) is about to marry his longtime fiancé when the girl is kidnapped. The hijackers are wanted for the murder, and Scotland Yard inspector Neilson (Barrymore) warns Bulldog that he may be the next. The intrepid hero pays no heed and embarks on a dangerous journey to an old house that is thought to be haunted.
Description
The secret of Dr. Kildare : Dr. Kildare (Ayres) comes to the rescue when his supervisor, Dr. Gillespie (Barrymore), nearly collapses from overwork. Gillespie is seeking a permanent cure for pneumonia and must ask Kildare for assistance. Kildare finds his hands full juggling both the pneumonia cure and the case of a woman suffering from psychosomatic blindness.
Description
Dr. Kildare's strange case : Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare tries to rehabilitate Gregory Lane, a brain surgeon depressed over losing too many patients. Lane's losing streak takes a new turn when one of his patients survives...but seems to be insane. Kildare must take a terrible risk to figure out the mystery of this patient's strange obsession.
Description
Outpost in Morocco : George Raft plays a playboy Legionnaire assigned to escort the daughter of a Moroccan emir back to her palace. Finding love along the way, they arrive only to discover the emir planning an uprising to gain Moroccan independence. Now he must decide to fight for France or fight for love.
Description
They made me a criminal : Johnnie (Garfield), a hard-drinking boxer, flees New York when he is suspected of murder. Finding refuge on an Arizona farm, he manages to befriend the juvenile delinquents that work there and fall in love with the owner's daughter. Life is good, except for the relentless detective (Rains) who is on his trail.
Description
Beat the devil : A gang of crooked businessmen head for Africa in hopes of buying land rich in uranium. When the boat stops in Italy for repairs, they discover there are others with a similar plan. Could this be the end of their little scheme?
Description
Thunder in the city : Famous american "bad guy" Edward G. Robinson stars in his first comedy role as a fast-talking Yankee businessman out to pursue the proper, yet fierce, English methods of high finance.
System Details
DVD; playable in all regions ; digitally remastered, sound enhanced.
Awards
Blood on the Sun: Academy Award for Best Art Direction.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Maté, R., O'Brien, E., Britton, P., Rogell, A., Hendrix, W., Vallée, R., Cagney, J., Sidney, S., Daw, E., Frawley, W., Hogan, J., Lloyd, F., Schertzinger, V., Milland, R., Denny, R., Angel, H., King, L., Howard, J., Barrymore, J., Barrymore, L., Ayres, L., Day, L., Bucquet, H. S., Florey, R., Raft, G., Windsor, M., Berkeley, B., Garfield, J., Rains, C., Huston, J., Bogart, H., Jones, J., Lollobrigida, G., Gering, M., Robinson, E. G., Bruce, N., & Collier, C. Tough guys collection: Hollywood Movie Classics .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rudolph Maté et al.. Tough Guys Collection: Hollywood Movie Classics. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rudolph Maté et al.. Tough Guys Collection: Hollywood Movie Classics .
Harvard Citation (style guide)Maté, R., O'Brien, E., Britton, P., Rogell, A., Hendrix, W., Vallée, R. and Cagney, J. et al (n.d.). Tough guys collection: hollywood movie classics.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Maté, Rudolph, et al. Tough Guys Collection: Hollywood Movie Classics
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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