Comedy
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Published
Burbank, CA : distributed by Warner Home Video, c2009.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (399 min.) : sd., b&w & col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1419879901, 9781419879906
UPC
883929061105

Notes

General Note
A night at the opera: Includes commentary by Leonard Maltin; featurette Remarks on Marx; 1961 Grouch Marx interview from The Hy Gardner Show; 2 vintage shorts: Sunday night at the Trocadero and Robert Benchley's How to sleep theatrical trailer.
General Note
The long, long trailer: Includes vintage Pete Smith specialty short Ain't it aggravatin'?; classic cartoon Dixieland Droopy theatrical trailer.
General Note
Father of the bride: Includes 2 vintage newsreels (President Truman meets father of the bride, and Wedding bells for movie star Elizabeth Taylor); theatrical trailer.
Participants/Performers
Arsenic and old lace: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson, Peter Lorre.
Participants/Performers
A night at the opera: The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, Harpo), Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones.
Participants/Performers
The long, long trailer: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn.
Participants/Performers
Father of the bride: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Leo G. Carroll, Moroni Olsen.
Description
Arsenic and old lace: A drama critic about to marry discovers insanity runs in his family.
Description
A night at the opera: A New York scandal, a riot on a ship, and an evening of insanity in a concert hall are some of the problems resulting from Groucho's outrageous business schemes. The goal-- to bring Milan's finest opera stars to Manhattan.
Description
The long, long trailer: Newlyweds hit the honeymoon road with a 40-foot trailer in tow.
Description
Father of the bride: Chaos reigns when the beautiful daughter of a family casually announces her plans to marry. What follows is a warmly humorous story, with wedding preparations, ruffled egos and the unavoidable meeting with the prospective in-laws.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD (double-sided); full screen; region 1; Dolby Digital, mono.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Language
Arsenic and old lace: English and French subtitles.
Language
A night at the opera: English, French & Spanish subtitles (main feature).
Language
The long, long trailer: English or dubbed French; English, French & Spanish subtitles (main feature).
Language
Father of the bride: English or dubbed French; English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, & Thai subtitles (main feature).

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Capra, F., Lindsay, H., Crouse, R., Epstein, J. J., Epstein, P. G., Grant, C., Lane, P., Kaufman, G. S. 1., Ryskind, M., Wood, S., Carlisle, K., Jones, A., Minnelli, V., Ball, L., Arnaz, D., Main, M., Berman, P. S., Hackett, A., Goodrich, F., Twiss, C., Tracy, S., Bennett, J., Taylor, E., Taylor, D., Burke, B., & Streeter, E. (2009). Comedy . distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Frank Capra et al.. 2009. Comedy. distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Frank Capra et al.. Comedy distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Capra, Frank, et al. Comedy distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.

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