| Description |
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Hollywood legends of horror collection |
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Hollywood legends of horror collection
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| Summary |
Mad love: A famed surgeon adores an actress, but when she turns to him to repair her pianist husband's severed hands, he replaces them with the hands of a murderer |
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The devil-doll: A Devil's Island escapee poses as a toy shop worker, using secrets of miniaturizing human beings to do his bidding and exact his revenge on those who sent him to prison |
| Notes |
Mad love based on the novel Les mains d'Orlac, written by Maurice Renard, translated and adapted by Florence Crewe-Jones |
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The devil doll based on the novel Burn witch burn! by Abraham Merritt |
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Originally released as motion pictures in 1935 (Mad love) and 1936 (The devil-doll) |
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Durations: Mad love, 68 min. ; The devil-doll, 78 min |
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Special features: Commentary by Steve Haberman (Mad love) ; theatrical trailers |
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"Hollywood legends of horror double feature."--Container |
| Credits |
Mad love: Musical score, Dimitri Tiomkin ; photography, Chester Lyons, Gregg Toland ; editing, Hugh Wynn |
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The devil-doll: Music, Franz Waxman ; photography, Leonard Smith ; editor, Fredrick Y. Smith |
| Cast |
Mad love: Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive, Ted Healy, Isabel Jewell |
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The devil-doll: Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Lawton |
| Notes |
DVD, region 1, original aspect ratio, Dolby Digital mono |
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MPAA Rating: Not rated |
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English language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English, Spanish and French ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Renard, Maurice, 1875-1939 -- Film adaptations.
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Merritt, Abraham, 1884-1943 -- Film adaptations.
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Hand -- Transplantation -- Drama.
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Hand -- Wounds and injuries -- Drama.
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Toymakers -- Drama.
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Revenge -- Drama.
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Escapes -- Drama.
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Dolls -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Horror films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Horror
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Film adaptations.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Freund, Karl, 1890-1969.
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Considine, John W., Jr., 1898-1961.
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Endore, S. Guy, 1900-1970.
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Wolfson, P. J. (Pincus Jacob), 1903-1979.
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Balderston, John L. (John Lloyd), 1889-1954.
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Crewe-Jones, Florence.
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Lorre, Peter.
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Drake, Frances, 1912-2000.
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Clive, Colin, 1900-1937.
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Healy, Ted, 1896-1937.
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Jewell, Isabel, 1909-1972.
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Browning, Tod, 1880-1962.
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Fort, Garrett.
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Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957.
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Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954.
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O'Sullivan, Maureen, 1911-1998.
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Lawton, Frank, 1904-1969.
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Renard, Maurice, 1875-1939.
Mains d'Orlac
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Merritt, Abraham, 1884-1943.
Burn witch burn!
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Turner Entertainment Co.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419834908 |
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9781419834905 |
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