Published
Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2009.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (399 min.) : sd., b&w & col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
General Note
"Standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of their original theatrical exhibitions."--Container.
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
Arsenic and old lace / Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Warner Bros.-First National picture ; directed by Frank Capra ; screenplay by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein ; produced by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. A night at the opera / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; screenplay by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind ; directed by Sam Wood.
General Note
Arsenic and old lace: from the stage play by Joseph Kesselring.
General Note
Father of the bride: based on the novel by Edward Streeter.
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.
General Note
The long, long trailer: based on the novel by Clinton Twiss.
General Note
The long, long trailer: Includes vintage Pete Smith specialty short Ain't it aggravatin'?; classic cartoon Dixieland Droopy theatrical trailer.
General Note
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits
The long, long trailer / M-G-M presents a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; screenplay by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich ; directed by Vincente Minnelli ; produced by Pandro S. Berman. Father of the bride / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett ; directed by Vincente Minnelli ; produced by Pandro S. Berman.
Participants/Performers
Arsenic and old lace: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson, Peter Lorre. 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. Father of the bride: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Leo G. Carroll, Moroni Olsen.
Description
[Disc 1]. In Arsenic and old lace, a drama critic about to marry discovers insanity runs in his family. In 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
[Disc 2]. In The long, long trailer, newlyweds hit the honeymoon road with a 40-foot trailer in tow. In 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
Arsenic and old lace: English and French subtitles. A night at the opera: English, French & Spanish subtitles (main feature).
Language
Closed-captioned.
Language
The long, long trailer: English or dubbed French language tracks; English, French & Spanish subtitles (main feature). Father of the bride: English or dubbed French language tracks; English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, & Thai subtitles (main feature).