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The Resource Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; screenplay by John Van Druten, Walter Reisch and John L. Balderston ; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; directed by George Cukor

Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; screenplay by John Van Druten, Walter Reisch and John L. Balderston ; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; directed by George Cukor

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Summary
A susceptible young woman marries a suave, romantic man never suspecting that he is a murderous scoundrel, obsessed with finding the jewels hidden in her London home. She becomes the helpless victim as slowly, insidiously, he drives her to the brink of insanity
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Full screen.
Extent
1 videodisc (113 min.)
Note
  • This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives
  • Full screen (1.33:1)
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1944 [American version]
  • Based upon the play "Angel Street" by Patrick Hamilton
  • "This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives."--Container
  • Special features: theatrical trailer
Instance
Label
Gaslight
Title
Gaslight
Statement of responsibility
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; screenplay by John Van Druten, Walter Reisch and John L. Balderston ; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; directed by George Cukor
Title variation
  • Gas light
  • Murder in Thornton Square
  • Strange case of murder
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Cinematographer
Costume designer
Distributor
Editor of moving image work
Film director
Film producer
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Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
A susceptible young woman marries a suave, romantic man never suspecting that he is a murderous scoundrel, obsessed with finding the jewels hidden in her London home. She becomes the helpless victim as slowly, insidiously, he drives her to the brink of insanity
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Awards note
Academy Awards, 1945: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ingrid Bergman); Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White. Golden Globes, 1945: Best Motion Picture Actress (Ingrid Bergman).
Cataloging source
FGM
Characteristic
videorecording
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Gaslight (Motion picture : 1944)
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Credits note
Cinematographer, Joseph Ruttenberg ; art director, Cedric Gibbons ; editor, Ralph E. Winters ; music, Bronislau Kaper ; costume designer, Irene ; special effects, Warren Newcombe
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Language note
English. Closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.G3755 2011
PerformerNote
Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Everest, Emil Rameau, Edmund Breon, Halliwell Hobbes, Tom Stevenson
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  • Cukor, George
  • Van Druten, John
  • Reisch, Walter
  • Balderston, John L.
  • Hornblow, Arthur
  • Boyer, Charles
  • Bergman, Ingrid
  • Cotten, Joseph
  • Whitty, May
  • Lansbury, Angela
  • Everest, Barbara
  • Rameau, Emil
  • Breon, Edmund
  • Hobbes, Halliwell
  • Stevenson, Tom
  • Ruttenberg, Joseph
  • Winters, Ralph E.
  • Kaper, Bronislaw
  • Gibbons, Cedric
  • Irene
  • Newcombe, Warren
  • Hamilton, Patrick
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Turner Entertainment Co
  • Warner Bros. Entertainment
  • Loew's Incorporated
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
113
Series statement
WB Home Entertainment Group archive collection
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  • Gas light fixtures
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Husband and wife
  • Wife abuse
  • Psychological abuse
  • Distress (Psychology)
  • Hiding places
  • Jewel thieves
  • Murder
  • Murderers
  • London (England)
  • England
  • Distress (Psychology)
  • Gas light fixtures
  • Hiding places
  • Husband and wife
  • Jewel thieves
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Manners and customs
  • Murder
  • Murderers
  • Psychological abuse
  • Wife abuse
  • England
  • England
Technique
live action
Label
Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; screenplay by John Van Druten, Walter Reisch and John L. Balderston ; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; directed by George Cukor
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Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives
  • Full screen (1.33:1)
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1944 [American version]
  • Based upon the play "Angel Street" by Patrick Hamilton
  • "This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives."--Container
  • Special features: theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn756875181
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Full screen.
Extent
1 videodisc (113 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883316380352
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD-R; NTSC; region1; Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; screenplay by John Van Druten, Walter Reisch and John L. Balderston ; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; directed by George Cukor
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives
  • Full screen (1.33:1)
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1944 [American version]
  • Based upon the play "Angel Street" by Patrick Hamilton
  • "This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives."--Container
  • Special features: theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn756875181
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Full screen.
Extent
1 videodisc (113 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883316380352
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD-R; NTSC; region1; Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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