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Gaslight [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; screenplay by John Van Druten, Walter Reisch and John L. Balderston ; directed by George Cukor ; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr.

Murder in Thornton Square (other title)
Strange case of murder (other title)
Gas light (other title)

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9786314461485
  • ISBN: 6314461480
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (113 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co./Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., [2011]
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2011]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"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.
Based on the play "Angel Street" by Patrick Hamilton.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1944 [American version].
Special features: theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Cinematographer, Joseph Ruttenberg ; art director, Cedric Gibbons ; editor, Ralph E. Winters ; music, Bronislau Kaper ; costume designer, Irene ; special effects, Warren Newcombe.
Participant or Performer Note:
Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Everest, Emil Rameau, Edmund Breon, Halliwell Hobbes, Tom Stevenson.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD-R, full screen (1.33:1) presentation, Dolby Digital mono.
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).
Subject:
Gas light fixtures > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Husband and wife > Drama.
Wife abuse > Drama.
Psychological abuse > Drama.
Distress (Psychology) > Drama.
Hiding places > Drama.
Jewel thieves > Drama.
Terror > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Murderers > Drama.
London (England) > Social life and customs > Drama.
England > Social life and customs > Drama.
Genre:
Film noir.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rutherford County Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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5111 . ‡aCharles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Everest, Emil Rameau, Edmund Breon, Halliwell Hobbes, Tom Stevenson.
520 . ‡aA 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.
5218 . ‡aNot rated.
538 . ‡aDVD-R, full screen (1.33:1) presentation, Dolby Digital mono.
586 . ‡aAcademy 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).
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