Frisco Jenny : Midnight Mary
(DVD) 

Book Cover
Average Rating

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Corvallis Public Library - Adult DVD FictionDVD FRISCOOn Shelf

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

Syndetics Unbound

NoveList

Subjects

LC Subjects
Feature films.
Lawyers -- United States -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama.
Prostitution -- United States -- Drama.
Public prosecutors -- United States -- Drama.
Romance films.
Trials (Murder) -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama.

More Details

Published
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009].
Language
English
ISBN
1419866354, 9781419866357
UPC
883929011070

Notes

General Note
Title from set container and disc label.
General Note
Frisco Jenny originally released as a motion picture in 1932 ; Midnight Mary originally released as a motion picture in 1933.
General Note
Frisco Jenny based on a story by Gerald Beaumont, Lillie Hayward & John Francis Larkin.
General Note
Special features: Commentary on "Midnight Mary" by historians Jeffrey Vance and Tony Maietta ; S.S. Van Dine detective short "The studio murder mystery" (19 min.) ; vintage Pete Smith short "Goofy movies, number one" (1933) ; classic cartoon "Bosko's parlor pranks" (1934) ; theatrical trailers of "Frisco Jenny" and "Midnight Mary."
Creation/Production Credits
Frisco Jenny: editor, James Morley ; photography, Robert M. Haas.
Creation/Production Credits
Midnight Mary: musical score, Dr. William Axt ; photography, James Van Trees ; film editor, William S. Gray.
Participants/Performers
Frisco Jenny cast: Ruth Chatterton, Louis Calhern, Helen Jerome Eddy, Donald Cook.
Participants/Performers
Midnight Mary cast: Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone, Andy Devine, Una Merkel.
Description
Frisco Jenny: Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has gone on to become the madame of a prosperous bawdy house. After putting her son up for adoption, he becomes a district attorney dedicated to closing down such houses. She kills an underling who wants her son dead and is now facing execution.
Description
Midnight Mary: A mistaken arrest, a prison term, and lack of employment leads to a young woman's involvement with gangsters. In a brothel she meets a wealthy lawyer who falls in love with her. He helps her turn her life around, but her past catches up with her. Now she is on trial for murder.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
This DVD disc is copy protected.
Language
English dialogue, optional French subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Chatterton, R., Calhern, L., Eddy, H. J., Cook, D., Young, L., Cortez, R., Tone, F., Devine, A., Merkel, U., Wellman, W. A., Mizner, W., Lord, R., Loos, A., Markey, G., & Scola, K. (2009). Frisco Jenny: Midnight Mary . Distributed by Warner Home Video.

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

Ruth Chatterton et al.. 2009. Frisco Jenny: Midnight Mary. Distributed by Warner Home Video.

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

Ruth Chatterton et al.. Frisco Jenny: Midnight Mary Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Chatterton, Ruth, et al. Frisco Jenny: Midnight Mary Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.