Signature collection: George Arliss.
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Published
Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2010.
Format
DVD or VCD
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
UPC
883316287699

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Old English based on a play by John Galsworthy.
General Note
A successful calamity based on a play by Clare Kummer.
General Note
The King's vacation based on the story by Ernest Pascal.
General Note
Originally released as motion pictures by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. & The Vitaphone Corporation in 1930 (Old English), 1932 (A successful calamity), and 1933 (The King's vacation).
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.
Creation/Production Credits
[Old English] Photography, James Van Trees ; editor, Owen Marks ; musical direction, Erno Rapee.
Creation/Production Credits
[A successful calamity] Photography, James Van Trees ; editor, Harold Bretherton ; [music, Bernhard Kaun].
Creation/Production Credits
[The King's vacation] Photography, James Van Trees ; editor, Owen Marks ; [music, Bernhard Kaun].
Participants/Performers
[Old English] George Arliss, Doris Lloyd, Harrington Reynolds, Reginald Sheffield, Betty Lawford, Murray Kinnell, Ivan Simpson, Leon Janney, Ethel Griffies, Joan McLain, Henry Morell.
Participants/Performers
[A successful calamity] George Arliss, Mary Astor, Evalyn Knapp, Grant Mitchell, Hardie Albright, William Janney, David Torrance, Randolph Scott, Hale Hamilton, Fortunio Bonanova, Oscar Apfel, Murray Kinnell, Harold Minjur, Barbara Leonard, Eula Guy, Leon Waycoff, Virginia Hammond, Richard Tucker, Charles Coleman, John Rutherford, Helena Phillips.
Participants/Performers
[The King's vacation] George Arliss, Marjorie Gateson, Dudley Digges, Patricia Ellis, Florence Arliss, Dick Powell, O.P. Heggie, Vernon Steele, James Bell.
Description
[Old English] An aging shipbuilder dotes on the children of his deceased son. His sister disapproves because the old man's son was illegitimate, but he pays her no heed. He secures the financial future of his grandchildren by entering into a shady business deal that is sure to bring him disgrace and ruin. To escape the wrath of his enemies, he commits an elegant suicide by defying his doctor's orders and eating a sumptuous gourmet meal.
Description
[A successful calamity] An elderly millionaire is saddled with a selfish young second wife and a pair of spoiled grown children. To test his family's mettle, he pretends to have gone broke. Just as he suspected they would, his children rally to their father's side and change their ways.
Description
[The King's vacation] An abdicating monarch, seeking the simple life, comes to America in search of the wife he'd been forced to divorce years earlier in order keep his crown. Upon locating her, he discovers that his ex-wife has remarried into wealth, and is now better off than he's ever been. His disillusionment complete, he returns to his queen, who has likewise renounced her throne for an austere existence.
Target Audience
Not rated by MPAA.
System Details
DVD-R; Dolby digital mono; full screen (4 x 3).

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Arliss, G., Green, A. E., Anthony, W., Howell, M. T., Lloyd, D., Adolfi, J. G., Hubbard, L., Josephson, J., Parker, A., Astor, M., Knapp, E., Pascal, E., Powell, D., Ellis, P., Galsworthy, J., & Kummer, C. B. (2010). Signature collection: George Arliss (Full screen.). Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video.

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

George Arliss et al.. 2010. Signature Collection: George Arliss. Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video.

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

George Arliss et al.. Signature Collection: George Arliss Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Arliss, George, et al. Signature Collection: George Arliss Full screen., Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2010.

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