John Ford's silent epics.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Ford, John, 1894-1973, film director.

Mann, Margaret, 1868-1941, actor.

O'Brien, George, 1899-1985, actor.

McLaglen, Victor, 1886-1959, actor.

Series:

Ford at Fox collection

Language:

English

French

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Mothers and sons--Drama.

Mothers and sons.

Outlaws--Drama.

Outlaws.

Revenge--Drama.

Revenge.

Frontier and pioneer life--Drama.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Friendship--Drama.

Friendship.

Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross), 1885-1959--Film adaptations.

Wylie, I. A. R.

Whitaker, Herman, 1867-1919--Film adaptations.

Whitaker, Herman.

Byrne, Donn, 1889-1928--Film adaptations.

Byrne, Donn.

Byrne, Donn, 1889-1928.

Whitaker, Herman, 1867-1919.

Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross), 1885-1959.

Genre:

Motion picture film collections.

Drama.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Film adaptations.

Silent films.

War films.

Western films.

Physical Description:

5 videodiscs (607 min.) : si., black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Place of Publication:

Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

Language Note:

Silent films with English intertitles and added musical musical score; optional subtitles in French or Spanish.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.37:1) presentation; variously Dolby Digital 5.0 and 5.1 surround.

Summary:

Just pals: When the town's biggest loser takes in a needy boy, his fortunes change for the better. The Iron horse: When President Lincoln authorizes the construction of a system that will connect the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railways, a contractor and surveyor set out to find the best route. 3 bad men: When a trio of bandits discovers a young woman whose father was murdered by a ruthless gang, they go from being partners in crime to comrades in chivalry to protect her. Four sons: Tale of a Bavarian family and how their lives are affected by the outbreak of World War I. Hangman's house: Forced by her father to marry a man she doesn't love, a young woman gives up hope of reuniting with her true love, until the tides of oppression change and she becomes hopeful once again.

Contents:

Four sons (1928)

Three bad men (1926)

Hangman's house (1928)

The iron horse (special edition U.K. and U.S. versions) (1924)

Just pals (1920).

Just pals

The iron horse

Bad men

Four sons

Hangman's house.

Participant:

Margaret Mann, George O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Madge Bellamy, Buck Jones.

Notes:

Title from container.

"Four sons" based on the story "Grandma Bernle learns her letters" by Miss I.A.R. Wylie; "Three bad men" based on the novel "Over the border" by Herman Whittaker; "Hangman's house" based on the book by Donn Byrne.

For private home use only.

Related Work:

Motion picture adaptation of: Byrne, Donn, 1889-1928. Hangman's house.

Motion picture adaptation of: Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross), 1885-1959. Grandma Bernle learns her letters.

Motion picture adaptation of: Whitaker, Herman, 1867-1919. Over the border.

Contains:

Four sons (Motion picture)

3 bad men (Motion picture)

Hangman's house (Motion picture)

Iron horse (Motion picture)

Just pals (Motion picture)

OCLC:

232835700

Publisher Number:

00024543483243

2248324 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment