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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Library Reserve Desk | DVD 6184 | 37684001086127 | Getz Reserve Closet | Not holdable | Available | - |
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (100, 59 min.) : sd., col. tint, b&w ; ... Read More
- Edition: Double feature ed.
- Publisher: New York : Kino International Corp., c2002.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Manslaughter based on the novel by Alice Duer Miller. Manslaughter originally released as a silent film in 1915; the Cheat originally released as a silent ... Read More "From the Killiam Collection c2000 Worldview Entertainment"--Manslaughter. Faculty reserve. Material for LHIS-223: America in the silent film era (Miller). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Following The cheat: 3 rare images from the 1923 ... Read More |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Manslaughter: photography, Alvin Wyckoff and Guy ... Read More |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Manslaughter: Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy and ... Read More The cheat: Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa. |
| Summary, etc.: | Manslaughter: "Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia ... Read More The cheat: "Edith Hardy uses charity funds for ... Read More |
| System Details Note: | DVD (NTSC Region 1). |
| Information Relating to Copyright Status: | "Special contents of this edition c1994 Film ... Read More |
| Language Note: | Silent film with musical accompaniment and English ... Read More |
| Awards Note: | 'The Cheat' was named to the National Film ... Read More |
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| Genre: | Silent films. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Silent films. Feature films. |
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Summary:
Manslaughter: "Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia causes the death of motorcycle policeman and is prosecuted by her fiance Daniel. While she's in prison she reforms and Daniel becomes a wasted alcoholic."
The cheat: "Edith Hardy uses charity funds for Wall Street investments in hopes of buying some new gowns. She loses all the money and borrows from wealthy oriental Tori. When her husband gives her the amount she borrowed, Tori won't take it back, branding her shoulder with a Japanese sign of his ownership. She shoots him. Her husband takes the blame. In court Edith reveals all to an angry mob."
The cheat: "Edith Hardy uses charity funds for Wall Street investments in hopes of buying some new gowns. She loses all the money and borrows from wealthy oriental Tori. When her husband gives her the amount she borrowed, Tori won't take it back, branding her shoulder with a Japanese sign of his ownership. She shoots him. Her husband takes the blame. In court Edith reveals all to an angry mob."