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The girl in the red velvet swing

Title

The girl in the red velvet swing [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Cinemascope picture ; produced by Charles Brackett ; written by Walter Reisch and Charles Brackett ; directed by Richard Fleischer.

Format

DVD, Videodisc

Series

Cinema classics collection

Published/Produced

Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]

Description

1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Cast

Ray Milland, Joan Collins, Farley Granger, Luther Adler, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Glenda Farrell, Frances Fuller, Philip Reed, Gale Robbins.

Credits

Director of photography, Milton Krasner; music, Leigh Harline; editor, William Mace.

System details

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 4.0 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer, NTSC.

Language

English (Dolby 4.0) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby mono.) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Summary

Evelyn Nesbit is young, beautiful and the object of much affection. But she only has eyes for older, suave Stanford White. Despite White's marriage and their significant age difference, they become secret lovers until White decides it is best to break off the affair. Desperate to remain close to her true love, Evelyn decides to marry Harry K. Thaw, a competitor of White's. But haunted by his new wife's past, Thaw won't rest until he make sure he is the only man in her life.

Notes

Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. Special features: Commentary by author and film historian Aubrey Solomon; isolated score track; "From ingénue to icon" featurette; magazine cover gallery; animated photo gallery; restoration comparison; original theatrical trailer; interactive pressbook; advertising gallery; vintage press release.

Target audience

Not rated.

Kinsey subjects

Cinema. Adultery.

Other contributors

Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969. Reisch, Walter. Fleischer, Richard. Milland, Ray. Collins, Joan, 1933- Granger, Farley. Adler, Luther, 1903-1984. Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. Farrell, Glenda, 1904-1971. Fuller, Frances, 1907-1980. Reed, Philip, 1908-1996. Robbins, Gale, 1922-1980. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.