Controversial Classics, DVD

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Closed Caption; Filmmaker/historian commentaries; New A Face in the Crowd documentary; Vintage shorts

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Side #1 -- A Face in the Crowd
1. Credits [1:26]
2. A Face in the Crowd [2:33]
3. Lonesome Rhodes [5:45]
4. One-Day Trial Offer [3:17]
5. Housewives' Heartthrob [3:37]
6. To the Dogs [4:48]
7. Getting the Idea [4:45]
8. TV Debut [4:44]
9. Potent Pitchman [4:08]
10. His Own Man [2:41]
11. In Marcia's Door [2:07]
12. In Vitajex's Door [4:06]
13. Moving Merchandise [7:00]
14. Mass Persuasion [4:56]
15. Don't Hurt Me [4:14]
16. Mrs. Rhodes [3:45]
17. Deeply Involved [4:34]
18. Betty Lou Fleckum [6:21]
19. Another Bride [4:15]
20. Heart Problems [3:40]
21. Marcia's Cut [3:15]
22. Coaching Sen. Fuller [6:49]
23. I'm a Force [1:29]
24. The Book on Lonesome [5:30]
25. In Bed With Joey [2:33]
26. My Flock of Sheep [4:53]
27. The Whole Show [3:15]
28. Grabbing Control [2:30]
29. All the Way Down [1:53]
30. Get Out of Everybody's Life [3:31]
31. Face to Face [3:57]
32. Whatever Happened to Him? [3:17]
Side #2 -- Advise & Consent
1. Credits [2:38]
2. Wild Pitch [3:24]
3. Phone Poll [2:36]
4. Straight to Perdition [2:56]
5. Worth a Try [2:34]
6. Quorum Call [5:48]
7. Subcommittee Chair [1:30]
8. Seab Speaks His Mind [5:02]
9. Hudson's Doubts [4:04]
10. Backstairs Romance [3:51]
11. 19th-Century State of Mind [8:47]
12. Entitled to His Opinions [2:12]
13. Herbert Gelman [3:34]
14. Communist Cell [4:43]
15. Heads on the Block [1:56]
16. Gelman Unraveled [:50]
17. Oval Office Admission [4:16]
18. Monumental Rendezvous [3:08]
19. Motion Commotion [3:29]
20. Correspondents Dinner [5:33]
21. Black and White [4:04]
22. Worrisome Calls [4:15]
23. Blackmail [4:33]
24. Untellable Truth [4:40]
25. Really Desperate [7:13]
26. Manuel [2:51]
27. Club 602 [2:53]
28. Possible Turbulence [1:54]
29. Brig's Last Hand [3:09]
30. Out of Time [7:04]
31. Curmudgeon Cooley [4:31]
32. On to Van Ackerman [4:50]
33. Stricken [6:10]
34. Orderly Succession [2:05]
35. Cast List [2:48]
Side #3 -- Bad Day at Black Rock
1. Credits [1:42]
2. Macreedy Arrives [3:28]
3. Crowding the Newcomer [4:18]
4. Out of Gas [4:14]
5. No Further Questions [4:15]
6. Transportation [3:47]
7. Infection and Prescription [6:56]
8. Adobe Flat [2:38]
9. Road Hog [3:45]
10. What's Wrong With This Town? [3:41]
11. Two Big Men [5:54]
12. Consumed With Apathy [3:23]
13. Upsetting Wires [4:00]
14. Picking a Fight [5:40]
15. Legal Maneuvers [3:47]
16. Jumping Off Place [4:27]
17. Backstories [3:34]
18. Getaway After Dark [3:11]
19. Under Fire [2:20]
20. Flame Thrower [3:07]
21. Something to Build On [2:37]
22. Cast List [:34]
Side #4 -- Blackboard Jungle
1. Foreword and Credits [1:54]
2. Job Interview [4:12]
3. If You Can Handle Them [3:12]
4. Nothing's Going to Happen [2:25]
5. First Day [3:14]
6. Okay, Chief [3:10]
7. Mr. Daddy-O [5:56]
8. Miss Hammond Attacked [:27]
9. Wrong Direction [3:50]
10. To Teaching [4:10]
11. Street Fight [3:38]
12. Another Crack [3:27]
13. It Will Happen Again [2:59]
14. Stinking Talk [1:37]
15. To the Principal's Office [5:46]
16. Losing His Head [4:08]
17. West's Classroom [1:45]
18. Broken Records [2:58]
19. Watch Your Husband [4:05]
20. Musical Talent [5:45]
21. Jack Analysis [2:26]
22. Interested [5:07]
23. Don't Quit [3:55]
24. Hospital Emergency [1:50]
25. Happy New Year [3:34]
26. Knifepoint [4:47]
27. Keeping Their Pact [6:54]
28. Cast List [2:26]
Side #5 -- Fury
1. Credits [1:02]
2. Joe and Kathy [6:07]
3. Brothers at Odds [3:26]
4. On the Upswing [4:37]
5. Held on Suspicion [5:08]
6. Funny Impulses [2:30]
7. Word Spreads [2:19]
8. Nervousness [4:35]
9. March on the Jail [4:37]
10. Mob Attack [3:42]
11. Flames of Fury [5:03]
12. Watching Myself Burn [5:39]
13. The Witness [4:51]
14. Trial Begins [3:30]
15. Edna Swears [2:42]
16. Unbreakable Alibi [2:07]
17. Attempted Prosecution [3:07]
18. Reel Truth [5:13]
19. The Life I Cared About [4:48]
20. We're All Guilty [4:37]
21. Everybody Dies [5:22]
22. Alone With His Thoughts [3:55]
23. Back From the Dead [2:49]
24. Cast List [:28]
Side #6 -- I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
1. Credits [1:15]
2. Homecoming [3:54]
3. Job With a Window [3:04]
4. Hard Times [5:10]
5. Diner Stickup [3:29]
6. Chain Gang [3:35]
7. Breakfast [2:12]
8. The Quarry [4:54]
9. The Strap [4:22]
10. Ways to Get Out [2:54]
11. Foot and Hammer [3:29]
12. Escape [3:00]
13. Underwater [2:24]
14. Plenty Close Enough [3:01]
15. Barney and Linda [4:04]
16. Headed North [2:52]
17. Chicago...and Marie [4:08]
18. Reason Not to Tell [2:27]
19. Straying Spouse [2:45]
20. Helen [2:25]
21. Exposure [3:40]
22. Promise of Pardon [4:13]
23. The Last Word [3:39]
24. Pardon Hearing [3:35]
25. Their Revenge [3:50]
26. Second Escape [5:36]
27. "I Steal." [2:20]
Side #7 -- The Americanization of Emily
1. Credits and Foreword [4:42]
2. Shopping List [4:11]
3. Something of a Prig [6:19]
4. Lay Off, Mrs. Miniver [2:55]
5. Competitiveness [3:19]
6. Jessup's Headache [4:13]
7. First Dead Man [4:27]
8. Cockamamie Assignment [2:36]
9. Emily's Men [2:33]
10. His New Religion [3:12]
11. Brave and Pointless [3:41]
12. Make My Movie [5:20]
13. Stay Out of Sight [3:43]
14. Love, Not Principle [5:06]
15. New Orders [3:37]
16. Unknown Sailor [5:46]
17. Annapolis Mood [5:07]
18. Working an Angle [2:46]
19. Morally Right Thing [5:48]
20. How Could You Do This? [3:05]
21. Not That Stoned [4:36]
22. Bound for France [3:17]
23. D-Day [3:18]
24. Hitting the Beach [2:13]
25. No Pride in Death [4:25]
26. May God Forgive Me [2:05]
27. Brass-Band Hero [5:30]
28. The Right Thing [5:39]
29. Cast List [:53]

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Editorial Reviews

The Controversial Classics Collection is a positively triumphant celebration of cinematic power, with seven films that remain provocative decades after they first stirred theatergoers. Advise & Consent (1962) seems especially timely in its portrayal of a Congress bitterly divided along partisan lines by a presidential nomination. Demagogy and character assassination are nothing new, as you�ll see in this riveting drama starring Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, and Walter Pidgeon. The Americanization of Emily (1964), which stars Julie Andrews, unfolds against a backdrop of intrigue within the U. S. military, with Navy man James Garner playing the fall guy for a scheming admiral. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) stars Spencer Tracy as a one-armed World War II veteran who uncovers bigotry in a small western town. Violence in inner-city schools is something else that�s not unique to our times, as shown powerfully in The Blackboard Jungle (1955), a hard-hitting drama that pits dedicated teacher Glenn Ford against juvenile delinquents led by Vic Morrow. Our celebrity culture takes some hard knocks in A Face in the Crowd (1957), which finds personable hick Andy Griffith being made into a star -- with an agenda of his own -- by cynical promoters. Fritz Lang�s Fury (1936), starring a young Spencer Tracy, is a powerful indictment of small-town prejudice and mob rule. And I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932, based on a true story), one of the earliest �message� movies, exposes the brutal and corrupt conditions of Georgia�s penal system during the Depression years. Each of these movies is remarkable in its own right; together they comprise an extraordinarily powerful group of films, proving that even in its early years Hollywood was capable of providing more than escapist entertainment. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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The Controversial Classics Collection is a positively triumphant celebration of cinematic power, with seven films that remain provocative decades after they first stirred theatergoers. Advise & Consent (1962) seems especially timely in its portrayal of a Congress bitterly divided along partisan lines by a presidential nomination. Demagogy and character assassination are nothing new, as you�ll see in this riveting drama starring Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, and Walter Pidgeon. The Americanization of Emily (1964), which stars Julie Andrews, unfolds against a backdrop of intrigue within the U. S. military, with Navy man James Garner playing the fall guy for a scheming admiral. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) stars Spencer Tracy as a one-armed World War II veteran who uncovers bigotry in a small western town. Violence in inner-city schools is something else that�s not unique to our times, as shown powerfully in The Blackboard Jungle (1955), a hard-hitting drama that pits dedicated teacher Glenn Ford against juvenile delinquents led by Vic Morrow. Our celebrity culture takes some hard knocks in A Face in the Crowd (1957), which finds personable hick Andy Griffith being made into a star -- with an agenda of his own -- by cynical promoters. Fritz Lang�s Fury (1936), starring a young Spencer Tracy, is a powerful indictment of small-town prejudice and mob rule. And I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932, based on a true story), one of the earliest �message� movies, exposes the brutal and corrupt conditions of Georgia�s penal system during the Depression years. Each of these movies is remarkable in its own right; together they comprise an extraordinarily powerful group of films, proving that even in its early years Hollywood was capable of providing more than escapist entertainment. Ed Hulse

UPC: 012569701793
Source: WARNER HOME VIDEO
Region Code: 1
Time: 11:50:00
Sales Rank: 36,410

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Features:

Closed Caption; Filmmaker/historian commentaries; New A Face in the Crowd documentary; Vintage shorts

Scene Index

Side #1 -- A Face in the Crowd
1. Credits [1:26]
2. A Face in the Crowd [2:33]
3. Lonesome Rhodes [5:45]
4. One-Day Trial Offer [3:17]
5. Housewives' Heartthrob [3:37]
6. To the Dogs [4:48]
7. Getting the Idea [4:45]
8. TV Debut [4:44]
9. Potent Pitchman [4:08]
10. His Own Man [2:41]
11. In Marcia's Door [2:07]
12. In Vitajex's Door [4:06]
13. Moving Merchandise [7:00]
14. Mass Persuasion [4:56]
15. Don't Hurt Me [4:14]
16. Mrs. Rhodes [3:45]
17. Deeply Involved [4:34]
18. Betty Lou Fleckum [6:21]
19. Another Bride [4:15]
20. Heart Problems [3:40]
21. Marcia's Cut [3:15]
22. Coaching Sen. Fuller [6:49]
23. I'm a Force [1:29]
24. The Book on Lonesome [5:30]
25. In Bed With Joey [2:33]
26. My Flock of Sheep [4:53]
27. The Whole Show [3:15]
28. Grabbing Control [2:30]
29. All the Way Down [1:53]
30. Get Out of Everybody's Life [3:31]
31. Face to Face [3:57]
32. Whatever Happened to Him? [3:17]
Side #2 -- Advise & Consent
1. Credits [2:38]
2. Wild Pitch [3:24]
3. Phone Poll [2:36]
4. Straight to Perdition [2:56]
5. Worth a Try [2:34]
6. Quorum Call [5:48]
7. Subcommittee Chair [1:30]
8. Seab Speaks His Mind [5:02]
9. Hudson's Doubts [4:04]
10. Backstairs Romance [3:51]
11. 19th-Century State of Mind [8:47]
12. Entitled to His Opinions [2:12]
13. Herbert Gelman [3:34]
14. Communist Cell [4:43]
15. Heads on the Block [1:56]
16. Gelman Unraveled [:50]
17. Oval Office Admission [4:16]
18. Monumental Rendezvous [3:08]
19. Motion Commotion [3:29]
20. Correspondents Dinner [5:33]
21. Black and White [4:04]
22. Worrisome Calls [4:15]
23. Blackmail [4:33]
24. Untellable Truth [4:40]
25. Really Desperate [7:13]
26. Manuel [2:51]
27. Club 602 [2:53]
28. Possible Turbulence [1:54]
29. Brig's Last Hand [3:09]
30. Out of Time [7:04]
31. Curmudgeon Cooley [4:31]
32. On to Van Ackerman [4:50]
33. Stricken [6:10]
34. Orderly Succession [2:05]
35. Cast List [2:48]
Side #3 -- Bad Day at Black Rock
1. Credits [1:42]
2. Macreedy Arrives [3:28]
3. Crowding the Newcomer [4:18]
4. Out of Gas [4:14]
5. No Further Questions [4:15]
6. Transportation [3:47]
7. Infection and Prescription [6:56]
8. Adobe Flat [2:38]
9. Road Hog [3:45]
10. What's Wrong With This Town? [3:41]
11. Two Big Men [5:54]
12. Consumed With Apathy [3:23]
13. Upsetting Wires [4:00]
14. Picking a Fight [5:40]
15. Legal Maneuvers [3:47]
16. Jumping Off Place [4:27]
17. Backstories [3:34]
18. Getaway After Dark [3:11]
19. Under Fire [2:20]
20. Flame Thrower [3:07]
21. Something to Build On [2:37]
22. Cast List [:34]
Side #4 -- Blackboard Jungle
1. Foreword and Credits [1:54]
2. Job Interview [4:12]
3. If You Can Handle Them [3:12]
4. Nothing's Going to Happen [2:25]
5. First Day [3:14]
6. Okay, Chief [3:10]
7. Mr. Daddy-O [5:56]
8. Miss Hammond Attacked [:27]
9. Wrong Direction [3:50]
10. To Teaching [4:10]
11. Street Fight [3:38]
12. Another Crack [3:27]
13. It Will Happen Again [2:59]
14. Stinking Talk [1:37]
15. To the Principal's Office [5:46]
16. Losing His Head [4:08]
17. West's Classroom [1:45]
18. Broken Records [2:58]
19. Watch Your Husband [4:05]
20. Musical Talent [5:45]
21. Jack Analysis [2:26]
22. Interested [5:07]
23. Don't Quit [3:55]
24. Hospital Emergency [1:50]
25. Happy New Year [3:34]
26. Knifepoint [4:47]
27. Keeping Their Pact [6:54]
28. Cast List [2:26]
Side #5 -- Fury
1. Credits [1:02]
2. Joe and Kathy [6:07]
3. Brothers at Odds [3:26]
4. On the Upswing [4:37]
5. Held on Suspicion [5:08]
6. Funny Impulses [2:30]
7. Word Spreads [2:19]
8. Nervousness [4:35]
9. March on the Jail [4:37]
10. Mob Attack [3:42]
11. Flames of Fury [5:03]
12. Watching Myself Burn [5:39]
13. The Witness [4:51]
14. Trial Begins [3:30]
15. Edna Swears [2:42]
16. Unbreakable Alibi [2:07]
17. Attempted Prosecution [3:07]
18. Reel Truth [5:13]
19. The Life I Cared About [4:48]
20. We're All Guilty [4:37]
21. Everybody Dies [5:22]
22. Alone With His Thoughts [3:55]
23. Back From the Dead [2:49]
24. Cast List [:28]
Side #6 -- I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
1. Credits [1:15]
2. Homecoming [3:54]
3. Job With a Window [3:04]
4. Hard Times [5:10]
5. Diner Stickup [3:29]
6. Chain Gang [3:35]
7. Breakfast [2:12]
8. The Quarry [4:54]
9. The Strap [4:22]
10. Ways to Get Out [2:54]
11. Foot and Hammer [3:29]
12. Escape [3:00]
13. Underwater [2:24]
14. Plenty Close Enough [3:01]
15. Barney and Linda [4:04]
16. Headed North [2:52]
17. Chicago...and Marie [4:08]
18. Reason Not to Tell [2:27]
19. Straying Spouse [2:45]
20. Helen [2:25]
21. Exposure [3:40]
22. Promise of Pardon [4:13]
23. The Last Word [3:39]
24. Pardon Hearing [3:35]
25. Their Revenge [3:50]
26. Second Escape [5:36]
27. "I Steal." [2:20]
Side #7 -- The Americanization of Emily
1. Credits and Foreword [4:42]
2. Shopping List [4:11]
3. Something of a Prig [6:19]
4. Lay Off, Mrs. Miniver [2:55]
5. Competitiveness [3:19]
6. Jessup's Headache [4:13]
7. First Dead Man [4:27]
8. Cockamamie Assignment [2:36]
9. Emily's Men [2:33]
10. His New Religion [3:12]
11. Brave and Pointless [3:41]
12. Make My Movie [5:20]
13. Stay Out of Sight [3:43]
14. Love, Not Principle [5:06]
15. New Orders [3:37]
16. Unknown Sailor [5:46]
17. Annapolis Mood [5:07]
18. Working an Angle [2:46]
19. Morally Right Thing [5:48]
20. How Could You Do This? [3:05]
21. Not That Stoned [4:36]
22. Bound for France [3:17]
23. D-Day [3:18]
24. Hitting the Beach [2:13]
25. No Pride in Death [4:25]
26. May God Forgive Me [2:05]
27. Brass-Band Hero [5:30]
28. The Right Thing [5:39]
29. Cast List [:53]

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Side #1 -- A Face in the Crowd
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