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The Resource House of wax ; : The Haunting ; Freaks ; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

House of wax ; : The Haunting ; Freaks ; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Summary
Collects four classic horror films, including "House of Wax," in which a wax sculptor devises a murderous plan to restock his museum; "The Haunting," in which four individuals travel to a haunted house to study its supernatural phenomena; "Freaks," featuring a group of carnival performers who inflict revenge on a trapeze artist who mocks them; and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," the classic tale of one man's disastrous attempts to harness the evil that resides in everyone
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Widescreen and standard format.
Extent
2 videodiscs (375 min.)
Note
  • Title from disc label
  • Collective title from container
  • Contains previously released material
  • The haunting based on the novel The haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson; Freaks suggested by Tod Robbins' story Spurs; Dr. Jkyll and Mr. Hyde based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The haunting in widescreen format; others in standard format, preserving the aspect ratio of their original theatrical exhibitions
  • Includes special features
Contents
  • Disc 1: House of wax (1953, 88 min., col.) / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; screenplay by Crane Wilbur ; produced by Bryan Foy ; directed by Andre De Toth
  • The haunting (1963, 112 min., b&w) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; directed by Robert Wise ; screenplay by Nelson Gidding ; an Argyle Enterprises picture. Disc 2: Freaks (1932, 62 min., b&w) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; screenplay by Willis Goldbeck and Leon Gordon ; directed and produced by Tod Browning
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941, 113 min., b&w) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; screenplay by John Lee Mahin ; directed by Victor Fleming
Isbn
9781419879883
Instance
Label
House of wax ; : The Haunting ; Freaks ; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Title
House of wax ;
Title remainder
The Haunting ; Freaks ; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Title variation
Greatest classic films collection
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Composer
Director
Director of photography
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Screenwriter
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Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Collects four classic horror films, including "House of Wax," in which a wax sculptor devises a murderous plan to restock his museum; "The Haunting," in which four individuals travel to a haunted house to study its supernatural phenomena; "Freaks," featuring a group of carnival performers who inflict revenge on a trapeze artist who mocks them; and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," the classic tale of one man's disastrous attempts to harness the evil that resides in everyone
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Cataloging source
BKX
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
  • House of Wax: music by David Buttolph ; cinematography, Bert Glennon, Peverell Marley ; editing by Rudi Fehr
  • The haunting: music, Humphrey Searle ; director of photography, Davis Boulton ; film editor, Ernest Walter
  • Freaks: suggested by story "Spurs" by Tod Robbins ; photographed by, Merritt B. Gerstad ; film editor, Basil Wrangell
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: music, Franz Waxman ; director of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; film editor, Harold F. Kress
Dewey number
  • [Fic]
  • 813/.52
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Intended audience
MPAA rating: GP (House of wax); G (The haunting, Dr. Jekyll). Freaks not rated
Language note
  • House of wax in English, French, or Spanish; The haunting and Dr. Jekyll in English or French; Freaks in English; subtitles in English, French, or Spanish
  • Closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1997.A1
LC item number
H67 2009
PerformerNote
  • Cast for House of wax: Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones, Paul Picerni
  • Cast for The haunting: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn
  • Cast for Freaks: Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Rosco Ates
  • Cast for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Donald Crisp, Ian Hunter, Barton MacLane, C. Aubrey Smith
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  • 1911-1993
  • 1914-1962
  • 1927-2006
  • 1930-1983
  • 1922-2011
  • 1925-2013
  • 1931-
  • 1927-2015
  • 1898-1966
  • 1905-1977
  • 1899-1974
  • 1895-1962
  • 1900-1967
  • 1915-1982
  • 1921-1995
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  • 1900-1975
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  • 1913-1999
  • 1902-1983
  • 1906-1967
  • 1916-1965
  • 1888-1949
  • 1850-1894
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  • Price, Vincent
  • Lovejoy, Frank
  • Kirk, Phyllis
  • Jones, Carolyn
  • Picerni, Paul
  • Harris, Julie
  • Bloom, Claire
  • Johnson, Richard
  • Tamblyn, Russ
  • Ford, Wallace
  • Hyams, Leila
  • Baclanova, Olga
  • Ates, Roscoe
  • Tracy, Spencer
  • Bergman, Ingrid
  • Turner, Lana
  • Crisp, Donald
  • Hunter, Ian
  • MacLane, Barton
  • Smith, C. Aubrey
  • Foy, Bryan
  • De Toth, AndrĂ©
  • Wise, Robert
  • Browning, Tod
  • Fleming, Victor
  • Wilbur, Crane
  • Gidding, Nelson
  • Goldbeck, Willis
  • Gordon, Leon
  • Mahin, John Lee
  • Glennon, Bert
  • Marley, Peverell
  • Boulton, Davis
  • Gerstad, Merritt
  • Ruttenberg, Joseph
  • Fehr, Rudi
  • Walter, Ernest
  • Wrangel, Basil
  • Kress, Harold F.
  • Buttolph, David
  • Searle, Humphrey
  • Waxman, Franz
  • Jackson, Shirley
  • Robbins, Tod
  • Stevenson, Robert Louis
  • Turner Entertainment Co
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
  • Argyle Enterprises
Runtime
375
Series statement
  • Turner Classic Movies greatest classic films collection
  • Horror
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  • Jekyll, Henry
  • Hyde, Edward
  • Hyde, Edward
  • Jekyll, Henry
  • Waxworks
  • Haunted houses
  • Parapsychology
  • Freak shows
  • Sideshows
  • People with disabilities
  • Revenge
  • Human experimentation in medicine
  • Scientists
  • Multiple personality
  • Good and evil
  • DVD-Video discs
  • DVD-Video discs
  • Feature films
  • Film adaptations
  • Freak shows
  • Good and evil
  • Haunted houses
  • Human experimentation in medicine
  • Multiple personality
  • Parapsychology
  • People with disabilities
  • Revenge
  • Scientists
  • Sideshows
  • Video recordings
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Waxworks
Technique
live action
Label
House of wax ; : The Haunting ; Freaks ; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Note
  • Title from disc label
  • Collective title from container
  • Contains previously released material
  • The haunting based on the novel The haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson; Freaks suggested by Tod Robbins' story Spurs; Dr. Jkyll and Mr. Hyde based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The haunting in widescreen format; others in standard format, preserving the aspect ratio of their original theatrical exhibitions
  • Includes special features
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1: House of wax (1953, 88 min., col.) / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; screenplay by Crane Wilbur ; produced by Bryan Foy ; directed by Andre De Toth -- The haunting (1963, 112 min., b&w) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; directed by Robert Wise ; screenplay by Nelson Gidding ; an Argyle Enterprises picture. Disc 2: Freaks (1932, 62 min., b&w) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; screenplay by Willis Goldbeck and Leon Gordon ; directed and produced by Tod Browning -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941, 113 min., b&w) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; screenplay by John Lee Mahin ; directed by Victor Fleming
Control code
1857154
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Widescreen and standard format.
Extent
2 videodiscs (375 min.)
Isbn
9781419879883
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883929061518
Other physical details
sound, color and black and white
Publisher number
  • 3000020966
  • 1000091545
  • 2000017333
  • 2000017334
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781419879883
  • (OCoLC)434492428
System details
DVD; Dolby digital surround stereo (House of wax, English); Dolby digital mono (others); region 1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
House of wax ; : The Haunting ; Freaks ; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Publication
Distribution
Note
  • Title from disc label
  • Collective title from container
  • Contains previously released material
  • The haunting based on the novel The haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson; Freaks suggested by Tod Robbins' story Spurs; Dr. Jkyll and Mr. Hyde based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The haunting in widescreen format; others in standard format, preserving the aspect ratio of their original theatrical exhibitions
  • Includes special features
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1: House of wax (1953, 88 min., col.) / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; screenplay by Crane Wilbur ; produced by Bryan Foy ; directed by Andre De Toth -- The haunting (1963, 112 min., b&w) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; directed by Robert Wise ; screenplay by Nelson Gidding ; an Argyle Enterprises picture. Disc 2: Freaks (1932, 62 min., b&w) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; screenplay by Willis Goldbeck and Leon Gordon ; directed and produced by Tod Browning -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941, 113 min., b&w) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; screenplay by John Lee Mahin ; directed by Victor Fleming
Control code
1857154
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Widescreen and standard format.
Extent
2 videodiscs (375 min.)
Isbn
9781419879883
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883929061518
Other physical details
sound, color and black and white
Publisher number
  • 3000020966
  • 1000091545
  • 2000017333
  • 2000017334
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781419879883
  • (OCoLC)434492428
System details
DVD; Dolby digital surround stereo (House of wax, English); Dolby digital mono (others); region 1
Video recording format
DVD

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