Greatest Classic Films Collection. Horror.
Format: DVD
Edition: [Widescreen and standard format].
Description: 2 videodiscs (375 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Series: Turner classic movies.
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 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.
Subjects:
Jekyll, Henry (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Hyde, Edward (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Waxworks -- Drama.
Haunted houses -- Drama.
Parapsychology -- Drama.
Freak shows -- Drama.
Sideshows -- Drama.
People with disabilities -- Drama.
Revenge -- Drama.
Human experimentation in medicine -- Drama.
Scientists -- Drama.
Multiple personality -- Drama.
Good and evil -- Drama.
Jekyll, Henry (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Hyde, Edward (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Waxworks -- Drama.
Haunted houses -- Drama.
Parapsychology -- Drama.
Freak shows -- Drama.
Sideshows -- Drama.
People with disabilities -- Drama.
Revenge -- Drama.
Human experimentation in medicine -- Drama.
Scientists -- Drama.
Multiple personality -- Drama.
Good and evil -- Drama.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: GP (House of wax); G (The haunting, Dr. Jekyll). Freaks not rated.
ISBN:
141987988X
UPC: 883929061518
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| Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
| DVD HORROR Greatest | Main (Downtown) | First Level, DVD | In |
| DVD HORROR Greatest | Main (Downtown) | First Level, DVD | In |
| DVD HORROR Greatest | North Main | DVD | Out (Due: 3/9/2021) |
| DVD HORROR Greatest | Sandhills | DVD | In |
Collective title from container.
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.
Videorecording.
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.
DVD; Dolby digital surround stereo. (House of wax, English); Dolby digital mono. (others); region 1.
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.
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.
Videorecording.
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.
DVD; Dolby digital surround stereo. (House of wax, English); Dolby digital mono. (others); region 1.
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.
