Manslaughter [videorecording] / Kino International ; Paramount Picture ; screenplay by Jeanie Mecpherson ; directed by Cecil B. De Mille. The Cheat / Kino International ; Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company ; Paramount Picture ; Film Preservation Associates ; story by Hector Turnbull ; screenplay by Turnbull and Jeanie Mecpherson ; produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959.; Turnbull, Hector.; MacPherson, Jeanie, 1887-1946.; Buckland, Wilfred, 1866-1946.; Israel, Robert.; Meighan, Thomas, 1879-1936.; Joy, Leatrice, 1893-1985.; Wilson, Lois, 1894-1988.; Miller, Alice Duer, 1874-1942. Manslaughter.; Ward, Fannie, 1872-1952.; Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973.; Alloy Orchestra.; Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927); Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company.; Kino International Corporation.; Film Preservation Associates.
2002
PN1997 .M3675 2002
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Title
Manslaughter [videorecording] / Kino International ; Paramount Picture ; screenplay by Jeanie Mecpherson ; directed by Cecil B. De Mille. The Cheat / Kino International ; Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company ; Paramount Picture ; Film Preservation Associates ; story by Hector Turnbull ; screenplay by Turnbull and Jeanie Mecpherson ; produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
Variant Title
Title on container: Cecile B. DeMille's Manslaughter and the Cheat
Edition
Double feature ed.
Publication Details
New York : Kino on Video, c2002.
Language
English
Language Note
Silent film with musical accompaniment and English intertitles.
Description
1 videodisc (100 min. ; 59 min.) : sd., col. tint, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
738329024420
Call Number
PN1997 .M3675 2002
Distributor No.
K244 Kino on Video
Summary
"Manslaughter": stars Leatrice Joy as a pamperd debutante who is forced to confront her irresponsabile lifestyle when she causes the death of a traffic cop. "The cheat" depicts an impulsive, social climbing woman who gambles away Red Cross funds entrusted to her. She seeks the help of an Asian merchant to save her reputation and in return becomes his property.
Note
Manslaughter based on the novel by Alice Duer Miller.
Manslaughter originally released as a silent film in 1922; the Cheat originally released as a silent film in 1915.
Following the Cheat: 3 rare images from the 1923 Famous Players-Lasky (Paramount) remake of the Cheat.
"The Cheat: Special contents of this edition c1994 Film Preservation Associates"--Container.
Includes scene selections.
Manslaughter originally released as a silent film in 1922; the Cheat originally released as a silent film in 1915.
Following the Cheat: 3 rare images from the 1923 Famous Players-Lasky (Paramount) remake of the Cheat.
"The Cheat: Special contents of this edition c1994 Film Preservation Associates"--Container.
Includes scene selections.
Credits
Manslaughter: photography, Alvin Wyckoff and Guy Wilky ; adaptation, Jeanie Macpherson ; music, the Alloy Orchestra. The Cheat: photography, Alvin Wyckoff ; art director, Wilfred Buckland ; music, Robert Israel.
Performer
Manslaughter: Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy and Lois Wilson. The Cheat: Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa.
Cast
Manslaughter: Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy and Lois Wilson. The Cheat: Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa.
System Details Note
DVD.
Added Author
DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959.
Turnbull, Hector.
MacPherson, Jeanie, 1887-1946.
Buckland, Wilfred, 1866-1946.
Israel, Robert.
Meighan, Thomas, 1879-1936.
Joy, Leatrice, 1893-1985.
Wilson, Lois, 1894-1988.
Miller, Alice Duer, 1874-1942. Manslaughter.
Ward, Fannie, 1872-1952.
Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973.
Turnbull, Hector.
MacPherson, Jeanie, 1887-1946.
Buckland, Wilfred, 1866-1946.
Israel, Robert.
Meighan, Thomas, 1879-1936.
Joy, Leatrice, 1893-1985.
Wilson, Lois, 1894-1988.
Miller, Alice Duer, 1874-1942. Manslaughter.
Ward, Fannie, 1872-1952.
Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973.
Added Corporate Author
Alloy Orchestra.
Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company.
Kino International Corporation.
Film Preservation Associates.
Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company.
Kino International Corporation.
Film Preservation Associates.
Series
Killiam Collection
Includes
Cheat.
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