Binge box : Academy award winners : best picture '30s-'50s

Capra, Frank, 1897-1991 (film director.). Riskin, Robert, (screenwriter.). Sherman, Lowell, 1888-1934 (film director.). Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996 (film producer.). Green, Howard J., 1893-1965 (screenwriter.). Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 (film director,, screenwriter.). Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969 (film producer,, screenwriter.). Adler, Buddy, 1906-1960 (film producer.). Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997 (film director.). Taradash, Daniel, 1913-2003 (screenwriter.). Spiegel, Sam, (film producer.). Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978 (screenwriter.). Foreman, Carl, (screenwriter.). Lean, David, 1908-1991 (film director.). Gable, Clark, 1901-1960 (actor.). Colbert, Claudette, (actor.). Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (actor.). Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr., 1909-2000 (actor.). Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963 (actor.). Milland, Ray, (actor.). Wyman, Jane, 1917-2007 (actor.). Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994 (actor.). Clift, Montgomery, (actor.). Kerr, Deborah, 1921-2007 (actor.). Reed, Donna, 1921-1986 (actor.). Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (actor.). Holden, William, 1918-1981 (actor.). Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973 (actor.). Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 (actor.). Adams, Samuel Hopkins 1871-1958 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Night bus. (Added Author). Akins, Zoë 1886-1958 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Morning glory. (Added Author). Jackson, Charles 1903-1968 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Lost weekend. (Added Author). Jones, James 1921-1977 Motion picture adaptation of (work): From here to eternity. (Added Author). Boulle, Pierre 1912-1994 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Pont de la rivière Kwaï. (Added Author). Midwest Tape (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary:

It happened one night: When her father threatens to annul her marriage to a fortune-hunting playboy, spoiled heiress Ellie Andrews hops a cross-country bus to New York, where she plans to live happily ever after with her handsome new hubby. Romantic complications soon arise, however, when she's befriended by fellow passenger Peter Warne, a brash and breezy reporter who offers his help in exchange for her exclusive story.

Morning glory: When a naively innocent aspiring actress arrives on the Broadway scene, she is taken under the wing of several theater veterans who mentor her to ultimate success.

The lost weekend: A would-be writer's dissatisfaction with his life leads him on a three-day binge. This film gives an uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism.

From here to eternity: Drama about life in the Army in the days prior to World War II. Shows the effect of Army discipline on an individualistic former boxing champion who defies the attempts of officers and men to break him when he refuses to fight on the company's boxing team. Includes actual scenes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The bridge on the River Kwai: British soldiers captured by the Japanese during World War II are forced to construct a strategic railroad bridge, which a commando team is instructed by the British High Command to destroy.

Contents:

It happened one night / screen play by Robert Riskin
directed by Frank Capra (1934, 105 min.)
Morning glory / directed by Lowell Sherman
a Pandro S. Berman production
screen play by Howard J. Green (1933, 74 min.)
The lost weekend / screen play by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder
produced by Charles Brackett
directed by Billy Wilder (1945, 100 min.)
From here to eternity / screen play by Daniel Taradash
produced by Buddy Adler
directed by Fred Zinnemann (1953, 118 min.)
The bridge on the River Kwai / screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman
produced by Sam Spiegel
directed by David Lean (1957, 155 min.).

Item details

Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (552 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Edition: [Morning glory edition].
Publisher: [Holland, Ohio] : [Midwest Tape], [2020]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from container. It happened one night: based on the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams. Morning glory: from the play by Zoe Akins. The lost weekend: from the novel by Charles R. Jackson. From here to eternity: based upon the novel by James Jones. The bridge on the River Kwai: based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. Full and wide screen. Includes special features.
Formatted Contents Note:	It happened one night / screen play by Robert Riskin ; directed by Frank Capra (1934, 105 min.) Morning glory / directed by Lowell Sherman ; a Pandro S. Berman production ; screen play by Howard J. Green (1933, 74 min.) The lost weekend / screen play by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder ; produced by Charles Brackett ; directed by Billy Wilder (1945, 100 min.) From here to eternity / screen play by Daniel Taradash ; produced by Buddy Adler ; directed by Fred Zinnemann (1953, 118 min.) The bridge on the River Kwai / screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean (1957, 155 min.).
Participant or Performer Note:	The bridge on the River Kwai: William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald. From here to eternity: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra. The lost weekend: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard da Silva, Doris Dowling. Morning glory: Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Adolphe Menjou. It happened one night: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Jameson Thomas.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD and DVD-R (Morning glory); region 1; NTSC.
Language Note:	It happened one night: in English or dubbed French, with optional English, Japanese, French, Portuguese, or Korean subtitles. Morning glory: optional English or French subtitles. The lost weekend: optional Spanish or French subtitles. From here to eternity, The bridge on the River Kwai: in English, dubbed French, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed Portuguese, with optional French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, or Thai subtitles.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 1935: Best Picture; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gable); Best Actress in a Leading Role (Colbert); Best Director (Capra); Best Writing, Adaptation (Riskin) Academy Awards, 1934: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Hepburn) Academy Awards, 1946: Best Picture; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Milland); Best Director (Wilder); Best Writing, Screenplay (Brackett, Wilder) Golden Globes, 1946: Best Picture; Best Director (Wilder); Best Actor (Milland) Academy Awards, 1954: Best Picture; Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sinatra); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Reed); Best Director (Zinnemann); Best Writing, Screenplay (Taradash); Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Burnett Guffey); Best Sound, Recording (John P. Livadary); Best Film Editing (William A. Lyon) Golden Globes, 1954: Best Director (Zinnemann); Best Supporting Actor (Sinatra) Academy Awards, 1958: Best Picture; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Guinness); Best Director (Lean); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Boulle, Foreman, Wilson); Best Cinematography (Jack Hildyard); Best Film Editing (Peter Taylor); Best Music, Scoring (Malcolm Arnold) Golden Globes, 1958: Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Actor - Drama (Guinness); Best Director (Lean)