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Film, Video Web Page Flesh and the Devil

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Title

  • Flesh and the Devil

Summary

  • Best friends love the same woman and resort to a duel.

Names

  • Brown, Clarence, 1890-1987, film direction
  • Brown, Clarence, 1890-1987, film production
  • Glazer, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Floyer), 1887-1956, screenwriter
  • Gill, David, 1928-1997, film production
  • Brownlow, Kevin, film production
  • Davis, Carl, 1936- music
  • Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960, production designer
  • Daniels, William, 1900-1970, camera
  • Gilbert, John, 1897-1936, cast
  • Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990, cast
  • Hanson, Lars, 1887-1965, cast
  • Kent, Barbara, 1907-2011, cast
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Thames Television, ltd
  • LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Turner Entertainment Co. Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1926 ; Great Britain : Thames Television.

Headings

  • -  Friendship--Drama
  • -  Adultery--Drama
  • -  Dueling--Drama
  • -  Germany--Social life and customs--Drama
  • -  Ice crossings--Drama

Genre

  • Sociological films and programs

Notes

  • -  LP23514 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.; 10Jan27; LP23514.
  • -  Minor change version (video material): [Music track added] / Thames Television in association with Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; produced by David Gill and Kevin Brownlow ; music composed and conducted by Carl Davis. -- Great Britain : Thames Television.
  • -  Settings, Cedric Gibbons ; photographed by William Daniels ; editor, Lloyd Nosler.
  • -  John Gilbert (Leo), Greta Garbo (Felicitas), Lars Hanson (Ulrich), Barbara Kent (Hertha).
  • -  Release date verified in AFI cat.: features 1921-1930. Reissue date uncertain, ca. 1982.
  • -  Film copy (35 mm.) designated as an arch pos to be used as a projection print, per P. Spehr, Asst. Chief, M/B/RS, 9/3/86.
  • -  Visual content of LC copies matches per Dick May, Turner Entertainment Co., 3/3/87.
  • -  LC has original (35 mm. arch pos) and reissue minor change version (3/4 in. viewing copy and 1 in. master).
  • -  New York times, 1/10/27.
  • -  Received: 2/24/86 from LC video lab; viewing copy; purchase, copied from master; LC Purchase Collection.
  • -  Received: 2/24/86; master; purchased from MGM/UA Entertainment Co., purchase order no. 163344; LC Purchase Collection.
  • -  Received: 10/2/86; arch pos; gift; Turner Entertainment Co. Collection.
  • -  Viewing copy and arch pos partially viewed; master not viewed.

Medium

  • 2 videocassettes of 2 (94 min.) : sd., b&w ; 3/4 in. viewing copy.
  • 2 videoreels of 2 (94 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1 in. master.
  • 9 reels of 9 on 5 (8448 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. arch pos.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VBD 8450-8451 (viewing copy)
  • VTA 0011-0012 (master)
  • FQA 5623-5627 (arch pos)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 87706021

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Brown, Clarence, Film Direction, Clarence Brown, Benjamin F Glazer, David Gill, Kevin Brownlow, Carl Davis, William Daniels, et al. Flesh and the Devil. produceds by Gibbons, Cedric, Uction Designer United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ; Great Britain: Thames Television, 1926. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/87706021/.

APA citation style:

Brown, C., Brown, C., Glazer, B. F., Gill, D., Brownlow, K., Davis, C. [...] Turner Entertainment Co. Collection. (1926) Flesh and the Devil. Gibbons, C., prod United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ; Great Britain: Thames Television. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/87706021/.

MLA citation style:

Brown, Clarence, Film Direction, et al. Flesh and the Devil. prod by Gibbons, Cedric, Uction Designer United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ; Great Britain: Thames Television, 1926. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/87706021/>.