Summary
Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. One rainy night, he rescues the delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he's a wealthy artist. At Johnny's urging, Kitty lets Chris establish her in an apartment (with his s... Full description
Summary: |
Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. One rainy night, he rescues the delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he's a wealthy artist. At Johnny's urging, Kitty lets Chris establish her in an apartment (with his shrewish wife's money). There, Chris paints masterpieces; but Johnny sells them under Kitty's name, with disastrous and ironic results. |
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Item Description: |
Based on the novel and play "La Chienne" by Georges de La Fouchardière in collaboration with Mouëzy-Éon. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945. "Newly mastered from archive material preserved by the Library of Congress"--Container. Also issued as part of the box set: Film noir, five classics from the studio vaults. Special features: Audio commentary by David Kalat ; photo gallery (including images of deleted scenes). |
Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD; region 1, NTSC. |
Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Milton Krasner ; film editor, Arthur Hilton ; musical score, H.J. Salter ; art direction, Alexander Golitzen ; director of sound, Bernard B. Brown ; set decorations, Russell A. Gausman, Carl Lawrence ; costumes by Travis Banton ; special photography by John P. Fulton. |