The chief
(DVD)
Contributors
Riesner, Charles, 1887-1962, film director.
Caesar, Arthur, 1892-1953, screenwriter.
Hopkins, Robert , 1886-1966, screenwriter.
Wynn, Ed, 1886-1966 actor.
Sale, Charles, 1885-1936 actor.
Caesar, Arthur, 1892-1953, screenwriter.
Hopkins, Robert , 1886-1966, screenwriter.
Wynn, Ed, 1886-1966 actor.
Sale, Charles, 1885-1936 actor.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Entertainment DVD | DVD COMEDY CHIEF | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Bowery (New York, N.Y. : Street) -- Drama.
Circus -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Department stores -- Employees -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Drama.
Political corruption -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Radio broadcasting -- United States -- Drama.
Circus -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Department stores -- Employees -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Drama.
Political corruption -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Radio broadcasting -- United States -- Drama.
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
888574295042
Notes
General Note
"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video 'Play Only' devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1933.
General Note
Not rated.
General Note
Full screen (1.37:1).
Creation/Production Credits
Photographed by Edward F. Paul ; recording director, Douglas Shearer ; film editor, William S. Gray.
Participants/Performers
Ed Wynn, Charles Chic Sale, Dorothy Mackaill, William Boyd, Effie Ellsler, C. Henry Gordon, Mickey Rooney, Bradley Page, Purnell B. Pratt, George Givot, Tom Wilson, Nat Pendleton, Bob Perry.
Description
"The saucer eyes, dithering voice and jittery mannerisms are unmistakable-and grew on audiences over a beloved 63 year showbiz career. Only the great Ed Wynn could bumble his way into becoming the hero of the Bowery with nimbly nitwitted, sunnily slapstick style as 'The Chief' bringing his popular radio persona of 'The Perfect Fool' to delighted movie audiences. Starting with young legend-in-the-making Mickey Rooney tossing some firecrackers, the hodgepodge plot (the mother-pampered son of a fire chief goes from being an honorary chief to inadvertent hero of a neighborhood blaze to humiliated hat salesman to cockeyed candidate for office, with a bear-wrestling match tossed in) is a goofball excuse to see a master comedian...the movie ends with Chief Wynn in a radio studio summing up the madcap mayhem preceding it. Funny business is one thing, but media cross-promotion is equally a chief concern!" --Container.
System Details
DVD-R, NTSC.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Riesner, C., Caesar, A., Hopkins, R.., Wynn, E., Sale, C., Mackaill, D., Boyd, W., Weston, E. E., Gordon, C. H., Rooney, M., Page, B., Pratt, P., Givot, G., Wilson, T., Pendleton, N., Perry, R., Paul, E., Shearer, D., & Gray, W. S. The chief .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charles Riesner et al.. The Chief. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charles Riesner et al.. The Chief .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Riesner, Charles, et al. The Chief
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