Fountaindale Public Library

Greatest classic films collection

Label
Greatest classic films collection
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated (The Maltese falcon ; The big sleep ; The postman always rings twice) [or] MPAA rating: PG (Dial M for murder)
Main title
Greatest classic films collection
Oclc number
436094191
Runtime
431
Series statement
Turner classic movies
Summary
Disc 1: The Maltese falcon: Some high-living lowlifes want to get their hands on a bejeweled falcon. Detective Sam Spade wants to find out why and find out who will take the fall for his partner's murder. The big sleep: L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and ends up wearing out his gumshoes trailing murderers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and moreDisc 2: Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice decides to murder his wife for her money and because she had an affair the year before. He blackmails an old college associate to strangle her, but when he dials a Mayfair exchange to set the plot in motion, his right number gets the wrong answer. The postman always rings twice: Illicit lovers botch their first attempt to bump off her husband. They finally pull it off and end up betraying each other at trial. Amorous attractions never proved so fatal
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Murder mysteriesTCM Turner Classic MoviesTurner Classic Movies Greatest classic films collection, Murder mysteries
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