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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #103
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Barbara Stanwyck sizzles, Henry Fonda bumbles, and Preston Sturges runs riot in one of the all-time great screwballs, a pitch-perfect blend of comic zing and swoon worthy romance that Sturges wrote, directed, and produced. Aboard a cruise liner sailing up the coast of South America, Stanwyck's conniving card sharp sets her sights on Fonda's nerdy snake researcher, who happens to be the heir to a brewery fortune. But when the con artist falls for her mark, her grift becomes a game of hearts-- and she is determined to win it all
Based on the story by Monckton Hoffe
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941
Special features: Audio commentary form 2001 with Marian Keane; Introduction from 2001 by Peter Bogdonavich; Interview from 2020 with Tom Sturges and friends; The lady deceives (new video essay by David Cairns); Costume designs by Edith Head; Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1942; audio recording of "Up the Amazon"; trailer; essay by Geoffrey O'Brien and a 1946 profile of Surges from Life Magazine
Director of photography, Victor Milner ; art direction, Hans Dreier and Ernst Fegté ; musical direction, Sigmund Krumgold ; edited by Stuart Gilmore ; costumes, Edith Head
Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette, William Demarest, Eric Blore, Melville Cooper, Martha O'Driscoll, Janet Beecher
Rating: Not rated
DVD; region 1, NTSC, 4:3 full screen (1.33:1); Dolby digital mono
In English
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)