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A Tale of Two Cities

( Catalog Number ML100078 )
(1.33:1) (3 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (NTSC)

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Theatrical Reissue Trailer
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A Tale of Two Cities
1935 - 126 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Lavish and well-acted production of Dickens' 1857 novel of the French Revolution. Ronald Colman plays the flippant lawyer who lends aid to the victims of the Reign of Terror. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Picture, Best Film Editing.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
It is a tale known well, filmed many times over the years, but never better than this early black and white version from the MGM Studios, David O. Selznick producing. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"-- Charles Dickens juxtaposes England and France, George and Louis, tradition and revolution. One of the most beloved of Dickens' stories, finding not only countries and conditions compared, but also two individuals thrown up in stark contrast to one another: -- the dissolute barrister Sydney Carton (Ronald Colman) and the young, somewhat callow aristocrat Charles Darnay (Donald Woods), both in love with Lucie (Elizabeth Allan), daughter of a victim of the French Regime. Their lives intertwine until the violent revolution that overtook an entire nation engulfs them all as well. Dickens' story has stood the test of time; remade frequently since the release of this1935 version. It is this version by director Jack Conway's that is best remembered and to which all others are compared. The settings, cinematography, and direction are all right on the mark, recreating the streets of London and of Paris with great skill and realism. The supporting cast, filled with faces we have grown to cherish-- Reginald Owen, Edna May Oliver, Claude Gillingwater, Walter Catlett, H. B. Warner, Basil Rathbone, and E. E. Clive-comes through with crystalline performances which add substance to the inexorable stream of events. Blanche Yurka's bravura turn as Therese de Farge delights us even as we shudder at her intensity. Second unit directors Jacques Tourneur and Val Lewton, who would both go on to memorable careers as leading directors in their own right, staged the storming of the Bastille and other "revolutionary" scenes brilliantly, managing to combine fervor with panache. It is, however, Colman's portrayal of the lonely man redeemed by love and sacrifice which stands at the center of the story. Sydney Carton first saves Charles Darnay from a charge of treason, thereby meeting those who care for him: the beautiful Lucie Manette, her father, Doctor Manette (Henry B. Walthall), released from the Bastille after many years of unjust incarceration; Lucie's servant Miss Pross, (Oliver) and Mister Lorry (Claude Gillingwater), an functionary of Tellson's Bank. His relationship with this circle of kind friends grows rocky when Darnay marries Lucie, whom Carton has loved from afar, but even this turn of events cannot change his feelings for them all and he grows to love them even more when daughter Lucie comes along. He reforms, leaving old ways behind and enjoying a familial warmth he has never known. This happy life is shattered when Darnay returns to France during the first revolutionary struggles, intent on saving his old tutor from the guillotine. He soon finds himself behind bars and facing the blade instead. The Revolution does not forget an aristocrat, even one who has recanted and lived life abroad as a commoner. The whole family makes the channel crossing to come to the young man's aid and Carton seeks a way to save him, discovering only one path to free Darnay and return everyone to safety. It is a sacrifice easily promised and quickly made. Ronald Colman had long wanted to make a film of this story and, when he finally got his chance, he happily shaved off his signature mustache in an appropriate gesture to historical realism. Reviews of his work indicate his portrayal of Sydney Carton surpassed all his previous endeavors; he had been accused of walking through light parts, once he started making "talkies," and not putting his many talents to good use. "A Tale of Two Cities" put rest to those complaints. He dominates completely the scenes he which he does appear, and his skill gives substance to a literary achievement, a melancholy man of intelligence and wit, given to drink and despair, whose life seems to attain meaning only when it is given up for someone else. It is one of the portrayals for which Ronald Colman has come to be remembered.

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Cast for A Tale of Two Cities

Edward Hearn (Bastille)
Ronald Colman
Elizabeth Allan
Edna May Oliver
Reginald Owen
Basil Rathbone
Blanche Yurka
Henry B. Walthall
Donald Woods
Walter Catlett
Fritz Leiber
H.B. Warner
Mitchell Lewis
Claude Gillingwater
Billy Bevan
Isabel Jewell
Lucille La Verne
Tully Marshall
Fay Chaldecott
Eily Malyon
E.E. Clive
Lawrence Grant
Robert Warwick
Ralf Harolde
John Davidson
Tom Ricketts
Donald Haines
Barlowe Borland

Crew for A Tale of Two Cities

Producer David O. Selznick
Writer Thomas Carlyle
Writer M. Clery
Writer Mademoiselle des Echerolles
Writer M. Nicholas
Cinematographer Oliver T. Marsh
Composer Herbert Stothart
Director Jack Conway
Editor Conrad A. Nervig
Val Lewton
Jacques Tourneur
Writer Charles Dickens
Writer W.P. Lipscomb
Writer S.N. Behrman

Feature Details

Title: A Tale of Two Cities
Feature Release Date: 1935
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 126 Minutes
Chapters: 44
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV+CAV
Trailer: Theatrical Reissue Trailer

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 29 Jul 1992
Catalog Number: ML100078
UPC: 027616007865
ISBN: 0-7928-1396-0
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: MGM/UA Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ML100078-N
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan in...

A Tale of Two Cities

( Catalog Number ML100078 )
(1.33:1) (3 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Theatrical Reissue Trailer
LaserDisc

A Tale of Two Cities
1935 - 126 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Lavish and well-acted production of Dickens' 1857 novel of the French Revolution. Ronald Colman plays the flippant lawyer who lends aid to the victims of the Reign of Terror. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Picture, Best Film Editing.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
It is a tale known well, filmed many times over the years, but never better than this early black and white version from the MGM Studios, David O. Selznick producing. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"-- Charles Dickens juxtaposes England and France, George and Louis, tradition and revolution. One of the most beloved of Dickens' stories, finding not only countries and conditions compared, but also two individuals thrown up in stark contrast to one another: -- the dissolute barrister Sydney Carton (Ronald Colman) and the young, somewhat callow aristocrat Charles Darnay (Donald Woods), both in love with Lucie (Elizabeth Allan), daughter of a victim of the French Regime. Their lives intertwine until the violent revolution that overtook an entire nation engulfs them all as well. Dickens' story has stood the test of time; remade frequently since the release of this1935 version. It is this version by director Jack Conway's that is best remembered and to which all others are compared. The settings, cinematography, and direction are all right on the mark, recreating the streets of London and of Paris with great skill and realism. The supporting cast, filled with faces we have grown to cherish-- Reginald Owen, Edna May Oliver, Claude Gillingwater, Walter Catlett, H. B. Warner, Basil Rathbone, and E. E. Clive-comes through with crystalline performances which add substance to the inexorable stream of events. Blanche Yurka's bravura turn as Therese de Farge delights us even as we shudder at her intensity. Second unit directors Jacques Tourneur and Val Lewton, who would both go on to memorable careers as leading directors in their own right, staged the storming of the Bastille and other "revolutionary" scenes brilliantly, managing to combine fervor with panache. It is, however, Colman's portrayal of the lonely man redeemed by love and sacrifice which stands at the center of the story. Sydney Carton first saves Charles Darnay from a charge of treason, thereby meeting those who care for him: the beautiful Lucie Manette, her father, Doctor Manette (Henry B. Walthall), released from the Bastille after many years of unjust incarceration; Lucie's servant Miss Pross, (Oliver) and Mister Lorry (Claude Gillingwater), an functionary of Tellson's Bank. His relationship with this circle of kind friends grows rocky when Darnay marries Lucie, whom Carton has loved from afar, but even this turn of events cannot change his feelings for them all and he grows to love them even more when daughter Lucie comes along. He reforms, leaving old ways behind and enjoying a familial warmth he has never known. This happy life is shattered when Darnay returns to France during the first revolutionary struggles, intent on saving his old tutor from the guillotine. He soon finds himself behind bars and facing the blade instead. The Revolution does not forget an aristocrat, even one who has recanted and lived life abroad as a commoner. The whole family makes the channel crossing to come to the young man's aid and Carton seeks a way to save him, discovering only one path to free Darnay and return everyone to safety. It is a sacrifice easily promised and quickly made. Ronald Colman had long wanted to make a film of this story and, when he finally got his chance, he happily shaved off his signature mustache in an appropriate gesture to historical realism. Reviews of his work indicate his portrayal of Sydney Carton surpassed all his previous endeavors; he had been accused of walking through light parts, once he started making "talkies," and not putting his many talents to good use. "A Tale of Two Cities" put rest to those complaints. He dominates completely the scenes he which he does appear, and his skill gives substance to a literary achievement, a melancholy man of intelligence and wit, given to drink and despair, whose life seems to attain meaning only when it is given up for someone else. It is one of the portrayals for which Ronald Colman has come to be remembered.

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Cast for A Tale of Two Cities

Edward Hearn (Bastille)
Ronald Colman
Elizabeth Allan
Edna May Oliver
Reginald Owen
Basil Rathbone
Blanche Yurka
Henry B. Walthall
Donald Woods
Walter Catlett
Fritz Leiber
H.B. Warner
Mitchell Lewis
Claude Gillingwater
Billy Bevan
Isabel Jewell
Lucille La Verne
Tully Marshall
Fay Chaldecott
Eily Malyon
E.E. Clive
Lawrence Grant
Robert Warwick
Ralf Harolde
John Davidson
Tom Ricketts
Donald Haines
Barlowe Borland

Crew for A Tale of Two Cities

Producer David O. Selznick
Writer Thomas Carlyle
Writer M. Clery
Writer Mademoiselle des Echerolles
Writer M. Nicholas
Cinematographer Oliver T. Marsh
Composer Herbert Stothart
Director Jack Conway
Editor Conrad A. Nervig
Val Lewton
Jacques Tourneur
Writer Charles Dickens
Writer W.P. Lipscomb
Writer S.N. Behrman

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