To please a lady : and Jeopardy
(DVD)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Contributors
Brown, Clarence, 1890-1987, producer
Lyndon, Barré, 1896-1972, screenwriter.
Decker, Marge, 1907-1983, screenwriter.
Dinelli, Mel, screenwriter.
Fielding, Sol Baer, producer.
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video : Turner Entertainment Co., [2018]
Status
On Shelf
Hermitage - Adult Movie
DVD 791.43 T6275
1 available

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LocationCall NumberStatus
Hermitage - Adult MovieDVD 791.43 T6275On Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Automobile racing -- Drama.
Criminals -- Drama.
Journalists -- Drama.
Kidnapping -- Drama.
Vacations -- Drama.

More Details

Format
DVD
Edition
Standard version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (160 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
888574712617
Notes
Other Title
Jeopardy
General Note
Jeopardy: Based on a story by Maurice Zimm.
General Note
"Barbara Stanwyck double feature"--Container.
General Note
To please a lady originally released as a motion picture in 1950; Jeopardy originally released as a motion picture in 1953.
General Note
Also issued as part of the box set: Barbara Stanwyck signature collection.
Creation/Production Credits
To please a lady / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; Clarence Brown production ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; story and screen play by Barré Lyndon and Marge Decker ; produced and directed by Clarence Brown.
Creation/Production Credits
Jeopardy / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; screen play by Mel Dinelli ; produced by Sol Baer Fielding ; directed by John Sturges.
Participants/Performers
To please a lady: Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Will Geer, Roland Winters, William C. McGaw, Lela Bliss, Emory Parnell, Frank Jenks, Helen Spring, Bill Hickman, Lew Smith, Ted Husing.
Participants/Performers
Jeopardy: Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker, Lee Aaker.
Description
To please a lady: A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match with a beautiful independent reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.
Description
Jeopardy: The Stilwins are on vacation to an isolated beach in Mexico. Walking on a deserted jetty, Doug Stilwin gets his leg trapped under one of the logs. All attempts to move the log are futile and Helen Stilwin takes the car to get help. However, an escaped criminal kidnaps her. Will she be able to return to her husband before he drowns?
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation preserving the aspect ratio of their original theatrical exhibition; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
Language
In English with optional English, English SDH or French subtitles.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Brown, C., Lyndon, B., Decker, M., Dinelli, M., Fielding, S. B., Sturges, J., Gable, C., Stanwyck, B., Menjou, A., Geer, W., Winters, R., McGaw, W. C. 1., Bliss, L., Parnell, E., Jenks, F., Spring, H., Hickman, B., Smith, L., Husing, T., Sullivan, B., Meeker, R., Aaker, L., Rosson, H., Gibbons, C., Basevi, J., Kern, R. J., Kaper, B., Shearer, D., Willis, E. B., Gillespie, A., Newcombe, W., Rose, H., Tiomkin, D., Milner, V., Ferrari, W., Kimlin, N., MacLean, F., & Zimm, M. (2018). To please a lady: and Jeopardy. (Standard version). Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Clarence Brown et al.. 2018. To Please a Lady: And Jeopardy. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Clarence Brown et al.. To Please a Lady: And Jeopardy. Warner Home Video, 2018.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Brown, C., Lyndon, B., Decker, M., Dinelli, M., Fielding, S. B., Sturges, J. and Gable, C. et al (2018). To please a lady: and jeopardy. Standard version Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Brown, Clarence, et al. To Please a Lady: And Jeopardy. Standard version, Warner Home Video, 2018.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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