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Title

  • It's a gift

Summary

  • A general store proprietor buys an orange ranch by mail and transports his family to California.

Names

  • McLeod, Norman Z., 1898-1964, direction.
  • Cunningham, Jack, 1882-1941, writing.
  • Fields, W. C. (William Claude), 1880-1946, cast.
  • Howard, Kathleen, 1884-1956, cast.
  • Rouverol, Jean, cast.
  • LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Aubinoe (Alvin L., Jr.) Family Film Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Paramount, 1934 ; United States : Image Entertainment : MCA Home Video, 1987

Headings

  • -  Marriage--Drama
  • -  Comedy--Drama

Genre

  • Videodiscs
  • Fiction films
  • Comedy films
  • Film adaptations

Notes

  • -  LP5135 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Paramount Productions, Inc.; 30Nov34; LP5135.
  • -  Story by Charles Bogle (W.C. Fields) and J.P. McEvoy ; photography, Henry Sharp.
  • -  W.C. Fields, Kathleen Howard, Jean Rouverol, Julian Madison, Baby LeRoy, Tammany Young, Morgan Wallace, Charles Sellon, Josephine Whittell, T. Roy Barnes.
  • -  Summary from videodisc jacket.
  • -  On disc jacket: ID-5088.
  • -  MAVIS 63417; It's a gift.
  • -  Based on the comic strip by J.P. McEvoy.
  • -  Sources used: videodisc jacket; OCLC record no. 20474142; Variety film reviews, v. 5, 1/8/1935.
  • -  Received: ca. 1987-1990; viewing copy; purchase; LC Purchase Collection.
  • -  Received: 1/21/1998; viewing print; gift; Aubinoe (Alvin L., Jr.) Family Film Collection.
  • -  Received: 5/25/2000; theatrical projection print; purchase; LC Purchas Collection.
  • -  Not viewed; updated by qu10.

Medium

  • 1 videodisc of 1 (optical) (ca. 68 min.) : sd., b&w ; 12 in. viewing copy.
  • 2 film reels of 2 (ca. 73 min., ca. 2,628 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 16 mm. viewing print.
  • 2 film reels of 2 (ca. 73 min., ca. 2,628 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 16 mm. theatrical projection print.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DAA 0831 (viewing copy)
  • FCB 5110-5111 (viewing print)
  • FUA 0689-0690 (theatrical projection print)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 96504549

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Cunningham, Jack, Writing, W. C Fields, Kathleen Howard, Jean Rouverol, Lc Purchase Collection, and Aubinoe. It's a Gift. directeds by Mcleod, Norman Z., Ection United States: Paramount, ; United States: Image Entertainment: MCA Home Video, 1987, 1987. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/96504549/.

APA citation style:

Cunningham, J., Fields, W. C., Howard, K., Rouverol, J., Lc Purchase Collection & Aubinoe. (1987) It's a Gift. McLeod, N. Z., dir United States: Paramount, ; United States: Image Entertainment: MCA Home Video, 1987. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/96504549/.

MLA citation style:

Cunningham, Jack, Writing, et al. It's a Gift. dir by Mcleod, Norman Z., Ection United States: Paramount, ; United States: Image Entertainment: MCA Home Video, 1987, 1987. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/96504549/>.