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Hollywoodland

Summary: On June 16, 1959, police detectives arrive at a Benedict Canyon home to find Superman dead, felled by a single gunshot to the head. LAPD calls it suicide, but Reeves' grieving mother, Helen Bessolo, isn't so sure. She hires private detective Louis Simo to validate her suspicions, centered on George's fianc??e, aspiring starlet Leonore Lemmon. Simo turns up suspects 2 and 3: Toni Mannix, aging trophy wife to MGM honcho Eddie Mannix, a tough little man with long-standing mob ties. George had been Toni's consort for years, and their breakup seriously wounded her. George Reeves wanted Clark Gable's career and instead got television stardom, becoming the idol of millions of children. Was he murdered, or just a victim of the sensitivities and insecurities of an actor who was never talented enough to be taken seriously?

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen [edition].
  • Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Focus Features, 2007.
  • Distributor: Universal City, CA : Distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Content descriptions

General Note:
Special features: Feature commentary with director Allen Coulter [audio feature]; Re-creating old Hollywood [featurette] (7 min.); Behind the headlines [featurette] (8 min.); Hollywood then and now [featurette] (8 min.); Deleted scenes (5 min.)
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Formatted Contents Note: Superhero is killed -- Real detective work -- Being noticed -- Next morning -- New take -- Leave the bow tie on -- Publicity stunt -- Behind the glamour -- On television -- Putting in a word -- Typecast -- Deceived -- Meaning of justice -- Deserves a statue -- Leonore Lemmon -- Straight arrow George -- It just gets buried -- Picture business -- Seeing the pieces -- End titles.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Jonathan Freeman ; editor, Michael Berenbaum ; music by Marcelo Zarvos ; production designer, Leslie McDonald ; costume designer, Julie Weiss.
Participant or Performer Note: Adrien Brody (Louis Simo), Diane Lane (Toni Mannix), Ben Affleck (George Reeves), Bob Hoskins (Edgar Mannix), Lois Smith (Helen Bessolo), Robin Tunney (Leonore Lemmon), Jeffrey DeMunn (Art Weissman)
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for language, some violence and sexual content.
System Details Note:
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; anamorphic widescreen, presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Language Note:
In English or dubbed Fran??ais; optional subtitles in English SDH, Espa??ol, or Fran??ais.
Subject: Reeves, George
Reeves, George 1914-1959
1914-1959 Drama
Drama
Murder
Cold cases (Criminal investigation)
Actors
Motion picture industry
Motion picture actors and actresses United States
Drama
United States
California
California Drama
California Los Angeles
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Drama
Genre: Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Detective and mystery films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Galeton Public Library DVD (Text) 30273000367182 DVD Available -
Mifflin Community Library HOL (Text) 33249019742026 DVD Available -
Minersville Public Library DVD 100 (Text) 30978000341306 DVDs Available -
Oswayo Valley Memorial Library DVD HOL (Text) 30723000248519 DVD Available -
Village Library of Morgantown HOL (Text) 33249021876952 DVD Available -

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