Film or VideoThe RKO story--tales from Hollywood. [Episode four, It's all true] = Hollywood--the ...
Main title
- The RKO story--tales from Hollywood. [Episode four, It's all true] = Hollywood--the golden years. Episode four, It's all true / a BBC Television production in association with RKO Pictures ; produced by Charles Chabot and Rosemary Wilton.
Published/Created
- Great Britain : BBC-2-TV, [1987-07-17?] ; United States : A&E Network, 1988-09-04 ; United States : WETA-TV, 1991-07-29.
- U.K. ; U.S.
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Description
- 1 videocassette of 1 (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 3/4 in. viewing copy.
- 1 videocassette of 1 (ca. 55 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 3/4 in. viewing copy (copy 2)
LC classification
- VBH 6840 (viewing copy)
- VBK 2084 (viewing copy, copy 2)
Variant title
- RKO story. Episode four, It's all true
Portion of title
- Tales from Hollywood. Episode four, It's all true
- It's all true
Parallel title
- Hollywood--the golden years. Episode four, It's all true
- Golden years. Episode four, It's all true
Related names
Performer
- Narrator: Edward Asner.
Summary
- Orson Welles' career at RKO is examined, beginning with the critical success of Citizen Kane, followed by the film The magnificent Ambersons, and ending with an aborted production in Brazil, known as It's all true.
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Notes
- Copyright: British Broadcasting Corporation and RKO Pictures, Inc. Appl. au.: cinematography: British Broadcasting Corporation & RKO Pictures, Inc. Prev.: History of RKO Studios, archive material and clips preexisting. NM: additional cinematography. DCR 1987; PUB 21Jan88; REG 17Dec92; PA608-286.
- On same claim with the other five episodes in this mini-series.
- Originally released in Great Britain under the title The RKO story--tales from Hollywood. It was released in the U.S. under the title Hollywood--the golden years. Episode four, It's all true. No information can be found to verify whether the episode title, It's all true, is the same on the British release. Copyright application title for series title: The RKO story.
- Originally broadcast in U.K. in 7/87 on BBC-2-TV. Program was originally aired in U.S. on 9/4/88 on the A&E Network and then went into syndication in 1989. Date of publication given as 1/21/88 on copyright data sheet.
- LC holds probable original U.S. broadcast copy (viewing copy, copy 2, VBK 2084) and repeat U.S. broadcast on PBS station WETA-TV (viewing copy, VBH 6840).
- Part 4 of 6; number 104; episode number given as HTGY no. 104 on copyright data sheet.
- Sources used: WETA magazine, 7/91; Variety, 8/19/87; The listener, 6/25/87; Sight and Sound, autumn 1987, v. 56, no. 4, p. 236-237; M/B/RS description files; copyright data base; Baseline home page, 6/9/97; A&E program guide, 9/88; copyright data sheet; videocassette label.
Acquisition source
- viewing copy; Received: 9/12/91 from LC video lab; off-air taping, LWO 26257; LC Off-Air Taping Collection.
- viewing copy, copy 2; Received: ca. 4/93; copyright deposit--no agreement; Copyright Collection.
LCCN
- 95500488
Copyright reg no.
- PA608-286 U.S. Copyright Office
Geographic area code
- n-us-ca
Country of publication
- xxk xxu
Type of material
- Film or Video
Item Availability
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- Moving Image Research Center By Appointment (Madison LM336)
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- Not Charged
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- Moving Image Research Center By Appointment (Madison LM336)
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