The Devil's plaything :  American surrealism / 

 - 1 videodisc (161 min.) :  sound & silent, black and white and tinted ;  4 3/4 in. 
 - Unseen cinema : early American avant-garde film, 1894-1941 ;  2 .
 - Unseen cinema ;  2. .
<br/><br/> Aspect ratio 1.33:1.  Originally released between 1924 and 1942.  Special features: New recordings of original music by George Antheil, Marc Blitzstein and others; new film scores by Eric Beheim, Neal Kurz, Paul A. Lehrman, Guy Livingston, Rodney Sauer, Donald Sosin and others; film notes and filmmaker biographies by historians and scholars Kevin Brownlow, David Curtis, Robert A. Haller, Jan-Christopher Horak, David James, Scott MacDonald, Bruce Posner, David Shepard, Paul Spehr, Cecile Starr and 32 others; rare photos of the films and filmmakers; essay by curator Bruce Posner. 
<br/><br/> Jack and the Beanstalk  Dream of a Rarebit Fiend  Thieving Hand  Impossible Convicts  When the Clouds Roll By  Beggar on Horseback  Fall of the House of Usher  Life and Death of 9413 : A Hollywood Extra  The Love of Zero  (1902) / Edwin S. Porter --  (1906) / Edwin S. Porter -- The  (1907 : creators unknown) --  (1905) / G.W. "Billy" Bitzer --  (1919) / Douglas Fairbanks & Victor Fleming --  (1925) / James Cruze -- The  (1926-28) / J.S. Watson, Jr. & Melville Webber -- The  (1927) / Robert Florey & Slavko Vorkapich --  (1928) / Robert Florey & William Cameron Menzies -- The  Telltale Heart  Tomatos Another Day  Hearts of Age  enigmatic world of Joseph Cornell --  Unreal news reels, nos. 1 & 2 (c. 1926 : creators unknown) -- The  Children's Jury  Thimble Theater  Carousel: Animal Opera  Jack's Dream  (1928) / Charles Klein --  (1930/1933 / J.S. Watson, Jr. & Alec Wilder -- The  (1934) / William Vance & Orson Welles -- The  (c. 1938 : creators unknown) --  (c. 1938) / Joseph Cornell & Lawrence Jordan --  (c. 1938) / Joseph Cornell & Lawrence Jordan --  (c. 1938) / Joseph Cornell & Lawrence Jordan. 
<br/><br/>Administered by Robert A. Haller and Winfried Günther ; music, Eric Beheim, Robert Israel, Donald Sosin, Alec Wilder.  Administered by Robert A. Haller and Winfried Günther ; music, Eric Beheim, Robert Israel, Donald Sosin, Alec Wilder. 
<br/><br/> "Early filmmakers used bizarre sets, fantastic costumes, and magic lantern tricks to illuminate their fantasy films."--Container. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD - NTSC; Dolby digital stereo; Region 0. 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>014381059229 (set) 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>ID0592DSDVD  Image Entertainment 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Experimental films--United States.<br/>Motion pictures--United States.<br/>Motion pictures.<br/>Motion pictures, American.<br/>History.<br/>Experimental films.<br/>Motion pictures, American--History.<br/>Surrealism in motion pictures.<br/>Surrealism in motion pictures.<br/>Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.<br/>Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Silent films.<br/>Silent films.<br/>Short films.<br/>Short films.<br/>Documentary films.<br/>Documentary films.<br/>Video recordings.<br/>Video recordings.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1995.9.E96  / U573 2005