Mildred Pierce [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. presents ; a Warner Bros. - First National picture ; screenplay by Ranald MacDougall ; produced by Jerry Wald ; directed by Michael Curtiz.
Mildred Pierce is a happily married woman with two kids, living in the suburbs of sunny California. She secretly takes a job as a waitress so that she can pay for piano lessons and expensive clothes for her eldest daughter, Veda. Her growing financial independence permits her to open her own restaurant, and eventually a chain of eateries. She has divorced her intolerant first husband, and married well-connected Monte in order to get Veda into high society. Greedy, self-absorbed Veda is still ungrateful, and demands an even greater sacrifice of her mother. Eventually, Mildred finds herself ensnared in the world of police and suspicion when Monte is mysteriously murdered.
Record details
- ISBN: 079077559X
- ISBN: 1419810855
- ISBN: 9780790775593
- ISBN: 9781419810855
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Full screen
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video : c1945, 2005.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on the novel by James M. Cain. Double-sided disc includes film (side A) and special features (side B). Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1945. Special features Side A: Cast and crew [text feature]; Awards [text feature]; Side B: Joan Crawford: The ultimate movie star [featurette] (87 min.); Trailer gallery (21 min.). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Shoreline credits -- Dying words and thoughts -- Uneasy company -- Never saw deader -- Class reunion -- Prime suspect -- Kids first -- Cheap material -- Hopeful Wally -- Anything you want -- New waitress -- Why not a restaurant? -- Community property -- Declined and accepted -- Sound of our hearts -- Tragedy -- Grand opening -- Veda meets Monte -- One man's poison -- Confession -- Bad habits -- Monte's payoff -- Veda's payoff -- I can get away! -- Alligator idea -- Working girl -- Sold on marriage -- Homecoming -- Acting badly -- Unexpected -- Her fault -- Into the dawn. Side 1. Mildred Pierce -- Side 2. Joan Crawford: the ultimate movie star ; Crawford trailer gallery. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Ernest Haller ; editor, David Weisbart ; art director, Anton Grot ; music by Max Steiner. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, Lee Patrick, Moroni Olsen, Veda Ann Borg, Jo Ann Marlowe. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital mono; in standard format, preserving original theatrical exhibition aspect ratio, 1.33:1. |
| Language Note: | In English with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Awards Note: | Winner, 1945 Academy Award for Best Actress: Joan Crawford. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977 > Film adaptations. Mothers and daughters > Drama. Restaurateurs > Drama. Single mothers > Drama. California > Drama. |
| Genre: | Film noir. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Mystery films. |
Available copies
- 8 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn Public Library | DVD F Mil 348 B (Text) | 33436001583696 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 791.43 M / Feature (Text) | 33258006447796 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | DVD MILDRED #3422 (Text) | 33262003239233 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | DVD F Mildred (Text) | 50669012259082 | Adult Video | Checked out | 05/05/2025 |
| Lexington Public Library | DVD F NR #9540 (Text) | 25908008165685 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | DVD MILDRED (Text) | 39493106743133 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| Marianna Black Library | DVD MILDRED (Text) | 39493106653894 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Richard H. Thornton Main Library | DVD FIC MILDRED (Text) | 42756200942180 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Watauga County Public Library | DVD MIL (Text) | 50502011369877 | Adult Video | Available | - |
