Great expectations

Duration: 118 mi

Year Published: 1947

Creator: Learning Corporation of America

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: An adaptation of the Dickens' story about the intrigue and romance attending a young man's coming of age in London society. (Does not circulate), Edited from the feature picture produced by Universal. Tells Charles Dickens' story of Pip, the blacksmith's apprentice, who is mysteriously set up as a "gentleman of great expectations." Emphasis is placed upon Pip's awakening to an appreciation of gentlemanliness exemplified by such homely virtues as loyalty and gratitude rather than the veneer of London fashions and manners.

Complete Record: An adaptation of the Dickens' story about the intrigue and romance attending a young man's coming of age in London society. (Does not circulate) , Edited from the feature picture produced by Universal. Tells Charles Dickens' story of Pip, the blacksmith's apprentice, who is mysteriously set up as a "gentleman of great expectations." Emphasis is placed upon Pip's awakening to an appreciation of gentlemanliness exemplified by such homely virtues as loyalty and gratitude rather than the veneer of London fashions and manners., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.