Riverboat - The Complete Series in May

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Riverboat - The Complete Series May 15th Timeless Media Group Retail: $39.98, Our: $29.99

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Previously released in a 3-disc best-of set, Riverboat will be another completed series from Timeless as they have announced Riverboat - The Complete Series for release on May 15th.

The 6-disc set will retail for $39.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $29.99. Bonus features are not expected.


SYNOPSIS:
For the first time ever, the complete NBC television series, Riverboat!

Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds head a superb cast in this thrilling adventure series set aboard a stern-wheeler plying the Mississippi River in the 1840’s. McGavin plays Captain Grey Holden, who won the “Enterprise” in a poker game, and Reynolds, in his first TV series role, plays the boat pilot Ben Frazer.

Drawing on stories from real-life travelers on the river, each hour-long episode of Riverboat relives events on the “Enterprise”, as she travels up and down the Mississippi, America’s premier waterway.

Actors in recurring roles include Noah Beery, Jr., John Mitchum and Jack Lambert. Episode guest stars include Vera Miles, Aldo Ray, Anne Baxter, Eddie Albert, Claude Akins, Debra Paget, Vincent Price, and Robert Vaughn.

SHOUT: Route 66 - The Complete Series in May

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Route 66 - The Complete Series May 22nd Shout! Factory Retail: $129.99, Our: $99.99

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Shout! Factory has scheduled a May 22nd release date for Route 66 - The Complete Series.

Shout! picked up the license for the show after Infinity Entertainment released the first three seasons. This set includes all four seasons (116 episodes) on 24 discs.

Whether or not a separate set containing the fourth season will be released remains to be seen. If so, it'll likely come later this year (at which point we'll carry it for rent).

Retail will be $129.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $99.99. Bonus features are listed below.


On a weekly basis, from 1960 to 1964, the CBS network treated American audiences to two things they loved the most: television drama and cars. Starring Martin Milner, George Maharis and later Glenn Corbett, this series presented the exciting adventures shared by a pair of good-natured friends as they drove their Corvette convertible across the country, traversing the often dangerous highway known as Route 66.

By the end of the show’s run of 116 episodes, this semi-anthology series boasted an award for writing and two Emmy nominations for acting. The program’s impressive guest star roster included such classic screen legends as Lon Chaney, Jr., Buster Keaton, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff, as well as up-and-coming cinematic stars Robert Duvall, James Caan, Robert Redford, Lee Marvin, Burt Reynolds, Gene Hackman and many more, making Route 66 as iconic as the highway itself.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Rare 1990 William S. Paley Television Festival panel -- Q&A style feature focusing on Route 66 with the following participants:
  
  • Marion Dougherty (casting director)
  • Arthur Hiller (director)
  • Elliot Silverstein (director)
  • George Maharis (“Buz Murdock”)
  • Herbert B. Leonard (writer/producer)
• Vintage commercials
• Great Cars: Corvette -- an in-depth look at the legendary sports car

WARNER ARCHIVE: Dangerous, Steel Trap, Blessed Event & More!

Another spectacular wave of 8 Warner Archive titles have been posted at over at WBShop. Among them are Bette Davis' first Oscar-winning role, Joan Crawford's first talkie and Dick Powell's film debut. All will be available here at ClassicFlix on April 3rd. They are: Back Pay (1930) - Corinne Griffith, Grant Withers, Montagu Love Blessed Event (1932) - Lee Tracy, Mary Brian, Dick Powell, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly Dangerous (1935) - Bette Davis, Franchot Tone, Margaret Lindsay Fast Workers (1933) - John Gilbert, Robert Armstrong, Mae Clarke & dir. Tod Browning Night Song (1947) - Dana Andrews, Merle Oberon, Ethel Barrymore, Hoagy Carmichael The Steel Trap (1952) - Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright Thirteen Women (1932) - Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez, Myrna Loy Untamed (1929) - Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery These new DVDs add to the total of over 800 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

NO BLUFF: Maverick - The Complete First Season in May

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Maverick - The Complete First Season May 29th Warner Bros. Retail: $39.98 Our: $29.99

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Warner isn't bluffing: Maverick - The Complete First Season is coming to DVD.

The 7-disc set will be on standard DVD (not a MOD release) and street on May 29th.

Retail is $39.98, but it is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $29.99. No details on bonus features at this time.

SHOUT: Hazel - Season 3 in May

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Hazel - The Complete Third Season May 15th Shout! Factory Retail: $34.93, Our: $27.99

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On the eve of Season 2's release next Tuesday, Shout! Factory has announced Hazel - The Complete Third Season for release on May 15th.

The 4-disc set will retail for $34.93, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99.

MGM MOD: Mitchum & London in Wonderful Country Plus 4 More

After taking January off, MGM's Mod program is back with five new releases on February 28th. They are:

• The Big Night (1951) - John Drew Barrymore, Preston Foster, Joan Lorring, Howard St. John, Dorothy Comingore, Dir. Joseph Losey
• Southwest Passage (1954) - Rod Cameron, Joanne Dru, John Dehner, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Darryl Hickman
• Three Bad Sisters (1956) - Marla English, Kathleen Hughes, Sara Shane, John Bromfield
• Timbuktu (1959) - Victor Mature, Yvonne De Carlo, George Dolenz, John Dehner, Dir. by Jacques Tourneur
• The Wonderful Country (1959) - Robert Mitchum, Julie London, Gary Merrill, Albert Dekker, Jack Oakie, Charles McGraw, Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

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Julie Newmar, Robert Cummings in My Living Doll this March

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My Living Doll, Vol. 1 March 20th MPI Retail: $24.98, Our: $19.99

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MPI has scheduled My Living Doll, Vol. 1 for release on March 20th.

Julie Newmar and Robert Cummings starred in the short-lived series which aired in the 1964-65 season and ran for 26 episodes.

This 2-disc set will feature 11 episodes and include a "wealth of special features" which have not yet been announced.

Retail will be $24.98, but it is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $19.99.



SYNOPSIS:
Iconic actress Julie Newmar may be best-known as the original feline villain Catwoman in the 1960s Batman television series. However, her cult-classic, small-screen career was cemented with the CBS-TV sitcom My Living Doll.

Newmar portrays Rhonda the robot, a top-secret project of the U.S. government's space program, who is placed under the supervision of agency psychiatrist Dr. Bob McDonald, played by Robert Cummings (Love That Bob). Bob moves the beautiful Rhonda into his apartment and begins the task of training her how to function in the human world while keeping her secret from being discovered, a situation complicated by his interfering sister (Doris Dowling) and his love-sick neighbor Peter (Jack Mullaney).

This collection offers 11 complete episodes of My Living Doll which have not aired on television in decades and make their official DVD debut. A wealth of special features is also included.

OLIVE: Buccaneer (1938), Jayhawkers & Pony Express in April

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The Buccaneer (1938) April 24th Olive Flims Retail: 24.95, Our: $17.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Jayhawkers April 24th Olive Flims Retail: 24.95, Our: $17.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Jayhawkers (Blu-Ray) April 24th Olive Flims Retail: 24.95, Our: $17.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Pony Express April 24th Olive Flims Retail: 24.95, Our: $17.99

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More from the Paramount vault courtesy of Olive Films as they have announced an April 24th release date for Cecil B. DeMille's The Buccaneer (1938) starring Fredric March; Pony Express (1953) starring Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling & Forrest Tucker on standard DVD; and The Jayhawkers (1959) Starring Jeff Chandler and Fess Parker on both standard & Blu.

Bonus features are not expected.

WARNER ARCHIVE: The Red Danube (1949)

Another title is coming from Warner's Archive collection as The Red Danube (1949) will street shortly.

The post-war romantic drama stars Walter Pidgeon, Ethel Barrymore, Peter Lawford, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh and Louis Calhern, and will be available here at ClassicFlix on March 27th.

This new DVD adds to the total of over 800 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

ARTWORK ADDED: Pillow Talk (Blu-Ray)

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ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Pillow Talk (Blu-Ray) May 1st Universal Retail: $39.98, Our: $31.99

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More Blu from Universal as they have scheduled Pillow Talk (Blu-Ray) for release on May 1st.

The release, part of Universal's 100th anniversary celebration, is a combo pack which will also include a standard definition version (likely the previous transfer).

Additionally, the "Blu-Ray Book" will contain a 48 page booklet, plus bonus features (below) that both carry over from the standard release and are shared by all "100 Years of Universal" titles.

It will retail for $39.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $31.99.

SYNOPSIS:
Hollywood legends Rock Hudson and Doris Day light up the screen in the Academy Award-winning romantic comedy Pillow Talk.

This timeless romantic comedy tells the charming story of Jan Morrow (Day), an uptight interior decorator who must share a party line with laid-back playboy Brad Allen (Hudson). But the real connection is made when the two meet and he begins wooing her with late-night calls - while pretending to be someone else.

Nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Actress, this enjoyable romp co-stars Tony Randall (TV’s "The Odd Couple") and features delightful bonus material. Pillow Talk is the film that brought Rock Hudson and Doris Day together for the first time and is a dreamy addition to any Blu-Ray library!

BONUS FEATURES:

• Feature Commentary with Film Historian Jeff Bond, Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman**
• Chemistry 101: The Film Duo of Doris Day and Rock Hudson - Examine the Classic Screen Couple and Their Three Films Together**
• Back in Bed With Pillow Talk - Take a Look Back at the Making of the Film and its Lasting Legacy**
• Original Theatrical Trailer**
• 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics
• 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era
• 100 Years of Universal: Unforgettable Characters
• PLUS: 48 page book with a special introduction, photos, theatrical poster reproductions, script pages and much more!

**Carries over from standard DVD release.