WARNER ARCHIVE: Bette Davis & Vincent Price

Two Bette Davis films, The Corn is Green (1945) and The Big Shakedown (1934), as well as Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) starring Vincent Price are now available from the Warner Archive Collection over at WBShop.

All three will be available here at ClassicFlix on October 16th. These new DVDs add to the total of over 1,000 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent here at ClassicFlix.com.

TCM VAULT: The Iron Petticoat (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) in November

More from TCM's Vault line as the Bob Hope-Katharine Hepburn Cold War comedy The Iron Petticoat (1956) will be available to rent here (and only here) at ClassicFlix on November 20th.

The Iron Petticoat (Blu-Ray / DVD) Combo is now up for pre-order exclusively at TCM.com.

No additional specs are known at this time.

SYNOPSIS:
The Turner Classic Movies Vault Collection presents The Iron Petticoat in a Two-Disc Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Edition.

Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn - two of Hollywood’s biggest stars – appear together for the first and only time in one of the most unlikely pairings in the history of movies. A charming Cold War romance and political satire in the tradition of Ninotchka, this comic battle of the sexes pits a defecting Soviet jet pilot (Hepburn) against a U.S. army captain (Hope) who is charged with turning a diehard communist into a patriotic capitalist.

The Iron Petticoat has not been seen since 1966 and has been completely restored and remastered for this Blu-ray/DVD release. 

The Donna Reed Show - Season 5 in December

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December 4th
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The Donna Reed Show - Season 5 has been announced by MPI for release on December 4th.

The 5-disc set will retail for $39.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $29.99. Bonus features are expected, but have not been announced.

FOX ARCHIVES: 14 More in Blockbuster Wave

Fox has made 14 more titles available via their Cinema Archives line.

This blockbuster wave, strewn with "A" stars, will be available here at ClassicFlix on October 2nd.

Of particular note are:

  • Battle of Broadway (1938) - Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Raymond Walburn, Lynn Bari
  • Change of Heart (1934) - Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, James Dunn, Ginger Rogers, Dick Foran
  • Half Angel (1951) - Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Cecil Kellaway, Basil Ruysdael, Jim Backus
  • I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951) - Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey, George Sanders
  • Lancer Spy (1937) - Dolores del Rio, George Sanders, Peter Lorre, Virginia Field, Sig Ruman
  • The Oregon Trail (1959) - Fred MacMurray, William Bishop, Nina Shipman, Gloria Talbott, Henry Hull
  • Three Blind Mice (1938) - Loretta Young, Joel McCrea, David Niven, Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Weaver
  • Wake Me When It's Over (1960) - Ernie Kovacs, Dick Shawn, Margo Moore, Jack Warden
  • You Were Meant for Me (1948) - Jeanne Crain, Dan Dailey, Oscar Levant, Barbara Lawrence, Selena Royle
All can be found in the recent additions section.

WARNER ARCHIVE: MacDonald & Eddy Plus Swashbucklers

Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy get two releases in the latest from the Warner Archive Collection over at WBShop. Also out are five swashbuckling adventures. They are:

All will be available here at ClassicFlix on October 9th.

These new DVDs add to the total of over 1,000 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

Gunsmoke - Season 7, Vol. 1 in December

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December 11th
Paramount
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Paramount has announced Gunsmoke - Season 7, Vol. 1 for release on December 11th.

This season marks the move to hour-long episodes for Gunsmoke -- the format at which it would remain for the remainder of the series.

The 5-disc set will retail for $36.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99. Bonus features are not expected.



WARNER BLU: Mrs. Miniver, Grand Hotel in January

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Mrs. Miniver (Blu-Ray)
January 8th
Warner Home Video
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Grand Hotel (Blu-Ray)
January 8th
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Warner has announced Mrs. Miniver (Blu-Ray) and Grand Hotel (Blu-Ray) for release on January 8th. It is not yet known whether bonus features will carry over from the standard releases.

Each will retail for $19.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $15.99.


BLU FOX: Von Ryan's Express, Big Trail & Barbarian and the Geisha

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Von Ryan's Express (Blu-Ray)
November 6th
20th Century Fox
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The Big Trail (Blu-Ray)
November 13th
20th Century Fox
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November 13th
20th Century Fox
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Fox has announced Von Ryan's Express (Blu-Ray) for release on November 6th.

Bonus features are expected to carry over from the standard 2-disc special edition.

This Blu debut of Express also comes with news that two titles previously exclusive to Walmart, The Big Trail (Blu-Ray) and The Barbarian and the Geisha (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo), will be available for wide distribution on November 13th.


 
Central Italy, August 1943. With the collapse of the Italian war effort, the SS herds 400 Allied POWs aboard a heavily guarded freight train and embarks for an internment camp in Austria. Realizing it's their only chance to escape, Colonel Joseph Ryan (Sinatra) and a handful of officers manage to subdue their guards and hijack the train. Barreling across Nazi-occupied Italy, Ryan and his men race for the Swiss border, as German troops, the Gestapo and a dive bombing fleet of Messerchmitts follow in deadly pursuit. "Fast, suspenseful and exciting" (Variety), Von Ryan's Express is "a whacking good war yarn" (Life)!

BONUS FEATURES:

  • Isolated Score Track with Commentary by Jon Burlingame, Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman.
  • Featurette:  Reliving the Adventure of Von Ryan's Express
  • Hollywood and World War II Films
  • The Music of Jerry Goldsmith
  • Bringing Movies to Life: The Legacy of Jerry Goldsmith
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Spanish Trailer
  • 3 TV Spots
  • Interactive Pressbook Gallery
  • Still Gallery

OLIVE: Widmark, Cobb & Tina Louise in The Trap (1959)

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The Trap
November 20th
Olive Films
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November 20th
Olive Films
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The Trap (1959), a crime-drama starring Richard Widmark, Lee J. Cobb and Tina Louise, has been announced for release on DVD and Blu-Ray by Olive Films.

Both street on November 20th with the Blu-Ray having the special pre-order price of $17.98 until Sunday September 9th.

FOX ARCHIVES: 14 More With Rita Hayworth, Spencer Tracy & More!

Fourteen more Fox titles, most with "A" stars have been announced and will be available here at ClassicFlix on September 18th.

Part of the Fox Cinema Archives line, they can be found in the recent additions section or on the Fox Cinema Archives page.

Of particular note are:

  • Deep Waters (1948) - Dana Andrews, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Dean Stockwell, Anne Revere
  • Don Juan Quilligan (1945) - William Bendix, Joan Blondell, Phil Silvers, Anne Revere, B.S. Pulley
  • Earthbound (1940) - Warner Baxter, Andrea Leeds, Lynn Bari, Charley Grapewin, Henry Wilcoxon
  • For Heaven's Sake (1950) - Clifton Webb, Joan Bennett, Robert Cummings, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Blondell
  • Forbidden Street (1949) - Dana Andrews, Maureen O'Hara
  • In the Meantime, Darling (1944) - Jeanne Crain, Frank Latimore, Eugene Pallette
  • Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950) - Dorothy McGuire, William Lundigan, June Havoc, Gary Merrill
  • My Gal Sal (1942) - Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature, John Sutton, Carole Landis, James Gleason
  • Nob Hill (1945) - George Raft, Joan Bennett, Vivian Blaine, Peggy Ann Garner, Alan Reed
  • The Power and the Glory (1933) - Spencer Tracy, Colleen Moore, Ralph Morgan, Helen Vinson, Philip Trent
COMING SOON: Another 14 Fox Cinema Archives are due out soon and we'll have them listed shortly.

SHOUT: Hazel - The Complete Fourth Season in December

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December 11th
Shout! Factory
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Shout! Factory has announced Hazel - The Complete Fourth Season for release on December 11th.

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

OLIVE: Joel McCrea & Veronica Lake in Ramrod

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November 20th
Olive Films
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November 20th
Olive Films
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Ramrod (1947), an Andre De Toth Western with a noir feel starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, has been announced for release on DVD and Blu-Ray by Olive Films.

Both street on November 20th with the Blu-Ray having the special pre-order price of $17.98 until Sunday September 9th.


Perry Mason - Season 8, Vol. 1 in November

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November 27th
Paramount
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Paramount continues their rapid output of Perry Mason as they have announced Perry Mason - Season 8, Vol. 1 for release on November 27th.

The 4-disc set will retail for $55.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $39.99.

BLU: Lawrence of Arabia - 50th Anniversary Edition

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Lawrence of Arabia (Blu-Ray)
November 13th
Sony
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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1962 epic, Sony has announced the hi-def release of Lawrence of Arabia with a November 13th street date.

Bonus features are numerous for the 2-disc set, and although some are carry overs from the previous standard release, two new ones are included (details below).

Lawrence of Arabia (Blu-Ray) - 50th Anniversary Edition will retail for $26.99, and will be available at ClassicFlix for only $21.99. However, for three days only (until September 7th) we will have it for the special pre-order price of $17.98.


Winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, David Lean's splendid biography of the enigmatic T. E. Lawrence paints a complex portrait of the desert-loving Englishman who united Arab tribes in a battle against the Ottoman Turks during World War I.

BONUS FEATURES:
  • Secrets of Arabia: A Picture-in-Graphics Track **New**
  • Peter O'Toole Revisits "Lawrence of Arabia" **New**
  • Making of Lawrence of Arabia
  • A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
  • Maan, Jordan: The Camels Are Cast
  • Vintage Featurette In Search of Lawrence
  • Vintage Featurette Romance of Arabia (Newly Restored)
  • Original Newsreel Footage of the New York Premiere
  • Advertising Campaigns