Another Man's Poison (1952) - "I'm Not Going, Janet"

Here's a clip from Another Man's Poison (1952), with Bette Davis and then-husband Gary Merrill.

If you haven't caught this one check it out on Blu or DVD. The restoration is tops!

SYNOPSIS:
In her first role since starring as Margo Channing in the Academy Award®-winning All About Eve (Best Picture, 1950), Bette Davis plays mystery writer Janet Frobisher, a cold and conniving woman who will stop at nothing to get what she wants -- and what she wants at the moment is her secretary’s fiancé Larry (Anthony Steel).

But Janet’s plan hits a snag when her estranged husband shows up unannounced after attempting to rob a bank. Her husband’s partner in crime, George (played by real-life husband Gary Merrill), further complicates matters for Janet when he pays her a visit later the same day. Getting rid of one of them proved easy. The other, not so much.

Filmed in England and co-produced by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Another Man’s Poison presents the dynamic Bette Davis at her devious and beguiling best.

WARNER ARCHIVE: Eddie Cantor and Bette Davis Lead New Releases

Four new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, including the arrival of four Eddie Cantor films debuting on DVD for the first time in the Eddie Cantor Goldwyn Collection and three films starring the legendary Bette Davis. Click here for details.

WARNER BLU: Six Disc Golden Years Collection in June

Warner has announced a June 9th street date for their Golden Years Collection. Click here for details.

WARNER: Ball of Fire, Dead End, Little Foxes & Time Machine Blu

Warner has scheduled July release dates for 3 Goldwyn classics previously released by MGM, but long since out of print: Ball of Fire (1941), Dead End (1937) and The Little Foxes (1941). Click here to read the full story.

BETTE BLU: Of Human Bondage, Hell's House in June

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Hell's House June 18th Kino Retail $24.95, Our: $19.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Hell's House (Blu-Ray) June 18th Kino Retail $29.95, Our: $23.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Of Human Bondage June 18th Kino Retail $24.95, Our: $19.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Of Human Bondage (Blu-Ray) June 18th Kino Retail $29.95, Our: $23.99

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Kino has scheduled June 18th for the Blu-Ray debuts of two early Bette Davis films: Of Human Bondage (1934) and Hell's House (1932).

Along with the Blu releases, the studio will also put out standard DVDs of the remasterd films. More details to follow.

ARTWORK ADDED: Baby Jane, Dead Ringer Blus

--ARTWORK ADDED TO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT--

ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Blu-Ray) October 9th Warner Bros. Retail: $34.99, Our: $30.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (50th Anniversary Edition) October 9th Warner Bros. Retail: $14.96, Our: $12.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Dead Ringer (Blu-Ray) October 9th Warner Bros. Retail: $19.98, Our: $15.99

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Bette Davis will go Blu twice on October 9th as Warner has scheduled the Blu-Ray debuts of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Dead Ringer.

Also out will be a 2-disc standard DVD (50th Anniversary Edition) of Baby Jane which will carry over the bonus features from the previous edition. Ringer is expected to carry over bonus features as well.

The Blu-Ray Book release of Baby Jane will carry over all the bonus features too, plus include 36 pages of essays and behind-the-scenes photography.

BLU BETTE: Baby Jane, Dead Ringer in October

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Blu-Ray) October 9th Warner Bros. Retail: $34.99, Our: $30.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? October 9th Warner Bros. Retail: $14.96, Our: $12.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Dead Ringer (Blu-Ray) October 9th Warner Bros. Retail: $19.98, Our: $15.99

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Bette Davis will go Blu twice on October 9th as Warner has scheduled the Blu-Ray debuts of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Dead Ringer.

Also out will be a 2-disc standard DVD (50th Anniversary Edition) of Baby Jane which will carry over the bonus features from the previous edition. Ringer is expected to carry over bonus features as well.

The Blu-Ray Book release of Baby Jane will carry over all the bonus features too, plus include 36 pages of essays and behind-the-scenes photography.

BLU: The Mountain, Where Love Has Gone in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Mountain (Blu-Ray) February 28th Olive Retail: 29.95, Our: $21.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Where Love Has Gone (Blu-Ray) February 28th Olive Retail: 29.95, Our: $21.99

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Previously released by Olive in standard definition, The Mountain (1956) and Where Love Has Gone (1964) are now scheduled to bow on Blu-Ray with a February 28th release date.

Like the standard releases from Olive, bonus features are not expected.

BLU: All About Eve, An Affair to Remember in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

All About Eve (Blu-Ray) February 1st 20th Century Fox Retail $34.99, Our: $27.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

An Affair to Remember (Blu-Ray) February 1st 20th Century Fox Retail $34.99, Our: $27.99

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Fox has announced the Blu-Ray debut of two of the most popular films in their library: All About Eve and An Affair to Remember.

Each will be a single-disc release and will street on February 1st. Bonus features will be carried over from the previous standard releases and no new ones are expected.

They will retail for $34.99, but are available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99.

SYNOPSIS:
From the moment she glimpses her idol on Broadway, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) strives relentlessly to upstage Margo Channing (Bette Davis). Cunningly stealing Margo's role, Eve then disrupts the lives of Margo's director boyfriend (Gary Merrill), and her other friends in this juicy, witty drama.

Joseph Mankiewicz's "captivating" (Variety) 1950 Best Picture Academy Award-winning film about backstage backstabbing earned an Oscar nomination for star Bette Davis in the performance many consider her finest. Nominated for a record 14 awards, the scintillating film also led to Oscars for Mankiewicz as Director and Writer, the honors also went to Sound Recording and Costume Design, and George Sanders was named Best Supporting Actor.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Audio Commentary by Celeste Holm, Christopher Mankiewicz and Kenneth Geist (Joseph L. Mankiewicz Biographer)
• Audio Commentary by Sam Staggs (Author of All About "All About Eve")
• Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
• Joseph L. Mankiewicz: A Personal Journey
• The Real Eve
• The Secret of Sarah Siddons
• AMC Backstory: All About Eve
• Bette Davis Promotion
• Ann Baxter Promotion
• MovieTone News:
  • 1951 Academy Awards Honor Best Film Achievements
  • 1951 Hollywood Attends Gala Premiere of "All About Eve"
  • Holiday Magazine Awards
  • Look Magazine Awards
• Restoration Comparison
• Theatrical Trailer
• Theatrical Pressbook Gallery
• Advertising Gallery
• Still Gallery

SYNOPSIS:
Although each is engaged to someone else, when Nickie (Cary Grant) and Terry (Deborah Kerr) meet aboard an ocean liner, they fall in love. After they agree to rendezvous six months later atop the Empire State Building, tragedy strikes, and the lovers' future takes an uncertain turn in the unforgettable classic.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Audio Commentary by Singer Marni Nixon and Film Historian Joseph McBride
• Affairs to Remember: Deborah Kerr
• Affairs to Remember: Cary Grant
• Directed by Leo McCarey
• A Producer to Remember: Jerry Wald
• The Look of An Affair to Remember
• AMC Backstory Episode: An Affair To Remember
• Movietone Newsreel (Shipboard Premiere)
• Still Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Poster Gallery

WARNER ARCHIVE: Bette Davis - That Certain Woman, Jimmy the Gent

Two more titles have been added over at WBShop as part of Warner's Archive Collection. Both are early Bette Davis: Jimmy the Gent (1934) starring James Cagney with Allen Jenkins and That Certain Woman (1937) with Henry Fonda & Donald Crisp.

They are now available for rent at ClassicFlix, but may be approximately four weeks before they are available for shipment.

These new DVDs bring the total Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com to 507.

WARNER ARCHIVE: Bordertown, 20,000 Years in Sing Sing

Three Warner Archvie titles are now up at WBShop and are also available for rent at ClassicFlix. They are:

• 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis)
• Bordertown (Paul Muni, Bette Davis)
• From Hell It Came (A 50's Creature Feature with a monster that's part man, part tree.)

They're available to put in your queue, but may be a couple of weeks before they are available for shipment.

20,000 Years in Sing Sing and Bordertown were previously exclusive to Amazon. Others exclusive to Amazon that we'll carry as soon as they're up at WBShop are:

• The Strawberry Blonde
• Colorado Territory
• Crime School
• Doctor Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
• The Male Animal
• The Unsuspected
• The Verdict
• Look for the Silver Lining
  

WARNER ARCHIVE: It's Love I'm After (1937)

If there's ever a "Where's that been" movie, it's It's Love I'm After (1937). If you've seen it, you've probably wondered "Where's that been" and why it hasn't been released on DVD. Well wait no more as Warner has finally released it from their archives for all to enjoy at the touch of a button.

Now listed at WBShop, this highly underrated screwball comedy stars Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Eric Blore and is directed by Archie Mayo. It is now available for rent, but it may be a couple of weeks before the title is available for shipment.

SYNOPSIS:
Star-struck Marcia (Olivia de Havilland) could care less that famed thespian Basil Underwood (Leslie Howard) is vain and discourteous while staying at her family's mansion. "What are manners?" she exclaims. "Little rules for little people." She doesn't know Basil is acting, playing the cad so that she will turn her attention to her devoted Henry (Patric Knowles). And as for the fiery actress (Bette Davis) who is Basil’s on-again, off-again fiancée? She might have an unexpected role to play in this loopy charade!

NO BONUS FEATURES

Top 20 Actresses Meme

I picked up on the Siren's list a week ago, and viewed, among others, J.C. Loophole's and Laura's. So I thought I might chime in with my own top 20 actresses list. The list represents those who came to mind that I would watch just because they're in it, regardless of the quality of film.

Looking at other lists, some got no mention (Betty Hutton, Paulette Goddard and Eleanor Powell), while others got surprisingly very few (Jean Arthur and Jeanne Crain).

The Top 10 are in order with the rest in no particular order. Favorites are listed as well.

1. Barbara Stanwyck (Ball of Fire, Meet John Doe, The Lady Eve & Many Others)
   
2. Jean Arthur (The More the Merrier, Mr. Smith..., Talk of the Town & Many Others)
   
3. Bette Davis (Mr. Skeffington, Now, Voyager, It's Love I'm After & Many Others)
4. Grace Kelly (The Country Girl, Dial M..., High Noon [Okay, ALL of Grace's Films])
5. Eleanor Powell (All Too)
6. Betty Hutton (The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Star Spangled Rhythm, The Stork Club)
7. Jeanne Crain (Pinky, Margie, Apartment for Peggy)
8. Carole Lombard (To Be or Not to Be, They Knew What They Wanted)
   
9. Maureen O'Hara (How Green Was My Valley, The Quiet Man, Miracle on...)
10. Loretta Young (The Bishop's Wife, Key to the City)
11. June Allyson (Good News, Little Women)
12. Myrna Loy (The Thin Man, Libeled Lady)
13. Ingrid Bergman (Casablanca, Gaslight, Notorious)
14. Rosalind Russell (The Women, His Girl Friday, Night Must Fall)
15. Teresa Wright (Shadow of a Doubt, Pride of the Yankees, The Best Years...)
16. Paulette Goddard (Ghost Breakers, The Cat and the Canary, Reap the Wild Wind)
    
17. Virginia Mayo (The Princess and the Pirate, ...Walter Mitty, White Heat)
18. Greer Garson (Pride and Prejudice, Random Harvest, Mrs. Miniver)
19. Dorothy McGuire (A Tree Grow in Brooklyn, Friendly Persuasion, Old Yeller)
20. Katharine Hepburn (Adam's Rib, The Philadelphia Story, A Bill of Divorcement)
    

Didn't quite make the cut, but others that were in the mix:

• Doris Day
• Irene Dunne
• Claudette Colbert
• Ida Lupino
• Lana Turner
• Gene Tierney
• Joan Bennett