TCM VAULT: Benny, Cooper, Fields & West in 1930's Rarities Collection

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: TITLES:

1930's Rarities Collection (TCM Vault) August 7th Universal Million Dollar Legs (1932), Belle of the Nineties (1934), Artists and Models(1937), Souls at Sea (1937)

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More big names headline Universal's upcoming 1930's Rarities Collection due on August 7th.

The 4-disc set features:

• Million Dollar Legs (1932) with W.C. Fields & Jack Oakie
• The previously released and long out of print Belle of the Nineties (1934) starring Mae West
• Artists and Models (1937) starring Jack Benny and Ida Lupino and featuring Richard Arlen and Gail Patrick
• Souls at Sea (1937) directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper, George Raft and Frances Dee along with a host of golden age character actors

Released via the TCM Vault line, it will likely come with the standard bonus features (stills, lobby cards, etc.).

Available exclusively for purchase at TCM.com, these four titles above will be available for rent here at ClassicFlix and nowhere else!

MGM BLU: Some Like It Hot, Misfits, Horse Soldiers in May

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Horse Soldiers (Blu-Ray) May 10th MGM Retail $16.99, Our: $13.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Misfits (Blu-Ray) May 10th MGM Retail $19.99, Our: $15.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Some Like It Hot (Blu) May 10th MGM Retail $19.99, Our: $15.99

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MGM's Hi-Def output has moved into high gear as they've announced three more Blu-Ray's for release on May 10th: The Horse Soldiers (Blu-Ray), The Misfits (Blu-Ray) and Some Like It Hot (Blu).

Bonus features are not forthcoming, but with the low price points, they are likely to be slim.

RAFT, BENNETT: The House Across the Bay (1940) on April 30th

It appears as TCM/Warner has struck a deal with Castle Hill Productions as TCM is now listing The House Across the Bay (1940), a Castle Hill property, with an April 30th release date. The title is exclusive to TCM's website, but will be available for rent here at ClassicFlix.com.

It is not clear if it is a pressed DVD or DVD-R, but it will have bonus features (below) similar to TCM's Lost and Found RKO Collection which is DVD-R.

Nothing has been officially announced regarding TCM releasing other Castle Hill properties, but this release bodes well for Joan Bennett fans as Castle Hill owns several of her films -- Trade Winds, Vogues of 1938 and I Met My Love Again (All from 1938).

Just a few of Castle Hill's other properties, which are also sure to be highly anticipated:

• I Married a Witch (1942 - Veronica Lake, Fredric March)
• Crystal Ball (1943 - Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard)
• History Is Made at Night (1937 - Charles Boyer, Jean Arthur)
• Young and Willing (1943 - William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Susan Hayward)
• Slightly Honorable (1940 - Pat O'Brien, Broderick Crawford)

BONUS FEATURES:

• Lobbycards
• Scene Stills
• Publicity Stills
• Movie Posters
• TCMdb Article & Trivia