FOX ARCHIVES: Four Sons, Wake Up and Dream & White Fang

Four more from Fox's Cinema Archives line are due on September 17th. They are:

• Four Sons (1940) - Don Ameche, Eugenie Leontovich, Mary Beth Hughes
• The Right Approach (1961) - Frankie Vaughan, Martha Hyer, Juliet Prowse, Gary Crosby, David McLean
• Wake Up and Dream (1946) - John Payne, June Haver, Charlotte Greenwood, Connie Marshall, John Ireland
• White Fang (1936) - Michael Whalen, Jean Muir, Slim Summerville, Charles Winninger, Jane Darwell, John Carradine

These new DVDs add to the total of over 200 Fox Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

TIMELESS: Wagon Train - Season 6, Loretta Young & Restless Gun

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Wagon Train - The Complete Sixth Season March 5th Timeless Media Group Retail $59.97, Our: $44.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Restless Gun - Complete Series April 23rd Timeless Media Group Retail $59.97, Our: $44.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Loretta Young Show - 100th Birthday Edition February 12th Timeless Media Group Retail $99.88, Our: $84.99

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More TV from Timeless Media as they have announced the upcoming releases of Wagon Train - The Complete Sixth Season, The Restless Gun - Complete Series and The Loretta Young Show - 100th Birthday Edition.

Wagon Train will be a 10-disc set and packaged in the usual wagon shaped tin offerred for the series. Restless Gun, starring John Payne, is an 8-disc set, while The Loretta Young Show is a massive 17-disc "best of" compilation set of the eight year series.

Note: The Loretta Young set is available for purchase, but due to the size and cost, it will not be offered for rental at this time. Details below.



Continuing in their great tradition of classic TV westerns, NBC Universal and Timeless Media Group now bring you the uncut Wagon Train The Complete Sixth Season, one of the most enduring and sought after westerns of all time. Direct from film masters stored in the Universal vaults, these 37 episodes have been re-mastered and presented on 10 dual layer DVDs in a special edition tin box, with a handsome DVD booklet complete with all the episode synopses, the guest stars and more.

Inspired by the classic western film Wagonmaster, directed by John Ford (The Searchers, Stagecoach), Wagon Train debuted on Wednesday, September 18, 1957 on the NBC Television Network. The ensemble acting, wonderful scripts and great western scenery soon made Wagon Train a fixture in American homes on Wednesday nights, as millions of Americans of all ages tuned in to NBC for great family entertainment.

Each well-crafted episode focused on a personal story of courage and perseverance of not just the main cast, but of the westward-bound emigrants as they made the perilous journey from the banks of the Missouri to California s Pacific shores. In the face of great odds, their uplifting, heart-warming, and at times heart-breaking stories tell the tale of how the west was truly won. They were hard-working people, determined and driven by the promise of rich fertile land and the freedom and prosperity that it would bring. But to get there they would have to make the hardest trip of their lives and to succeed they would need strong, knowledgeable people to led the way.

John McIntire heads the cast of Wagon Train as Wagon Master Chris Hale. Joining him are long time costars, Frank McGrath (Charlie Wooster), Terry Wilson (Bill Hawks), and Denny Miller (Duke Shannon). Season Six marks the first year without star Robert Horton in Wagon Train, leaving Denny Miller to admirably take up the role of head scout.

Each weekly episode featured some of Hollywood s brightest stars in guest roles, including Joseph Cotten (The John Augustus Story), Robert Ryan (The John Bernard Story), Barbara Stanwyck (The Caroline Castell Story), Eddie Albert (The Kurt Davos Story), Dan Duryea (The Wagon Train Mutiny), Art Linkletter (The Sam Darland Story), Dennis Hopper (The Emmett Lawton Story), Brian Keith (The Tom Tuesday Story) and many more!

This 10 DVD collector's edition of Wagon Train The Complete Sixth Season, including all 37 great episodes, is sure to please both fans of the original broadcast and newcomers who are seeing it for the first time. "WAGONS, HO!"


  Few celebrities have enjoyed the professional longevity of Hollywood actress Loretta Young, whose remarkable career stretched over seven decades - beginning as a child extra during the Silent Era of motion pictures and attaining star status as a romantic leading lady during Hollywood's Golden Age. Miss Young appeared in over 100 films during her movie career, most notably The Farmer's Daughter, for which she won an Academy Award. But in 1953, she announced her retirement from film and signed a contract with Proctor & Gamble and the National Broadcasting Corporation NBC to produce and star in her own television series.

Her first show, Letter to Loretta, went on the air that September and was an immediate hit. Later re-titled The Loretta Young Show, her weekly anthology series was the first to feature a female star as host and actress, and made Miss Young one of the best-known and beloved personalities on television.

With a mix of both melodramas and light romantic comedies, the series was designed and intended for a female audience. Young chose stories for their messages, and while many stories affirmed postwar, middle-class ideas about the home, families, and gender roles, the show also explicitly addressed social issues of the day. It stands out as a rare, primetime network drama series where a woman tells her stories.

Starting with the very first episode of the original show, Letter from Loretta, this 17 DVD box set includes the very best of The Loretta Young Show.

Authorized by the Loretta Young Estate.

BONUS FEATURES:

• A conversation with Loretta's children
• Rare family home movies and photographs
• Movie trailers, interviews with veterans of The Loretta Young Show
• A short biography that highlights Loretta's career as actress, mother and role model to millions of American women

MGM MOD: 6 More Including Rebel In Town, Master of the World

6 more MGM MOD's have been released and are now available for rent. They are:

• Hero's Island (1962) - James Mason, Neville Brand, Kate Manx, Rip Torn
• Hong Kong Confidential (1958) - Gene Barry, Beverly Tyler, Noel Drayton, Allison Hayes
• Master of the World (1961) - Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, Henry Hull, Mary Webster
• Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) - John Payne, Donna Reed, Gerald Mohr, Lon Chaney Jr., Anthony Caruso
• Rebel In Town (1956) - John Payne, Ruth Roman, J. Carrol Naish, Ben Cooper, Ben Johnson
• The Steel Lady (1953) - Rod Cameron, Tab Hunter, John Dehner

You can also view them in our recent additions section. Place them in your rental queue and they'll be available for shipment in the next few weeks.

VCI: Tennessee's Partner (Widescreen) Scheduled for April

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Tennessee's Partner (1955) April 19th VCI Retail: 14.99, Our: $12.99

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Previously released by VCI with a full screen aspect ratio, Tennessee's Partner (1955) is now set for release on April 19th in the original aspect ratio of 1.85:1.

It will retail for $14.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $12.99.


SYNOPSIS:
An intriguing friendship forged between high-stakes gambler Tennessee (John Payne) and quick draw Cowpoke (Ronald Reagan) is tested when temptress gold-digger Goldie (Colleen Gray) bewitches Cowpoke into marrying him. Meanwhile, Tennessee has been maintaining an uneasy relationship with the Duchess (Rhonda Fleming), Madame of a Gambling establishment which serves as a smokescreen to the bordello she operates. In the end, Cowpoke proves to be true-blue when Tennessee is framed on a false rap. Based on a story by Bret Harte.

BONUS FEATURE:

• Theatrical Trailer

BLU: The Stranger, Kansas City Confidential in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Stranger (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) February 15th Virgil Films Retail $15.99, Our: $12.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Kansas City Confidential (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) February 15th Virgil Films Retail $15.99, Our: $12.99

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Two public domain titles, The Stranger and Kansas City Confidential, both released on DVD by MGM in 2007, are getting a face lift from Virgil Films as both are making their Blu debut on February 15th.

Each will be a Blu-Ray / DVD combo pack and retail for $15.99. Bonus features are not yet known.

Who's Virgil you may ask? They were formally Arts Alliance America, and are primarily known for their well-received Donna Reed Show releases.

Silver Lode (Restored Edition) in May

VCI has announced a May 25th release date for Silver Lode (Restored Edition) (1954). This re-release will be an upgrade in terms of picture quality and include two bonus features (below) not in VCI's of 2002 DVD release.

It will retail for $14.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $12.99.

SYNOPSIS:
A fictional account of one of the most shameful moments in American history. McCarthyism justice western style: a case of guilty by suspicion. Outstanding model citizen Sheriff Dan Ballard (John Payne) becomes a marked criminal on the run when Ned McCarthy, US Marshall (Dan Duryea) rides into town with a warrant for his arrest for the murder of his brother and the theft of $20,000. Will the Sheriff be able to collect enough evidence to tell his side of the story? Will the townspeople listen to him?

BONUS FEATURES:

• A Retrospective on John Payne by Joel Blumberg
• Allan Dwan - From Sherwood Forest to the Sands of Iwo Jima by Joel Blumberg

MORE BLU: Miracle on 34th Street (Blu-Ray) in October

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Miracle on 34th Street (Blu-Ray) October 6th Fox Retail: $34.99, Our: $27.99

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Fox is continuing today's Blu theme by announcing an October 6th release date for Miracle on 34th Street (Blu-Ray). Bonus features below are from the most recent "Miracle" release and will presumably be carried over to this Blu edition.

It will retail for $34.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Feature Commentary By Maureen O'Hara
• AMC Backstory: Miracle On 34th Street
  
• Fox Movietone News Footage: Hollywood Spotlight
  
• Miracle On 34th Street TV Version
  
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating In History Featurette
• Promotional Short
• Poster Gallery