Popeye, Vol. 3 (1941 - 1943) in September

Coinciding with the release of Popeye, Vol. 2 (1938 - 1940) next week, **Warner** has announced a September 30th release date for Popeye the Sailor, Vol 3 (1941 - 1943). The 2 disc set will retail for $34.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $26.99.

Of the 34 shorts listed below, only 32 will make it on this set with You're a Sap, Mr. Jap and Scrap the Japs expected to be withheld due to political correctness.

Shorts

1941

• Problem Pappy
• Quiet! Pleeze
• Olive's Sweepstakes Ticket
• Flies Ain't Human
• Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle
• Olive's Boithday Presink
• Child Psykolojiky (final cartoon with ship door titles)
• Pest Pilot
• I'll Never Crow Again
• The Mighty Navy
• Nix on Hypnotricks

1942

• Kickin' the Conga 'Round
• Blunder Below
• Fleets of Stren'th
• Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye and Peep-eye
• Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix
• Many Tanks
• Baby Wants a Bottleship (last Fleischer cartoon)
• You're a Sap, Mr. Jap
  
• Alona on the Sarong Seas
  
• A Hull of a Mess
  
• Scrap the Japs
  
• Me Musical Nephews
  

1943

• Spinach Fer Britain
  
• Seein' Red, White 'N' Blue
• Too Weak to Work
  
• A Jolly Good Furlough
  
• Ration Fer the Duration
  
• The Hungry Goat
  
• Happy Birthdaze
  
• Wood-Peckin'
  
• Cartoons Ain't Human
  
• Her Honor the Mare
  
• The Marry-Go-Round
  

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POSTPONED - The Night of the Hunter (Collector's Edition)

After announcing last week a September 9th release date for The Night of the Hunter (Collector's Edition), an industry source has now informed us that it has been removed from the schedule. When asked for a ballpark release date, he could only say that it will happen, but could not say when.

All pre-orders have been cancelled.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray in October

**Warner** has announced an October 7th release date for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). The single disc DVD will retail for $19.97, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $14.49. Details below.

Warner Home Video Press Release

The Picture of Dorian Gray never gets old. On October 7, just in time for Halloween, Warner Home Video will introduce one of their most requested titles on DVD – MGM’s gripping 1945 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Victorian horror novel about a man who stays eternally young while his famous portrait ages through the years. The film, starring George Sanders, Angela Lansbury and Donna Reed, was nominated for three Academy Awards,-winning one for Best Cinematography and a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Miss Lansbury.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Cast commentaries by Angela Lansbury and film historian/screenwriter Steve Haberman
• 1945 MGM short Stairway To Light
• 1945 MGM cartoon Quiet Please!
• Theatrical trailer

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Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 3 in August

Great news!!! The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 3 has been announced with an August 26th release date. This set from **Sony** will continue the chronological format with great shorts like You Nazty Spy!, A Plumbing We Will Go, An Ache in Every Stake, Some More of Somoa, Matri-Phony and Three Smart Saps to name a few. It will retail for $24.96, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $19.99.

This release may be a good sign of things to come with seven months between volumes 1 (Oct 2007) and 2 (May 2008), and only three months between this release and volume 2.

The shorts included should be:

1940

• You Nazty Spy!
• Rockin' Thru the Rockies
• A Plumbing We Will Go
• Nutty But Nice
• How High is Up?
• From Nurse to Worse
• No Census, No Feeling
• Cookoo Cavaliers
• Boobs in Arms

1941

• So Long Mr. Chumps
  
• Dutiful But Dumb
  
• All the World's a Stooge
  
• I'll Never Heil Again
• An Ache in Every Stake
  
• In the Sweet Pie and Pie
• Some More of Samoa
  

1942

• Loco Boy Makes Good
  
• Cactus Makes Perfect
• What's the Matador?
  
• Matri-Phony
  
• Three Smart Saps
  
• Even as IOU
  
• Sock-a-Bye Baby

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Get Smart - Season 1 in August

Proving that patience is a virtue, many that held off on buying Get Smart which was previously distributed exclusively through Time Life, are being rewarded by the release of Get Smart - Season 1 on August 5th. Less expensive than the Time Life set, this general release from **HBO** will retail for $24.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $18.99.

Also, according to TVShowsonDVD.com, the four disc set will be a bare-bones release that will not include the 5th bonus disc in the Time Life set.

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BONUS FEATURES ADDED: Fox Horror Classics, Vol. 2

-- Bonus features added to previous announcement -- Disc 1: Chandu the Magician Commentary by Author Gregory William Mank Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu Chandu the Magician Radio Serial Episode Restoration Comparison Trailer Still Gallery Disc 2: Dr. Renault's Secret By The Book: Horror, Suspense, and Literary Inspiration Restoration Comparison Trailer Interactive Pressbook Still Gallery Disc 3: Dragonwyck A House of Secrets: Exploring Dragonwyck Dragonwyck Radio Show Performed by Vincent Price and Gene Tierney - October 7, 1946 Restoration Comparison Trailer Interactive Pressbook Still Gallery On the radar for some time, **Fox** has officially announced a September 9th release date for Fox Horror Classics, Vol. 2. The three disc set will include: Chandu the Magician (1932), Dr. Renault's Secret (1942) and Dragonwyck (1946). It will retail for $19.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $14.99. However, for 3 days only (until June 7th), we'll have it for the SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE of $12.98. Stars include Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Edmund Lowe, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Glenn Langan, J. Carrol Naish and George Zucco.

Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 5 in September

**Fox** has announced a September 16th release date for Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 5. The set will include the last seven Chan's from Fox previously unreleased on DVD. The 8 disc set, including a Bonus Disc (Chan - The Fox Years), is a great value at the retail price of $49.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $37.99.

The titles:

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
Murder Over New York (1940)
Dead Men Tell (1941)
Charlie Chan In Rio (1941)
Charlie Chan In Panama (1940)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
Castle In The Desert (1942)
BONUS DISC (Chan - The Fox Years)

More details to follow.

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Fox Horror Classics, Vol. 2 in September - 3 DAY SPECIAL PRICE

On the radar for some time, **Fox** has officially announced a September 9th release date for Fox Horror Classics, Vol. 2 . The three disc set will include: Chandu the Magician (1932), Dr. Renault's Secret (1942) and Dragonwyck (1946).

It will retail for $19.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $14.99. However, for 3 days only (until June 7th), we'll have it for the SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE of $12.98.

Stars include Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Edmund Lowe, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Glenn Langan, J. Carrol Naish and George Zucco. More details to follow.

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Steve McQueen in Never Love a Stranger in August

**Lions Gate** has announced an August 19th release date for Never Love a Stranger (1958). It will retail for $14.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $10.99. No details yet, but stars include John Drew Barrymore, Lita Milan and Steve McQueen.

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The Night of the Hunter (Collector's Edition) in September

Some have been wondering when MGM would get around to it, and now they have! **MGM** has announced a September 9th release date for The Night of the Hunter (Collector's Edition). No details yet except that it will retail for $26.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $20.99.

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