Perry Mason - Season 7, Vol. 1 in August

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Perry Mason - Season 7, Vol. 1 August 21st Paramount Retail: $49.99, Our: $37.99

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Paramount has announced Perry Mason - Season 7, Vol. 1 set for release on August 21st.

The 4-disc set will retail for $49.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $37.99.

OH, CHICK!: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Blu-Ray)

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Blu-Ray) September 4th Universal Retail: $26.98, Our: $21.99

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In plenty of time for Halloween, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Blu-Ray) has been scheduled for a release date of September 4th.

Hailed as the teams best picture, and part of Universal's 100th anniversary celebration, it will come as a 2-disc combo pack that will include a standard definition version (containing all the bonus features).

It will retail for $26.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $21.99.

SYNOPSIS:
Comedy meets horror when Bud Abbott and Lou Costello encounter Universal’s classic monsters in the frightfully funny Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.

The world of baggage handlers Chick Young (Abbott) and Wilbur Grey (Costello) is turned upside down when they receive the remains of Dracula (Bela Lugosi) and Frankenstein (Glenn Strange) bound for the House of Horrors museum. When Dracula and Frankenstein escape, complete chaos ensues as Chick and Wilbur get mixed up in an evil plot to switch Wilbur’s brain with Frankenstein’s and are aided by Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.), who turns into The Wolf Man when the moon is full!

Featuring a perfect blend of laughs and thrills, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is one the “all-time great horror comedies.” (Leonard Maltin)

BACK ON SCHEDULE: Harvey (Blu-Ray)

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Harvey (Blu-Ray) September 4th Universal Retail: $26.98, Our: $21.99

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Previously scheduled to release on March 6th, then postponed, Harvey (Blu-Ray) is back on the schedule with a release date of September 4th.

The release, part of Universal's 100th anniversary celebration, is a combo pack which will include a standard definition version (likely the same 2001 transfer).

It will retail for $26.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $21.99. Details below.


SYNOPSIS:
James Stewart gives one of his finest performances in this lighthearted film, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Stewart stars as the good-natured Elwood P. Dowd, whose constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall rabbit that only he can see.

To his sister, Veta Louise, Elwood's obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in the side of her plans to marry off her daughter. But when Veta Louise decides to put Elwood in a mental hospital, a hilarious mix-up occurs and she finds herself committed instead. It's up to Elwood to straighten out the mess with his kindly philosophy, and his "imaginary" friend, in this popular classic that features a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winning performance by Josephine Hull.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Special Introduction by Film Star Jimmy Stewart with Photographic Montage
• Production Notes on the Making of the Film
• 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era
• 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
• Theatrical Trailer

COMING SOON: Fox Cinema Archives Line (MOD)

Better late than never-- Fox is jumping into the MOD game.

While they didn't know it when they started their manufactured on demand program three years ago, Warner's Archive Collection has proven to be a cash cow. Now, according to Lou Lumenick, Fox will soon bow their own MOD line with the moniker of "Fox Cinema Archives."

Details are still sketchy, but Rings on Her Finger (1942), Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) and Diplomatic Courier (1951) appear to be in the first wave coming next month with a target of around 150 releases per year.

This announcement is music to the ears of classic movie fans as Fox's classic output has been at a standstill for the last three years. We will, of course, carry this new line as rentals, and will make them available for sale when they become available to wholesale channels.

Stay tuned for more information...

OLIVE: Captain Carey, Private Hell 36 & My Son John in August

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Captain Carey, U.S.A. August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $24.95, Our: $17.99

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Captain Carey, U.S.A. (Blu-Ray) August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $29.95, Our: $21.99 SPECIAL 3-Day Price $17.98

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My Son John August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $24.95, Our: $17.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

My Son John (Blu-Ray) August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $29.95, Our: $21.99 SPECIAL 3-Day Price $17.98

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Private Hell 36 August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $24.95, Our: $17.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Private Hell 36 (Blu-Ray) August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $29.95, Our: $21.99 SPECIAL 3-Day Price $17.98

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More from Olive Films as they have announced the DVD and Blu-Ray debuts of the titles above.

Streeting on August 21st, all three Blu-Ray's will have a special pre-order price of $17.98 until Sunday.

OLIVE: Wright & Mitchum in Pursued - Standard & Blu in August

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Pursued August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $19.95, Our: $14.99

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Pursued (Blu-Ray) August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $29.95, Our: $21.99 SPECIAL 3-Day Price $17.98

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More from the Republic library via Olive Films as they have announced Pursued (1947) for release on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray.

Streeting on August 21st, the debuting Blu-Ray will have a special pre-order price of $17.98 until Sunday.


Considered Hollywood’s first “western noir," Pursued was written by Niven Busch (Duel in the Sun) and co-stars Robert Mitchum (Out of the Past) as Jeb, a man emotionally scarred by his tragic past and inner demons.

Judith Anderson (Rebecca) plays Mrs. Callum, a widow who rescues Jeb when he was a child and raises him as her own with her two biological children. Making Jeb’s life even more complicated is the fact that he and his adopted sister, Thorley (Teresa Wright, Shadow of a Doubt) fall in love with each other, while his adopted brother, Adam (John Rodney) has come to hate him.

Dean Jagger plays Grant, a one-armed stranger who seems bent on tormenting Jeb, Alan Hale plays Jake Dingle, a casino owner who becomes Jeb’s business partner and Harry Carey, Jr. plays Prentice, a young man in love with Thorley.

Pursued features gorgeous black-and-white cinematography by James Wong Howe, rousing musical score by Max Steiner (Casablanca) and great direction by legendary director Raoul Walsh (White Heat).

WARNER ARCHIVE: More Pre-Code in Selznick at RKO Wave

David O. Selznick at RKO is the Warner Archive theme this week for all 6 new titles (executive producer on all) that have been posted over at WBShop. They are:

• The Age of Consent (1932) - Dorothy Wilson, Richard Cromwell, Arline Judge & dir. Gregory La Cava
• Is My Face Red? (1932) - Helen Twelvetrees, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond, Robert Armstrong, Arline Judge
• Lucky Devils (1933) - William Boyd, Dorothy Wilson, William Gargan
• The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) - Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Anita Louise, H.B. Warner
• The Sport Parade (1932) - Joel McCrea, Marian Marsh, William Gargan, Robert Benchley, Walter Catlett
• State's Attorney (1932) - John Barrymore, Helen Twelvetrees, Jill Esmond

All will be available here at ClassicFlix on July 3rd.

These new DVDs add to the total of over 900 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

WARNER ARCHIVE: King Vidor's Show People Highlights New Wave

King Vidor's Show People (1928) starring Marion Davies and William Haines highlight a strong wave of 5 new Warner Archive titles that have been posted over at WBShop. The other four are:

• Flight Angels (1940) - Virginia Bruce, Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris, Ralph Bellamy, Jane Wyman, John Litel
• The Scapegoat (1959) - Alec Guinness, Bette Davis
• Stand by for Action (1942) - Robert Taylor, Charles Laughton, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Marilyn Maxwell, Chill Wills, Douglas Dumbrille, Douglas Fowley
• Vacation From Marriage (1945) - Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns

All will be available here at ClassicFlix on July 3rd.

These new DVDs add to the total of over 900 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

Gunsmoke - Season 6, Vol. 1 in August

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Gunsmoke - Season 6, Vol. 1 August 7th Paramount Retail: $36.99, Our: $27.99

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Paramount has announced Gunsmoke - Season 6, Vol. 1 for release on August 7th.

The 3-disc set will retail for $36.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99. Bonus features are not expected.

KINO: Les Vampires Standard & Blu in August

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Les Vampires August 14th Kino Retail $34.95, Our: $27.99

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Les Vampires (Blu-Ray) August 14th Kino Retail $39.95, Our: $30.99

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More silent Blu-Ray from Kino as they have announced an August 14th release date for the epic Les Vampires (1915) on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray.

Each will be a 2-disc set and bonus features, if any, are not forthcoming.

SYNOPSIS:
After the success of his Fantomas films, French director Louis Feuillade attempted to create the ultimate espionage serial, a ten-episode, seven-hour epic called Les Vampires.

Édouard Mathé stars as Philippe Guerande, a crime-fighting journalist who attempts to penetrate the international ring of thieves known as The Vampires. Among the most fascinating of these sophisticated thieves and assassins is Irma Vep (Musidora), a black-clad seductress whose name is an anagram for "vampre" and who endures today as an icon of European cinema.

At times gruesome, fantastic, and romantic, Les Vampires was a spectacular accomplishment that influenced filmmakers for generations. This Kino Classics edition is authorized by the Gaumont Studios, and was mastered in HD from 35mm film elements restored by the Cinémathèque Française, and is accompanied by a new musical score by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.