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The Alice Faye Collection, Vol. 2 in August 3 DAY SPECIAL PRICE
Warner Western Classics in August - SPECIAL 3 DAY PRICE
**Warner Home Video** has announced an August 26th release date for their Warner Western Classics Collection. The titles in the 6 DVD set are: Escape from Fort Bravo (1954), Many Rivers to Cross (1955), The Law and Jake Wade (1958), Saddle the Wind (1958), Cimarron (1960) and The Stalking Moon (1968).
It will retail for $59.92, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $44.99. However, for 3 days only (until May 3rd), we'll have it for the SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE of $39.99. Individual titles will retail for $12.97, and are available at Classicflix for $8.99.
It will retail for $59.92, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $44.99. However, for 3 days only (until May 3rd), we'll have it for the SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE of $39.99. Individual titles will retail for $12.97, and are available at Classicflix for $8.99.
Errol Flynn Westerns Collection in August
**Warner Home Video** has announced an August 26th release date for their Errol Flynn Westerns collection. The set will include Virginia City (1940), San Antonio (1945), Rocky Mountain (1950) and Montana (1950). The 4 DVD set will be sold only as a complete set and will retail for $49.92, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $37.99. Details below.
Warner Home Video has announced the release of the Errol Flynn Westerns collection on 26th August 2008 priced at $49.92 SRP. WHV continues its year-long 85th anniversary celebration by saluting one of the studio’s very-own legendary greats – Errol Flynn. Despite his Tasmanian roots and elegant British diction, Flynn made an ideal all-American cowboy. With his steely gaze, lean frame and understated humor, he tamed the West in eight thrilling sagebrush sagas. WHV presents four of Flynn’s classic “oaters” making their DVD debuts and available exclusively as a collection.
Virginia City (1940)
In his second Western, Errol Flynn again teams with Dodge City director Michael Curtiz to play an undercover Union officer determined to stop a gold-laden train rolling to Dixie. Randolph Scott is a Johnny Reb ramrodding the shipment, Miriam Hopkins is a beguiling spy, Humphrey Bogart is a pencil-mustached desperado, and pioneering stuntman Yakima Canutt pulls off a daring stagecoach feat.
BONUS FEATURES:
San Antonio features blazing action in Technicolor® (a rip snorting saloon gunfight), suspense (a tense showdown in the granddaddy of Texas monuments, the Alamo) and a beautiful girl (Alexis Smith as a sultry songbird) to add romantic luster to the heroics.
BONUS FEATURES:
Errol Flynn saddles up for his final Western starring as Confederate Captain Barstow in a brawny tale directed by William Keighley (co-director of Flynn’s The Adventures of Robin Hood) and filmed wholly in the rugged environs of Gallup, New Mexico. Co-star Patrice Wymore became Mrs. Flynn weeks before the film’s release. And drawling character actor Slim Pickens (Blazing Saddles) makes his debut as one of Captain Barstow’s men.
Special Features:
The star heads for the wide-open spaces of Montana in this adventure saga about a bitter range war. Errol Flynn plays an Australian transplant looking to buy grazing land. But the cattle-raising locals won’t sell to interlopers, especially one they consider the most contemptible excuse for a human being ever to cross the Great Plains: a sheep rancher. Flynn’s San Antonio co-star Alexis Smith is a flame-haired beauty with an eye for the newcomer…until she learns his occupation. In time, she’ll put aside her disdain for the handsome stranger.
BONUS FEATURES:
Virginia City (1940)
In his second Western, Errol Flynn again teams with Dodge City director Michael Curtiz to play an undercover Union officer determined to stop a gold-laden train rolling to Dixie. Randolph Scott is a Johnny Reb ramrodding the shipment, Miriam Hopkins is a beguiling spy, Humphrey Bogart is a pencil-mustached desperado, and pioneering stuntman Yakima Canutt pulls off a daring stagecoach feat.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary by historian Frank Thompson
- Warner Night at the Movies 1940 Short Subjects Gallery
- Vintage Newsreel
- Technicolor Shorts: Cinderella’s Feller and The Flag of Humanity
- 1936 WB Short: The Light Brigade Rides Again
- Classic Cartoons: Cross Country Detours and Confederate Honey
- Trailers of Virginia City and A Dispatch from Reuters
San Antonio features blazing action in Technicolor® (a rip snorting saloon gunfight), suspense (a tense showdown in the granddaddy of Texas monuments, the Alamo) and a beautiful girl (Alexis Smith as a sultry songbird) to add romantic luster to the heroics.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Warner Night at the Movies 1945 Short Subjects Gallery:
- Vintage Newsreel
- Oscar-Nominated Vitaphone Varieties Short Story of a Dog
- Vintage Shorts: Frontier Days and Peeks at Hollywood
- Classic Cartoons: A Tale of Two Mice and Wagon Heels
- Trailers of San Antonio and The Corn Is Green
Errol Flynn saddles up for his final Western starring as Confederate Captain Barstow in a brawny tale directed by William Keighley (co-director of Flynn’s The Adventures of Robin Hood) and filmed wholly in the rugged environs of Gallup, New Mexico. Co-star Patrice Wymore became Mrs. Flynn weeks before the film’s release. And drawling character actor Slim Pickens (Blazing Saddles) makes his debut as one of Captain Barstow’s men.
Special Features:
- Commentary by biographer Thomas McNulty
- Warner Night at the Movies 1950 Short Subjects Gallery
- Vintage Newsreel
- Trailers of Rocky Mountain and The Breaking Point
- Bonus Gallery of Santa Fe Trail Series Western Shorts: Roaring Guns, Wells Fargo Days and Trial by Trigger
- Classic Cartoon: Two’s a Crowd
- Joe McDoakes Comedy Short So You Want to Move
The star heads for the wide-open spaces of Montana in this adventure saga about a bitter range war. Errol Flynn plays an Australian transplant looking to buy grazing land. But the cattle-raising locals won’t sell to interlopers, especially one they consider the most contemptible excuse for a human being ever to cross the Great Plains: a sheep rancher. Flynn’s San Antonio co-star Alexis Smith is a flame-haired beauty with an eye for the newcomer…until she learns his occupation. In time, she’ll put aside her disdain for the handsome stranger.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Warner Night at the Movies 1950 Short Subjects Gallery
- Vintage Newsreel
- Joe McDoakes Comedy Short: So You Want a Raise
- Classic Cartoon: It’s Hummer Time
- Trailers of Montana and 1950’s Chain Lightning
- Bonus Gallery of Santa Fe Trail Series Western Shorts: Oklahoma Outlaws, Wagon Wheels West and Gun to Gun
How the West Was Won - Special Edition, UCE and Blu-Ray in August
 How the West Was Won (2-Disc Special Edition) Retail: $20.97, Our: $15.99 How the West Was Won (Ultimate Collector's Edition) Retail: $59.92, Our: $44.99 How the West Was Won (Blu-Ray) Retail: $34.99, Our: $29.99 Warner Home Video has announced the Region 1 DVD release of two restored and remastered editions of How The West Won on 26th August 2008. One of only two narrative feature films produced in the original Cinerama three-panel widescreen process, How the West Was Won follows four generations of a courageous New England farm family as they travel to the fertile Ohio Valley during America’s early westward expansion. M-G-M and Cinerama, Inc. spared no expense to give this sprawling Western saga the huge vistas made possible with the original Cinerama process. After its initial theatrical engagements in theaters equipped with three synchronized projectors for Cinerama presentation, the film was subsequently presented on traditional theater screens with the three separate Cinerama panels being optically joined to form a standard 35mm 2.35:1 widescreen image, leaving most subsequent viewers puzzled by the annoying ‘join lines.’ Following several years of careful development, the technicians at Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging perfected a technology that could finally eliminate the ‘join lines,’ and unify the images into a superb viewing experience that captures the essence of the production’s initial road show exhibitions, with an aspect ratio of 2.89:1. This ultimate western film gets the Ultimate treatment with How the West Was Won Ultimate Collector’s Edition ($59.92 SRP). The two disc Standard Definition Ultimate Collector’s Edition is loaded with collectible memorabilia including a 20-page theatrical press book reproduction, 10 behind-the-scenes photo cards and 10 postcards, and an exclusive movie poster offer. A Two Disc Special Edition ($20.97 SRP) will also be available, offering just the disc content. Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including John Wayne, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Gregory Peck, Lee J. Cobb, Debbie Reynolds and Carroll Baker star in How the West Was Won. Set between 1839 and 1889 against the backgrounds of the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, buffalo hunters, the Pony Express and the first transcontinental railroad, the film consists of five segments, with direction by Henry Hathaway, John Ford and George Marshall, and written by James R. Webb and John Gay, suggested by a Life Magazine series of the same name. The film was the winner of 3 Academy Awards (Best Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Editing) as well as being nominated for an additional five Oscars, including Best Picture. In 1997, How the West Was Won was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the US National Film Registry. BONUS FEATURES:
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I Dream of Jeannie - Season 5 in July 3 DAY SPECIAL PRICE
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VCI: Dick Tracy Returns, and More Dick Tracy in June
 Dick Tracy Returns (1938) - Retail: $29.99, Our: $17.99 Pa Stark (Charles Middleton, Ming the Merciless of Flash Gordon fame) and his five criminal sons are holding America in a grip of terror. It is up to Dick Tracy and his G-Men to bring the ruthless Starks to justice in a thrill-packed chapter play. Fast-paced, non-stop action is the hallmark of Witney and English, who from 1937 to 1941 directed for Republic Pictures some serials that are generally regarded as the finest ever to come out of Hollywood. Dick Tracy Returns belongs to that select group of super serials, and it is pure gold for thrill lovers. BONUS FEATURES:
 Dick Tracy - RKO Classic Collection - Retail: $14.99, Our: $10.99 Four Dick Tracy Features on two DVDs! 'The comic-strip crimefighter Dick Tracy, created by Chester Gould, was part of the Saturday matinee serials, starring Ralph Byrd. In 1945, RKO revived the Tracy series, and Morgan Conway was chosen to portray Tracy in a pair of feature films: Dick Tracy and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball. RKO's earliest publicity photos posed Conway in profile, hoping to imitate Gould's square-jawed caricatures. Although Conway’s’ screen Tracy didn't resemble the print Tracy in the flesh, Conway's dramatic interpretation was faithful; he gave the role a humble, businesslike quality while keeping with police procedure. Morgan Conway is considered by many to be the best on screen Dick Tracy. Although Conway's Tracy was praised by critics as the closest to Gould's original concept, the public seemed to prefer Byrd, who returned in the role for the final two RKO features. To them, Ralph Byrd was Dick Tracy. RKO accepted this and hired Byrd to finish the series. Dick Tracy's Dilemma and Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome. Boris Karloff spices up the final RKO feature as the fearsome bad guy known as Gruesome. All four movies had many of the visual features associated with film noir: dramatic, shadowy photographic compositions, with many exterior scenes filmed at night. In addition, RKO stocked the films with familiar faces, creating a true rogues' gallery of characters. Max Allan Collins -- who took over the writing of the TRACY strip from Chester Gould, and went on to create Road to Perdition -- provides informative on-screen introductions to each film, exclusive to this VCI release. BONUS FEATURES:
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Young Caruso (1951) in June
**VCI** has announced a June 24th release date for Young Caruso (1951). Featuring a young Gina Lollobrigida, the Italian language film will be English dubbed for this release. it will retail for $19.99, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $10.99. Details below.
A musical Italian biopic starring Ermanno Randi, Young Caruso chronicles the life of Enrico Caruso, the world-famous tenor of the early 20th Century. But before Caruso was singing his heart out in opera houses all over the world, he grew up underprivileged in Naples, Italy. This biopic dramatizes the singer's early years, following his poverished youth as he chases his dream of being a singer. Maurizio di Nardo plays famed tenor Caruso as an awkward young choir boy, while Ermanno Randi takes over the role in adulthood. A young Gina Lollobrigida (destined to be called "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World") co-stars as Stella. This DVD includes over 30 minutes of rare Caruso recordings from 1907 to 1916. Also included is a special narrative for the blind. This is truly a DVD for all to cherish.
BONUS FEATURES:
A musical Italian biopic starring Ermanno Randi, Young Caruso chronicles the life of Enrico Caruso, the world-famous tenor of the early 20th Century. But before Caruso was singing his heart out in opera houses all over the world, he grew up underprivileged in Naples, Italy. This biopic dramatizes the singer's early years, following his poverished youth as he chases his dream of being a singer. Maurizio di Nardo plays famed tenor Caruso as an awkward young choir boy, while Ermanno Randi takes over the role in adulthood. A young Gina Lollobrigida (destined to be called "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World") co-stars as Stella. This DVD includes over 30 minutes of rare Caruso recordings from 1907 to 1916. Also included is a special narrative for the blind. This is truly a DVD for all to cherish.
BONUS FEATURES:
- 30 minutes of Original Music by Enrico Caruso with historical facts
- Narrative for the Blind
- Trailers
The Mummy (1932) - Special Edition in July
**Universal** has announced a July 8th release date for The Mummy (1932) - Special Edition. The 2-Disc DVD set will retail for $26.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $19.99. It will contain special features not on previous releases. Details below.
Boris Karloff's legendary performance has become a landmark in the annals of screen history. As the mummy, Im-Ho-Tep, he is accidentally revived after 3,700 years by a team of British archaeologists. It is revealed in a flashback that he was a high priest, embalmed alive for trying to revive the vestal virgin whom he loved, after she had been sacrificed. Alive again, he sets out to find his lost love.
BONUS FEATURES:
DISC 1:
Also Note: Production Notes and Cast and Filmmakers were Bonus Features in the 2007 single disc release. As well, The Mummy Archives was in the 2004 release The Mummy: The Legacy Collection. These may or may not be encompassed in the new release.
BONUS FEATURES:
DISC 1:
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
- Feature Commentary by Film Historian Paul M. Jenson
- Feature Commentary by Rick Baker, Scott Essman, Steve Haberman, Bob Burns, and Brent Armstrong**
- Posters & Stills**
- Trailer Gallery
- He Who Made Monsters: Life and Legacy of Jack Pierce**
- Unraveling the Legacy of The Mummy**
- Universal Horror Documentary**
Also Note: Production Notes and Cast and Filmmakers were Bonus Features in the 2007 single disc release. As well, The Mummy Archives was in the 2004 release The Mummy: The Legacy Collection. These may or may not be encompassed in the new release.
All Day Entertainment: American Slapstick, Vol. 2 in July
As a follow up to American Slapstick released in 2006 and on the heels of their incredibly popular Harry Langdon set released last December, **All Day Entertainment** has announced American Slapstick, Volume 2 for release on July 22nd. David Kalat of All Day looks like he's done it again by bringing his passion for silent comedies long forgotten or thought lost to DVD for everyone to see. The 3 Disc set will retail for $34.99, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $24.99. Full details below.
They were the bad boy superstars of the Jazz Age. They told jokes without words, with punchlines made from brickbats and cream pies. At a time when pop culture was in its infancy, they made movies that would last for ages. They dressed in drag, wore crazy moustaches, showed a complete disregard for private property, and drove way too fast. This 3-disc collection is their legacy, a deluxe sampler of silent comedy rarities, B-sides, and one-hit wonders.
Comedians in skirts (some of 'em girls!), the nut who used too much glue, the Frenchman with a mouthful of marbles, Charlie Chaplin comedies that don't have Charlie Chaplin in them, the girl everyone thought was crazy, the incomparable Snub Pollard goes looking for trouble, famous brothers doing their thing, and a portrait of Harold Lloyd as young man.
These never-before-on-home-video comedy shorts have been mastered from archival elements and rare collections, some of them previously thought lost altogether, and are presented with new musical scores.
Hold on to your pork pie hat—here comes American Slapstick, Volume 2!
DISC 1:
HAROLD LLOYD: PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN
Luke Joins the Navy • Harold Lloyd • 1916
Surviving Extract From This Rare Lonesome Luke Short
By the Sad Sea Waves • Harold Lloyd • 1917
Early Glasses Character Short Restored From 9.5mm Materials.
Bliss • Harold Lloyd • 1917
Reconstructed From The Surviving Nitrate And 9.5mm Materials, With The Assistance Of The Library Of Congress.
Hey There • Harold Lloyd • 1918
Harold Lloyd In An Early One-Reel Glasses Short.
Don't Shove • Harold Lloyd • 1919
Lloyd Riffs On Chaplin's THE RINK In His Own Idiom.
THE HAL ROACH B-LIST
Dodge Your Debts • Gaylord Lloyd • 1921
Harold's Brother Creates His Own Brand Of Havoc. With Thanks To David Shepard And Film Preservation Associates.
Looking for Trouble • Snub Pollard • 1919
One-Reel Short Restored From Nitrate And 16mm, Thanks To Bruce Lawton.
Whirl O' the West • Snub Pollard • 1921
A Rare One-Reel Snub Comedy Restored From 9.5mm Sources.
The Dippy Dentist • Snub Pollard • 1920
Snub, Gaylord, Paul Parrott, And Sunshine Sammy Morrison--What's Not To Love?
Shiver and Shake • Paul Parrott • 1922
Paul Parrott And His Bride Face A Haunted House, Restored From 9.5mm.
Post No Bills • Paul Parrott • 1923
Paul Parrott And Too Much Glue.
EDUCATIONAL PICTURES
A Fresh Start • Jimmie Adams And Lige Conley • 1920
The First Ever Educational Mermaid Comedy, Directed By Jack White.
Kid Speed • Larry Semon • 1924
Larry The Speed Demon.
Jonah Jones • Lloyd Hamilton • 1924
Ham And BabeLondon
Breezing Along • Lloyd Hamilton • 1927
Another Complete Ham Two-Reeler.
DISC 2:
CHARLIE WITHOUT CHAPLIN:
CHARLEY CARTOONS BY SULLIVAN/MESSMER • 1919
Excerpts From Felix inHollywood
The Hobo • Billy West • 1917
A Gorgeous Print Of This Faux-Chaplin Short With Billy West And Oliver Hardy.
Oh Shoot • Bobby Dunn • 1923
The Second Reel Of This Rare Arrow Comedy, With Special Thanks To Steve Massa.
CHAPLIN WITHOUT CHARLIE:
Caught in a Park • Syd Chaplin • 1915
Syd's Gussle In A Keystone One-Reeler.
Gussle's Wayward Path • Syd Chaplin • 1915
Syd's Gussle In A Keystone One-Reeler.
Charley's Aunt • Syd Chaplin • 1925
Syd In One Of His Biggest Feature Hits, Sourced From Material Provided By All Day Entertainment And Film Preservation Associates.
DISC 3:
HEARTS AND HAVOC:
Be Reasonable • Billy Bevan • 1921
One Of Bevan's Best Comedies.
At Your Service • Sid Smith And Harry Mccoy • 1921
A Hallroom Boys Comedy.
Call The Wagon • Neal Burns • 1923
A Gag-Addled Christie Two-Reeler About A Fellow Who Frames His Girl As A Lunatic, Only To Get His In Return.
THE GIRLIE SHOW:
Hold Still • Anne Cornwall • 1926
Anne Is An Aspiring Photojournalist. This Premise Results In Slapstick Galore.
Cinderella Cinders • Alice Howell • 1920
If You Aren't An Alice Howell Fan Yet, You Will Be.
Hash House Fraud • Louise Fazenda • 1915
Louise Is A Waitress At A Lunch Counter That Descends Into Chaos.
Faro Nell • Louise Fazenda • 1929
Campy, Double-Entendre-Packed Western Spoof With Louise As Un Unwitting Bigamist.
THE TALKIE ERA:
Playboy Number One • Willie Howard • 1937
Dialogue Comedy On A Steamship!
Hollywood Runaround • Monte Collins • 1932
Goodnight, Monte!
Comedians in skirts (some of 'em girls!), the nut who used too much glue, the Frenchman with a mouthful of marbles, Charlie Chaplin comedies that don't have Charlie Chaplin in them, the girl everyone thought was crazy, the incomparable Snub Pollard goes looking for trouble, famous brothers doing their thing, and a portrait of Harold Lloyd as young man.
These never-before-on-home-video comedy shorts have been mastered from archival elements and rare collections, some of them previously thought lost altogether, and are presented with new musical scores.
Hold on to your pork pie hat—here comes American Slapstick, Volume 2!
DISC 1:
HAROLD LLOYD: PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN
Luke Joins the Navy • Harold Lloyd • 1916
Surviving Extract From This Rare Lonesome Luke Short
By the Sad Sea Waves • Harold Lloyd • 1917
Early Glasses Character Short Restored From 9.5mm Materials.
Bliss • Harold Lloyd • 1917
Reconstructed From The Surviving Nitrate And 9.5mm Materials, With The Assistance Of The Library Of Congress.
Hey There • Harold Lloyd • 1918
Harold Lloyd In An Early One-Reel Glasses Short.
Don't Shove • Harold Lloyd • 1919
Lloyd Riffs On Chaplin's THE RINK In His Own Idiom.
THE HAL ROACH B-LIST
Dodge Your Debts • Gaylord Lloyd • 1921
Harold's Brother Creates His Own Brand Of Havoc. With Thanks To David Shepard And Film Preservation Associates.
Looking for Trouble • Snub Pollard • 1919
One-Reel Short Restored From Nitrate And 16mm, Thanks To Bruce Lawton.
Whirl O' the West • Snub Pollard • 1921
A Rare One-Reel Snub Comedy Restored From 9.5mm Sources.
The Dippy Dentist • Snub Pollard • 1920
Snub, Gaylord, Paul Parrott, And Sunshine Sammy Morrison--What's Not To Love?
Shiver and Shake • Paul Parrott • 1922
Paul Parrott And His Bride Face A Haunted House, Restored From 9.5mm.
Post No Bills • Paul Parrott • 1923
Paul Parrott And Too Much Glue.
EDUCATIONAL PICTURES
A Fresh Start • Jimmie Adams And Lige Conley • 1920
The First Ever Educational Mermaid Comedy, Directed By Jack White.
Kid Speed • Larry Semon • 1924
Larry The Speed Demon.
Jonah Jones • Lloyd Hamilton • 1924
Ham And Babe
Breezing Along • Lloyd Hamilton • 1927
Another Complete Ham Two-Reeler.
DISC 2:
CHARLIE WITHOUT CHAPLIN:
CHARLEY CARTOONS BY SULLIVAN/MESSMER • 1919
Excerpts From Felix in
The Hobo • Billy West • 1917
A Gorgeous Print Of This Faux-Chaplin Short With Billy West And Oliver Hardy.
Oh Shoot • Bobby Dunn • 1923
The Second Reel Of This Rare Arrow Comedy, With Special Thanks To Steve Massa.
CHAPLIN WITHOUT CHARLIE:
Caught in a Park • Syd Chaplin • 1915
Syd's Gussle In A Keystone One-Reeler.
Gussle's Wayward Path • Syd Chaplin • 1915
Syd's Gussle In A Keystone One-Reeler.
Charley's Aunt • Syd Chaplin • 1925
Syd In One Of His Biggest Feature Hits, Sourced From Material Provided By All Day Entertainment And Film Preservation Associates.
DISC 3:
HEARTS AND HAVOC:
Be Reasonable • Billy Bevan • 1921
One Of Bevan's Best Comedies.
At Your Service • Sid Smith And Harry Mccoy • 1921
A Hallroom Boys Comedy.
Call The Wagon • Neal Burns • 1923
A Gag-Addled Christie Two-Reeler About A Fellow Who Frames His Girl As A Lunatic, Only To Get His In Return.
THE GIRLIE SHOW:
Hold Still • Anne Cornwall • 1926
Anne Is An Aspiring Photojournalist. This Premise Results In Slapstick Galore.
Cinderella Cinders • Alice Howell • 1920
If You Aren't An Alice Howell Fan Yet, You Will Be.
Hash House Fraud • Louise Fazenda • 1915
Louise Is A Waitress At A Lunch Counter That Descends Into Chaos.
Faro Nell • Louise Fazenda • 1929
Campy, Double-Entendre-Packed Western Spoof With Louise As Un Unwitting Bigamist.
THE TALKIE ERA:
Playboy Number One • Willie Howard • 1937
Dialogue Comedy On A Steamship!
Goodnight, Monte!
Classic British Thrillers in July - 3 DAY SPECIAL PRICE
**MPI Home Video**, a small distributor responsible for such DVD releases as Becket (1964) and The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection has announced a July 29th release date for its Classic British Thrillers Collection. This single disc release will feature three films previously unavailable on any home video format - The Phantom Light (1935), Red Ensign (1935) and The Upturned Glass (1947). It will retail for $24.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $19.99. However, for 3 days only (until April 24th), we'll have it for the SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE of $16.99. Stars include James Mason and Leslie Banks with 2 of the 3 directed by a young Michael Powell. Details Below.
The Phantom Light (1935)
Michael Powell directed this creepy quota quickie before his success with the Academy Award winning Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes and the cult classic Peeping Tom. The disappearance of two lighthouse keepers stationed on the desolate coast of
Red Ensign (1935)
This fact-based expose of corruption and sabotage in the British shipping industry is another early work from acclaimed director Michael Powell. With
The Upturned Glass (1947)
Before he was a multiple Academy Award nominee, James Mason (Lolita) starred as a surgeon turned sleuth in this absorbing revenge thriller. After sparing the eyesight of a young patient, Dr. Michael Joyce falls in love with the girl’s grateful mother, Emma Wright (Rosamund John), whose husband has been absent for years. When her man returns unexpectedly, Emma reluctantly ends the affair, only to be killed in a mysterious fall. Using his surgical skills to trace the killer, Michael begins his own investigation but has no intention of handing the murderer over to the police.
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