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KINO: Max Linder Collection, Plus Death Kiss on Blu

Kino has scheduled The Max Linder Collection with a May 27th street date. Released under their long dormant Slapstick Symposium line, the single disc set will contain the new-to-DVD The Three Must-Get-Theres (1922) as well as the previously released Seven Years Bad Luck and Be My Wife (both 1921). Coming from the label on May 13th will be the DVD & Blu-Ray release of&n...

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Cimarron Strip - The Complete Series in May

E1 Entertainment has set a May 27th street date for Cimarron Strip - The Complete Series. Strip is one of the most oft-mentioned TV Westerns requested by fans for DVD release and is one of only three 90-minute Western series that aired in the 60s. This 8-disc set contains all 23 episodes and will retail for 9.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 4.99. Bonus feat...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Joan Crawford Bonanza with 5 New to DVD

Five years ago Warner Bros. introduced their Archive Collection (reported here by us). Now five years and over 1,200 classic titles later, their Archive line is still going strong. No more evidence is needed proving the depth of Warner's catalog than to look at this week's five releases by the studio starring the ever popular Joan Crawford. They are: The Bride Wore Red (1937) - Franchot Tone, Robert Young, Billie Burke, Reginald Ow...

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OLIVE: Home of the Brave, Flying Tigers - DVD & Blu in May

Two WWII military films have been scheduled by Olive Films for release on May 13th: Flying Tigers (1942) and Home of the Brave (1949) on both DVD and Blu-Ray.This marks the DVD & Blu debut for Home of the Brave and the Blu bow for Flying Tigers. Prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Ha...

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Rawhide - The Eighth and Final Season in June

With Season 7 scheduled for release tomorrow, Paramount has announced Rawhide - Season 8 for release on June 3rd.The 4-disc set will carry all 13 episodes from the final truncated season of the classic Western series that has Rowdy (Clint Eastwood) taking over as trail boss.Retail will be 9.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 9.99. 

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COLUMBIA CLASSICS: Edward G. Robinson in I Am the Law

Three more from Sony's Columbia Classics line are on their way with Edward G. Robinson highlighting this wave in I Am the Law (1938). The crime-drama co-stars Barbara O'Neil, John Beal, Wendy Barrie and Otto Kruger.  Also out is Robert Cummings and Barbara Hale in The First Time (1952) and the Don Ameche narrated documentary Rings Around the World

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WARNER ARCHIVE: The Oklahoma Kid & More in Cagney Wave

Three James Cagney films make up this week's Warner Archive releases. They are: Here Comes the Navy (1934) - Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart, Frank McHugh The Oklahoma Kid (1939) - Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Donald Crisp Winner Take All (1932) - Marian Nixon, Guy Kibbee, Dickie Moore, Virginia Bruce All three will be available here at ClassicFlix on March 18th

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OLIVE: Johnny Come Lately & Love Happy - DVD & Blu in May

Dormant for some time, Olive Films is back with two releases scheduled for May 6th: Johnny Come Lately (1943) and Love Happy (1949) on both DVD and Blu-Ray. This marks the DVD & Blu debut for Johnny and the Blu bow for Love Happy. Hollywood legend James Cagney (Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye) plays carefre...

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FOX ARCHIVES: Betty Grable, Alice Faye & Joan Bennett in Latest Wave

Three more sought-after titles, with top-notch leading ladies, have been confirmed for release by Fox as part of their Cinema Archives line. They are: Margin for Error (1943) - Joan Bennett, Milton Berle, Otto Preminger Mother Wore Tights (1947) - Betty Grable, Dan Dailey Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) - Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff, Ted Healy, Patsy Kelly, Michael Whalen & The Ritz Brothe...

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Bob Hope Classic Comedy Collection & Francis Artwork Too

Universal has announced the Bob Hope Classic Comedy Collection for release on April 29th. While there is nothing new here, the 4-disc set is a nice compilation at a very good price. We've also added the artwork for the recently announced Francis Collection. The Bob Hope Classic Comedy Collection features 10 of the funniest movi...

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BLU CRITERION: Red River, Ace in the Hole in May

Criterion has scheduled May street dates for their Blu-Ray / DVD Combo's of Howard Hawks' Red River (1948) and Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951). Red River will be a 4-disc set (presumably with 2 DVDs and 2 Blu-Rays) with all new bonus features. Ace will be a 3-disc set (presumably with 2 DVDs and 1 Blu-Ray) with bonus features carrying over from their previous 2-disc release.

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WARNER ARCHIVE: What Price Hollywood? & Shemp Vitaphone Collection

An early George Cukor drama, What Price Hollywood? (1932) starring Constance Bennett, has been announced by Warner as part of their Archive line. Also out is The Vitaphone Comedy Collection, Vol. 2 with 21 Shemp shorts (1933 - 1937) across two discs. Exact shorts have not been officially announced. Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on March 11th. These new DVDs add to the total of over 1,200 Warner Arch...

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Francis the Talking Mule - The Complete Collection in April

A rare non-MOD, non-Blu-ray release is coming from Universal as they have announced Francis the Talking Mule - The Complete Collection for release on April 29th. After releasing the first four films in 'Volume 1' in 2004, the studio abandoned the series before releasing the final three films in a second volume. Now all seven films are being released in this 3-disc collection. Retail will be 9.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com f...

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TIMELESS: Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 6

More Gene Autry from Timeless Media as they have announced Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 6 for release on May 6th. Two of the four titles are making their DVD debut (Barbed Wire & Winning of the West) and bonus features are expected, but have yet to be announced. The 2-disc set will retail for 6.97, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 4.99.

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FOX ARCHIVES: 5 Fingers & The Great Profile

A James Mason thriller and 'The Great Profile' lampoons himself in this week's Fox Cinema Archives wave. They are: 5 Fingers (1952) - James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie The Great Profile (1940) - John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Gregory Ratoff, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Lionel Atwill, Edward Brophy Due on March 4th, these new DVDs add to the total of over 200 Cinema Archive titles e...

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SHOUT: Mr. Magoo Theatrical Collection, Dobie Gillis - Season 3

Shout! Factory has scheduled Mr. Magoo - The Theatrical Collection (1949 - 1959) for release on April 22nd. The 4-disc set will include all 53 theatrical cartoons, including 12 cartoons in anamorphic widescreen, and the previously released feature film 1001 Arabian Nights (1959). Then on May 6th, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - Season 3 will street. Among the guest stars in the 5-disc set will ...

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FOX ARCHIVES: Follow the Sun & The Pride of St. Louis

Two sports biopics make up this week's wave from Fox's Cinema Archives line. First up is Glenn Ford as Ben Hogan in Follow the Sun (1951), co-starring Anne Baxter, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Larry Keating, Roland Winters and Nana Bryant. The other has Dan Dailey as pitching ace 'Dizzy' Dean in The Pride of St. Louis (1952), co-starring Joanne Dru, Richard Hylton, Richard Crenna and Hugh Sanders. Due on Februar...

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FOX ARCHIVES: Jeanne Crain, Ann Sothern Featured in Latest Wave

Two Jeanne Crain films highlight this week's wave of three from Fox's Cinema Archives line. Crain's first credited role, Home in Indiana (1944), is among the two and it co-stars Walter Brennan, Charlotte Greenwood, Ward Bond, Lon McCallister and June Haver. Also out is 1953's Technicolor Western City of Bad Men starring Crain, Dale Robertson, Richard Boone, Lloyd Bridges and Carole Mathews. An Otto Preminger directed Screwball Comedy,...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Dr. Kildare - Season 2, Bill Elliott Mysteries

More Dr. Kildare this week as Warner has announced Dr. Kildare - Season 2 as part of their Archive line. Great co-stars abound in this 9-disc set with a very special color episode starring Robert Redford. Also out is the 2-disc Bill Elliott Detective Mysteries set with Elliot's turn as a detective in his last five films (below). Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on February 18th. These new DVDs add to the tota...

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Double Indemnity, Touch of Evil Blu-Rays in April

Depressed on tax day? Universal is doing their part to relieve those tax burden blues by announcing their Blu-Ray releases of two of the golden age's most revered film noirs on April 15th: Double Indemnity (1944) and Touch of Evil (1958). Each will carry over all the bonus features from the standard releases, including Touch containing all three versions of the film. Artwork is not yet available. Double Indemnity (1944)...

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