Imprint Films has announced three new titles to join the collection on Blu-Ray this January: Directed By…James Whale (1932 – 1940), Hitchcock: The Early Years – Volume Two (1936 – 1940), and Directed By…David Lean – Volume Two (1949 – 1955). These represent three diverse collections showcasing the works of esteemed and trailblazing directors in their own right.
Imprint Films is a specialty label based out of Australia whose releases can be played in Blu-Ray players worldwide, including U.S. players. All first pressings of each release will have strictly limited-edition deluxe packaging along with new transfers, audio commentaries, exclusive bonus features & more. Details on these films can be found below:
Directed By… James Whale (1932 – 1940)
Street Date: January 7, 2026
Synopsis: Trailblazing director James Whale had a long and storied career in the golden age of Hollywood, making waves with horror staples Frankenstein and The Invisible Man, and crossing the terrain of multiple genres, including musicals, adventure, and comedy.
Celebrate his remarkable legacy with these four classic cinema entries:
- The Old Dark House (1932) – NEW Dolby Vision grading by Imprint Films
- The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
- Green Hell (1940) – worldwide first on Blu-ray!
- Bonus film: Wives Under Suspicion (1938) (standard-definition)
Limited Edition 5-Disc Hardbox. 1500 copies only.
The Old Dark House (1932) – Imprint Collection #513
On 4K UHD featuring a brand NEW Dolby Vision grading by Imprint Films.
This iconic horror/comedy stars Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas and Gloria Stuart, widely considered one of the greatest horror films ever made.
Stranded travelers stumble upon a strange old house, and find themselves at the mercy of a highly eccentric and potentially dangerous family.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Disc One: 4K UHD
- 2160p Ultra-high-definition presentation on 4K UHD, with brand NEW Dolby Vision grading by Imprint Films
- NEW Audio commentary with film historian and screenwriter Steve Haberman
- Audio commentary by James Whale biographer James Curtis
- Audio commentary by actress Gloria Stuart
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Disc Two: Blu-ray
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary with film historian and screenwriter Steve Haberman
- Audio commentary by James Whale biographer James Curtis
- Audio commentary by actress Gloria Stuart
- Career Interview with actress Gloria Stuart (2004)
- The Horror of It All – feature documentary (1983)
- Daughter of Frankenstein: A Conversation with Sara Karloff – interview
- Curtis Harrington Saves The Old Dark House – interview
- 2017 Re-release Theatrical Trailer
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
The Kiss Before The Mirror (1933) – Imprint Collection #514
Based on the play of the same name by Ladislas Fodor, The Kiss Before the Mirror stars Nancy Carroll as an unfaithful wife and Frank Morgan as her suspicious husband.
A celebrated lawyer defends his closest friend, who has been charged with the murder of his unfaithful wife. The experience leads him to question his own wife, who indeed is having an affair.
James Whale remade this film in 1938 as Wives Under Suspicion, included in standard-definition as a special feature on this release.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Interview with film historian Foster Hirsch
- Bonus film: Wives Under Suspicion (1938) (standard-definition)
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
The Man In The Iron Mask (1939) – Imprint Collection #515
James Whale adapts the classic French legend in this historical epic, starring Louis Hayward in a dual role as the twins King Louis XIV and Philippe of Gascony.
Twin heirs to France’s throne are separated at birth. The first-born Louis, is raised as a prince, while Philippe is brought up ignorant of his true identity. When Philippe is arrested and comes face-to-face with his brother, the tyrannical king Louis decides Philippe could be useful to him as a look-alike.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by film historians Daniel Kremer & David Del Valle
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Green Hell (1940) – Imprint Collection #516
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Joan Bennett and Vincent Price head deep into the jungle in this thrilling adventure from director James Whale!
In the jungles of the Amazon, a group of Western adventurers and two local native guides try to locate a lost treasure buried beneath an ancient Incan city.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 2025 restoration from a 4K scan
- NEW Video essay by film historian/author Stuart Galbraith IV
- NEW Interview with author Foster Hirsch
- Trailers From Hell: Green Hell – featuring filmmaker John Landis
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Hitchcock: The Early Years – Volume Two (1936 – 1940)
Street Date: January 7, 2026
Synopsis: The master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, conquered silent cinema in the 1920s, made his mark on sound films in the early 1930s, and then set forth developing his iconic style of dark drama, gripping thrillers, and black comedy as the 30s rolled on. This second volume of Hitchcock’s Early Years sees him capture the flair for stylish suspense that would define his legacy:
- Sabotage (1936)
- Young and Innocent (1937)
- The Lady Vanishes (1938)
- Foreign Correspondent (1940)
- Bonus film: Waltzes From Vienna (1934) (standard-definition)
Limited Edition 4-Disc Hardbox – 1000 copies only.
Sabotage (1936) – Imprint Collection #517
Praised by critics on release and still fresh with each contemporary viewing, Hitchcock’s Sabotage is often listed as one of the greatest British films of all time.
A detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is plotting to set off a bomb in London.
Starring Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, and John Loder, and adapted from the 1907 novel The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by writers and film experts Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
- Audio commentary by author / film scholar Leonard Leff
- NEW Film Critic Tim Robey on Sabotage
- Introduction by film critic Charles Barr
- On Location – featurette, introduced by Robert Powell
- Archival episode of Cinema Then, Cinema Now featuring Professor Jerry Carlson, Professor George Custen, and Professor Ilan Stavans
- Peter Bogdanovich Interviews Hitchcock – audio interview
- Archival introduction by actor Tony Curtis
- Image Gallery
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Young and Innocent (1937) – Imprint Collection #518
This thrilling mystery was adapted from the novel A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey, a “crisply paced, excellently performed film” (New York Times).
After seeing the body of a young girl washed up on a beach, Robert Tisdall runs away to secure help. He is seen by two girls who, believing him to be the murderer, inform the police. He must then attempt to prove himself innocent of a charge of murder based on circumstantial evidence.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by writers and film experts Kim Newman and Jo Botting
- Audio commentary by authors Stephen Rebello and Bill Krohn
- NEW Film Critic Tim Robey on Young and Innocent
- Introduction by film critic Charles Barr
- A Profile of Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
- Peter Bogdanovich Interviews Hitchcock – audio interview
- Hitchcock / Truffaut – audio interview segment
- Archival introduction by actor Tony Curtis
- Image Gallery
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
The Lady Vanishes (1938) – Imprint Collection #519
Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave star in this iconic mystery, renowned as one of Hitchcock’s best films, and based on the novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White.
During a journey aboard a Trans-Continental Express, a young woman strikes up an acquaintance with a middle-aged English governess who mysteriously disappears from her compartment. The girl is accused of hallucinating and begins to doubt her own state of mind. But as further enquiries are made, the curious behaviour of a group of foreign government agents is revealed.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by professor and film scholar Jason Ney
- NEW Film historian Matthew Sweet on The Lady Vanishes
- Introduction by film critic Charles Barr
- Archival episode of City Cinematheque featuring Professor Jerry Carlson and Professor Royal Brown
- Image Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
- Bonus film: Waltzes From Vienna (1934) (standard-definition)
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Foreign Correspondent (1940) – Imprint Collection #520
Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture, Hitchcock’s landmark spy thriller stars Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, and Herbert Marshall.
At the beginning of 1939, Jones, an American reporter, is sent by his paper to Europe. There, he is to investigate the possibility of a world war. In London, he meets an elderly Dutch politician, co-signatory of a secret alliance treaty whose details the Nazis will stop at nothing to discover.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
- Trailers from Hell: Foreign Correspondent – featuring filmmaker Larry Cohen
- Academy Award Theatre: Foreign Correspondent – 1946 radio adaptation starring Joseph Cotton
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Directed By… David Lean – Volume Two (1949 – 1955)
Street Date: January 7, 2026
Synopsis: David Lean is a name synonymous with sweeping epics, the Academy Award-winning director behind The Bridge On The River Kwai, and Lawrence Of Arabia. He was also known for intimate drama and comedy, and for his masterful ability to capture human emotion against sweeping backdrops. Our second David Lean collection brings together five of his finest postwar films, each accompanied by brand new and archival Special Features.
- The Passionate Friends (1949)
- Madeleine (1950) – worldwide first on Blu-ray!
- The Sound Barrier (1952)
- Hobson’s Choice (1954)
- Summertime (1955)
Packaged together in a Limited Edition Hardbox, the set also includes Part Two of an Imprint exclusive documentary on David Lean.
1500 copies only.
The Passionate Friends (1949) – Imprint Collection #521
Ann Todd, Claude Rains and Trevor Howard star in this love triangle drama, based on the novel of the same name by H. G. Wells.
The accidental meeting of two one-time passionate friends nearly causes the total disruption of a marriage, until the husband realises the truth.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by Alain Silver & Jim Ursini, authors of David Lean and his Films
- NEW The Passionate Friends: An Appreciation – interview with professor Melanie Williams, author of David Lean
- NEW Interview with first assistant editor Jim Pople
- Stills Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Madeleine (1950) – Imprint Collection #522
David Lean continued his collaboration with his spouse Ann Todd, in this remarkable true story following Madeline Smith, accused of murder in 1857.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a restored high-definition transfer
- NEW Audio commentary by Alain Silver & Jim Ursini, authors of David Lean and his Films
- NEW Madeleine: An Appreciation – interview with professor Melanie Williams, author of David Lean
- NEW Interview with actor Douglas Barr
- NEW Interview with actor Michael Medwin
- NEW Interview with 1st assistant editor Jim Pople
- Stills Gallery
- Audio: English 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
The Sound Barrier (1952) – Imprint Collection #523
Take to the skies with The Sound Barrier, a sensational aviation drama starring Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, John Justin, and Nigel Patrick.
John Ridgefield, pioneer airman and visionary, manufactures jet planes designed to fly faster than sound into a new world. But his daughter, Susan, believing that human life is more important than human progress, condemns her father’s aims and endeavors as senseless ambition.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by Alain Silver & Jim Ursini, authors of David Lean and his Films
- NEW The Sound Barrier: An Appreciation – interview with professor Melanie Williams, author of David Lean
- NEW Interview with scenic artist Peter Mullins
- BFI interview with David Lean (1959)
- Interview with journalist Geoffrey Wansell
- Stills Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Hobson’s Choice (1954) – Imprint Collection #524
Academy Award winner Charles Laughton (The Private Life of Henry VIII) is Henry Hobson in Hobson’s Choice, the BAFTA-winning, hit comedy based on the play of the same name by Harold Brighouse.
Harry Hobson, a prosperous provincial bookmaker and widower, has his home and business looked after by his three daughters. While he has allowed his two younger daughters to marry, the eldest, Maggie, must stay and care for him. But Maggie has other ideas and is determined to have her own way.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Hobson’s Choice: An Appreciation – interview with professor Melanie Williams, author of David Lean
- Interview with actress Prunella Scales
- Interview with associate producer and co-writer Norman Spencer
- Stills Gallery
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Summertime (1955) – Imprint Collection #525
Hollywood icon Katharine Hepburn stars in this heartwarming, Technicolor romantic comedy, filmed on location in Venice.
A highly-strung and lonely American looks for love in Venice. Soon, fantasies of romance become reality when she meets a handsome – but married – Venetian man.
Based on the stage play The Time of the Cuckoo by Aurthur Laurents, David Lean described Summertime as his favourite film he made, once saying “I’ve put more of myself in that film than any other I’ve ever made.”
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by Alain Silver & Jim Ursini, authors of David Lean and his Films
- Audio commentary by film scholar Mark Nicholls
- NEW Summertime: An Appreciation – interview with professor Melanie Williams, author of David Lean
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Bonus Disc
Continue your deep dive into the career and legacy of David Lean, with archival featurettes and the second part of our Imprint exclusive documentary on David Lean, by author Simon Lewis.
Special Features:
- NEW Before The Epic: David Lean’s Little Gems – Part Two – documentary by author Simon Lewis (2025)
- David Lean: A Self Portrait – documentary (1971)
- The South Bank Show: ‘David Lean – A Life in Film’ (1985)
- The South Bank Show: ‘David Lean and Robert Bolt’ (1990)
Booklet
A 70-page hardcover booklet, containing four chapter excerpts from The Films of David Lean by Alain Silver and James Ursini.
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