Kino Lorber Studio Classics has unveiled the details of their March 2023 4K UHD and Blu-Ray releases including works from such icons as Shirley Temple, Bob Hope, Cecil B. DeMille, Kelly Preston, Gary Cooper, Clive Barker and more. Get all the details on this incredibly packed lineup below:
Street Date: 3/7/23
Synopsis: In one of her earliest and most popular roles, the adorable Shirley Temple (Now and Forever) single-handedly melts the hearts of a gang of hardened gamblers when she is left as an IOU or “marker” for a debt. Adolphe Menjou (The Front Page) stars as a jaded head bookie, “Sorrowful” Jones, who winds up playing reluctant papa to the curly-topped waif and soon falls under her spell. Helping Sorrowful with the rigors of instant fatherhood is the beautiful Bangles Carson (Dorothy Dell, Wharf Angel), a nightclub singer whose racketeer boyfriend Big Steve (Charles Bickford, White Woman) is big trouble! Based on a story by Damon Runyon (Guys and Dolls) and directed by Alexander Hall (Torch Singer, Goin’ to Town), this heartwarming tale of love, faith and new beginnings will delight the whole family and make you believe in miracles!
Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic/Author Lee Gambin and Costume Historian Elissa Rose | Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/7/23
Synopsis: Master filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille (The Sign of the Cross, Cleopatra, The Ten Commandments) combines religious fervor and a stirring love story in one of his greatest screen spectacles, The Crusades. Christians in Medieval Europe are planning war against the Saracens, who have taken over the Holy City of Jerusalem. In order to obtain supplies for his soldiers, England’s king, Richard the Lion-Hearted (Henry Wilcoxon, Unconquered), is forced to marry a princess (Loretta Young, The Stranger) he has never met. The two are soon involved in a treacherous battle for survival of the Holy City—and of their love. This powerful epic unfolds in true DeMille fashion, bringing the past to glorious life as a cast of thousands creates “the kind of excitement that pulls an audience irresistibly to the edge of its seat” (The New York Times).
Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Allan Arkush and Film Historian/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
SECRET ADMIRER (SPECIAL EDITION)
Street Date: 3/7/23
Synopsis: An anonymous note sets off a romantic chain-mail reaction with hilarious results in this letter-perfect comedy that really pushes the envelope! When high school heartthrob Michael (C. Thomas Howell, Red Dawn, The Hitcher) receives an unsigned love letter, he assumes it’s from knock-out prom queen Deborah Anne (Kelly Preston, Twins, The Experts) instead of pretty honor student Toni (Lori Loughlin, Back to the Beach, TV’s Full House). And when Michael accidentally misplaces the letter, the juicy jottings soon make their way into the hands of the whole neighborhood, touching off a scandalously sexy soap opera of mixed-up motives, mistaken identities and merrily misfired emotions! It’s a fast and funny farce where the laughs are unsigned, sealed and delivered! Featuring Fred Ward, Dee Wallace, Leigh Taylor-Young, Cliff De Young, Casey Siemaszko, Courtney Gains and Corey Haim.
Bonus Features: Brand New HD Master – From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Interpositve | NEW Audio Commentary by Director David Greenwalt, Co-Writer Jim Kouf and Associate Producer Lynn Kouf, Moderated by Historian/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer | Radio Spots | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
MAKING MR. RIGHT (SPECIAL EDITION)
Street Date: 3/7/23
Synopsis: What do you do when you’ve fallen hard…for a man who’s hard-wired? John Malkovich (In the Line of Fire) and Ann Magnuson (Love at Large) star in this fresh, fast and funny film from acclaimed director Susan Seidelman (Desperately Seeking Susan). Savvy and beautiful PR executive Frankie Stone (Magnuson) has her work cut out for her. Hired by a giant technology company to “humanize” their latest invention—an android-astronaut named Ulysses (Malkovich)—she is shocked to discover that her new client embodies all the qualities she’s ever wanted in a man! When they begin to fall for one another, will their robotic romance blast into the stratosphere…or blow a circuit and crash? Shot by ace cinematographer Ed Lachman (Far from Heaven) with sidesplitting performances by Ben Masters (Dream Lover), Glenne Headly (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird), Polly Bergen (Cry-Baby) and Hart Bochner (Die Hard), Making Mr. Right is a sparkling tour de force of ingenious sight gags and clever moments!
Bonus Features: Brand New HD Master – From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Interpositve | NEW Audio Commentary by Producer/Director Susan Seidelman and Star Ann Magnuson | NEW Interview with Star Ann Magnuson | NEW Interview with Director Susan Seidelman | Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K) | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/14/23
Synopsis: Starring Jennifer Jones (Duel in the Sun) and Joseph Cotten (Peking Express), Love Letters is a romantic film noir about a lovely, trusting young woman who suffers from amnesia after her husband’s violent death. During World War II, Roger Morland persuades his friend Alan Quinton (Cotten) to write passionate love letters to Victoria Remington (Jones). Believing that Roger is the author of the letters, she marries him. Roger’s deception sets in motion a dire chain of events that locks Victoria in a world of fear and clouded memories. So begins a tale of intrigue, love and suspense, as Alan returns home in search of Victoria, the woman he loves. Once he finds her, can he risk driving her over the edge with the knowledge of her past life? Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Actress (Jones), this gripping mystery thriller from director William Dieterle (I’ll Be Seeing You, Portrait of Jennie) and screenwriter Ayn Rand (The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged) both touches the heart and teases the mind.
Bonus Features: Brand New HD Master – From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Fine Grain | NEW Audio Commentary by Entertainment Journalists/Authors Bryan Reesman and Max Evry | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/14/23
Synopsis: Donald O’Connor (Singin’ in the Rain) stars as a bumbling shopkeeper’s apprentice who finds his true calling on the South Seas in the comedy adventure Double Crossbones. When Davey Crandall (O’Connor) and his coworker, Tom Botts (Will Geer, Broken Arrow), are falsely accused of dealing in stolen treasure, they try to find refuge onboard Captain Ben Wickett’s ship. Through a series of hilarious mishaps, Davey soon finds himself the supposed captain and is embraced by the ruthless pirate community. Can this former man of peace still find his way into the heart of the righteous Lady Sylvia (Helena Carter, Time Out of Mind) or will his newfound pirate ways send her into the arms of another man? Set sail for romance and redemption in this lively Technicolor classic from director Charles Barton (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein).
Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic/Author Lee Gambin and Actor/Film Historian Gary Frank| Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/14/23
Synopsis: December 7, 1941. Navy man George Tweed (Jeffrey Hunter, The Searchers, A Kiss Before Dying) is ecstatic to be spending his last day on Guam after receiving his discharge papers. But this is the day “which will live in infamy,” as America—and Tweed—are suddenly thrust into global conflict with the Japanese bombing attack on Pearl Harbor. At this fateful moment, all American military personnel on Guam are either killed or surrender to the invading Japanese forces. All, except for five seamen who escape into the mountains. One by one they are tracked down and killed. There’s only one survivor: Tweed. Alone, hungry and hunted by the enemy, he begins a heroic ordeal that lasts almost three years. Co-starring Marshall Thompson (To Hell and Back) and introducing the “Audrey Hepburn of the Philippines,” Barbara Perez, No Man Is an Island is an incredible true story filled with action, thrills and ultimately, love.
Bonus Features: NEW Audio commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/21/23
Synopsis: Newlywed novelist Steve Merrick (comedy legend Bob Hope, The Cat and the Canary) has his hands full trying to finish his first masterpiece in the delightful romantic classic, Thanks for the Memory. While Steve’s beautiful bride Anne (Shirley Ross, The Big Broadcast of 1937) dreams of a better life for them, their eclectic group of friends drop in and out as they please, keeping Steve up and away from his typewriter. Meanwhile, a beautiful Southern Belle from next door (Patricia Wilder, Little Miss Broadway) keeps meddling into their blissful lives. When Anne resumes her modeling career to allow Steve some freedom, housekeeping gets the best of him, causing a muddled mess of epic proportions. Only romance and a good old-fashioned love song can save the day in this witty and charming romp through the minefield of marriage. Directed by Hollywood veteran George Archainbaud (Boy Trouble).
Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Michael Schlesinger | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/21/23
Synopsis: A misdiagnosis of only a month to live sends millionaire hypochondriac Bob Hope (The Ghost Breakers) into the arms of Martha Raye (Hellzapoppin’) and on a madcap matrimonial romp through a Swiss spa in this side-splitting screwball comedy. A deadly widow (Gale Sondergaard, The Spider Woman Strikes Back) tries to trap bean king Mr. Kidley (Hope) into a hasty wedding, but Kidley runs to the altar with oil heiress Mickey (Raye), who is dodging an arranged marriage to a pompous prince. Now the jilted ex-fiancés are chasing the newlyweds in one hilarious honeymoon that includes Mickey’s beau from back home (Andy Devine, Canyon Passage), a daring duel at dawn and non-stop comic mayhem from frequent Hope helmer Elliott Nugent (The Cat and the Canary, My Favorite Brunette) and the great screenwriters Don Hartman (Road to Singapore), Frank Butler (Road to Morocco) and Preston Sturges (The Great McGinty).
Bonus Features: Brand New HD Master – From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Fine Grain | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Paul Anthony Nelson and Lee Zachariah | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/21/23
Synopsis: Screen great Alan Ladd (China, O.S.S., Calcutta, Shane) stars as a wise guy who finds himself in one predicament after another in Lucky Jordan. When he discovers that he can no longer avoid the draft, a self-serving New York racketeer (Ladd) fails at his half-hearted attempt at military life. He goes AWOL, stealing a car that happens to contain a briefcase full of valuable military plans. What follows is an escapade filled with Nazi spies, espionage, assassins, saboteurs…and a beautiful member of the WAC determined to reform the gangster. Directed by Frank Tuttle (This Gun for Hire) and co-starring Helen Walker (Murder, He Says), Lucky Jordan is tough…trigger mad…and terrific!
Bonus Features: Brand New HD Master – From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Fine Grain | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/28/23
Synopsis: To prevent his inheritance from going to his greedy family, a dying steel tycoon (Richard Bennett) chooses eight random strangers and gives them each one million bucks. Among those chosen are an entertainer (W.C. Fields) who uses the money to clear bad drivers from the road, a Marine (Gary Cooper) who believes the check is an April Fool’s Day prank, and an office clerk (Charles Laughton) who finally sees an opportunity to quit his job. The unexpected windfalls bring joy—or tragedy—to the recipients. The anthology film If I Had a Million rounds up a veritable who’s-who of Hollywood filmmaking luminaries (including Ernst Lubitsch, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, James Cruze, H. Bruce Humberstone, Stephen Roberts, Norman Z. McLeod, William A. Seiter and Norman Taurog) and turns them loose for a zany, star-studded Pre-Code classic that bristles with imagination and wit.
Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Allan Arkush and Film Historian/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/28/23
Synopsis: Directed by the illustrious William Wyler (The Good Fairy, Detective Story, The Big Country, Ben-Hur), the briskly paced Counsellor at Law is often cited as the best film to ever tackle the intricacies and pitfalls of the legal profession. George Simon (Hollywood legend John Barrymore, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) is a successful attorney, climbing from a Jewish ghetto to elegant Art Deco offices in the Empire State Building. After allowing one of his former clients to commit perjury to win a case, George realizes he could be disbarred. The scandal convinces his wife to run away to Europe with another man, leaving George shattered and desperate to find out who his true friends really are. Flavored with social commentary and wry humor, Counsellor at Law is an exceptional example of the hard-boiled dramas that defined the Pre-Code cinema of the early 1930s. Co-starring Melvyn Douglas (Angel).
Bonus Features: Brand New 2K Master | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer and Catherine Wyler | Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/28/23
Synopsis: Directed by action-adventure ace George Sherman (Against All Flags, Big Jake), Tomahawk stars screen great Van Heflin (Shane, Wings of the Hawk) as the legendary mountaineer and Native American sympathizer, Jim Bridger. When the U.S. government decides to build a wagon route to Montana’s gold in 1866, they must run through the middle of the Sioux hunting grounds. Bridger fights for justice and territorial rights for the Sioux, which leads to a full-scale conflict with the cavalry. This Technicolor classic boasts superb scenery, grand-scale action and a strong supporting cast, with Yvonne De Carlo (Border River, Buccaneer’s Girl) as a wagon-show singer, Alex Nicol (The Redhead from Wyoming) as a prejudiced lieutenant, Preston Foster (I Shot Jesse James) and Rock Hudson (The Last Sunset) as other members of the cavalry, and Susan Cabot (The Duel at Silver Creek) as Bridger’s traveling companion.
Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic/Author Lee Gambin | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/28/23
Synopsis: Screen great Joel McCrea (Union Pacific, Ride the High Country) and the dazzling Yvonne De Carlo (Tomahawk, TV’s The Munsters) have a date with destiny in the powder-keg of the West, beyond the Border River. Desperately hoping to turn the tide of the Civil War, Confederate soldier Clete Mattson (McCrea) steals $2 million in gold bars from the Union and heads for the Mexican border town of Zona Libre, where he hopes to buy munitions and supplies. With Yankee troops in hot pursuit, Clete soon discovers he might be in a worse situation with a greedy despot (Pedro Armendáriz, 3 Godfathers), crooked businessmen and other shady characters intent on double-crossing him. Directed by action-adventure ace George Sherman (Larceny, The Comancheros) in glorious Technicolor.
Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Toby Roan | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 3/28/23
Synopsis: He’s pure evil… pure power… pure terror! RawHead Rex is a demon, alive for millennia, trapped in the depths of hell, and waiting for release. He is held by an ancient seal, imprisoned for centuries in a barren field near the hamlet of Rathmore, Ireland. In time, this gruesome legacy has been forgotten, dismissed as an odd pre-Christian myth until Tom Garron (Donal McCann) decides to plow the field his ancestors knew better than to disturb. The seal is broken and an unspeakable evil is unleashed – on a rampage of blood and lust. Howard Hallenbeck (David Dukes), an American historian on a working vacation with his family, discovers on the stained glass windows of a local church a series of scenes illustrating the reign of terror of RawHead Rex, but the one piece of glass depicting the defeat of the monster is missing. RawHead Rex is on the loose, and he is insatiable as Howard is desperately races against time for a way to stop the vicious monster. Directed by George Pavlou (Transmutations) with a screenplay by horror legend Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Candyman, Nightbreed, Lord of Illusions).
Bonus Features: DISC 1 (4KUHD): Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a New 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary with Director George Pavlou, Moderated by Author Stephen Thrower | 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio | Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc | Optional English Subtitles / DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): 2017 HD Restoration – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary with Director George Pavlou, Moderated by Author Stephen Thrower | CALL ME RAWHEAD: Interview with Actor Heinrich von Bünau (Rawhead Rex) | GROWING PAINS – THE CHILDREN OF RAWHEAD: Interview with Actors Hugh O’Conor and Cora Venus Lunny | WHAT THE DEVIL HATH WROUGHT: Interview with Actor Ronan Wilmot | RAWK ‘N’ ROLL – THE REX SESSIONS: Interview with Composer Colin Towns | RAWHEAD FX – A COCK AND BULL STORY: Interview with Crew Members Peter Mackenzie Litten, Gerry Johnston, Rosie Blackmore, John Schoonraad & Sean Corcoran | RAWHEAD RISING: Interview with Artist Stephen R. Bissette | RAWHEAD REX: Behind-the-Scenes and Original Art Image Gallery | RAWHEAD REX: Restored Theatrical Trailer | 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles
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