The Warner Archive has announced two new titles to debut on Blu-Ray in October: Mark Of The Vampire (1935) and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1931). Details on these amazing films can be found below:
Mark Of The Vampire(1935)
Street Date: October 11, 2022
Synopsis: Director Tod Browning brought his signature horror style to this classic MGM thriller starring Lionel Barrymore, Bela Lugosi, Jean Hersholt and Elizabeth Allen. In a remote village in Central Europe, a nobleman’s body is found drained of its blood and two punctures on his neck-the Mark of the Vampire. An ancient terror, a horror that won’t die haunts the village: the long undead Count Mora (Bela Lugosi) and his daughter Luna (Carroll Borland), rule the night. But the vampires have not fed on the people of the village for a very long time. Now, with the help of an expert in the occult, Professor Zelen (Lionel Barrymore) and a local Baron (Jean Hersholt), police inspector Neumann (Lionel Atwill) unearth a mystery far stranger and more terrifying than anyone could have imagined!
Technical Details:
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New 1080p HD master from 4K scan of Original Nitrate Camera negative!
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61 Minutes B&W
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BD50
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16×9 1.37:1 Aspect Ratio with side mattes
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DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Special Features:
- Commentary by Kim Newman and Steve Jones
- Classic MGM Short “A Thrill for Thelma”
- Classic MGM Cartoon “The Calico Dragon”
- Theatrical Trailer
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1931)
Street Date: October 25, 2022
Synopsis: “I’ll show you what horror means…”grows the hideous Mr. Hyde (Frederic March) as the helpless, terrified Ivy (Miriam Hopkins) cowers on her bed. And now you’ll see too, in this meticulously restored 1931 version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s spine-chilling masterpiece.
Director Rouben Mamoulian’s choice of young, handsome Fredric March to play the lead raised studio hackles. But Mamoulian’s insistence paid off as March’s performance earned him an Oscar as Best Actor. Indeed, the public’s fascination with Hyde equaled that of Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein and Bela Lugosi’s Dracula.
Technical Details:
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New 1080p HD master from 4K scan of best surviving Nitrate elements!
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96 Minutes B&W
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BD50
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16×9 1.19:1 Aspect Ratio with side mattes.
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DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Special Features:
- New Commentary by Dr. Steve Haberman and Constanine Nasr
- Archival Commentary by Greg Mank
- Fredric March’s 1950 radio performance re-creating his role as “Jekyll & Hyde”
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