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I watched the criterion eclipse dvd of this a few weeks ago and was suprised how rough the print looked. i think ive been spoiled by all the great releases done by the Warner Archive, Kino, etc. in recent years. Can’t wait to see this restoration.

Very true. I would expect the answer to be “no.” Of course, I would have expected the same thing of Dance, Fools, Dance if someone had asked me a couple months ago. I know the survival rate is low for MGM films of this period.

I can’t get over how good this film looks. I never expected and MGM film from 1931 to look this pristine. I hope A Free Soul….another 1931 MGM film with Gable in a gangster role…..gets similar treatment in the future.

Agreed. Im hoping they can get Christopher Bean (1933) out of legal limbo.

Kino said on Facebook that there were legal problems keeping the final film, Daughter of the Dragon, from being released at this time.

I recieved my Mad About Music from Moviezyng yesterday and it was actually the right movie,

I pre-ordered these and Trail of the Lonesome Pine from movie zyng. Has anyone had their order ship yet?

We will have to beg Warner Bros. for that one. They own the rights. Maybe it will show up in the Warner Archive. Their recent releases have been very random.

It's a Gift is my favorite Fields films, actually its one my list of favorite films period. I never cared much for Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. I prefer Fields in in mid-30s Paramount phase...You're Telling Me, The Old Fashioned Way, Man of the Flying Trapeze, Poppy.

Hopefully the 1929 version will follow soon...at least on DVD if they dont think it can justify a Blu-ray. All three are worth owning for different reasons.

I'll put a vote in for Elephant Walk (1954) with Elizabeth Taylor and Dana Andrews

The late Ron Hutchinson of the Vitaphone Project owned the missing sound discs. Ive pasted a Facebook message he posted several years ago on the topic...

I was thinking that a double feature with the silent versions paired with their talkie remakes would be interesting. Manslaughter was remade in 1930 with Claudette Colbert and Fredric March. The Cheat was remade in 1931 with Tallulah Bankhead. Both talkie remakes would be owned by Universal now...

I wonder why WA has never released the full 1930 version on DVD? I see they are including excerpts on this release...

NEW 2020 1080p master from 4K scan of original nitrate camera negative! I wonder if there are any other Wheeler and Woolsey films where the original nitrate camera negative has survived?

I got excited when I saw what looked like a 1920s MGM poster on a blu-ray cover on the pre-order page. Then I realized it was a re-release of The Big Parade....

I would buy them in a second. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought I read somewhere that these films went through some sort of restoration/preservation funded by Hugh Hefner.

Warner Archive has DVD re-issues of A Day at the Races, Room Service and At the Circus up for pre-order. No sign of Blu-rays or A Night at the Opera, Go West, or The Big Store as of yet. Also, still no sign of any new-to-dvd films. Going on 10 months now I believe.

I think he means Walter Huston...

Me too! Couldnt believe Mystery of the Wax Museum and Greed announced on the same day

It also has a great original music and effects score.

Second this! Early William Powell at Paramount needs more attention

I thought for sure they would be releasing Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932). Maybe in the future.

The Cat Creeps is one of those films that I cant understand how it became "lost." It may have something to do with Paramount acquiring the rights to make the Bob Hope version in 1939. Though, Universal would have gotten the rights back when the purchased the pre-1948 Paramount sound library.

I've had random questions deleted before but Ive never been blocked. I think I asked whether they would go back and re-release titles released 10 years ago when better masters become available such as Private Lives and the silent Garbos.

I know they aren't part of this current Universal deal, but I wonder if Kino would have any interest in some of the early Paramount "talkies" (1929-1931) like the Philo Vance series with William Powell (Canary Murder Case, Greene Murder Case, and Benson Murder Case) or the Dr. Fu Manchu series...

So does Amazon have any say on what titles get released (and how often) or are they at Universal's mercy?

Maybe they could have added THE LAST WARNING (1929) to a Phantom-themed set since it takes place in a theater and Universal has recently restored it supposedly.

I see that Amazon and some other sites have posted this cover art.

I like the UKs packaging much more than ours in the US. The use of original advertising artwork is always a plus.