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| Detail | Value |
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| Binding | DVD |
| EAN | 0025192048647 |
| Label | Universal Studios |
| List Price | $49.98 |
| Manufacturer | Universal Studios |
| Product Group | DVD |
| Product Type Name | ABIS_DVD |
| Publisher | Universal Studios |
| Studio | Universal Studios |
| Title | The Barbara Stanwyck Collection (Internes Can't Take Money / The Great Man's Lady / The Bride Wore Boots / The Lady Gambles / All I Desire / There's Always Tomorrow) |
| UPC | 025192048647 |
| Format | NTSC |
| Release Date | 2010-04-27 |
| Languages | English |
| Audience Rating | Unrated |
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User Reviews: The Barbara Stanwyck Collection
Featured Review
May 3, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Reviewed by Kevin EK
Pros: Five good transfers of Barbara Stanwyck films
Cons: The sixth film in the collection
Cons: The sixth film in the collection
The Barbara Stanwyck Collection
Universal Backlot Series
INTERNES CAN’T TAKE MONEY
Studio: Universal (Original Theatrical Release by Paramount)
Original Release: 1937
Length: 1 hour 19 mins
Genre: Melodrama
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea
Directed By: Alfred Santell
THE GREAT MAN’S LADY
Studio: Universal (Original Theatrical Release by Paramount)
Original Release: 1942
Length: 1 hour 31 mins
Genre: Historic Drama
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea
Directed By: Wiliam Wellman
THE BRIDE WORE BOOTS
Studio: Universal (Original Theatrical Release by Paramount)
Original Release: 1946
Length: 1 hour 27 mins
Genre: Marriage Comedy
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Cummings
Directed By: Irving Pichel
THE LADY GAMBLES
Studio: Universal
Original Release: 1949
Length: 1 hour 39 mins
Genre: Gambling Drama
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Preston
Directed By: Michael Gordon
ALL I DESIRE
Studio: Universal
Original Release: 1953
Length: 1 hour 28 mins
Genre: Melodrama
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck and Richard Carlson
Directed By: Douglas Sirk
THERE’S ALWAYS TOMORROW
Studio: Universal
Original Release: 1956
Length: 1 hour 21 mins
Genre: Infidelity Drama
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray
Directed By: Douglas Sirk
ALL FILMS
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Even THERE’S ALWAYS TOMORROW, which is not the proper aspect ratio)
Color/B&W: Black & White
Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles: English SDH Only
Rating: Not Rated (Appropriate for all ages)
Release Date: April 27, 2010
Rating: 3
Universal continues its “Backlot Series” with a sextet of pictures starring Barbara Stanwyck, including three originally released by Paramount. Fans of Barbara Stanwyck will certainly enjoy seeing the first five films in this collection, as they are presented in very nice black and white prints with effective mono soundtracks. If anything, this collection is a great way to see a 20 year period of Stanwyck’s career, including several films that come in between the bigger pictures for which she is better known.
Unfortunately, I must also note that the sixth picture in the collection, There’s Always Tomorrow, has not been presented here in its proper 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Instead, a fairly soft and muddy full frame version has been included here. What makes this truly mystifying is that there have been two DVD releases of this title in other regions that have used a perfectly good widescreen print. I have no explanation as to the reason for this problem, but I don’t dare let it pass without risk of sending the film’s fans into a purchase without knowing what they are getting. I must also note that while all the films are chaptered, none of them has a chapter menu, which is something that really tends to cause irritation for me.
That said, I must also say that the collection does have five films that are perfectly presentable, and the purchase may be worth it for those five films alone. Beyond the films, the only extras present here are trailers for The Great Man’s Lady and All I Desire.
VIDEO QUALITY 3/5 (for the first 5 films), 1/5 (for There’s Always Tomorrow)
The Barbara Stanwyck Collection is presented in clean black and white prints in the full frame 1.33:1 ratio for the first five films, and then a softer and muddier 1.33:1 cropped print for There’s Always Tomorrow. I have read online that this print may have been one used for television broadcasts, but I am at a loss to explain why this was used for the Collection rather than the superior 1.85:1 transfer available elsewhere.
AUDIO QUALITY 3 /5
All six films in The Barbara Stanwyck Colletion are presented in an English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono mix that presents the dialogue and music in a pretty clear and clean manner.
SPECIAL FEATURES 1/5
The only special features included here are two full-frame trailers, one for The Great Man’s Lady (2:15),and the other for All I Desire (1:06). Given the wealth of material about Barbara Stanwyck and Douglas Sirk available, one would think they could have included something else here, even an introduction somewhere. As it is, the only notes or added thoughts are a few jottings on the DVD packaging.
Subtitles are available in English.
The other complaint I must again note with this Collection is that while each film is chaptered, there is no chapter menu, which means unless you have an automatic resume feature on your player, you’ll be hunting through the movie to find where you left off. And good luck finding a scene of your choice.
IN THE END...
The Barbara Stanwyck Collection features presentations of five Barbara Stanwyck vehicles that her fans will enjoy seeing in one convenient package. But the sixth film in the bunch, There’s Always Tomorrow, is presented in such an inferior fashion that it may lower the attractiveness of the Collection for Stanwyck fans. I leave it to the viewers to decide for themselves. My instincts say that this will still be a purchase for many fans, if only on the strength of the first five films here.
Kevin Koster
May 3, 2010
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