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I don't understand the reluctance of getting a region free player instead of waiting on Universal. I paid $40 for mine and it's the best purchase I ever made. Since I got my region free player I am enjoying many Universal titles not available in region one like .....

Backlash (1956) with Richard Widmark and Donna Reed

Bagdad (1949) with Maureen O'Hara and Vincent Price

Ballad Of Josie (1967) with Doris Day

Bengal Brigade (1954) with Rock Hudson and Arlene Dahl

Black Windmill (1974) with Michael Caine

Blindfold (1966) with Rock Hudson and Claudia Cardinale

Blue Dahlia (1946) with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake

Boom (1968) with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Border River (1954) with Joel McCrea and Yvonne De Carlo

Cobra Woman (1944) with Maria Montez and Sabu

Desert Fury (1947) with Burt Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott

Five Graves To Cairo (1943) with Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter

Flesh And Fury (1952) with Tony Curtis and Jan Sterling

Foreign Affair (1948) with Jean Arthur and Marlene Dietrich

Freud (1962) with Montgomery Clift and Susannah York

Games (1967) with Simone Signoret and James Caan

Glass Key (1942) with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake

Gun For A Coward (1957) with Fred MacMurray and Jeffrey Hunter

Hold Back The Dawn (1941) with Charles Boyer and Olivia De Havilland

House Of Cards (1969) with George Peppard and Orson Welles

Interlude (1957) with June Allyson and Rossano Brazzi

Isadora (1968) with Vanessa Redgrave and Jason Robards

Lady Godiva Of Coventry (1955) with Maureen O'Hara and George Nader

Man In The Shadow (1957) with Jeff Chandler and Orson Welles

Meet Danny Wilson (1951) with Frank Sinatra and Shelley Winters

Midnight Lace (1960) with Doris Day and Rex Harrison

Midnight Story (1957) with Tony Curtis and Gilbert Roland

Ministry Of Fear (1944) with Ray Milland

Mississippi Gambler (1953) with Tyrone Power and Piper Laurie

No Room For The Groom (1952) with Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie

North West Mounted Police (1940) with Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard

One Desire (1955) with Rock Hudson and Anne Baxter

Pillars Of The Sky (1956) with Jeff Chandler and Dorothy Malone

Prince Who Was A Thief (1951) with Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie

Secret Ceremony (1968) with Elizabeth Taylor and Mia Farrow

Seminole (1953) with Rock Hudson and Anthony Quinn

Sign Of The Pagan (1954) with Jeff Chandler and Jack Palance

Smoke Signal (1955) with Dana Andrews and Piper Laurie

Son Of Ali Baba (1952) with Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie

Song Of Scheherazade (1947) with Yvonne De Carlo and Brian Donlevy

This Earth Is Mine (1959) with Rock Hudson and Jean Simmons

Tomahawk (1951) with Van Heflin and Yvonne De Carlo

Walk The Proud Land (1956) with Audie Murphy and Anne Bancroft

Already have a bunch of these (yes, region-free is the only way to go).  But what I'm really waiting on are the classic Paramount horrors of the '30s and '40s that are owned by Universal (save for "Murders in the Zoo," which was part of the Cult Horror set, and "Island of Lost Souls, rumored on its way from Criterion), and the '50s psychotonic entries "Thing That Wouldn't Die" and "Girl in the Kremlin."  You know, the occasional obscurity.  I'd be willing to bet these (if marketed smartly) would sell just as well if not better than much of what Universal's issued so far.  

  Which brings up the question , why are these movies not available in the US ? Makes no sense to me . Are there many foreign movies that are put out in the US and not in there own country ?

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Originally Posted by Thomas T 

I don't understand the reluctance of getting a region free player instead of waiting on Universal. I paid $40 for mine and it's the best purchase I ever made. Since I got my region free player I am enjoying many Universal titles not available in region one like .....

 

Backlash (1956) with Richard Widmark and Donna Reed

Bagdad (1949) with Maureen O'Hara and Vincent Price

Ballad Of Josie (1967) with Doris Day

Bengal Brigade (1954) with Rock Hudson and Arlene Dahl

Black Windmill (1974) with Michael Caine

Blindfold (1966) with Rock Hudson and Claudia Cardinale

Blue Dahlia (1946) with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake

Boom (1968) with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Border River (1954) with Joel McCrea and Yvonne De Carlo

Cobra Woman (1944) with Maria Montez and Sabu

Desert Fury (1947) with Burt Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott

Five Graves To Cairo (1943) with Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter

Flesh And Fury (1952) with Tony Curtis and Jan Sterling

Foreign Affair (1948) with Jean Arthur and Marlene Dietrich

Freud (1962) with Montgomery Clift and Susannah York

Games (1967) with Simone Signoret and James Caan

Glass Key (1942) with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake

Gun For A Coward (1957) with Fred MacMurray and Jeffrey Hunter

Hold Back The Dawn (1941) with Charles Boyer and Olivia De Havilland

House Of Cards (1969) with George Peppard and Orson Welles

Interlude (1957) with June Allyson and Rossano Brazzi

Isadora (1968) with Vanessa Redgrave and Jason Robards

Lady Godiva Of Coventry (1955) with Maureen O'Hara and George Nader

Man In The Shadow (1957) with Jeff Chandler and Orson Welles

Meet Danny Wilson (1951) with Frank Sinatra and Shelley Winters

Midnight Lace (1960) with Doris Day and Rex Harrison

Midnight Story (1957) with Tony Curtis and Gilbert Roland

Ministry Of Fear (1944) with Ray Milland

Mississippi Gambler (1953) with Tyrone Power and Piper Laurie

No Room For The Groom (1952) with Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie

North West Mounted Police (1940) with Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard

One Desire (1955) with Rock Hudson and Anne Baxter

Pillars Of The Sky (1956) with Jeff Chandler and Dorothy Malone

Prince Who Was A Thief (1951) with Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie

Secret Ceremony (1968) with Elizabeth Taylor and Mia Farrow

Seminole (1953) with Rock Hudson and Anthony Quinn

Sign Of The Pagan (1954) with Jeff Chandler and Jack Palance

Smoke Signal (1955) with Dana Andrews and Piper Laurie

Son Of Ali Baba (1952) with Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie

Song Of Scheherazade (1947) with Yvonne De Carlo and Brian Donlevy

This Earth Is Mine (1959) with Rock Hudson and Jean Simmons

Tomahawk (1951) with Van Heflin and Roddy McDowall

Walk The Proud Land (1956) with Audie Murphy and Anne Bancroft

 

Great list and I have a few of them, but how is he quality on them and from what region are they from?

 

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Originally Posted by Robert Crawford 

Great list and I have a few of them, but how is he quality on them and from what region are they from?

 

 

Backlash (1956) with Richard Widmark and Donna Reed (England: excellent wide screen 2.00:1 transfer)

Bagdad (1949) with Maureen O'Hara and Vincent Price (Spain: decent Technicolor transfer, full screen)

Ballad Of Josie (1967) with Doris Day (England: excellent wide screen 2.35 transfer)

Bengal Brigade (1954) with Rock Hudson and Arlene Dahl (Spain: adequate transfer, full screen)

Black Windmill (1974) with Michael Caine (England: very good wide screen 2.35 transfer)

Blindfold (1966) with Rock Hudson and Claudia Cardinale (France: very good wide screen 2.35 transfer)

Blue Dahlia (1946) with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake (England: good full screen transfer)

Boom (1968) with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (Germany: excellent wide screen 2.35 transfer)

Border River (1954) with Joel McCrea and Yvonne De Carlo (France: adequate full screen transfer)

Cobra Woman (1944) with Maria Montez and Sabu (England: handsome Technicolor full screen transfer)

Desert Fury (1947) with Burt Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott (Australia: nice Technicolor full screen transfer)

Five Graves To Cairo (1943) with Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter (Australia: Excellent full screen transfer)

Flesh And Fury (1952) with Tony Curtis and Jan Sterling (England: very good full screen transfer)

Foreign Affair (1948) with Jean Arthur and Marlene Dietrich (England: adequate full screen transfer)

Freud (1962) with Montgomery Clift and Susannah York (Spain: nice 1.85 wide screen transfer)

Games (1967) with Simone Signoret and James Caan (Spain: decent if somewhat soft 2.35 wide screen transfer)

Glass Key (1942) with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake (England: good full screen transfer)

Gun For A Coward (1957) with Fred MacMurray and Jeffrey Hunter (France: very nice wide screen 2.35 transfer but be warned, French subtitles are not removable)

Hold Back The Dawn (1941) with Charles Boyer and Olivia De Havilland (France: adequate full screen transfer)

House Of Cards (1969) with George Peppard and Orson Welles (Brazil: very good 2.35 wide screen transfer)

Interlude (1957) with June Allyson and Rossano Brazzi (Spain: Excellent wide screen 2.35 transfer)

Isadora (1968) with Vanessa Redgrave and Jason Robards (France: Very nice wide screen 1.85 transfer)

Lady Godiva Of Coventry (1955) with Maureen O'Hara and George Nader (Brazil: rather on the dark side full screen transfer that could use remastering but watchable)

Man In The Shadow (1957) with Jeff Chandler and Orson Welles (Germany: Excellent wide screen 2.35 transfer)

Meet Danny Wilson (1951) with Frank Sinatra and Shelley Winters (Excellent full screen transfer)

Midnight Lace (1960) with Doris Day and Rex Harrison (England: decent 1.85 wide screen transfer)

Midnight Story (1957) with Tony Curtis and Gilbert Roland (Spain: excellent wide screen 2.35 transfer)

Ministry Of Fear (1944) with Ray Milland (England: decent full screen transfer)

Mississippi Gambler (1953) with Tyrone Power and Piper Laurie (Spain: Uneven full screen transfer, soft in the long shots, decent in the close ups, in need of remastering but watchable)

No Room For The Groom (1952) with Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie (France: above average full screen transfer with the added bonus of interviews with Curtis and Laurie on working with Sirk)

North West Mounted Police (1940) with Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard (England: nice Technicolor full screen transfer)

One Desire (1955) with Rock Hudson and Anne Baxter (Spain: Excellent wide screen 2.00:1 transfer)

Pillars Of The Sky (1956) with Jeff Chandler and Dorothy Malone (Germany: Above average wide screen 2.35 transfer)

Prince Who Was A Thief (1951) with Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie (Germany: Nice full screen Technicolor transfer) 

Secret Ceremony (1968) with Elizabeth Taylor and Mia Farrow (England: Very good 1.85 wide screen transfer)

Seminole (1953) with Rock Hudson and Anthony Quinn (England: decent full screen transfer)

Sign Of The Pagan (1954) with Jeff Chandler and Jack Palance (Germany: rather ragged but apparently those were the only source materials available. Features both the wide screen 2.35 transfer and the full screen transfer, not P&S. apparently the film was shot twice, both CinemaScope and full screen) 

Smoke Signal (1955) with Dana Andrews and Piper Laurie (Spain: decent full screen transfer)

Son Of Ali Baba (1952) with Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie (Australia: decent full screen transfer)

Song Of Scheherazade (1947) with Yvonne De Carlo and Brian Donlevy (Brazil: faded Technicolor full screen transfer could use some serious remastering)

This Earth Is Mine (1959) with Rock Hudson and Jean Simmons (Spain: Excellent wide screen 2.35 transfer)

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Originally Posted by Robert Crawford 

Great list and I have a few of them, but how is he quality on them and from what region are they from?

 

 

and finishing it off:
 

Tomahawk (1951) with Van Heflin and Yvonne De Carlo (Germany: Very nice full screen transfer)

Walk The Proud Land (1956) (England: Very good wide screen 2.35 transfer)

These non-removable subtitles on the French Sidonis DVDs are a real PAIN!!!!!!!!

Their version of "Column South" is horrid to boot.

The German Koch imprint is always a good bet "Chief Crazy Horse" is a super

widescreen transfer as is "Hell Bent For Leather" a top notch Audie Murphy.

The Koch version of "Border River" is excellent,as is their version of "Saskatchewan"

The French version (not Sidonis) of "Incident At Phantom Hill" is a lovely

widescreen transfer.

The version of "Taza Son Of Cochise" from Universal Spain is a lovely widescreen

transfer and reportedly better than the US version.

The Universal Spain version of "Calamity Jane & Sam Bass" is pretty good.

What has happened to Universal Spain there were a flood of releases a few months

ago but they seem to have given up on classic movies.

I agree; the German version of "Tomahawk" (not Koch) is stunning.

What I really crave from Universal,in any territory is some of the excellent

Westerns Jock Mahoney made for them. I am most keen on the following:

A DAY OF FURY

JOE DAKOTA

SLIM CARTER

LAST OF THE FAST GUNS

SHOWDOWN AT ABILENE

MONEY,WOMEN AND GUNS

I cannot believe none of these films have been released on DVD in any territory!

I too would like to see Universal unearth their missing horrors "Curse Of The Undead"

and "The Thing That Wouldnt Die"

Also the tough crime thriller "Naked Alibi" that had maverick cop Sterling Hayden

stalking psycho Gene Barry (sound familiar?)

Thomas,

Thank you for your reply as I'm going to order some of those titles from the UK and Australia.

Crawdaddy

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Originally Posted by borisfw 

I wish Universal would put out more titles. I'm still waiting for some Milland and Ladd titles . Some great stuff sitting there rotting away .

 

But i am happy with the Murphy set . Except i just got an email telling me my order is on backorder . Not sure how since i preordered the set .

That's strange, I ordered the Murphy set last Tuesday and received it today.

Crawdaddy
 

I received an email yesterday indicating that mine shipped on the13th . So i should have it by the end of the week .

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Originally Posted by TonyD 

I didn't see that it was mentioned here but A Bronx Tale is now available as a standard DVD from Focus Features exclusively at all FYE stores.

Is the exclusive only available in the brick-and-mortar stores - and not available on-line?

Thanks for the heads-up. I've been wanting The Seven Percent Solution.

And I see Amazon now has artwork for all the items you listed (there was none yesterday) so I'm guessing these will be available soon.

A COMPLETE list compiled by Digital Bit's Dr. Jahnke:  

40 Pounds Of Trouble (1962 – Dir: Norman Jewison, with Tony Curtis)

The Ballad Of Josie (1967 – Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen, with Doris Day)

The Black Shield Of Falworth (1954 – Dir: Rudolph Mate, with Tony Curtis)

Blonde Venus (1932 – Dir: Josef von Sternberg, with Marlene Dietrich)

Blue Collar (1978 – Dir: Paul Schrader, with Richard Pryor & Harvey Keitel)

Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife (1938 – Dir: Ernst Lubitsch, with Claudette Colbert)

The Brass Bottle (1964 – Dir: Harry Keller, with Tony Randall)

The Brink’s Job (1978 – Dir: William Friedkin, with Peter Falk)

A Bronx Tale (1993 – Dir: Robert De Niro, with De Niro & Chazz Palminteri)

The Cat And The Canary (1939 – Dir: Elliott Nugent, with Bob Hope)

The Chalk Garden (1964 – Dir: Ronald Neame, with Deborah Kerr)

Cobra Woman (1944 – Dir: Robert Siodmak, with Maria Montez)

Cool As Ice (1991 – Dir: David Kellogg, with Vanilla Ice)

Crackers (1984 – Dir: Louis Malle, with Donald Sutherland & Sean Penn)

Death Of A Gunfighter (1969 – Dir: Alan Smithee/Don Siegel/Robert Totten)

Death Takes A Holiday (1934 – Dir: Mitchell Leisen, with Fredric March)

Dragnet (1954 – Dir/Star: Jack Webb)

Eddie Macon’s Run (1983 – Dir: Jeff Kanew, with Kirk Douglas & John Schneider)

Gambit (1966 – Dir: Ronald Neame, with Michael Caine & Shirley MacLaine)

Games (1967 – Dir: Curtis Harrington, with Simone Signoret & James Caan)

Gold Diggers: The Secret Of Bear Mountain (1995 – Dir: Kevin James Dobson)

A Good Man In Africa (1994 – Dir: Bruce Beresford, with Sean Connery)

Gun For A Coward (1957 – Dir: Abner Biberman, with Fred MacMurray)

Here Come The Waves (1944 – Dir: Mark Sandrich, with Bing Crosby)

The House Of The Seven Gables (1940 – Dir: Joe May, with George Sanders)

The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981 – Dir: Joel Schumacher, with Lily Tomlin)

The Island (1980 – Dir: Michael Ritchie, with Michael Caine)

It Ain’t Hay (1943 – Dir: Erle C. Kenton, with Abbott & Costello)

Kitten With A Whip (1964 – Dir: Douglas Heyes, with Ann-Margret)

Lady In A Jam (1942 – Dir: Gregory La Cava, with Irene Dunne)

The Last Remake Of Beau Geste (1977 – Dir/Star: Marty Feldman)

Leaving Normal (1992 – Dir: Edward Zwick, with Christine Lahti & Meg Tilly)

The List Of Adrian Messenger (1963 – Dir: John Huston, with George C. Scott)

A Lovely Way To Die (1968 – Dir: David Lowell Rich, with Kirk Douglas)

Man In The Shadow (1957 – Dir: Jack Arnold, with Jeff Chandler & Orson Welles)

Mass Appeal (1984 – Dir: Glenn Jordan, with Jack Lemmon)

McHale’s Navy (1964 – Dir: Edward Montagne, with Ernest Borgnine)

Morocco (1930 – Dir: Josef von Sternberg, with Marlene Dietrich)

The Other Side Of The Mountain (1975 – Dir: Larry Peerce, with Beau Bridges)

The Other Side Of The Mountain Part 2 (1978 – Dir: Larry Peerce)

The Perfect Furlough (1958 – Dir: Blake Edwards, with Tony Curtis)

Pete ‘n’ Tillie (1972 – Dir: Martin Ritt, with Walter Matthau & Carol Burnett)

Pittsburgh (1942 – Dir: Lewis Seiler, with Marlene Dietrich & John Wayne)

The Public Eye (1992 – Dir: Howard Franklin, with Joe Pesci)

Pure Luck (1991 – Dir: Nadia Tass, with Martin Short & Danny Glover)

Quantez (1957 – Dir: Harry Keller, with Fred MacMurray)

Raid On Rommel (1971 – Dir: Henry Hathaway, with Richard Burton)

Resurrection (1980 – Dir: Daniel Petrie, with Ellen Burstyn)

Rough Night In Jericho (1967 – Dir: Arnold Laven, with Dean Martin)

Ruggles Of Red Gap (1935 – Dir: Leo McCarey, with Charles Laughton)

Scott Joplin (1977 – Dir: Jeremy Kagan, with Billy Dee Williams)

The Secret War Of Harry Frigg (1968 – Dir: Jack Smight, with Paul Newman)

The Seduction Of Joe Tynan (1979 – Dir: Jerry Schatzberg, with Alan Alda)

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976 – Dir: Herbert Ross, with Nicol Williamson & Alan Arkin)

Seven Sinners (1940 – Dir: Tay Garnett, with Marlene Dietrich & John Wayne)

Shoot Out (1971 – Dir: Henry Hathaway, with Gregory Peck)

Shout (1991 – Dir: Jeffrey Hornaday, with John Travolta)

Sometimes A Great Notion (1971 – Dir: Paul Newman, with Newman & Henry Fonda)

Spawn Of The North (1938 – Dir: Henry Hathaway, with George Raft & Henry Fonda)

Stick (1985 – Dir: Burt Reynolds, with Reynolds & Candice Bergen)

Tarantula (1955 – Dir: Jack Arnold, with John Agar)

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969 – Dir: Abraham Polonsky, with Robert Redford)

Tomahawk (1951 – Dir: George Sherman, with Yvonne De Carlo)

Ulzana’s Raid (1972 – Dir: Robert Aldrich, with Burt Lancaster)

The Virginian (1946 – Dir: Stuart Gilmore, with Joel McCrea)

We’re Not Dressing (1934 – Dir: Norman Taurog, with Bing Crosby & Carole Lombard)

You Gotta Stay Happy (1948 – Dir: H.C. Potter, with Joan Fontaine & James Stewart) 

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Originally Posted by FrancisP 

If anyone is interested in the McHale's Navy, both movies are avilable on a blu-ray double feature through Madman in Australia. I got it and they both look good on blu-ray.

Region Free?
 

So, what's the general consensus on these regarding LBX or full screen? Does Universal release them in their correct aspect ratio, or not?

I'm not sure I understand your answer . . . are they, or are they NOT widescreen?