Warners / TCM Archives: Forbidden Hollywood Collection Vol.1 in December (1 Viewer)

[Jim_K]

Wow. Count me among those that were expecting a larger set (5-6 films). Anyway it's still a must buy for me as it includes one my favorite pre-codes, Baby Face.

 

[Charles Ellis]

The thing I loved about the pre-Code films was that they were so refreshingly frank yet laissez-faire about sex and social relationships in general. I mean, if Baby Face had been done in 1935 instead of '33, the idea of Lily having a black best friend (Theresa Harris as Chico) would've been vetoed by the censors. Also, they prove that the Depession-era Americans weren't represssed as well. I mean, look at what was happening over at Paramount with Mae West and Marlene Dietrich- after Hays, Breen & Co. stepped in, you wouldn't see anything that sexually ribald or open until people like Billy Wilder did films like Some Like It Hot and Kiss Me, Stupid. You even get to see unrepentant pre-Stonewall gays and lesbians onscreen mingling with other characters openly before the Production Code wiped away all ideas of alternative lifestyles for the next thirty years. Yes, an all-too brief time of sexual freedom explored on screen!

 

[Art_AD]

Will I buy this................of course.................... but the lack of extras on a TCM Archive release is a MAJOR disappointment. When this set was first hinted to it was said to have a documentary at least.

 

[Robert Harris]

Apparently, the press release indicated an incorrect list price, which should be the stradard for the series, which is $10 lower.

 

[Ruz-El]

Yeah there could of been more features, but we are getting 2 versions of Baby Face, as well as the 2 other films.

I'm really looking forward to this series.

 

[Robert Harris]

Two versions of Baby Face. Correct.

RAH

 

[Ken_McAlinden]

Wilder's hero, Ernst Lubitsch managed to work a little fun into his "post-code" films, as did Preston Sturges.

Regards,

 

[Michael Elliott]

TCM did a documentary on pre-code era women, which would have made a nice addition. Even with the lack of extras I'll pick this one up. As others have stated, I was hoping for a bigger set but this will do for now. Hopefully some early Loretta Young titles or NIGHT NURSE shows up next.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Doesn't matter to me because I'm jumping all over this release. The specifications of this release look very enticing and I can't wait until I watch it. There really isn't enough Stanwyck nor Harlow on dvd.




Crawdaddy

 

[Andrew Budgell]

Artwork has been added for this set @ http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...ion-vol-1.html It looks quite spectacular!

Andy

 

[PaulP]

Stunning.

 

[Corey]

those are norma shearer's legs on the front of the cover. it was from the first photoshoot she ever had with george hurrell.

 

[Garysb]

It is now has a MSRP of $39.98 instead of $49.99 as previously
mentioned. Amazon currently has it for $27.99.

That is more like the Warner pricing I am used to.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...X0DER&v=glance

Those who stated the press release was incorrect were right.

 

[oscar_merkx]

Cheers for the remoinder as I just found out about these.

Must ... not .... forget ... these

 

[DeeF]

I bought this set today.

It's a small goof, but something I just noted: the Forbidden Hollywood collection is 3 movies on 2 disks. Disk 1 holds Red Headed Woman and Waterloo Bridge, and disk 2 holds Baby Face.

The disk labels show pictures from the movies, and these match the movies that are supposed to be on each disk.

The disks themselves are reversed. Disk 1 is actually Disk 2, and vice versa.

 

[Corey]

i'll be buyin this today off amazon. stil kinda ticked they didn't use 6 movies.

 

[Miguel M Santos]

Does anyone known any reviews of this set? I couldn't find anything yet.

 

[Simon Howson]

I just watched the pre-release version of Baby Face. The image quality was generally very good, though the sound was a bit muffled.

However I think there is a minor error, I think the labeling of my discs is wrong. I thought Disc 2 was meant to have the two versions of Baby Face, however the disc I had to play was the one marked as Disc One.

 

[BarryM]

I just got my copy today (wish they'd lose those stupid security tags....I hate 'em).

My disc 1, with Stanwyck's picture (listed as Disc two) plays "Red Headed-Woman" and "Waterloo Bridge", and visa versa.

I'm surprised they made this mistake (I checked and the disc 1 does play "Baby Face" - I didn't get the same program on both discs!

I haven't watched "Baby Face" yet, but I've seen it on TCM a few times and love it. Why didn't they simply insert the cut pieces into the better print and only offer one version?

Also, ditto on my dieing for "Convention Girl", but please add Mae Clarke's other tour-de-force......"NIGHT WORLD"! What a wonderful, naughty little film that one is. It's got everything; Mae Clarke, Lew Ayers, Boris Karloff playing quite a different villian type and it's even got a Busby Berkeley number in it!!!!

Also, don't forget Bette Davis' "Ex-Lady".

If WB is gonna make this a series, than there's plenty of pre-code goodies for them to choose from.

Has anybody else gotten the disc with the artwork transposed?

 

[PaulP]

I would love a continuation of this series. Mine should be arriving soon. Lately I've been on a 1930s kick, having gotten the two recently-released Cary Grant boxsets. Awesome stuff. Those were the days