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Definitely the ones I want not yet released: The Desperate Hours The Leather Saint Li'l Abner The Court Jester The ones I think look best thus far: The Ten Commandments North by Northwest White Christmas To Catch a Thief

SOme of us know thus stuff without resorting to Google: My Friend Irma. I can tell you the first Martin and Lewis picture I saw at the theater: Scared Stiff, and it scared me stiff. I was like 4.

I think Leslie Parrish is a superb Daisy Mae (and Imogene Lynn's singing for her is also beautiful) and is a terrific asset to the movie.

Fantastic score, and even though the production is (deliberately) studio-bound, it's in many ways like plucking Al Capp's zany creations right off the comics page and onto the screen. A Blu-ray from restored VistaVision elements would be eye-popping! [The poster art does lie a bit in saying the...

Oh, sure, I just meant available in the sense of legal rights. Seems like the rights are tied up in some way or the remaining elements are damaged, or some problem that prevents its availability in the same way that my three other choices are available if Paramount/Warners wanted to do them.

I've said these before, but they're still my top three: The Leather Saint The Desperate Hours Li'l Abner and, of course, One-Eyed Jacks, but I'm not sure that's available.

The clips from High Society that are used in the That's Entertainment Blu-rays always stand out from everything else that surrounds them. The clarity and richness of color are simply astounding.

The Criterion DVD which has been out for some years is framed in 1.66:1, isn't it? And it looks just fine as is. I've never noticed anything "off" when I've watched it.

Funny Face has a much better score than Daddy Long Legs and seems more substantial with the dazzling Kay Thompson in solid support. Daddy Long Legs is also too long.

None of those excerpts were in the Broadway documentary series as I recall. Basically, the documentary on the Golden Age skips from The King and I to My Fair Lady thus eliminating most of the shows in this listing above. The South Pacific excerpts used were from the Rodgers and Hammerstein...

Most people don't know or remember that Barbara Bel Geddes was the original Maggie the Cat in Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

I'd want Funny Face, War and Peace, Li'l Abner, One-Eyed Jacks (not sure they have the rights to that one), and The Court Jester. I'd already mentioned two black and white VistaVisions that I want: The Desperate Hours and The Leather Saint. And while Warners is waiting for Paramount...

To Catch a Thief was also released by them.

Another B&W VistaVision picture I've always liked was The Leather Saint. It's a boxing movie with John Derek playing a priest who takes to the ring to raise money for his parish. Paul Douglas is in it and, of course, the mob tries to latch on to a good thing. Fairly predictable plotting, but I'm...

The Desperate Hours is a real nail-biter. That would certainly be my first choice for a Blu-ray version of a black and white/VistaVision classic. Iwatch my DVD of it once or twice a year because it's such a fantastic thriller.

Well then, let's have it as a bonus feature on a Blu-ray release of this film!

I first saw The Buccaneer on NBC's Saturday Night at the Movies, and I loved it as a kid. I'm not sure I've ever seen it as an adult, but I certainly am tempted to get this new release.

Love those lists. I wish we could have them all - now!

Wow! I guess we'll just agree to disagree about both of those statements.

The clips used from High Society featured in the Blu-rays of the various That's Entertainment films look absolutely astounding. As much as I want to have Funny Face on Blu-ray, I want High Society just as much: not as good a film but the picture quality is going to be outstanding.

You sure do meet a lot of interesting people on this forum and learn a great deal of interesting facts, too.

Wonder if they'll get the aspect ratio right with Sabrina this time? They haven't yet.

And, of course, I want Funny Face and Li'l Abner on Blu. Their VistaVision visual quality should be stunning.

I gnash my teeth every time I think about that awful One-Eyed Jacks that got released some months ago.

Just want to say thank you again to you guys for this scentillating discussion. Makes reading these threads such a pleasure and also an entertaining learning experience.

I had completely forgotten about Laurence Olivier's Richard III being in VistaVision. I have it on DVD, and I do believe it is an excellent transfer (haven't watched it in quite some time). Another one I need to pull out and watch if I have some free time.

Since there's no way Warners would let High Society out of its control, the best of those VistaVision musicals would be Funny Face, Li'l Abner and The Five Pennies. I think Funny Face is in a class by itself, but as we've seen, it's not to everyone's taste. Clark Gable had three romantic...

Of the VistaVision musicals, Li'l Abner would undoubtedly be enhanced by a terrific HD master. The movie is filled with weird color schemes which HD would only heighten. I'd love to see it. It and Funny Face would certainly be my two choices (along with High Society which was an MGM movie now...

Teacher's Pet and The Five Pennies are both very entertaining films. The former is in black and white (as is The Matchmaker which is the nonmusical version of Hello Dolly with a super cast including Shirley Booth, Shirley MacLaine, Anthony Perkins, and Robert Morse). Day and Gable spar amusingly...

I love seeing the old posters, too, Ben. Keep 'em coming!