Blu-ray Review Maria Montez & Jon Hall Collection – Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[t1g3r5fan]

When Universal Pictures unveiled their first film in three-strip Technicolor – Arabian Nights – in 1942, they had a box office hit and a formula for bringing in audiences looking for an escape during WWII. That formula consisted of Jon Hall and Maria Montez involved in some kind of exotic adventure bathed in Technicolor’s famed hues; that formula would be replicated five more times. Kino has licensed three of those pairings and adventures (White Savage, Gypsy Wildcat & Sudan) for their Blu-ray debuts as part of a collection devoted to Montez and Hall.



White Savage (1943)



Released: 23 Apr 1943
Rated: Passed
Runtime: 76 min




Director: Arthur Lubin
Genre: Adventure



Cast: Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu
Writer(s): Richard Brooks, Peter Milne



Plot: A shark hunter falls in love with the beautiful ruler of a tropical...

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[aPhil]

Do the original 3-Color negatives survive for these films?

 

[marcco00]

thanx for this review, i've got this set but haven't watched yet....sounds like it will be fun!! a must have for me, i collect ALL of those glamorous, 3 strip technicolor women-- they always look soo fantastic!!

 

[Noel Aguirre]

What- No Cobra Chewels?

 

[MartinP.]

^^^

That one is already on Blu-Ray. (Kino-Lorber)