I had asked about this a few weeks ago on FB and the Archive confirmed that the legal issues holding up both the 1929 and 1943 versions of the The Desert Song for release had been cleared up finally allowing eventual WAC releases after remastering. Great news!Matt Hough said:
PENROD AND SAM (1931) Years before he would helm many installments in the Bowery Boys series of laffers, prolific director William Beaudine directed another sort of boy picture altogether, bringing Booth Tarkington’s Penrod and Sam to the screen in their first talking feature. Leon Janney and Frank Coghlan Jr. play the titular “In or In Club” founders, while Billie Lord and Nestor Aber make for a dynamite pair of pre-teen nemesis. And Cameo the dog comes close to stealing your heart — and the show — as Penrod’s pooch, Duke. Yep — children and dogs. No one tell W.C. Fields. TENTH AVENUE ANGEL (1947) Kid thesp phenom Margaret O’Brien headlines this late Forties fabular look back at tenement life during the Great Depression. Flavia Mills is the darling of the street and self-appointed guardian angel of the hard-scrabble and stout-hearted denizens of Tenth Avenue. But Flavia’s world comes crashing down when she learns those she loves best have been lying to her and it will take a miracle to restore her faith. Outstanding cast includes Angela Lansbury, George Murphy and Phyllis Thaxter. Directed by Roy Rowland. THE SECRET GARDEN (1949) Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s classic gets a top notch adaptation courtesy of MGM that makes the gothic roots of Mary Lennox’s journey delightfully apparent. The cast includes leading kids Margaret O’Brien and Dean Stockwell along with Herbert Marshall as the embittered lord of the manor, Elsa Lanchester as a cackling maid with no sense of place, Brian Roper as forest-lad Dickon and a real star-turn by an uncanny trained raven. Beware! Lurking inside the black and white walls of The Secret Garden are (spoiler alert!) some stunning Technicolor sequences. Directed by Fred M. Wilcox.
Not a 1st. The recent "Dead End Kids Double Feature" was a 4-month exclusive at Oldies.com. The WA's "Nelson Eddy / Jeanette MacDonald" titles were originally exclusives at Movies Unlimited; as was Durante's MUSIC FOR MILLIONS (1943). There were a few more, but I can't think of them at the moment. An interesting way to build distributor partnerships, and create goodwill.Randy Korstick said:
More than great news - this is simply fabulous!JoelA said:
Yes, the WAC does exclusive deals with other distributors which usually lasts at least two months before becoming more widely available on the official site. The latest wave of Nelson/Eddy titles on Movies Unlimited is still exclusive to that site only, including Lubitsch's The Merry Widow.Brent S said:
Dark of the Sun (1968) Jack Cardiff directs Rod Taylor, Jim Brown and Yvette Mimieux in this action classic about a team of mercenaries riding a steam train to rescue refugees and diamonds during the bloody Congo civil war.
Executive Action (1973) Will Geer, Burt Lancaster and Robert Ryan star in the documentary style suspense thriller about the assassination of JFK. Based on the novel Executive Action: Assassination of a Head of State by Donald Freed and Mark Lane. Script by Dalton Trumbo.
The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977) When a husband and wife are discovered dead, a small-town police chief begins an intensive investigation attempting to verify sightings of the couple’s reputedly deceased daughter. Andy Griffith stars.
Girlfriends (1978) Lauded indie film from filmmaker Claudia Weill focuses it discerning lens on a pair of women navigating life’s paths in mid-seventies New York. Eli Wallach, Christopher Guest, Viveca Lindfors and Bob Balaban all lend their efforts to this DIY gem, starring Melanie Mayron and Anita Skinner. A favorite of HBO’s Girls creator Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow.
Helter Skelter (1976) The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseudo-hippie Charles Manson and his Family. TV Mini-series adapted from the book by Manson prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi.
The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971-72) James Stewart stars as an anthropology professor struggling to bridge the generation gap with his college students and with his own family in The Jimmy Stewart Show. Professor James Howard and his wife Martha are the parents of two sons: twenty-nine-year old P.J., married and the father of an 8-year-old Jake and Teddy (Dennis Larson), who’s also eight and, technically, Jake’s uncle. And when Peter and his family move in with the parents, “Uncle Theodore” demands proper respect from his same-age nephew in this family comedy.
Brewster McCloud (1970) Robert Altman weaves together an offbeat tale of a young man (Bud Cort, Harold and Maude) who lives in an abandoned bomb shelter inside the Houston Astrodome and dreams of flight. But when murder victims covered in bird droppings start to appear, this dream takes an ominous turn.
Salem’s Lot (1979) When vampires invade a small New England town, one man must face his worst fears to stop the blood-sucking creatures. With James Mason and David Soul, directed by Tobe Hooper. Based on the Novel by Stephen King.
It’s a Small World (1950) Will Geer and Steve Brodie co-star in William Castle’s portrait of a little person’s struggles with normal-sized society. Starring Paul Dale.
Klute (1971) Small town police detective John Klute (Donald Sutherland) comes to New York to investigate the disappearance of his best friend, but his only lead is a letter to prostitute Bree Daniels (Jane Fonda). As these two very different people discover a romantic attraction to each other, Klute realizes Daniels is actually the murderer’s real target.
Over the Edge (1979) Jonathan Kaplan directs this hot-blooded cult classic about a group of kids left to discover their own values but only come up with drugs, booze and discontent. Fourteen-year-old Matt Dillon makes his screen debut as the kids’ charismatic leader Richie.
The Outfit (1973) Career thief Earl Macklin (Robert Duvall), his girlfriend and his partner set out to avenge the murder of Macklin’s brother by cutting down gangland operations one violent robbery at a time. From the “Parker” novels.
BORN TO DANCE (1936) LEPKE (1975) DREAM OF KINGS (1969) LUCAN (1977)
Huh, you're right. Don't know how I missed that...Bob Cashill said:
STAMPEDE (1949)It’s a full-house of Western wonder as Rod Cameron, Gale Storm and Johnny Mack Brown team up for this tale of water rights and gunfights. When settlers arrive at the town of Blackwell, Arizona they discover that the McCall brothers (Rod Cameron and Don Castle) control the water, and the cattlemen aren’t inclined to share. Rebuffed by the sheriff (Johnny Mack Brown), one fiery tempered settler (Gale Storm) takes justice — and a long gun — into her own hands. Directed by prolific phenom Lesley Selander with a script co-written by a (very) young Blake Edwards. SHORT GRASS (1950) Lesley Selander rides again, in this oater that re-teams Rod and Johnny Mack. This time ’round Rod plays a drifter who fails to steer clear of cordite-flavored trouble after falling hard for a rancher’s daughter (Cathy Downs). Framed for a robbery and shot in the back, the drifter gives the ill-gotten goods to the rancher (Stanley Andrews) before fleeing. Returning half a decade later, he finds the rancher murdered, the daughter married to a lush, and a Marshall (Johnny Mack Brown) mooning over the lady. Also features Alan Hale, Jr. WILD STALLION (1952) Following the murder of his parents during an Indian raid, a young boy (Orley Lindgren) becomes obsessed with his pet white colt that escaped during the raid. Raised on an army post, the boy becomes a wild horse hunter and continues his quest for his lost pet who’s grown into a magnificent white stallion that leads a pack of wild horses. An early production from the legendary Walter Mirisch, starring Ben Johnson and a trio of future TV titans — Edgar Buchanan, Hayden Rorke, and Hugh Beaumont.
RIDER ON A DEAD HORSE (1962) Allied Artists continues to step into the New Westerns of the 1960s with this six-gun saga that mixes seedy with its oats. Three prospectors (John Vivyan, Bruce Gordon and Charles Lampkin) bury their gold to protect it from Apache attack. No sooner than you can say “Sierra Madre”, greed turns the trio into a killer, a victim, and a corpse. But unfortunately for the killer, only the man he left for dead knows the way back to the secret cache. Also stars Kevin Hagen and Lisa Lu. 16x9 WIDESCREEN
