classicmovieguy
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I noticed that "Men of the Fighting Lady" is currently only a 'shop exclusive' on the WA site. Maybe there were some 'teething' problems in the initial batches.
Mine is fine. You need a new DVD.Richard Gallagher said:Has anyone watched Men of the Fighting Lady yet? I belatedly received a review copy but it freezes up three minutes into the film. I tried it on several different players so it's definitely a bad disc.
Thanks. That's what I suspected. It's the first Warner Archive disc which I haven't been able to play.ahollis said:Mine is fine. You need a new DVD.
looks like movies unlimited will be carrying this title. today warner has torpedo run with glenn ford.classicmovieguy said:I noticed that "Men of the Fighting Lady" is currently only a 'shop exclusive' on the WA site. Maybe there were some 'teething' problems in the initial batches.
Amazon has this on sale too effective 07-23-14.classicmovieguy said:I noticed that "Men of the Fighting Lady" is currently only a 'shop exclusive' on the WA site. Maybe there were some 'teething' problems in the initial batches.
Good to see THE WHITE TOWER listed, which had excellent colour photography. It was released on DVD in the UK in - unbelievably - black and white!Robert Crawford said:Also, a bunch of Glenn Ford titles released today by WA including Ransom and Trial, both in widescreen.
Me too. I wish they'd release SIX DAY BIKE RIDER. I haven't seen that one in decades.JoHud said:Happy to see the big Joe E Brown wave today. It's been at least 2-3 years since the first wave.
That's great news because I loved this film. Glenda Jackson and Sandy Dennis are just superb!PODER said:I just noticed that NASTY HABITS is now listed as a pre-order on Warner Archive. Hallelujah! Another one of my Most Wanted. Sandy Dennis' performance as the John Dean patterned nun is probably the funniest performance she ever gave.
Joe E. Brown was a natural athlete and a great physical comedian. His Warner Bros. period was his best. It was just the best place for his talents at just the right time for his popularity. It's a shame his brand of humor hasn't found new audiences over the decades. I didn't see any of his starring roles until I was an adult. I don't remember any of his starring vehicles coming on TV when I was a kid, although I got to see W.C. Fields, Mae West, the Marx Brothers and Eddie Cantor pretty consistently. Some of his films from the later '30s came on local TV when I first got a VCR in the early '80s, including THE GLADIATOR, very loosely based on Philip Wylie's dark sci-fi novel, but that was about it until the '90s when Ted Turner bought up the Warner library and showed the films on TNT and then TCM. Although I did see YOU SAID A MOUTHFUL at some point at the New School at one of William K. Everson's screenings, starring Brown, Ginger Rogers and Farina! Wonderful movie.JoeDoakes said:Joe E. Brown made a lot of great comedies in the early 1930s. I think they got better as they moved away from burlesque elements and presented Brown as the all American good guy struggling to get ahead. You Said a Mouthful, particularly, is great. I am glad to see these being released. I wish some of his late 1930s Columbia work could be released as well.
Seems like a case where TV broadcasting in the golden age of TV just didn't bother showing his movies, leaving his "golden years" in relative obscurinty.Vic Pardo said:Joe E. Brown was a natural athlete and a great physical comedian. His Warner Bros. period was his best. It was just the best place for his talents at just the right time for his popularity. It's a shame his brand of humor hasn't found new audiences over the decades. I didn't see any of his starring roles until I was an adult. I don't remember any of his starring vehicles coming on TV when I was a kid, although I got to see W.C. Fields, Mae West, the Marx Brothers and Eddie Cantor pretty consistently.