SUSPICION (1941) on Blu-ray One of suspense-master Hitchcock’s most sublime confections, this “did-he-do-it” pairs Joan Fontaine with Cary Grant for a fantastic result. Fontaine plays a bookish heiress on her way to early spinsterhood, while Grant is a penniless rogue who charms his way into her heart and manse. But as the glow of instant ardor fades, our young heiress fears she has taken more than a rogue to her bed… Her greatest nightmare? That she loves him so much, she may not care that he is a monster. Presented in sparkling 1080p HD from a new high definition transfer, Suspicion has not been so crystal clear since scaring audiences 75 years ago. Special Features (in SD): “Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock” making of documentary; Theatrical Trailer

ALL KINDS OF CLASSIC

CINEMA’S EXILES: FROM HITLER TO HOLLYWOOD (2009) Post World War I Berlin boasted a burgeoning cinema scene that was second only to Tinsel Town in technical scope and artistic depth. And then Hitler came to power. This documentary chronicles the extraordinary story of these film industry refugees who fled fascism and forever changed the Hollywood. Narrated by Sigourney Weaver and told through film clips, interviews, home movies, photographs and rare archival footage, Cinema’s Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood explores the personal and professional experiences of Billy Wilder, Fritz Lang, Fred Zinnemann, Peter Lorre, Curt Siodmak, Franz Waxman and more. Written and Directed by Karen Thomas.

THE MAN AND THE MOMENT (1929)Long thought lost, this pre-Code proto-talkie Billie Dove risqué romantic comedy returns from oblivion thanks to a chance find in an overseas film vault. Now restored from 35mm film elements and rematched with the original Vitaphone discs, Man and the Moment offers a rare glimpse at cinema in transition, from the codified ways of the silents and into the sensations of sound. Rod La Rocque costars as a millionaire who barters Billie into a marriage of convenience only to try to test her virtues while in ‘the moment.’ Music, sound effects and some dialog sequences have been restored to the way they were originally experienced nearly a century ago. Directed by George Fitzmaurice.

BULLDOG DRUMMOND DOUBLE FEATURE (1929 & 1951) The notice in the paper reads, “Demobilized Officer, finding peace unbearably tedious would welcome any excitement. Legitimate, if possible, but crime of humorous description, no objection. Reply at once – Box X 10, The Times.” With the placement of this curiously worded advert, Capt. Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond, WWI veteran and peace-time ‘casualty’, boldly entered the annals of adventuring class. Quick-witted and two-fisted, the creation of Herman C. “Sapper” McNeile busted crime across the continents and across novels, plays, films and more. Ronald Colman makes his Talkie debut as the titular hero in Bulldog Drummond (1929) featuring Joan Bennett as the lady that answers the ad, desperate for answers about her uncle’s breakdown and the sinister asylum tending to his treatment. Next, Walter Pidgeon dons the ‘one-twos’ of Bulldog, as the sleuth is called out of retirement by Scotland Yard and forced to pair up with…a woman (Margaret Leighton) in Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951

ROBERT MONTGOMERY MADNESS

PICCADILLY JIM (1936) Robert Montgomery plays the eponymous Piccadilly in this adaptation of the P.G. Wodehouse comic novel. American ex-pat ‘Piccadilly’ Jim Crocker, Jr. accidentally becomes an international sensation thanks to his cartoon caricature’s lampooning of the upper class. Jim’s newfound fame as the mocker of the master class does not sit so well with Crocker, Sr. (Frank Morgan) who has matrimonial designs on that class or with Jim’s gal, Ann (Madge Evans), who’s family is the one lampooned. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard.

THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS (1938) Robert Montgomery plays David Conway, unsuccessful shipbuilder and husband to Lynn, an uber-successful theatrical manager. When New Bedford Mass offers the New Yorker a chance to be the breadwinner, he discovers his wife is in no hurry to be a hausfrau. As the marriage strains under the tension, interlopers intercede with amorous intentions of their own (Binnie Barnes, Lee Bowman). Also starring Warren William. Directed by Richard Thorpe.

YELLOW JACK (1938) A team of doctors, scientists, and marines wage an unconventional war on a deadly foe on the island nation of Cuba. Under the direction of Dr. Walter Reed (Lewis Stone), the team revisits a controversial researcher’s (Charles Coburn) theory involving an infected mosquito in their mission to end the Yellow Fever plaguing the island. But it’s a simple serviceman’s (Robert Montgomery) potential sacrifice that may be the turning point. Also starring Virginia Bruce, Andy Devine, Henry Hull, Buddy Ebsen, Stanley Ridges and (reprising his stage role) Sam Levene. Based upon the Broadway play, inspired by Walter Reed’s real-life pioneering work in microbiology. Directed by George B. Seitz.

HAUNTED HONEYMOON (1940) Long before mistress of mysteries Dorothy L Sayers’ famed gentry detective Lord Peter Wimsy was rediscovered on this side of the Atlantic thanks to a series of British mysteries that aired on PBS, Robert Montgomery played a decidedly different version of Lord Peter in this adaptation of the stage play Busman’s Honeymoon by Ms. Sayers and Muriel St. Clare Byrne. Constance Cummings plays the successful mystery writer Harriet Vane, Lord Peter’s long-time love interest, who has finally agreed to marry Lord Peter on one condition – no more crime. Unfortunately for the newlyweds, Lord Peter’s surprise wedding present comes complete with a murdered corpse… Arthur B. Woods directs this longer, international cut.

PAIR O’ ELEANOR PARKERS

VALLEY OF THE KINGS (1954) Romance! Adventure! Archeology! On location in Egypt! This 1900 set adventure depicts a desperate search for proof of Biblical truth among the ruins of Ancient Egypt. Robert Taylor plays a two-fisted archeologist teamed with a determined distaff explorer (Eleanor Parker) seeking to complete her father’s quest for the Holy Grail… We mean the lost tomb of Ra-Hotep. Robert Pirosh directs this seminal sand romance, with a sweeping score by the great Miklos Rozsa. 16×9 Widescreen

THE SEVENTH SIN (1957) W. Somerset Maugham’s The Painted Veil receives an updated time frame and location in this adaptation courtesy of director Ronald Neame. Now set in post-war Hong Kong, this version foregoes the temptations of torrid passion and marital compromise and instead focuses on a rebounding path to redemption. Beginning at the moment when Maugham’s aimless socialite’s (Eleanor Parker) infidelity is discovered by her despised doctor spouse, The Seventh Sin plunges headlong into suffering and self-discovery, all ably conveyed by the multi-faceted Ms. Parker. Also starring a surprisingly uncynical George Sanders. 16×9 Widescreen

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