Around the Blogosphere This Week

Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet...

...The Hollywood Reporter speculates about the future of Turner Classic Movies if Netflix purchases Warner Bros., which owns the channel...and there's more on the subject from IndieWire.

...Annette Bochenek shares important historic locations from the life of actress Ellen Drew in her column at Classic Movie Hub.

...The Criterion Channel's February streaming lineup includes a collection of pre-Code films directed by Mervyn LeRoy and movies featuring spectacular stunts.

...At Comet Over Hollywood, Jessica has written about June Haver and Mark Stevens in I WONDER WHO'S KISSING HER NOW (1947).

...Farran Smith Nehme's essay on CAPTAIN BLOOD (1935), part of the new Criterion Collection Blu-ray release, is now available to read on the Criterion website.

...There's now an annual film Tombstone Film Festival. This year's edition opens in Tombstone, Arizona, on January 29th. Thanks to Billie Dawn for the info.

...Utah's Kanab Film Festival, which started in 2019, will not take place this year due to funding challenges, but it will return in 2027.

...Here's a review of Chester Morris and Adele Mara in ALIAS BOSTON BLACKIE (1942) by Katie Carter at her site Katie at the Movies.

...Coming from the Warner Archive Collection in March: A four-film Humphrey Bogart Blu-ray set. It contains some very good titles, including a personal favorite of mine, CONFLICT (1945). (Via Ashley.)

...Attention Southern Californians: For information on the American Cinematheque's Nitrate Film Festival 2026, coming to the Egyptian Theatre in February, please visit my post with all the info.

...Also, a last-minute notice that Victoria Mature will introduce John Ford's MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946) at the Egyptian Theatre on Sunday, January 25th. CLEMENTINE of course stars Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp and Victoria's father, Victor Mature, as Doc Holliday.

...Notable Passing: Disney animated director Roger Allers (THE LION KING) has sadly died at 76.

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my January 17th column.

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Quick Preview of TCM in February

It's time for a quick peek ahead at next month's schedule on Turner Classic Movies.

February will be unusual for TCM in that the first half of the month is a "normal" schedule, and then on February 13th the annual 31 Days of Oscar festival begins.

This year 31 Days of Oscar runs through March 15th, the day of the Oscars ceremony.

TCM will show the movies grouped by themes such as "Oscar Goes to a Fantasy World," "Oscar Goes to a Wedding," and "Oscar Goes to Paris." TCM has posted a preview video.

Focusing on the first half of February, the Star of the Month will be...Bugs Bunny!

Bugs Bunny cartoons will be featured on the evenings of February 2nd through 6th, screened in between feature films.

The Noir Alley films for the first two weekends of February will be TALK ABOUT A STRANGER (1952) and VICE SQUAD (1953). I found VICE SQUAD, starring Edward G. Robinson, a lot of fun.

Filmmakers receiving multifilm tributes in the first half of February include John Carradine, Michael Schultz, Kathryn Grayson, Margaret Rutherford, Ernst Lubitsch, and Walter Matthau.

February programming themes will include Bomba the Jungle Boy, pilots, Westerns, schools, and lost loves.

I'll have a more detailed look at the schedule for the first half of February posted here around the end of the month, followed by a separate 31 Days of Oscar post later in February.

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Nitrate Film Festival 2026 at the Egyptian Theatre

Last year I attended a pair of wonderful screenings at the American Cinematheque's Nitrate Film Festival 2025.

I had the chance to see festival screenings of ROPE (1948) and PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (1948) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The latter was a perfectly timed Valentine's Day screening.

The American Cinematheque has just announced its Nitrate Film Festival 2026, to take place next month at the Egyptian.

This year I'll have the joy of attending a nitrate screening of MY MAN GODFREY (1936) on Valentine's Day! I bought tickets the minute I heard about it.

The other films in this year's series are THE GOOD FAIRY (1935), NOTHING SACRED (1937), BLITHE SPIRIT (1945), DEAD RECKONING (1947), SAMSON AND DELILAH (1949), and the Japanese film WIFE! BE LIKE A ROSE! (1935).

Nitrate prints are rarely shown; the Egyptian is one of only five theaters in the United States licensed to show these rather "dangerous," highly flammable prints. Nitrate prints have been described as the closest material to what was shot on the movies' actual sets.

When I saw CASABLANCA (1942) on nitrate several years ago, I wrote "That gleaming, glistening print was alive in a way that the most beautiful digital prints simply will never be."

This year's nitrate festival is currently scheduled to run between February 13th and February 22nd. Last year tickets sold so briskly that some additional screenings were added, so that's a possibility, but I recommend that anyone interested in attending buy tickets immediately to avoid disappointment.

Complete details, including ticket information, may be found at the American Cinematheque website.

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Tonight's Movie: I Love Melvin (1953) - A Warner Archive Blu-ray Review

I LOVE MELVIN (1953), a breezy MGM charmer, has just been released on Blu-ray by the Warner Archive Collection.

The movie was previously released on a remastered Warner Archive DVD in 2011, when I reviewed it.

I LOVE MELVIN might be a relatively minor MGM musical, running just 77 minutes, but it's fun and engaging thanks to a great cast and plentiful musical numbers.

Debbie Reynolds plays Judy, a young Broadway dancer who falls -- quite literally -- for Melvin (Donald O'Connor), the assistant to a photographer (Jim Backus) at Look Magazine.

Melvin is so taken with lovely Judy -- who incidentally wears a great Helen Rose wardrobe -- that he pretends to be a Look photographer so he can schedule endless shooting sessions with her.

This pretense leads to complications, but, as I noted back in 2011, OConnor is so winning in his love for Judy that the audience is willing to forgive his tall tales. And Reynolds is absolutely adorable.

The movie has a marvelous supporting cast, starting with favorites Allyn Joslyn and Una Merkel as Judy's parents and darling Noreen Corcoran as Judy's kid sister Clarabelle. Corcoran is so cute one can understand why Judy agrees to take her little sister along on a movie date with Melvin.

Other faces on hand are Richard Anderson, Les Tremayne, and, very briefly, Barbara Ruick. Robert Taylor also turns up for a highly enjoyable cameo.

Viewers with a careful eye might spot Robert Fuller, later of EMERGENCY!, in the somewhat crazy yet very creative "football" dance number; others with minor parts include Steve Forrest, Lyn Wilde, and Matt Mattox.

The movie is filled with catchy tunes and enjoyable dances, including a number with O'Connor and Reynolds dancing in her living room and O'Connor's roller skating number.

The film also looks great, shot in Technicolor by Harold Rosson. It was directed in sprightly fashion by Don Weis.

The screenplay was written by George Wells with additional dialogue by Ruth Brooks Flippen, based on a story by Laszlo Vadnay.

For a few additional thoughts on the film itself, please click over to my 2011 review.

The Warner Archive Blu-ray print is from a 1080p HD master from a 4K scan of the original Technicolor camera negatives. It looks and sounds fantastic.

Extras include the trailer; a two-minute outtake of the "A Lady Loves" number; the cartoons THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSUM (1952) and TV OF TOMORROW (1952); and an always-welcome song selection menu for quick access to the musical numbers.

MGM musical fans will want to grab this Blu-ray. It's a wonderful disc, and this is a bouncy movie with considerable "rewatch" value to make the investment in the disc worthwhile.

Thanks to the Warner Archive for providing a review copy of this Blu-ray. Warner Archive Blu-rays may be ordered from Movie Zyng, Amazon, and other online retailers.

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98th Annual Academy Awards Nominations

The 98th annual Academy Awards nominations were announced this morning.

The complete list of nominees was published by The Hollywood Reporter.

As was the case last year, I may check out a couple films at some point, but this year's crop of Oscar nominees doesn't hold a great deal of interest for me. I'm sharing the list here for those who may wish to check it out.

I've seen one of the 10 Best Picture nominees, F1: THE MOVIE (2025), which I suspect may have been included as it's a more traditional film appealing to mainstream audiences.

I've also seen one nominee for Best Animated Feature, ZOOTOPIA 2 (2025). I liked it but am not sure it's worthy of the Oscar in this category.

Disney's ELIO (2025) also received a nomination; I hope to catch up with it in the future.

The Oscars ceremony will air on March 15, 2025.

The annual "31 Days of Oscar" festival on Turner Classic Movies will run from February 13th through March 15th this year.

Previous Oscar nomination posts: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. There was no Oscars post in 2009 and just a brief news roundup mention in 2021.

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Tonight's Movie: The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) - A Warner Archive Blu-ray Review

The Warner Archive Collection has recently released some enjoyable romantic comedies on Blu-ray, including the previously reviewed IT'S LOVE I'M AFTER (1937) and I LOVE YOU AGAIN (1940).

Another romantic comedy out from the Warner Archive in the last few weeks is THE BRIDE CAME C.O.D. (1941), starring a pair of powerhouse actors, James Cagney and Bette Davis.

Somehow I had never managed to see this one before, and I quite enjoyed it.

Is it the greatest film Cagney or Davis ever made? Of course not. And no, it's not really even a top-drawer rom com.

What it *is* is a diverting, enjoyable 92 minutes, a good time with an amazing cast. I watched it during a stressful week -- clearing out my childhood home due to my mother's recent passing -- and it was exactly what I needed. Nothing too deep or demanding, just fun. Go in without the high expectations one might have with these names attached, sit back, and enjoy.

Davis plays the wealthy, flighty daughter of Eugene Pallette, who has impulsively decided to elope with narcissistic nightclub singer Jack Carson after knowing him only four days. Carson's blithely oblivious character is one of the best things about the movie.

Davis's outraged father hires a pilot (Cagney) who needs to earn money fast to kidnap his daughter and fly her to meet him in Amarillo.

The plane is forced down and lands safely in the California desert, where Davis and Cagney stumble across a ghost town inhabited by an old man (Harry Davenport) who thankfully has plenty of food.

Father and fiance eventually show up in the ghost town, with the media and law enforcement trailing along, but in the meantime Cagney and Davis have discovered a spark of attraction...

The spark between Cagney and Davis admittedly isn't much, but it was just enough to make me smile, as they acted out a script written by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein, based on a story by Kenneth Earl and M.M. Musselman.

Davis looks great in a wardrobe by Orry-Kelly, and she seems to be having fun with her change-of-pace role, sandwiched in between the drama of THE GREAT LIE (1941) and THE LITTLE FOXES (1941).

Cagney could play this kind of pugnacious character (who's, of course, really a nice guy) in his sleep, and I enjoyed his interactions with actors such as Davenport, Carson, and Pallette.

One of the best things about the film is the extensive supporting cast. The players not already named above include Stuart Erwin, Edward Brophy, George Tobias, William Frawley, Douglas Kennedy, William Hopper, Herbert Anderson, Chick Chandler, John Gallaudet, James Flavin, and Richard Travis. They simply don't make casts like this anymore, and it's a true delight seeing all these faces on the screen.

Look for Mary Brodel as a phone operator early in the film; classic movie buffs will recognize her instantly, as she looks just like her sister, Warner Bros. star Joan Leslie. Leslie, of course, starred with Cagney in YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942) the following year.

THE BRIDE CAME C.O. D. was directed by William Keighley and filmed in black and white by Ernie Haller. Locations included Burbank Airport and Death Valley.

The Blu-ray print is from a 1080p HD master from a 4K scan of the original nitrate camera negative. It looks and sounds great.

Plentiful extras include the trailer, plus a trailer for the Warner Bros. film HONEYMOON FOR THREE (1941); a newsreel; the shorts CARNIVAL OF RHYTHM (1941) and FORTY BOYS AND A SONG (1941); the cartoons: PORKY'S POOCH (1941), SADDLE SALLY (1941), RHAPSODY IN RIVETS (1941), and THE BIRD CAME C.O.D. (1942); and best of all, a December 1941 Lux Radio Theater production of the story starring Bob Hope and Hedy Lamarr.

Thanks to the Warner Archive for providing a review copy of this Blu-ray. Warner Archive Blu-rays may be ordered from Movie Zyng, Amazon, and other online retailers.

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Around the Blogosphere This Week

Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet...

...The Warner Archive Collection will have a shorter list of Blu-ray releases in February than usual, but there are some great titles: TARZAN AND HIS MATE (1934), STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR (1940), and MOGAMBO (1953), please LOOPY DE LOOP: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, a two-disc set of four dozen Hanna-Barbera cartoons. WAC expects to resume a larger slate of releases in March.

...Season 6 of the delightful series ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL comes to DVD and Blu-ray on March 3rd.

...Coming from TCM and Running Press in April: FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT MENUS: RECIPES & FILMS FOR UNFORGETTABLE TIMES TOGETHER by Leonard and Jessie Maltin.

...A reboot of THE ROCKFORD FILES? Just say no...

...Among the titles coming to Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection in April: TROUBLE IN PARADISE (1932) and POINT BLANK (1967), plus an Eclipse collection of films directed by Kinuyo Tanaka.

...JUMBO, by Scott Bateman, about the Boeing 747, looks interesting. It's coming out in February.

...Having enjoyed a few Jean Gabin films directed by Gilles Grangier in recent months, I'm excited about an upcoming release from Kino Lorber, MAIGRET SEES RED (1963). It will be out on March 17th.

...A roundup of recent reviews: Dennis Seuling of The Digital Bits has reviewed the new Warner Archive Blu-rays IT'S LOVE I'M AFTER (1937) and THE BRIDE CAME C.O.D. (1941)...CineSavant Glenn Erickson reviews the new Criterion Collection release of CAPTAIN BLOOD (1935)...Rachel has written about YOU'VE GOT MAIL (1998) at Hamlette's Soliloquy...Toni Ruberto has written about the fun sci-fi film THE MONOLITH MONSTERS (1957) for Classic Movie Hub...and Denise of Mousesteps reviews the new Leslie Iwerks documentary DISNEYLAND HANDCRAFTED (2026), which will debut on Disney+ next week.

...Speaking of Disneyland history, here's an interesting title coming in April from Princeton University Press: DISNEYLAND AND THE RISE OF AUTOMATION: HOW TECHNOLOGY CREATED THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH by Roland Betancourt. (Via Keith Buczak.)

...On February 7th I'll be attending a sold-out D23 25th anniversary celebration of Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Hotel.  A Walt Disney Imagineering panel discussion will be followed later in the day by a dessert party with reserved seating at the World of Color show. (It's been 15 years since I went to another special World of Color showing.)

...Raquel Stecher's latest list of upcoming classic film books has just been posted at her site Out of the Past. Titles which caught my eye included HITCHCOCKIAN THRILLERS: MUST-SEE FILMS IN THE STYLE OF THE SUSPENSE MASTER by Stephen Rebello for Bloomsbury, STEVE COCHRAN: BAD BOY OF HOLLYWOOD by Michelangelo Capua for University Press of Mississippi, and JOHNNY GUITAR by Brooks E. Hefner for the Reel West series from the University of New Mexico Press.

...Back in 2020 I reviewed 3-D Rarities, Vol. II, which included the film SWORD OF GRANADA (1953). Volume III is on the way thanks to Kickstarter funding.

...Attention Southern Californians: Next weekend, January 24th, John Ford's THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962) will be screened in 35mm at The Autry. The film will be introduced by our daughter's former USC cinema professor, Dr. Drew Casper.

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my January 10th column.

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Tonight's Movie: I Met Him in Paris (1937) - A Universal Blu-ray Review

The very enjoyable romantic comedy I MET HIM IN PARIS (1937) has just been released on Blu-ray by Universal.

This is one of a quartet of new Blu-ray releases starring Claudette Colbert. The other titles are MAID OF SALEM (1937), ZAZA (1938), and SKYLARK (1941). I'll be reviewing SKYLARK at a future date.

I last saw I MET HIM IN PARIS back in 2009 when it was released on DVD in the six-film Claudette Colbert Collection. MAID OF SALEM was also part of that set. I very much enjoyed revisiting it.

Claudette plays Kay Denham, a department store employee who's saved up for a dream vacation, spending three weeks in Paris. She leaves behind her boring beau (Lee Bowman) and boards a ship, bound for adventure.

When Kay initially arrives in Paris she's lonely, but she soon attracts not one but two admirers: Enthusiastic Gene (Robert Young), who tells Kay he loves her when they've scarcely met, and the more sober and serious George (Melvyn Douglas).

George and the audience know what Kay doesn't: Gene's intentions aren't honorable, because he's already married to Helen (Mona Barrie).

Before Helen shows up in the picture, Kay, Gene, and George head for Switzerland. Much of the film was shot on location in Idaho, and the most charming scenes in the film find Douglas and Colbert ice skating in an extensive sequence. They're very good!

While Young's character quickly changes from lovestruck young swain to sleaze, Douglas's George quietly pines over Kay -- and makes sure Gene doesn't take advantage of her. This was a reunion for Douglas and Colbert, who had previously appeared in SHE MARRIED HER BOSS (1935), and they're an appealing duo.

The story itself is a bit unusual, with the theme of two American men and a woman in Paris (for at least part of the story!) somewhat calling to mind Lubitsch's pre-Code DESIGN FOR LIVING (1933).

Though made firmly in the era of Production Code enforcement, I MET HIM IN PARIS also manages to be fairly risque, with Gene having designs on Kay which don't involve marriage and George making sure he's unsuccessful.

Colbert is charming as always, and she has an incredible wardrobe designed by Travis Banton. As I commented in my 2009 review, it reminds me of Alice Faye having "saved up" for a spectacular wardrobe in WEEK-END IN HAVANA (1941) a few years later.

For a few more thoughts on this film, please click over to my 2009 review.

I MET HIM HIM IN PARIS runs 86 minutes. The screenplay by Claude Binyon was based on a story by Helen Meinardi.

The film was directed by Wesley Ruggles and filmed in black and white by Leo Tover.

Universal's Blu-ray print isn't perfect, with the film slightly showing its age here and there, but on the whole it looks very good, especially the ice skating sequences. Sound quality is strong.

There are no extras on the disc, but it does include English-language captions.

Thanks to Allied Vaughn and Universal for providing a review copy of this Blu-ray. It may be purchased from Movie Zyng, Amazon, and other online retailers.

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Around the Blogosphere This Week

Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet...

...The TCM Classic Film Festival will have its second annual "pop-up" event in New York City on January 31st, featuring Michael Douglas and Bradley Cooper. Details are here.

...Cartoon Research has a look at some of the books coming out on animation topics this year. I've already purchased MICKEY MOUSE IN THE 1930S: THE CHRISTMAS SEASON by Didier Ghez, and I'm intrigued by animation historian Mindy Johnson's upcoming book on animator Bessie Mae Kelley.

...Universal recently put out a quartet of Claudette Colbert Blu-rays; I'll be reviewing I MET HIM IN PARIS (1937) and SKYLARK (1941) soon. Now comes the great news that next month Universal will put out four Bing Crosby films on Blu-ray: DOUBLE OR NOTHING (1937), SING, YOU SINNERS (1938), BIRTH OF THE BLUES (1941), and HERE COME THE WAVES (1944). Also due on Blu-ray from Universal next month: THE BENNY GOODMAN STORY (1956).

...At The Hannibal 8, Toby has details on an upcoming Blu-ray of DRAGONFLY SQUADRON (1953).

...Coming soon from Kino Lorber: LE CHOC (1982), also known as SHOCK, starring Catherine Deneuve and Alain Delon.

...A roundup of recent reviews begins with a detailed and informative look at Joel McCrea in STRANGER ON HORSEBACK (1955) by Bud and RR at Jeff Arnold's West. I've also recently reviewed it...At 50 Westerns From the 50s, Toby takes a look at Via Vision's release of Audie Murphy in SIX BLACK HORSES (1962)...Tynan of 4 Star Films has reviewed Cyd Charisse and Dan Dailey in MEET ME IN LAS VEGAS (1956)...Jessica reviews the little-known Disney film THE WALTZ KING (1963) at Comet Over Hollywood...and Karen Burroughs Hannsberry shares a quintet of lesser-known film noir favorites in her Noir Nook column for Classic Movie Hub.

...Coming next month from America's Test Kitchen: DINNER TONIGHT: 200 QUICK RECIPES FOR INSPIRED WEEKNIGHT COOKING.

...The always-enjoyable Greenbriar Picture Shows site has just turned 20. In his anniversary column, John McElwee looks back at some favorite film books. Several are on my own shelves, including this classic MGM history.

...I published my annual year in review on New Year's Day, and over the past few days I've enjoyed reading 2025 viewing recaps from other bloggers. Phyllis Loves Classic Movies posted her viewing stats; some of her totals were close to my own! Jessica wrote a great piece on her Favorite First-Time Watches at her site Comet Over Hollywood, and Bianca and Virginia of The Tinseltown Twins also each published an individual year in review.

...Vinegar Syndrome has announced a collaboration to release roughly 40 Warner Bros. titles.

...Last weekend I went to the Los Feliz 3 Theatre for a Sunday afternoon screening of EMPLOYEES' ENTRANCE (1933). It was great fun seeing it for the first time in over a decade, and the timing was appropriate, as Loretta Young's birthday was a couple days later, on January 6th. Our friend Kim Luperi signed the book she cowrote with Danny Reid, PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS, published by TCM and Running Press.

...Notable Passings: French actress Brigitte Bardot has passed away at the age of 91...Roger Ewing, who appeared on TV's GUNSMOKE from 1965 to 1967, has died at 83...Producer Andy Friendly, son of famed television executive Fred Friendly and the husband of the late actress Patricia Crowley, has passed on at the age of 74. Crowley died last September at the age of 91...Mark Masek, the author of numerous guides to Southern California cemeteries, has died at the age of 68. His best-known book is HOLLYWOOD REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my December 27th column.

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Tonight's Movie: Without Honor (1932) - A Kino Lorber Blu-ray Review

Last summer Kino Lorber released the excellent early '30s Western LAW AND ORDER (1932) in a restored version.

LAW AND ORDER stars Walter Huston and Harry Carey (Sr.) and was directed by Edward L. Cahn. My LAW AND ORDER review may be read here. In a nutshell, it's an excellent movie in a fine print, and the disc includes interesting extras.

I wanted to circle back to this disc, as one of the extras included on the Blu-ray is another Harry Carey film released the same year, WITHOUT HONOR.

I'll insert a quick side explanatory note here that many of the film's posters have an incorrect title, WITHOUT HONORS.

WITHOUT HONOR is a 66-minute film written by Harry L. Fraser from a story by Lee Sage; it was directed by William Nigh and filmed by Edward Linden.

The story concerns gambler Pete Marlan (Carey), who finds himself on the side of law and order when his younger brother Jack (Lee Sage), a Texas Ranger, is killed. (It's of note that Sage also wrote the story, as mentioned above.)

Along the way there's also a LORNA DOONE type story about a baby taken from her mother who's now a young woman, Bernice (Mary Jane Irving), raised by a cruel badman (Gibson Gowland).

Bernice is actually the long-missing daughter of a saloon employee (Mae Busch) who's been helpful to Pete.

I'll say at the outset this is one of the "creakier" early '30s Westerns I've seen, with some pretty awkward acting and line deliveries.

That said, I really enjoyed it! As my friend Toby Roan -- who recorded the film's commentary -- said in a comment at his site, "It's a cool, creaky old cowboy movie." Exactly right.

There was something rather appealing to me about the film's roughness and stilted acting; it had a sort of authenticity I liked. It almost gives the feeling that one is standing next to the camera peering directly at early sound Western filmmaking.

That authentic feel was aided by some excellent, unfamiliar exterior locations; IMDb says it was shot around Kernville in Northern California.

Carey is always interesting, lazily casual one moment and jumping into action the next. The film may not boast high-level acting from the rest of the cast, but at the same time it's never dull; some of the creative touches include a dog used for smuggling!

At just a little over an hour, the story moves quickly and maintains viewer interest.

The print is far rougher than LAW AND ORDER, with lines running up and down the picture at various points, but it doesn't have any distracting dialogue jumps or more serious problems and is entirely watchable. The soundtrack is fine.

This is the kind of film I'm delighted to have included as an extra, just to be able to see it.

This set is highly recommended.

Thanks to Kino Lorber for providing a review copy of this Blu-ray.

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