Test Tube Babies / Guilty Parents Blu-ray Movie

Overview

Test Tube Babies / Guilty Parents (1934-1948)

The seventh volume in the series Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture addresses the prickly problems of parenting. In Test Tube Babies, Cathy (Dorothy Duke) and George (William Thomason) seem like the perfect postwar American couple, but a medical deficiency deprives them of the children that will complete their happy home. Facing a future of childless debauchery (represented by an especially raucous adults-only house party, complete with female wrestling), they pay a visit to a fertility specialist, portrayed by deadpan exploitation legend Timothy Farrell, who proposes an unorthodox solution to their problems. J.D. Kendis’s Guilty Parents is one of the better-produced incarnations of the good-girl-gone-wrong cautionary tale, highlighted by a game of silhouette strip-tease at the wayward teens’ favorite roadhouse. Special Features: -Audio commentary for Test Tube Babies by Eric Schaefer, author of Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!: A History of Exploitation Films -Sex and Romance (1951), a marital education short film -Theatrical trailer gallery

Specifications

• Video

  Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
  Video resolution: 1080p
  Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
  Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
  

• Audio

  English: LPCM Mono
  

• Subtitles

  None
  

• Discs

  Blu-ray Disc
  Single disc (1 BD)
  

• Playback

  Region A (B, C untested)

Review

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		3.0
Audio		3.0
Extras		3.0
Overall		3.0

Test Tube Babies / Guilty Parents Blu-ray Movie Review

An exploitation double-bill by Kino Lorber.

Reviewed by Neil Lumbard March 19, 2021

Forbidden Fruit Vol. 7 includes two exploitation features: Test Tube Babies and Guilty Parents. Fans of exploitation may want to check out the double-bill – with both films in the collection worth a look. Kino Lorber presents both feature- films together on home media.

"I hear you go by the name 'Daddy Long Legs' around these parts."

For more information about the feature-films, please refer to the individual reviews linked to below:

Test Tube Babies Blu-ray Review

Guilty Parents Blu-ray Review

Test Tube Babies / Guilty Parents Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For more information about the picture-quality of each film, please refer to the individual reviews:

Test Tube Babies Blu-ray Review

Guilty Parents Blu-ray Review

Test Tube Babies / Guilty Parents Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

For more information about the audio-quality of each-film, please refer to the individual reviews:

Test Tube Babies Blu-ray Review

Guilty Parents Blu-ray Review

Test Tube Babies / Guilty Parents Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

For more information about the supplemental features, please refer to the individual reviews:

Test Tube Babies Blu-ray Review

Guilty Parents Blu-ray Review

Test Tube Babies / Guilty Parents Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

A double-feature of classic exploitation films. Test Tube Babies steals the spotlight and is one of the best films featured in the Forbidden Fruit series. Kino Lorber presents both with adequate video presentations and a selection of extras. Recommended.