Independent distributors Olive Films have revealed that they are planning to add four new titles to their Blu-ray catalog in February: Richard Quine's
How to Murder Your Wife (1965), Norman Panama's
The Road to Hong Kong (1962), and William Asher's
Muscle Beach Party (1964) and
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965).
How to Murder Your Wife
Bachelorhood is bliss for cartoonist Stanley Ford (Lemmon)- complete with an English butler (Terry Thomas), delectable dames and extra-dry martinis. But when he attends a bachelor party and meets an Italian beauty (Lisi) who pops out of a cake, his fate is sealed. The next morning, he discovers he's married to her even though she can barely speak English - and now the consummate bachelor will go to any lengths to untie the knot! Starring Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, and Terry-Thomas.
The Road to Hong Kong
"The laughs come thick and fast" (Variety) in this seventh Road movie from Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Cavorting through a series of madcap adventures with Joan Collins, Dorothy Lamour and Robert Morley- as well as Peter Sellers, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and David Niven- Crosby and Hope dish out a "fricassee of jokes and gags" (Los Angeles Times) in what may be the wildest entry in their popular film series!
Vaudevillians Harry (Crosby) and Chester (Hope) travel to Tibet to search for a drug to restore Chester's memory. Once they find the cure, Chester's memory becomes so good that he accidentally memorizes a secret formula for space navigation. Soon the two meet up with a beautiful spy (Collins) and get slightly sidetracked... to another planet!
Muscle Beach Party
Surf's up! Summer is back and so are Frankie, Annette and the rest of the Beach Party gang, returning to the sunny shore in search of that perfect wave. But there's choppy water ahead: A beautiful Italian countess with her romantic eyes on Frankie, and a band of bronzed bodybuilders is ready to rumble with the surfer dudes! Cowabunga! Starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Luciana Paluzzi, Stevie Wonder, Donna Loren, and Peter Lupus.
Beach Blanket Bingo
Sink your toes in the sand and get ready to rock and roll with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello in this prequel to How to Stuff a Wild Bikini that's full of "fun, frolic and song" (The Film Daily)! With a cast of comedy legends, including Don Rickles and Buster Keaton, this surfin,' singin' sand-fest is "a surefire winner" (LA Herald Examiner)! Starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Deborah Walley, Donna Loren, and Harvey Lembeck.