Kino Lorber have dated and detailed three upcoming Blu-ray releases: John Ford's
3 Bad Men (1926), William Cameron Manzies and Marcel Varnel's
Chandu the Magician (1932), and Curtis Harrington's
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971).
3 Bad Men
Synopsis: This western gem stars George O'Brien and a host of other greats from the silent era and beyond. When a trio of bandits discovers a young woman (Olive Borden) whose father was murdered by a ruthless gang, the "Three Bad Men" go from being partners in crime to comrades in chivalry. Willing to put their own lives on the line to protect her from a sinister sheriff (Lou Tellegen) and his deranged posse, the men prove that character isn't always determined by which side of the law a man sits on. A grand, picturesque western, this epic stands as one of Ford's finest.
Special Features:
- Brand New Audio Commentary by Film Historian Joseph McBride, the author of Searching For John Ford: A Life
- Trailer Gallery
STREET DATE: AUGUST 23.
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Synopsis: Auntie Roo (Shelley Winters) just loves children... to death. After the mysterious disappearance of her daughter, Auntie Roo has been looking for a 'dead ringer' replacement. And this time she found one... from the local orphanage! But what is she to do with the girl's pesky brother when he discovers Roo's terrible secret in the attic?
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with Film Historian David Del Valle and Film Scholar Nathaniel Bell
- Trailers
STREET DATE: AUGUST 16.
Chandu the Magician
Synopsis: Megalomaniac and would-be world dominator Roxor has kidnaped Robert Regent, along with his death ray invention, in hopes of using it to degenerate humanity into mindless brutes, leaving himself as Earth's supreme intelligence. Faced with revealing the machine's secrets or allowing his family to die a horrible death at the hands of Roxor, Regent's only hope lies with the intervention of his brother-in-law, the beturbaned yogi and magician Chandu, who has the power to make men see what is not there 'even unto a gathering of twelve times twelve'...
- Audio Commentary by Bela Lugosi Biographer Gregory William Mank
- Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu Featurette
- Restoration Comparison
- Trailers
- Reversible Art
STREET DATE: AUGUST 23.