Kino Lorber have confirmed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of dierctor Henry Hathaway's classic film
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956), starring Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, Maurice Denham, and Isobel Elsom. The release is expected to arrive on the market in early 2017.
The upcoming release will be sourced from a brand new 4K restoration of the film completed by the Film Foundation.
Synopsis: While drowning his sorrows at the local bar, blind writer Phillip Hannon (Van Johnson) eavesdrops on a nearby conversation. Convinced that he's just overheard details of a kidnapping plot, Hannon runs to the police. When they dismiss his suspicions as the ravings of a blind man, Hannon takes matters into his own hands. With the help of his ex-fiancée, Jean Lennox (Vera Miles), and his loyal secretary, Bob Matthews (Cecil Parker), Hannon uses his four remaining senses to track down the criminals. Cinematography by Milton Krasner (
Three Coins in the Fountain,
All About Eve,
An Affair to Remember).