Kino Lorber have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray Mitchell Leisen's film
Death Takes a Holiday (1934), starring Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing, Katharine Alexander, Gail Patrick, Helen Westley and Kathleen Howard. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
Synopsis; Death (Fredric March) is unable to relate to humans, so he takes the form of Prince Sirki, and tries life as a person. Many women are instantly attracted to Prince Sirki, but once they really get to know him, they become frightened. It isn't until he meets the beautiful Grazia (Evelyn Venable) that Death finally learns what it is to love. But when Grazia's father (Guy Standing) learns of Prince Sirki's real identity, he tries to break up the relationship.