British label Network Releasing will add a number of new titles to its Blu-ray catalog. Amongst them are Money Talks (1932), The Long Dark Hall (1951), and The Angel with the Trumpet (1950).
Synopsis: Adapting a play by award-winning novelist and screenwriter Richard Llewellyn best known for his classic work How Green Was My Valley this powerful, highly acclaimed drama explores the darker side of a seemingly idyllic English hamlet. Featuring an outstanding cast, including British screen legends Flora Robson and Robert Newton, Poison Pen is featured as a High Definition remaster from original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio.
The placid, harmonious life of a quiet village becomes a hotbed of paranoia and hatred as anonymous letters accusing the villagers of moral and sexual misdemeanours begin to circulate. As speculation and malicious gossip spread, suspicions begin to centre on Connie Fateley, a shy, solitary seamstress; it is only a matter of time before events take a tragic turn...
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Synopsis: A powerful, atmospheric thriller from director Leslie Arliss, The Night Has Eyes stars memorable character actor Wilfrid Lawson, a youthful James Mason and British femme fatale Joyce Howard. Featuring haunting cinematography from Gunther Krampf this classic drama is featured here as a new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio.
Schoolteacher Marian Ives visits the Yorkshire moors where her friend, Evelyn, disappeared a year ago. Caught in a violent storm, she takes refuge in a large, lonely house to which she is grudgingly admitted by Stephen Deremid, a reclusive pianist traumatised by his experiences in the Spanish Civil War. While Marian finds herself attracted to Stephen, she also begins to suspect that he may have had something to do with her friend's disappearance...
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Synopsis: A disquieting story of obsession and manipulation unfolds in a critically acclaimed thriller based on a novel by crime writer Edgar Lustgarten.
Oscar and Golden Globe winner Rex Harrison plays a man accused of murdering his mistress, with Lilli Palmer (then Harrison's wife) as the woman who stands by her husband as he fights for his life in the courtroom. An outstanding Brit Noir, The Long Dark Hall is presented here as a High Definition remaster from original nitrate film elements.
When Arthur Groome finds his girlfriend murdered at her Earls Court flat he is stricken with grief and fear. When the police question him about the crime, Arthur, a married man, denies all knowledge of the girl. Soon, however, he finds himself charged with murder and inexorably drawn towards the gallows...
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Synopsis: One of Britain's most versatile musical artists and a Broadway veteran by the end of the 1920s, in 1935 Gertrude Lawrence starred opposite Hollywood legend Douglas Fairbanks Jnr. in this free adaptation of Murger's classic book, La Vie de Boheme which also inspired Puccini's best-loved opera, music from which appears on the film soundtrack. Mimi is featured here as a new High Definition remaster from original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.
Mimi, the mistress of a successful middle-aged actor who takes himself too seriously, leaves him to throw in her lot with Rodolphe, a young dramatist, and his equally gifted but equally graceless, procrastinating and penniless companions. She inspires them to produce the works of art which they were previously too lazy to create; but Rodolphe's triumph is the ultimate cause of her own
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Synopsis: This exuberant comedy tells the story of an old man who is to inherit a large legacy from a distant cousin but only if he can prove he is in need. Determined to get the bequest he tries to fritter away all his remaining cash but just can't seem to stop making money!
One of several popular early-thirties comedies by director Norman Lee noted for his collaborations with Leslie Fuller and 'Josser' creator Ernie Lotinga Money Talks boasts a rare appearance by legendary East-End boxing champion Jack 'Kid' Berg ('the Whitechapel Windmill'). It is featured here as a new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio.
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Synopsis: A British adaptation of one of post-war Austria's most significant films, The Angel With the Trumpet is the powerful, panoramic story of a family's tribulations from the last decades of the nineteenth century through to the dark days of Nazi rule. Featuring the great dramatic actress Eileen Herlie in her first starring role, this film also stars Basil Sydney, Norman Wooland and Anthony Bushell, who also directed. It is presented here in a new High Definition transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.
When Francis Alt, the head of the famous family of Viennese piano makers, decides to marry socialite Henrietta Stein, his family object due to her Jewish heritage and known dalliance with the Crown Prince Rudolph. When the marriage goes ahead despite their objections the Prince commits suicide, leaving Henrietta a note...
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Synopsis: British film legends Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger revisit the world of music once more in their comedy adaptation of Johan Strauss's Die Fledermaus, updated to post-war Vienna. A scintillating, light-hearted musical, it features memorable performances from Michael Redgrave, Mel Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Anton Walbrook and prima ballerina Ludmilla Tcherina as the titular Rosalinda. The film is presented here as a brand-new High Definition transfer from the original film elements in its original CinemaScope aspect ratio.
Vienna, 1955 - a city under occupation by the four Allied powers. Through the chaos Dr Falke moves gracefully - an elegant man-about-town and friend to the highest echelons of power. He is decidedly less graceful, however, when he is deposited by a friend in the lap of a giant Soviet statue, rather the worse for drink and dressed as a giant bat. Falke swears revenge...
The Cinemascope aspect ratio meant that Oh... Rosalinda!! was not best suited for presentation on the small screen, and the BBC broadcast it on only three occasions, usually in afternoon slots with its last appearance coming in January 1983. Since then, it has been roundly ignored, with only poor quality broadcast dupes in circulation amongst collectors. High time, then, for a reassessment, and a long-overdue restoration of this missing-in-action musical!
Network has returned to the original Cinemascope negative elements for this ground-up restoration, and The Archers' vibrant Technicolor palette has never been so vividly realised. It's safe to say that our 2019 restoration is as good as the film has ever looked in all of its 64 years. While Powell and Pressburger's reputation will always reside with classics like A Matter of Life and Death and Black Narcissus (also available from Network), Oh... Rosalinda!! richly deserves to be restored to its rightful place in their body of work, and we're immensely proud to be the label that's making it happen.
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Synopsis: If there's one thing we love to do at Network it's to take series and films that were roundly ignored (or pilloried) on their original release and make them available to appreciative new viewers and you'll probably never find a better example of an overlooked gem than Follow Me. Even director Carol Reed's biography makes scant mention of this, his directorial swansong.
Hollywood ingιnue Mia Farrow and stalwart character actor Michael Jayston star as a married couple in crisis suspecting his wife of infidelity, the husband hires a private detective (Topol, then at the height of his Fiddler on the Roof fame) to follow her, only to set into motion an elaborate game of cat and mouse. Adapted from the popular play The Public Eye, by award-winning writer Peter Shaffer, Follow Me showcases its dazzling London locations to memorable effect, set to a haunting score by legendary composer John Barry.
With all these elements in play, Follow Me seemed assured of success, and yet it inexplicably underperformed on release. Disappearing into oblivion, it's now fondly remembered as a much sought-after film, barely glimpsed on television and virtually unobtainable on home media.
Now, with everyone here at Network falling for its gentle-but-infectious humour, we're setting the record straight and are proud to reintroduce Follow Me to viewers with this release presented in its original Panavision widescreen aspect ratio from High Definition materials supplied by Universal. It includes a limited edition booklet by John Barry experts Geoff Leonard & Pete Walker and Professor Laura Mayne and in a world first John Barry's original score as an isolated music track. Previously only available commercially as a re-recording and edited down in the film itself this will be the first time that Barry's original, full-length cues have been heard anywhere outside Universal's editing room in 1971.
Part whimsical romantic comedy, part dreamy London time capsule, this beguiling film deserves the wider audience that eluded it originally in theatres it's long past time for it to finally have its day in the sun.
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Synopsis: An action-packed double bill featuring H.C. McNeile's famous fictional hero! Both films are presented as High Definition transfers from original film elements.
The Return of Bulldog Drummond showcases a feisty performance by Ralph Richardson, alongside Ann Todd and noted character actor Francis L. Sullivan.
When Drummond's wife is kidnapped by a gang of ruthless villains he enlists the help of vigilante organisation the Black Clan to track down the criminals responsible and give them a damned good thrashing.
Bulldog Drummond at Bay stars '30s leading man John Lodge, who gives an impressive performance in this energetic story of international intrigue!
Drummond finds himself in conflict with members of a pacifist organisation who are, in fact, agents of a foreign power. Their aim: to possess the plans - by whatever means necessary - for a top-secret remote-controlled aircraft.
Synopsis: This excellent British thriller, thought lost for decades, stars Donald Houston, Alan Wheatley and Susan Shaw (cast against type here in a 'bad-girl' role) in a gripping story of love and deception in the world of British association football.
Featured here in a new High Definition transfer from the original film elements, Small Town Story includes appearances from football and cricketing legend Denis Compton along with players from Millwall, Arsenal and Hayes football clubs, and boasts the only screen acting credit of future World of Sport commentator Kent Walton. Though there is noticeable film damage in the first reel, this is the only copy known to exist.
Canadian ex-serviceman Bob Regan returns to Oldchester, the English town where he was posted during the war. Meeting up with his friend Mike, now manager of the local football club, he discovers that Oldchester are desperate for promotion as they stand to inherit £25,000 from recently deceased supporter Wallace Hammond if they make the Third Division a situation that Hammond's devious nephew finds intolerable...
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Synopsis: A thought-provoking family drama, Thursday's Child features the film debut of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star Sally Ann Howes as a quiet, studious young girl who finds fame beating a path to her door much to the chagrin of her star-struck elder sister. Also starring Gainsborough favourite Stewart Granger, Wilfrid Lawson, Felix Aylmer and much-loved Cockney comic actor Ronald Shiner, this critically acclaimed film was originally released in 1942 and re-edited for re-release in 1946. The re-release is presented here as a new High Definition transfer from the original nitrate film elements. The original version is presented in Standard Definition as a special feature.
When twelve-year-old Fennis Wilson unintentionally becomes a star she is delighted by the fantastic life she begins to lead. But all too soon, she makes the heartbreaking discovery that her success has shattered her previously happy family life...
Synopsis: Hitchcock heroine Nova Pilbeam demonstrates her considerable flair for comedy in this incredibly popular wartime adaptation of the hit play by Irish author Molly Keane (a.k.a. M.J. Farrell) and John Perry. Co-starring Michael Wilding, Basil Sydney and Margaret Rutherford, Spring Meeting is featured here in a new High Definition transfer from original film elements, in its original aspect ratio.
Tiny Fox-Collier and her son, Tony, are broke. A cheery and handsome young man about town, Tony knows he can rely on his mother for a brainwave to save them from utter destitution. This she has: a visit is scheduled to the Irish country estate of her old flame Sir Richard Furze, now a wealthy widower with two daughters. But while Tiny is determined to see her son marry the beautiful but haughty Joan, it seems Tony only has eyes for Joan's spirited younger sister, Baby...
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Synopsis: Sydney Tafler stars as a celebrated crime writer who finds life imitating art when he boards a train on which murder is a travelling companion... Also featuring Barbara Murray and soon-to-be Hollywood star Patricia Owens, Mystery Junction is a rare and inventive addition to the classic "whodunnit" genre. Believed to be lost for decades, it is presented here in a new High Definition transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.
Miss Owens, an avid reader of detective stories, finds herself travelling in the same railway compartment as crime writer Larry Gordon neither of them realising that amongst their fellow passengers is a prisoner under escort to trial for murder. When a rescue attempt claims a policeman's life and the passengers become snowbound at a remote railway station, it's a race against time to unmask the culprit before the murderer strikes again!
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Synopsis: Featuring gorgeous cinematography from Claude Friese-Greene, this stirring drama of romance and derring-do features an early film role for debonair Egyptian-born actor Alexandre D'Arcy, playing opposite Russian-British star Marguerite Allan. Initially released as a silent film with Pathecolor sequences in May 1929, A Romance of Seville was re-released in July 1930 without the stencil colouring but with new titles and a soundtrack showcasing a feature-length medley of colourful Spanish music. The Pathecolor version no longer exists, but the re-release is presented here in a new High Definition transfer from original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.
Dolores and Ramon celebrate their arranged betrothal with little enthusiasm: Dolores has a lover, and Ramon wants his freedom so that he can pursue Pepita. Having heard of Ramon's betrothal, Pepita gives her heart to another but when bandits accost her and try to rob her father, they give the dashing Ramon just the chance he needs to prove the gallant lover!
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