Kino Lorber: Straight Shooting and Mädchen in Uniform Prepped for Blu-ray
HomeKino Lorber: Straight Shooting and Mädchen in Uniform Prepped for Blu-ray
Posted May 12, 2020 03:51 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed two upcoming Blu-ray releases: John Ford's Straight Shooting (1917) and Leontine Sagan's Mädchen in Uniform (1931). The two releases will be available for purchase on July 14.
Straight Shooting
Synopsis: Cattleman Flint cuts off farmer Sims' water supply. When Sims' son Ted goes for water, one of Flint's men kills him. Cheyenne is then sent to finish off Sims, but finding the family at the newly dug grave, he changes sides. Directed by John Ford, and starring Harry Carey, Duke R. Lee, and George Berrell. Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: After the death of her mother, teenage Manuela (Hertha Thiele) is sent off to a boarding school run by the autocratic Fräulein von Nordeck (Emilia Unda). Initially withdrawn from the other girls due to her grief and anger at being sent away, Manuela is drawn out of her shell by the beautiful and sympathetic young teacher Elizabeth von Bernburg (Dorothea Wieck). But when Manuela's fondness for her teacher turns into a romantic attachment, it becomes a school-wide scandal.
Special feature:
Straight Shooting
Synopsis: Cattleman Flint cuts off farmer Sims' water supply. When Sims' son Ted goes for water, one of Flint's men kills him. Cheyenne is then sent to finish off Sims, but finding the family at the newly dug grave, he changes sides. Directed by John Ford, and starring Harry Carey, Duke R. Lee, and George Berrell. Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION
- Audio commentary by film historian Joseph McBride, author of Searching for John Ford: A Life
- Hitchin' Posts (1920, directed by John Ford, fragment preserved by the Library of Congress)
- Booklet essay by film critic Tag Gallagher
- Video essay by film critic Tag Gallagher
- Score by Michael Gatt
Synopsis: After the death of her mother, teenage Manuela (Hertha Thiele) is sent off to a boarding school run by the autocratic Fräulein von Nordeck (Emilia Unda). Initially withdrawn from the other girls due to her grief and anger at being sent away, Manuela is drawn out of her shell by the beautiful and sympathetic young teacher Elizabeth von Bernburg (Dorothea Wieck). But when Manuela's fondness for her teacher turns into a romantic attachment, it becomes a school-wide scandal.
Special feature:
- Audio commentary by critic Jenni Olson
