British label Network Releasing will bring four new titles to Blu-ray: Bottoms Up! (1960), Derby Day (1952), The Constant Husband (1955), and Further Out of Town (2020).
Synopsis: Based on the enormously popular television and radio sitcom Whack-O!, this uproarious comedy stars Jimmy Edwards in his signature role of a devious, cane-brandishing headmaster. Co-scripted by Michael Pertwee and Whack-O! writers Frank Muir and Denis Norden, Bottoms Up! is featured here as a brand-new High Definition transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.
Chiselbury School, allegedly, is an academy 'for the sons of gentlefolk'. Far from being gentlemen, however, the boys are an undisciplined rabble... it is, in fact, a school like no other! But Chiselbury's head, Professor Jim Edwards, is about to put into action a novel scheme to raise the school's profile...
Technical Specs:
NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: Rex Harrison gives a memorably smooth performance as an amnesiac boffin with a singularly dedicated attitude towards matrimony in this classic comedy by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat. Co-starring Margaret Leighton, Kay Kendall and Cecil Parker, The Constant Husband is presented as a brand-new High Definition transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio.
An Englishman wakes up in an unfamiliar hotel bedroom with amnesia. A specialist at the local hospital tells him it was brought on by some kind of upset and they both set out to unearth the patient's past. What they find is shocking - not just to themselves but also to the man's seven wives!
Technical Specs:
NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding star in this classic portmanteau film that portrays the fates and fortunes of a group of disparate characters on their way to the Derby at Epsom Downs. Co-starring Googie Withers and John McCallum – and directed by Herbert Wilcox, Neagle's husband and long-time collaborator – Derby Day is presented as a brand-new High Definition transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio.
Each year, thousands of people make their way to Epsom for the greatest fixture on the racing calendar. These little clusters of people, each unknown to the other, are all strangely incongruous. This year, however, some are destined to be intertwined before the day's end – in both joy and despair.
Technical Specs:
NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Description: Further Out of Town offers memorable snapshots of the British countryside from a bygone age.
This brand-new series showcases digitally restored film sequences from Jack Hargeaves' hugely popular television series, introduced by his stepson, Simon Baddeley.
Running for over twenty years, the original Out of Town programme saw Jack Hargreaves exploring country life in Britain, his easygoing presentation style and extensive knowledge and love of the countryside enthralling viewers of all generations.
When the series ended, Jack saved from destruction many hours' worth of Out of Town film footage. It is this material – much of it unseen for decades - that has been painstakingly restored and revisited to produce six new episodes of Further Out of Town, featured here.
Content:
EPISODE 1. Garden Pests/Red Squirrels/Country Flowers
EPISODE 2: Planting a Vine/Sheep Fair
EPISODE 3: Southall Market/Fishing in the Hebrides/Peeler Crabs
EPISODE 4: Andalusian Horses with Brassy Searle & Sons
EPISODE 5: Mr Cuckoo/Sea Bream/Stocking a Motorway Lake
EPISODE 6: Butterflies/North Wind Fishing/John Bass Lakes
Synopsis: Beloved by the British public for her string of hit pre-war films, Gracie Fields' Lancastrian earthiness, impish humour and memorable songs have endeared her to many generations of fans. Looking on the Bright Side sees Gracie starring opposite romantic lead Richard Dolman in this joyous, early '30s musical romance. It is presented here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
Gracie and Laurie are an item, both onstage and off – he writes the songs and she sings them. Then Laurie has a taste of fame when he gets his first song published and spurns Gracie in pursuit of a glamorous actress.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM
Image Gallery
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature