Kino Lorber: Two Films Starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard Detailed for Blu-ray
HomeKino Lorber: Two Films Starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted June 17, 2020 12:34 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have dated and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray releases of The Cat and the Canary (1939) and The Ghost Breakers (1940). The two releases will be available for purchase on September 15.
The Cat and the Canary
Synopsis: Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman (Paulette Goddard) and Wally Campbell (Bob Hope). Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby (George Zucco), the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.
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Synopsis: After intrepid working girl Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard) becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located on Black Island near the Cuban coast, a stranger (Anthony Quinn) phones to warn her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk -- wise-cracking Larry Lawrence (Bob Hope), a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Cat and the Canary
Synopsis: Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman (Paulette Goddard) and Wally Campbell (Bob Hope). Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby (George Zucco), the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by critic Lee Gambin
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: After intrepid working girl Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard) becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located on Black Island near the Cuban coast, a stranger (Anthony Quinn) phones to warn her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk -- wise-cracking Larry Lawrence (Bob Hope), a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K MASTER
- Audio Commentary by critic Lee Gambin
- Trailers From Hell with Larry Karaszewski
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
