Kino Lorber have dated and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Stuart Walker's
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935), starring Claude Rains, Douglass Montgomery, Heather Angel, David Manners, and Francis L. Sullivan. the release will be available for purchase on November 2.
Description: The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a haunting film adaptation of the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. An opium-addicted choirmaster, John Jasper (Rains), becomes obsessed with a young student named Rosa Bud (Angel). His nephew, Edwin Drood (Manners), also holds a torch for the girl and asks her to marry him. Circumstances in their small Victorian town grow more perplexing when Drood disappears and the sordid details of Jasper's secret life come to light.
Featuring beautiful sets, lavish costumes and wonderful direction by Stuart Walker (The Eagle and the Hawk, Werewolf of London), this gripping tale remains as mysterious as ever. Douglass Montgomery (The Cat and the Canary), Francis L. Sullivan (Great Expectations), Valerie Hobson (Kind Hearts and Coronets) and E.E. Clive (The Bride of Frankenstein) round out the fine cast.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle
- Trailers
- Optional English Subtitles