Reel Vault: Pointed Heels and King Kung Fu Prepped for Blu-ray
HomeReel Vault: Pointed Heels and King Kung Fu Prepped for Blu-ray
Posted July 30, 2025 08:23 PM by Webmaster
Reel Vault has informed us that it will add two new titles to its Blu-ray catalog. They are: Pointed Heels (1929) and King Kung Fu (1976). The two titles will be available for purchase on August 26.
Pointed Heels
Description: Love, ambition, and class collide in the world of Broadway. Fay Wray stars as Lora Nixon, a chorus girl engaged to wealthy composer Donald Ogden (Phillips Holmes), who is cut off financially by his mother after their marriage. Struggling to make ends meet while he pursues his symphony, their relationship is tested. Meanwhile, Broadway producer Robert Courtland (William Powell) has feelings for Lora but remains a gentleman. The film features musical numbers by Helen Kane, whose lively presence foreshadows Betty Boop.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
King Kung Fu
Description: This is the unforgettable story of a Chinese gorilla who knew karate. Raised as a lifelong house pet of Alfunku, a Chinese Karate Master, the gorilla uses Kung Fu to attack and defeat the Master during a lesson. Embarrassed, the Master gives him to the United States as a friendly gesture, where he is displayed in Wichita, Kansas. As a publicity stunt, the gorilla, King Kung Fu, is set free, and the police captain, J.W. Duke (bearing a remarkable resemblance to a certain famous western star) and his first officer, Pilgrim, get involved in an extensive chase to recover him - along with love interest, Rae Fey, and the rest of the town. The comedy and suspense continue until the girl and the gorilla end up on the tallest building in Wichita, the Holiday Inn. Full of cliches, spoofs, and a cast of memorable characters, the whole family will love!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Pointed Heels
Description: Love, ambition, and class collide in the world of Broadway. Fay Wray stars as Lora Nixon, a chorus girl engaged to wealthy composer Donald Ogden (Phillips Holmes), who is cut off financially by his mother after their marriage. Struggling to make ends meet while he pursues his symphony, their relationship is tested. Meanwhile, Broadway producer Robert Courtland (William Powell) has feelings for Lora but remains a gentleman. The film features musical numbers by Helen Kane, whose lively presence foreshadows Betty Boop.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary by Author and Film Historian Richard Barrios
- Five Rare 1970s Colorized Betty Boop Cartoons:
- Baby Be Good (1935)
- The Hot Air Salesman (1937)
- Whoops! I'm a Cowboy (1937)
- Training Pigeons (1936)
- Stop That Noise (1935)
- 44 Classic Black-and-White Betty Boop Cartoons
- Optional English Subtitles
- REGION-FREE
King Kung Fu
Description: This is the unforgettable story of a Chinese gorilla who knew karate. Raised as a lifelong house pet of Alfunku, a Chinese Karate Master, the gorilla uses Kung Fu to attack and defeat the Master during a lesson. Embarrassed, the Master gives him to the United States as a friendly gesture, where he is displayed in Wichita, Kansas. As a publicity stunt, the gorilla, King Kung Fu, is set free, and the police captain, J.W. Duke (bearing a remarkable resemblance to a certain famous western star) and his first officer, Pilgrim, get involved in an extensive chase to recover him - along with love interest, Rae Fey, and the rest of the town. The comedy and suspense continue until the girl and the gorilla end up on the tallest building in Wichita, the Holiday Inn. Full of cliches, spoofs, and a cast of memorable characters, the whole family will love!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Simianscope: The Making of King Kung Fu a short film by Nathan Light
- Optional English Subtitles
- REGION-FREE
