Warner Archive Announces December Releases
HomeWarner Archive Announces December Releases
Posted November 12, 2025 07:13 AM by Webmaster
Warner Archive has announced its December batch of releases. They are: Interrupted Melody (1955), The Valley of Decision (1945), San Antonio (1945), On Borrowed Time (1939), I Love Melvin (1953), Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har: The Complete Series (1962-1963), and Wally Gator: The Complete Series (1962-1963).
Interrupted Melody
Description: No pretentions, no tantrums. Marjorie Lawrence is a prima donna in the most professional sense of the term. She's a foremost Wagnerian, a soprano equal to the vocal and physical demands of the composer's oeuvre. And she's a beacon of triumph to anyone who fights back when personal tragedy strikes. This acclaimed bio-pic chronicles Miss Lawrence's rise from outback girl to world-renowned diva and her subsequent battle against polio won the 1955 Academy Award® for Story and Screenplay. Best Actress Oscar® nominee Eleanor Parker gives an outstanding performance as Lawrence, with the film's selection of glorious arias voiced by uncredited opera-legend-in-the-making Eileen Farrell. Glenn Ford and Roger Moore join Parker in this Melody to remember.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Valley of Decision
Description: Steel separates Pittsburgh into rich and poor, master and worker, powerful and powerless. On one side is Paul Scott, the progressive son of a steel mill owner. On the other is Mary Rafferty, daughter of an embittered laborer who was crippled in a mill accident. When Mary takes a post as a housemaid at the Scott mansion, she and Paul fall desperately in love. But a bloody strike may tear the city – and the lovers- apart. Surging with passion and strife, featuring an outstanding cast that includes Greer Garson (who earned a Best Actress Oscar® nomination for her performance), Lionel Barrymore, and Gregory Peck (the relative newcomer created a sensation as the romantic, intense Paul). Beautifully underscored by the music of Herbert Stothart (which garnered an Oscar® nomination) The Valley of Decision was a smash at the box-office, and remains a prime example of prestige filmmaking of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during Hollywood's Golden Age.
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San Antonio
Description: Rustlers have taken Clay Hardin's (Errol Flynn) cattle and holed up in San Antonio. So, Clay does what any cowboy worth his salt must do: strap on his sidearm, ride into town and settle the score. Despite his Tasmanian roots and elegant British diction, Errol Flynn made an ideal all-American cowboy. With his steely gaze, lean frame, and understated humor, he tamed the West in eight thrilling sagebrush sagas. San Antonio features blazing action (a ripsnorting saloon gunfight), suspense (a tense showdown in the granddaddy of Texas monuments, The Alamo) and a beautiful girl (Alexis Smith as a sultry songbird) to add romantic luster to the heroics. Welcome to San Antonio, where excitement is as big as Texas! Now meticulously restored from its original nitrate Technicolor® negatives especially for its Blu-ray premiere, this fan-favorite Warner Bros. western glistens as never before.
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On Borrowed Time
Description: Death has come for Gramps Northrup. But Gramps has important work to do: raising his orphaned grandson. So, he uses a bit of magic to trap Death in the branches of an apple tree. Clever work, Gramps! Or is it? With Death on hiatus, other folks whose time has come – folks who are worn out, ill and in pain – can't be released from their earthly suffering...and Gramps begins to wonder if he's done the right thing. From the acclaimed and beloved Paul Osborn play, this endearing fantasy of family, love and mortality moves effortlessly from whimsical to tragic. Lionel Barrymore gives an unforgettable performance as Gramps, leading a sterling cast of supporting players including Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel, Henry Travers and, as a most wry and gentlemanly Grim Reaper – Sir Cedric Hardwicke.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
I Love Melvin
Description: Melvin Hooper is a bumbler (except when he's dancing on skates), a workaday go-fer for Look magazine (except when he fakes being a big-time photographer) and love (without exception) with Broadway chorine Judy LeRoy. Melvin convinces Judy he can send her star aloft by putting her on the cover of Look. Now he has to make it happen! Singin' in the Rain's Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connoe dazzle again like July 4th sparklers in I Love Melvin. Highlights include glorious on-location Manhattan locales, Debbie portraying the tossed-about football in a gridiron stage piece, and Donald romping through the delirious Make 'Em Laugh-styled I Wanna Wonder. This sprightly M-G-M musical delight is an irresistible screen confection made special by the chemistry of its two irresistible stars at their beguiling best. There's lots to love here.
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Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har: The Complete Series
Description: Talk about odd couples…The zippy, happy-go-lucky Lippy the Lion (voiced by Daws Butler) is always looking for action. Hardy Har Har (voiced by Mel Blanc) is a hangdog, hapless hyena who never laughs. So, naturally the pair are inseparable. Constantly on the lookout for the next big score, the always-optimistic Lippy leads a skeptical Hardy into a multitude of misadventures despite Hardy's "worry-wartin." Lippy's all sunny side up, while Hardy's trademark refrain of "oh dear, oh my" provides the comic counterpoint to all their extraordinary exploits, which travel from the Wild West and deserted isles to country clubs and racetracks. No matter the time or place, you can count on these two to maneuver into desperate danger each and every time! This collection contains all 52 of Hanna-Barbera's laugh-filled exploits featuring Lippy and Hardy, all newly remastered from the best available film elements for this Blu-ray collection.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Wally Gator: The Complete Series
Description: "There's no place like home" is an adage that breezy, affable Wally Gator (voiced by Daws Butler) needs to learn again and again. A true people-person alligator, Wally is driven by his excessive curiosity and his bon vivant inclinations to seek out new experiences beyond the city zoo where he hangs his porkpie hat. Donning a variety of hilarious disguises, Wally escapes the care of dedicated zookeeper Twiddle (voiced by Don Messick) only to end up crying "Oh, fuddle-dee-doo!" as he lands himself in a series of ever more ridiculous (and dangerous!) jams! Whether he's confused with a dragon by a clan of medievalist monster fighters, almost becoming the final ingredient in a witch's magic potion or becoming a stunt gator in Hollywood action pictures, Wally is always relieved when he finally makes his way back to Twiddle and the zoo..only to saunter off the very next day! This collection contains all 52 of Hanna-Barbera's beloved Wally Gator animation adventures, all newly remastered from the best available film elements for this Blu-ray collection.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Interrupted Melody
Description: No pretentions, no tantrums. Marjorie Lawrence is a prima donna in the most professional sense of the term. She's a foremost Wagnerian, a soprano equal to the vocal and physical demands of the composer's oeuvre. And she's a beacon of triumph to anyone who fights back when personal tragedy strikes. This acclaimed bio-pic chronicles Miss Lawrence's rise from outback girl to world-renowned diva and her subsequent battle against polio won the 1955 Academy Award® for Story and Screenplay. Best Actress Oscar® nominee Eleanor Parker gives an outstanding performance as Lawrence, with the film's selection of glorious arias voiced by uncredited opera-legend-in-the-making Eileen Farrell. Glenn Ford and Roger Moore join Parker in this Melody to remember.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Classic M-G-M CinemaScope cartoon TOM AND CHERIE
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
The Valley of Decision
Description: Steel separates Pittsburgh into rich and poor, master and worker, powerful and powerless. On one side is Paul Scott, the progressive son of a steel mill owner. On the other is Mary Rafferty, daughter of an embittered laborer who was crippled in a mill accident. When Mary takes a post as a housemaid at the Scott mansion, she and Paul fall desperately in love. But a bloody strike may tear the city – and the lovers- apart. Surging with passion and strife, featuring an outstanding cast that includes Greer Garson (who earned a Best Actress Oscar® nomination for her performance), Lionel Barrymore, and Gregory Peck (the relative newcomer created a sensation as the romantic, intense Paul). Beautifully underscored by the music of Herbert Stothart (which garnered an Oscar® nomination) The Valley of Decision was a smash at the box-office, and remains a prime example of prestige filmmaking of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during Hollywood's Golden Age.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE BEST PRESERVATION ELEMENTS
- Classic MGM Tex Avery Cartoon: WILD AND WOOLFY
- Classic M-G-M Short SPREADIN' THE JAM
- Lux Radio Theater broadcast starring Greer Garson and Gregory Peck
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
San Antonio
Description: Rustlers have taken Clay Hardin's (Errol Flynn) cattle and holed up in San Antonio. So, Clay does what any cowboy worth his salt must do: strap on his sidearm, ride into town and settle the score. Despite his Tasmanian roots and elegant British diction, Errol Flynn made an ideal all-American cowboy. With his steely gaze, lean frame, and understated humor, he tamed the West in eight thrilling sagebrush sagas. San Antonio features blazing action (a ripsnorting saloon gunfight), suspense (a tense showdown in the granddaddy of Texas monuments, The Alamo) and a beautiful girl (Alexis Smith as a sultry songbird) to add romantic luster to the heroics. Welcome to San Antonio, where excitement is as big as Texas! Now meticulously restored from its original nitrate Technicolor® negatives especially for its Blu-ray premiere, this fan-favorite Warner Bros. western glistens as never before.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL TECHNICOLOR NEGATIVES
- Classic WB Technicolor® short FRONTIER DAYS
- Classic WB cartoon TRAP HAPPY PORKY
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
On Borrowed Time
Description: Death has come for Gramps Northrup. But Gramps has important work to do: raising his orphaned grandson. So, he uses a bit of magic to trap Death in the branches of an apple tree. Clever work, Gramps! Or is it? With Death on hiatus, other folks whose time has come – folks who are worn out, ill and in pain – can't be released from their earthly suffering...and Gramps begins to wonder if he's done the right thing. From the acclaimed and beloved Paul Osborn play, this endearing fantasy of family, love and mortality moves effortlessly from whimsical to tragic. Lionel Barrymore gives an unforgettable performance as Gramps, leading a sterling cast of supporting players including Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel, Henry Travers and, as a most wry and gentlemanly Grim Reaper – Sir Cedric Hardwicke.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE BEST PRESERVATION ELEMENTS
- Two radio adaptations:
- 4/1/1946 broadcast of SCREEN GUILD THEATER with LIONEL BARRYMORE
- 10/29/1948 broadcast of GREAT SCENES FROM GREAT PLAYS with BORIS KARLOFF
- Classic MGM Cartoon WANTED NO MASTER
- Classic MGM Fitzpatrick Traveltalks short A DAY ON TREASURE ISLAND
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
I Love Melvin
Description: Melvin Hooper is a bumbler (except when he's dancing on skates), a workaday go-fer for Look magazine (except when he fakes being a big-time photographer) and love (without exception) with Broadway chorine Judy LeRoy. Melvin convinces Judy he can send her star aloft by putting her on the cover of Look. Now he has to make it happen! Singin' in the Rain's Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connoe dazzle again like July 4th sparklers in I Love Melvin. Highlights include glorious on-location Manhattan locales, Debbie portraying the tossed-about football in a gridiron stage piece, and Donald romping through the delirious Make 'Em Laugh-styled I Wanna Wonder. This sprightly M-G-M musical delight is an irresistible screen confection made special by the chemistry of its two irresistible stars at their beguiling best. There's lots to love here.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL TECHNICOLOR NEGATIVES
- Deleted musical sequence: A Lady Loves (unused finale)
- Classic M-G-M cartoons:
- "THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSUM"
- "TV OF TOMORROW"
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har: The Complete Series
Description: Talk about odd couples…The zippy, happy-go-lucky Lippy the Lion (voiced by Daws Butler) is always looking for action. Hardy Har Har (voiced by Mel Blanc) is a hangdog, hapless hyena who never laughs. So, naturally the pair are inseparable. Constantly on the lookout for the next big score, the always-optimistic Lippy leads a skeptical Hardy into a multitude of misadventures despite Hardy's "worry-wartin." Lippy's all sunny side up, while Hardy's trademark refrain of "oh dear, oh my" provides the comic counterpoint to all their extraordinary exploits, which travel from the Wild West and deserted isles to country clubs and racetracks. No matter the time or place, you can count on these two to maneuver into desperate danger each and every time! This collection contains all 52 of Hanna-Barbera's laugh-filled exploits featuring Lippy and Hardy, all newly remastered from the best available film elements for this Blu-ray collection.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- TWO-DISC SET
- NEW 4K RESTORATIONS FROM THE BEST PRESERVATION ELEMENTS
- Optional English SDH subtitles for each episode
Wally Gator: The Complete Series
Description: "There's no place like home" is an adage that breezy, affable Wally Gator (voiced by Daws Butler) needs to learn again and again. A true people-person alligator, Wally is driven by his excessive curiosity and his bon vivant inclinations to seek out new experiences beyond the city zoo where he hangs his porkpie hat. Donning a variety of hilarious disguises, Wally escapes the care of dedicated zookeeper Twiddle (voiced by Don Messick) only to end up crying "Oh, fuddle-dee-doo!" as he lands himself in a series of ever more ridiculous (and dangerous!) jams! Whether he's confused with a dragon by a clan of medievalist monster fighters, almost becoming the final ingredient in a witch's magic potion or becoming a stunt gator in Hollywood action pictures, Wally is always relieved when he finally makes his way back to Twiddle and the zoo..only to saunter off the very next day! This collection contains all 52 of Hanna-Barbera's beloved Wally Gator animation adventures, all newly remastered from the best available film elements for this Blu-ray collection.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- TWO-DISC SET
- NEW 4K RESTORATIONS FROM THE BEST PRESERVATION ELEMENTS
- Optional English SDH subtitles for each episode
