Thursday, September 15, 2022

MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935) and DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (1931) available on Blu-ray 10/25 from Warner Archive!

MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935) and DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (1931) available on Blu-ray 10/25 from Warner Archive with new 1080p HD master from 4K scan of Original Nitrate Camera negative and New Extras! 

MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935) 
Available 10/11

Label: Warner Archive
Region Code: Region-Free 
Duration: 61 Minutes
Video: B&W 1080p HD Full Frame (1.37:1) Aspect Ratio with side mattes
Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono with Optional English Subtitles 
Director: Tod Browning
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Bela Lugosi, Jean Hersholt, Elizabeth Allen, Carroll Borland, Lionel Atwill 

Director Tod Browning brought his signature horror style to this classic MGM thriller starring Lionel Barrymore, Bela Lugosi, Jean Hersholt and Elizabeth Allen. In a remote village in Central Europe, a nobleman's body is found drained of its blood and two punctures on his neck-the Mark of the Vampire. An ancient terror, a horror that won't die haunts the village: the long undead Count Mora (Bela Lugosi) and his daughter Luna (Carroll Borland), rule the night. But the vampires have not fed on the people of the village for a very long time. Now, with the help of an expert in the occult, Professor Zelen (Lionel Barrymore) and a local Baron (Jean Hersholt), police inspector Neumann (Lionel Atwill) unearth a mystery far stranger and more terrifying than anyone could have imagined!

Special Features:
- New 1080p HD master from 4K scan of Original Nitrate Camera negative!
- Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Steve Jones
- Classic MGM Short “A Thrill for Thelma”
- Classic MGM Cartoon “The Calico Dragon”
- Theatrical Trailer

DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE
(1931)
Available 10/25

Label: Warner Archive 
Region Code: Region-Free
Duration: 96 Minutes
Video: B&W 1080p HD Widescreen (1.19:1) Aspect Ratio with side mattes
Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono with Optional Subtitles
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Frederic March, Miriam Hopkins
 
"I'll show you what horror means..."grows the hideous Mr. Hyde (Frederic March) as the helpless, terrified Ivy (Miriam Hopkins) cowers on her bed. And now you'll see too, in this meticulously restored 1931 version of Robert Louis Stevenson's spine-chilling masterpiece. Director Rouben Mamoulian’s choice of young, handsome Fredric March to play the lead raised studio hackles. But Mamoulian’s insistence paid off as March's performance earned him an Oscar as Best Actor. Indeed, the public's fascination with Hyde equaled that of Boris Karloff's Frankenstein and Bela Lugosi's Dracula.

Special Features:
- New 1080p HD master from 4K scan of best surviving Nitrate elements!
- New Commentary by Dr. Steve Haberman and Constanine Nasr
- Archival Audio Commentary by Greg Mank
- Fredric March’s 1950 radio performance re-creating his role as “Jekyll & Hyde”