Imprint Films releases for May 2023!
Six brand new releases from the 40’s and 60’s, with three a worldwide first on Blu-ray! The Catman Of Paris is a rare 1946 republic horror finally given the release it deserves; The Great Gatsby (1949) was once a lost film and now this lavish trip back to the roaring 20’s has been lovingly restored; Uptight (1968) comes from legendary director Jules Dassin; The Long Voyage Home (1940), a Best Picture nominee, is directed by John Ford and stars John Wayne; Bus Riley’s Back In Town (1965) comes from a brand new 2023 scan and stars Ann-Margret and Michael Parks; and The Spiral Road (1962) stars Rock Hudson, Burl Ives, and Gena Rowlands – directed by Robert Mulligan (To Kill A Mockingbird)
The Catman of Paris (1946) - Imprint Collection #219 quantity
BEWARE! A MONSTER IS LOOSE!
Author Charles Regnier returns to8 1896 Paris after exotic travels, having written a bestseller which the Ministry of Justice would like to ban. That very night, an official is killed on the dark streets… clawed to death! The prefect of police suspects some type of “were-cat”, but Inspector Severen thinks there is nothing supernatural about Regnier’s motive. Regnier begins to doubt himself when he has another hallucinatory blackout during the second killing. Who is the infamous Catman of Paris?
Directed by Lesley Selander, this rare 1946 republic horror is finally getting a well-deserved release.
Starring: Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Adele Mara, and Douglass Dumbrille.
Worldwide debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features & Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K scan of the original negative (2017)
- NEW Audio Commentary with film historians Kim Newman & Stephen Jones
- NEW Video essay by film historian Kat Ellinger
- The Republic Pictures Story – A 1991 feature length documentary about the studio featuring hundreds of clips & on-camera interviews
- Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
- Limited Edition slipcase on the first 1500 copies with unique artwork
The Great Gatsby (1949) – Imprint Collection #220
A GREAT CAST… A GREAT NOVEL… A GREAT MOTION PICTURE
This 1949 movie lavishly takes us on the journey of Jay Gatsby (Alan Ladd) who worked his way from poor fisherman to extravagant millionaire. Travel back in time to the roaring 20s, a time of flappers, bootlegging, art deco architecture, and jazz music, through this classic tale of love and betrayal, deception and mystery.
This Paramount Pictures classic is the second film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel and was made before the book became considered an American classic. Once considered a lost film, the master was found in 2012 and has been lovingly restored.
Here for the first time, the film is presented in high definition from a new 4K scan.
Starring: Betty Field, Alan Ladd, Macdonald Carey, and Ruth Hussey.
Worldwide debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features & Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K scan of the original negative (2022)
- NEW Audio Commentary by professor and film scholar Jason A. Ney
- Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man – l Documentary (1999)
- Aspect Ratio TBC
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
- Limited Edition slipcase on the first 1500 copies with unique artwork
Uptight (1968) – Imprint Collection #221
A MAN ON THE RUN. A LIFE AT STAKE. A PEOPLE ABOUT TO EXPLODE.
Days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Tank Williams (Julian Mayfield) is an unemployed and itinerant steelworker who turns over his militant friend, Johnny (Max Julien) to the police for the $1,000 reward, resulting in an underground all-points bulletin to exact vengeance on the squealer.
Legendary director, Jules Dassin’s unrelenting directorial pace is complemented by the driving score of Booker T. Jones.
Uptight is an updated remake of John Ford’s 1935 film, The Informer.
Starring: Raymond St. Jacques, Ruby Dee, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Frank Silvera.
Special Features & Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K scan of the original negative (2019)
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Alain Silver & Jim Ursini
- NEW Interview with curator Karen Alexander about the film’s impact in African American Hollywood
- Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English subtitles
- Limited Edition slipcase on the first 1500 copies with unique artwork
The Long Voyage Home (1940) – Imprint Collection #222
THE LOVE OF WOMEN IN THEIR EYES…THE SALT OF THE SEA IN THEIR BLOOD!
The merchant ship Glencairn rolls and shivers in the black North Atlantic. On board, her anxious crewmen search the sky for German planes and hope they’ll survive The Long Voyage Home. Director John Ford and screenwriter Dudley Nichols adapted delivered this compelling, lyrical look at men at sea that O’Neill considered his favorite of all his filmed works.
Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, The Long Voyage Home is a journey to remember.
Starring: John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald.
Special Features & Specs:
- 1080 High Definition presentation on Blu-ray restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive (2016)
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Alain Silver & Jim Ursini
- NEW Interview with film professor José Arroyo
- NEW Interview with Jean Chothia (Cambridge University English Professor) on the adaptations of Eugene O’Neill
- Homecoming – video essay by film critic/ writer of John Ford: The Man and his Films, Tag Gallagher
- Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner – featurette
- Aspect ratio 1.33:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
- Limited Edition slipcase on the first 1500 copies with unique artwork
Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) - Imprint Collection #223
HER WEDDING BAND WAS THE ONLY THING SHE DIDN’T ABANDON!
A brooding ex-serviceman (Michael Parks) comes home and spends time with an innocent girl (Janet Margolin) and a worldly woman (Ann-Margret).
An entertaining, well-written, and well-acted drama with a great cast. Ann-Margret sex-potting her way throughout makes this a must-see movie. For Ann-Margret fans, this holy grail is a forgotten gem.
Starring Ann-Margret, Michael Parks, Janet Margolin, Brad Dexter, and Jocelyn Brando.
Worldwide debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features & Specs:
- 1080 High Definition presentation on Blu-ray from a new 2k scan (2023)
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Lee Pfeiffer and Paul Scrabo
- NEW Interview with film professor Lucy Bolton about Ann-Margret
- Aspect ratio TBC
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
- Limited Edition slipcase on the first 1500 copies with unique artwork
The Spiral Road (1962) – Imprint Collection #224
SHATTERING ADVENTURE THAT BOLDLY EXPLORES THE JUNGLES OF THE HEART!
Directed by Robert Mulligan (To Kill a Mockingbird), The Spiral Road stars Rock Hudson as an opportunistic young doctor who travels the jungles of the Dutch East Indies on a quest for knowledge and money. Planning to profit later, Dr. Anton Drager (Rock Hudson) sets out to learn all he can about leprosy from a renowned and eccentric older physician, Brits Jansen (Academy Award winner Burl Ives). However, his journey becomes more spiritual when a terrifying meeting with a black-magic medicine man forces him to reevaluate both his self-serving past and his plans for the future.
Starring Rock Hudson, Burl Ives, and Gena Rowlands.
Special Features & Specs:
- 1080 High Definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K scan of the original negative
- NEW Audio Commentary by film Historians Daniel Kremer & David Del Valle
- NEW Interview with John Mercer, author of the BFI book on Rock Hudson
- Aspect Ratio 2.00:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
- Limited Edition slipcase on the first 1500 copies with unique artwork
