Monday, August 21, 2006

TCM Archives: Forbidden Hollywood Collection Volume 1 in December

Warner Home Video has officially announced its first collection of Pre-Code films, a 2-disc set featuring the original theatrical and uncensored versions of "Baby Face," Jean Harlow's "Red Headed Woman" and the rarely-seen 1931 release "Waterloo Bridge," directed by James Whale.

No art work has been released yet, but the MSRP is $39.98, and this long-awaited set will hit the street on December 5th. Not much in the way of extras, though Robert Osborne shows up for some intros. The full press release is at DVD Times.

Though I will be one of the first in line for this set, I am a little surprised at the list price for a three-film set, considering how many of Warner's sets offer such great value. They obviously believe interest will be limited. Hopefully, future volumes will offer more titles and better extras at a competitive price.

3 comments:

paulcito said...

I believe the list price is a typo. thedigitalbits.com has it as SRP $39.92.

Anonymous said...

Nice that they are sending out Babyface with the bonus footage and the rarely ever seen Waterloo Bridge but I thought they could have at least included 5 given the price and the amount of material in the archives. But this is a start. But why Norma's legs when she isn't in the collection?:)

Raquel Stecher said...

Yay! I'm so excited for Baby Face and Red-Headed Woman to be on DVD. Woohoo! Thanks for the great news.