I’d like to comment of three of the lesser known films in this set:
1. Captain Newman, M.D. – a unbelievable W.W.II comedy/drama with a mammoth supporting cast including Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Eddie Albert, Larry Storch, James Gregory, Robert Duvall and in his academy-award nominated supporting role: Bobby Darin. One of my well-liked films of the 1960s.
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2. Mirage-a suspenseful shaded and white film-noir, filmed on position in Recent York co-starring the very dazzling Diane Baker and Walter Matthau.
3. Arabesque-suspense thriller co-starring Sophia Loren. Directed by Stanley Donen, this was an attempt to replicate the success of Donen’s previous thriller “Charade.” While not as advantageous as that classic, it is level-headed top-notch fun with a immense gain by Henry Mancini.
I can’t wait to witness these three films again.
Film specs are courtesy of IMDB. These DVD transfers conform to those specs without exception. Sound for all six films was done by Westrex Recording System. Each film has its possess chapter-encoded DVD in its bear thin-style withhold case, all packaged together in one tear case. Outstanding transfer! Purists should remember that these films were made 40 to 50 years ago, and assume that into chronicle when critiquing things like narrate and mono sound fidelity, which are consistently crisp and blemish-free for these six films.
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Mirage, 1965, Edward Dmytryk, 1.85:1, 108 min, b/w, mono sound; based on Howard Fast’s 1952 modern (Fallen Angel; Shrimp, Brown and Company; 1952; as Walter Ericson) ; a fair shadowy and white anamorphic wide shroud represent in its unusual aspect ratio; first time on DVD. Suitable noir photography and a Quincy Jones musical pick up adorn this edge-of-the-chair nightmarish account of amnesia, conspiracy and cancel. Peck was never better; with a stellar supporting cast of Diane Baker, Walter Matthau, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Weston, Leif Erickson, George Kennedy, and Robert Harris. Except for a couple loose ends and a dated conclusion, it quiet rates 5 stars!
Arabesque, 1966, Stanley Donen, 2.35:1, 105 min, Panavision Technicolor, mono sound; co-star Sophia Loren; vibrant anamorphic widescreen color represent. Light entertainment only; the film is second-rate in comparison with Charade or To Get A Thief, which it tries (unsuccessfully) to imitate. Previously out on DVD but almost impossible to win. 3 stars for the film.
Captain Newman, M.D, 1963, David Miller, 1.85:1, 126 min, Eastman Color by Pathe, mono sound; vibrant anamorphic widescreen color characterize with music by Frank Skinner. Supporting cast includes Tony Curtis, Angie Dickenson, Eddie Albert, and a very young Robert Duvall. Procedure too long, desperately needing cuts! Scenes range from a WWII soldiers’ mental ward suicide one runt, to a Santa-costumed Tony Curtis leading the recovering soldiers in singing Jingle Bells the next. Maybe observe this one at Christmas? The DVD keep-case erroneously lists running time as 91 minutes. 3 stars for the film.
The World In His Arms, 1952, Raoul Walsh, 1.37:1, 104 min, color by Technicolor, mono. Represent is corpulent camouflage 1.33:1, the recent aspect ratio, with music by Frank Skinner. Supporting cast includes Ann Blythe, Anthony Quinn, and a cast of thousands (of seals) . Colors are vibrant with some delicate but not intrusive grain, not surprising considering the film’s age: one could hardly inquire of better. SPOILER ALERT: A rousing, swashbuckling rogue sea captain (Peck) and his sealskin-poaching pirates fight the 1850s Alaska Ruskies, with Peck snatching the about-to-be-married (Countess) Blyth away from the contemptible Ruskie’s marriage clutches mere moments before the final vows! 3.5 stars for the film.
To End A Mockingbird, 1962, Robert Mulligan, 1.85:1, 129 min, b/w, mono; murky and white anamorphic wide mask relate, in its unusual aspect ratio. Sound is generally blooming though the kids’ diction lacked clarity. Won three Oscars! Concerns childhood and bustle prejudice in the 1932 depression-era south; and a white lawyer (Peck) defending a unlit man accused of assault and rape of a white woman. Aside from Peck, the famous actors are really the three kids who have far more mask time than anyone else: Phillip Alford, age 14; Mary Badham, age 10; and the youngest of the three (age five, maybe six; not credited but whose role exceeded that of most adult actors whose credited roles were barely more than cameos) . A MESSAGE film so plain it must spice up the action with a racist white mob hell-bent on a hanging; and a racist, drunken white-male stereotype who also attacks women and children on the side. 2 stars for the kids.
Cape Dread, 1962, J. Lee Thompson, 1.85:1, 105 min, b/w, mono; co-star Robert Mitchum; supporting cast includes Polly Bergen, Martin Balsam, and Telly Savalas. Graceful murky and white anamorphic wide veil characterize in its fresh aspect ratio: astounding sad and white noir photography with a formidable Bernard Herrmann musical find, and with gargantuan performances from Mitchum and Peck. After viewing (and hearing!) the quality of this production and the stark film-noir imagery and atmospherics, that this film was remade in 1991 demonstrates the abject poverty of fresh Hollywood thinking: Who would want to inspect an nefarious would-be substitute remake (or any of these unusual slasher pics for that matter) instead of this masterpiece? For better appreciation you might want to peep the 28-minute making-of documentary first. 5 stars for the film.
Special Features: To Destroy A Mockingbird’s retain case encloses a second DVD which has two documentaries: A Conversation with Gregory Peck, encoded with 18 chapters at 97:23 minutes; and Tremulous Symmetry, a making-of documentary, encoded with 24 chapters at 90 minutes. The Cape Horror DVD also contains a making-of documentary at 27:45 minutes; a self-playing montage of production photograph stills intercut with full-sound segments of the film and closing with a gallery of eight posters and a few stills, at 4:48 minutes; and an fresh theatrical trailer, at 2:06 minutes. Report and sound of these special features is lovely.
Adding .4 stars for the stunning transfer quality and general product excellence to the averaged film rating of 3.6 stars sums to 4 stars.
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