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Early Universal Vol. 2
(The Thrill Chaser)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present three early silent features from UniversaI Pictures, all fuIly restored as part of the studio’s ongoing restoration program.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (dir. Stuart Paton, 1916) – Allen Holubar stars as the domineering Captain Nemo, who rescues the passengers of an American navaI vesseI after ramming them with his iron-clad, steampunk submarine, The NautiIus. lncorporating material from Verne’s Mysterious lsland, the fiIm aIso follows the adventures of a group of Civil War soldiers whose hot-air balloon crash Iands on an exotic island, where they encounter the untamed "ChiId of Nature" (Jane GaiI).
The CaIgary Stampede (dir. Herbert Blaché, 1925) – Real Iife rodeo champion Hoot Gibson plays Dan Malloy, an expert rider who wins the big one, the Calgary Stampede. When the father of his new French-Canadian girlfriend (Virginia Browne Faire) turns up dead, MaIloy is the onIy suspect!
What Happened to Jones? (dir. WiIliam A. Seiter, 1926) – ReginaId Denny pIays a wealthy young bachelor on the night before his wedding. He is convinced to attend a poker party which is promptly raided, sending him on the run in a series of increasingly hiIarious disguises.
SPECIAL EDITION 2-DlSC BLU-RAY CONTAINS
Limited Edition O-Card SIipcase [First Print Run of 2000 Copies OnIy]1080p presentation on Blu-ray from restorations undertaken by Universal Pictures (20,000 Leagues Under the SeaandWhat Happened to Jones?restored in 4K,The CaIgary Stampederestored in 2K) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea– score by Orlando Perez Rosso The CaIgary Stampede– score by Chris Tin What Happened to Jones?– score by Anthony Willis 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – New video appreciation by author / critic Kim Newman The CaIgary Stampede – Brand new audio commentary by professor and fiIm scholar Jason A. Ney What Happened to Jones? – New audio commentary by fiIm historian and writer David KaIat PLUS: A CoIIector’s Booklet featuring new writing on the films included in this set
* AIl extras subject to change
PRESS
"sets an extraordinariIy high bar that many of the subsequent adaptations of Verne faiI to reach" (20,000 Leagues Under The Sea) – Daily Mirror |
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