3rd March 2021, 06:53 AM
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| Cult Acolyte | | | |
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Originally Posted by Susan Foreman ' DOCTOR X' (1932) - Coming soon from Warner Archive Collection in a NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from a new 4K restoration of the last-known surviving nitrate Technicolor print! "Is there a (mad) doctor in the house? “Yes!” shrieks Doctor X, filmed in rare two-strip Technicolor. An eminent scientist aims to solve a murder spree by re-creating the crimes in a lab filled with all the dials, gizmos, bubbling beakers and crackling electrostatic charges essential to the genre
Lionel Atwill is Doctor Xavier, pre-King Kong scream queen Fay Wray is a distressed damsel and Lee Tracy snaps newshound patter, all under the direction of renowned Michael Curtiz
The new two-color Technicolor master was restored by UCLA Film and Television Archive and The Film Foundation in association with Warner Bros. Entertainment. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Foundation
Also includes the separately filmed B&W version (which has been restored and restored from its original nitrate camera negative) originally intended for small U.S. markets and International distribution, and which has been out of distribution for over 30 years."
Special features and specs: - Alternate B&W version of feature; DOCTOR X (HD)
- UCLA Before & After Restoration featurette (HD)
- New documentary: "Monsters and Mayhem: The Horror Films of Michael Curtiz (HD)
- New feature commentary by author/film historian Alan K. Rode
- Archival feature commentary by Scott MacQueen, head of preservation, UCLA Film and Television Archive
- Original B&W Theatrical Trailer (HD)
- Run Time : 76:00
- Subtitles : English SDH
- Audio Specs: : DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English
- Aspect Ratio: : 1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME
- Product Color : COLOR; BLACK & WHITE
- Disc Configuration : BD 50
| As a golden age horror fan there's no amount of fancy-pants boxsets can beat this imho |