MGM Finally unleashes some of the Horror Classics they've been hoarding
MGM owns sooo many old Horror (ahem) Classics that they do nothing with but hoard. Putting 4 titles like this together is a great idea as I'm sure the wackos like me who keep their eye out for movies like "Face Of Marble" (a cool little flick, btw) are few and far between. However it would be even greater if two of the titles weren't previously released on DVD via their Midnite Movies series. I'm pretty sure these are just meant to be one of those cheap DVD items you pick up while checking out at Walmart so I'm sure not much care or TLC is going into them. But hopefully more goodies will finally find a home on DVD through this series.
The Face of marble...A Monogram classic
Finally, The great "B" movie classic staring John Carradine, "The Face Of Marble" is coming to DVD.
Monogram Picture Corporation deserves more recognition for producing films with really cool atmosphere and I haven't seen The Face Of Marble for years.
Now it's time for the DVD relaeas of Columbia's "Murder In Times Square" starring Edmond Lowe and all of the original "East Side Kids" starring Leo Gorcey & Huntz Hall.
The Bowery Boys are becoming available on DVD but if you watch Turner Classic Movies you would had recently seen them all.
TCM has also showed "The Whistler" series starring Richard Dix but for some reason failed to include "The Mark Of The Whistler" and The 13th Hour.
It's time for a DVD release of the entire series.
Pat Maestro
THE FACE OF MARBLE
THE FACE OF MARBLE --- of course --- is the reason to buy THIS collection. The other three titles a-r-e available
in, virtually, every [obsolete] video format.
None of these movies're good enough to "write home about", heck, except to horror-completists, none of these, but,
--- ironically --- #1, are even w-o-r-t-h taking the time writing a review about.
Sorry.
Give THE FACE OF MARBLE a chance. The price, alone, is worth the +/- $5.
Despite all four movies being on one disc, the quality of the video and audio is NOT compromised. As usual*, there are no individual movie chapter-stops, nor is there the standard time-lapsed indicator displayed on your disc player.
I'm thinking these films have been put on disc so their original nitrate film elements can be left to deteriorate in
peace... and obscurity. RIP: Richard Boone, etal!
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