Robbery Under Arms
Based on the classic adventure novel by Rolf Boldrewood, and set in the nineteenth century outback, this is the story of the biggest cattle-rustling coup in Australian history and the men who planned and executed it.
Based on the classic adventure novel by Rolf Boldrewood, and set in the nineteenth century outback, this is the story of the biggest cattle-rustling coup in Australian history and the men who planned and executed it. Having shared the proceeds, they go their separate ways. Fate, however, has other ideas and they are brought together in a violent climax.
1957 | 101 min | Color | 1.33:1/4×3 | Dolby Digital 2.0 & 5.1 Enhanced | Region 1 | NR
Special Feature:
• Before and After Restoration Sample
Peter Finch, Ronald Lewis, Maureen Swanson, David McCallum, Jill Ireland, Laurence Naismith, Jean Anderson, Ursula Finlay
Directed byJack Lee
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The Young Land
This “Sincere western…” (according to Leonard Maltin), set in 1848 California, stars Patrick Wayne as a lawman with high morals and co-stars Dennis Hopper as a rebellious gunslinger. Hopper goes on trial for killing a young Mexican, which tests the American system of justice in the newly formed state. Produced by John Ford’s son, who brought together an excellent supporting cast of Hollywood extras. Features a great western score, with composer Dimitri Tiomkin and songwriter Ned Washington garnering a Best Song Nomination at the 1959 Academy Awards.
1959 | 89 min | Color | 1.33:1/4×3 | Dolby Digital | All Region | NR
Special Feature:
• Movie Trailers
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Young Hannah, Queen of the Vampires – Un-Cut Version
This is the uncut European, widescreen version of this Euro-horror classic, aka: CRYPT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Welcome to Vampire Island, a quaint, out-of-the-way spot whose leading citizen is known for her winning, toothy smile… and odd dining habits. Released from her crypt after 700 years of entombment, the ravenous bloodsucker displays an undiminished zest for life… Anybody’s life. The son of the man who inadvertently released the undead terror from the tomb, finds he has a great deal to contend with (“She’s smart… 700 years smart,” he observes gloomily) in this tale of terror.
1973 | Color | 1.85:1/widescreen | Rated R
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• Biographies; Bonus Horror Trailers -
World War II Double Feature
JUNGLE PATROL: Machine-gun action and suspense are the backdrop of a love story in this tense tale of eight young USAF flyers stationed in World War II New Guinea. Their orders: to intercept Japanese bombers headed for Australian objectives. Their record: An amazing 100 percent. But with a heavy formation of Jap bombers now en route and our boys hopelessly outnumbered, it looks as though their unnatural luck is about to run out. 1948 | 71 min | B&W | 1.33:1 | NR
THE SILENT RAIDERS: Their assignment amounted to “kill or be killed”: During World War II, just prior to D-Day, a seven-man unit arrives on the French coast with orders to help wipe out a German communications center three miles inland. There’s suspense in the Steel Helmet tradition as the men attempt to hold the captured building against the enemy and their snipers. Produced for only $27,000. Music by Elmer Bernstein. 1954 |65 min | B&W | 1.33:1 | NR
Plus Feature Length Combat Film Compilation:
COMBAT BULLETIN: Combat Bulletin is a newsreel series produced by the Army Pictorial Service during WWII. The public wasn’t allowed to view these combat films covering all fronts of the war. This compilation is the result of culling through many hours of film in order to select the very best footage from the original series. 89min | B&W | 1.33:1 | NR
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The Mysterious Airman (KPF Restoration)
An action-packed 1928 Silent 10 Chapter Serial with musical score by Andrew Earle Simpson.
Remastered in Hi-Definition from the only surviving 35mm tinted print
An inventor adds new innovations to an air company’s planes, prompting the owners of a rival company to set out to steal them. The stakes are sky-high as an airman and an aviatrix find themselves in constant peril, both on earth and above the clouds. Written by famed mystery novelist Arthur B. Reeve.
“Superior to the usual run of serials…full of thrills…” – Schenectady (NY) Gazette
“The Mysterious Airman” is “the thriller of his career” — Watertown [NY] Daily Times
SPECIAL FEATURES: Full-length commentary track by noted film historian and author, Richard M Roberts; Short Subject: “Flying Cadets” (1928); New York Censor Board File; Original Lobby Cards and Posters
1929 | 200 min.|Tinted|1.33:1|Not Rated
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