The Warner Archive Collection

[Susan Foreman]

'The Return Of Doctor X' (1936) - Coming to Blu-ray from Warner Archive in a new 2024 1080p HD master from a new 4K scan of the original nitrate camera negative

Release date: October 29

"In a bizarre but fascinating bit of casting, Humphrey Bogart stars as a vampire in his only horror film role. After a murderous doctor is executed, he is revived with human blood - and soon people with that blood type begin to disappear. When an eager reporter stumbles across a popular actress who was thought to be dead, he can't help noticing that her skin is unnaturally pale and that she keeps her face concealed beneath a long black veil. Suspecting that evil is afoot, he investigates the terrifying world of a psychotic doctor (Bogart) and is drawn into a series of unsolved murders"

SPECIAL FEATURES: (TBA)

Specs:

• BD-50
• 62 Minutes
• B&W
• DTS-HD MA 2.0
• Aspect ratio: 16x9 1.37:1 with side mattes
• Subtitles: English SDH
• NOT RATED

[Susan Foreman]

'The Walking Dead' (1936) - Coming to Blu-ray from Warner Archive in a new 2024 1080p HD master from a new 4K scan of the original nitrate camera negative

Release date: October 29

"Boris Karloff stars in this classic horror film as John Elman, a man who comes back from the dead to seek revenge on the gangsters who framed him for the murder of the judge who first jailed him. After evidence proving Elman's innocence arrives seconds following his electrocution, officials allow Dr. Evan Beaumont (Edmund Gwenn) to experiment with putting a mechanical heart into Elman. The device revives the dead man, but he has become a monstrous, white-haired, vengeful zombie. Directed by Oscar winner Michael Curtiz, this thriller is a must-have for fans of the genre."

SPECIAL FEATURES: (TBA)

Specs:

• BD-50
• 66 Minutes
• B&W
• DTS-HD MA 2.0
• Aspect ratio: 16x9 1.37:1 with side mattes
• Subtitles: English SDH
• NOT RATED

[Rob4]

Great releases. Just wish they'd come out in the UK the same time as US

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rob4

Great releases. Just wish they'd come out in the UK the same time as US

With these on the way i'm pleased they aren't

Mexican Vampires set
Columbia Horror
I Walked with a Zombie / 7th Victim
Blood Beast Terror
Doomwatch
Island of Terror (Just released)
Haxan
A Quiet Place in the Country
Orgasmo
Blake's 7 Season one
Doctor Who Season 25

There's over 300 quid there

[Dave Boy]

Some great titles coming out.
I already have Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde and totally recommend that as an upgrade.
I have the Archive DVD of Beast With Five Fingers so I may wait on that one.
The Walking Dead is a sure upgrade. The Karloff/Lugosi box set that this film is on suffers from disc rot. I went to watch the movie a while back and it was unplayable, kept skipping. I sourced a cheap DVDr of the movie to be going on with. No idea if the other films on the set are affected but they most probably will be at some time as with these discs, one day they are okay.. the next they don't play.
Also with The Return Of Dr X. Best to upgrade as you just don't know with these Warner DVD sets.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Dave Boy

Some great titles coming out.
I already have Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde and totally recommend that as an upgrade.
I have the Archive DVD of Beast With Five Fingers so I may wait on that one.
The Walking Dead is a sure upgrade. The Karloff/Lugosi box set that this film is on suffers from disc rot. I went to watch the movie a while back and it was unplayable, kept skipping. I sourced a cheap DVDr of the movie to be going on with. No idea if the other films on the set are affected but they most probably will be at some time as with these discs, one day they are okay.. the next they don't play.
Also with The Return Of Dr X. Best to upgrade as you just don't know with these Warner DVD sets.

Supposedly it was a dodgy pressing plant that cheaply produced millions of these discs that become unplayable.

[Nuno_Miranda]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Supposedly it was a dodgy pressing plant that cheaply produced millions of these discs that become unplayable.

It hasn't happened to me yet, but I wonder if they will swap the faulty disc. Did anyone ever ask them?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nuno_Miranda

It hasn't happened to me yet, but I wonder if they will swap the faulty disc. Did anyone ever ask them?

No idea.

[Dave Boy]

There are no replacement programmes for discs that wont play anymore. It's something that happens to a disc over time.
Unfortunately its just our hard luck.
Warner US release titles seem to be the most affected but US Anchor Bay releases such as Frankenstein Created Woman were affected.
It does seem that it is only the US made titles of Warner that are affected? I have not heard of a UK disc rot plague.
Thing is, most of the time it's something you can't see. Rot is usually seen by a coffee like stain on the disc or discolouration but a lot of the titles that are affected look normal. They just won't play anymore because of freezing or skipping. One day the disc plays fine, the next won't play.

Warner sets with problems that have affected myself recently and others are..
THE VAL LEWTON HORROR COLLECTION
THE KARLOFF/ LUGOSI HORROR CLASSICS

Luckily Warner Archive and others are releasing Blu rays to replace films in these sets. It's not good to have to do it but..

Just having a look at the threads on CHFB or videos on youtube of the many titles affected is very sad as probably some titles will not have an alternative release to be able to replace it.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Dave Boy

There are no replacement programmes for discs that wont play anymore. It's something that happens to a disc over time.
Unfortunately its just our hard luck.
Warner US release titles seem to be the most affected but US Anchor Bay releases such as Frankenstein Created Woman were affected.
It does seem that it is only the US made titles of Warner that are affected? I have not heard of a UK disc rot plague.
Thing is, most of the time it's something you can't see. Rot is usually seen by a coffee like stain on the disc or discolouration but a lot of the titles that are affected look normal. They just won't play anymore because of freezing or skipping. One day the disc plays fine, the next won't play.

Warner sets with problems that have affected myself recently and others are..
THE VAL LEWTON HORROR COLLECTION
THE KARLOFF/ LUGOSI HORROR CLASSICS

Luckily Warner Archive and others are releasing Blu rays to replace films in these sets. It's not good to have to do it but..

Just having a look at the threads on CHFB or videos on youtube of the many titles affected is very sad as probably some titles will not have an alternative release to be able to replace it.

There are loads of UK Blu's that don't play anymore. Quite a few from Icon and EIV.

Including -

Drag me to Hell
The Box
Solomon Kane (I've had two copies that wouldn't play and had to buy the dvd again)
Piranha 3D
Killer Inside Me
Pandorum
The Box
Shelter
30 Days Of Night
The Road
The Devil's Double
Elvis: The Movie ( John Carpenter )
Crank 2: High Voltage
Gone Girl
Zack & Miri Make A Porno
The Haunting in Connecticut
Red Cliff
The Book of Eli
The criminal code
I Frankenstein
The Man Who Fell to Earth from Optimum 2011
Unthinkable (2010)