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Old 02-10-05, 11:18 PM
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Gary Cooper Box Set 5.31.05

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Title: Gary Cooper Collection
Starring: Gary Cooper
Released: 31st May 2005
SRP: $26.98

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Universal has today also announced a Gary Cooper Collection which includes Design for Living, Peter Ibbetson, The General Died at Dawn, Beau Geste and The Lives of a Bengal Lancer. Each of the films will be presented in 1.33:1 full frame along with English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono tracks. English, French and Spanish subtitles will also be provided. As far as we know, no extra material will be included as part of the set. You'll be able to own this two-disc set from the 31st May, priced at around $26.98. The artwork hasn't yet been released I'm afraid, but we'll do our best to bring you that very shortly. Stay tuned for that.


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The Gary Cooper Collection
STREET DATE: 5/31/2005
S.R.P.: $26.98
NUMBER OF DISCS: 2
NUMBER OF FEATURES: 5
RUN TIME: 8 Hour 31 Minutes
MPAA RATING: Not Rated
LAYERS: Dual/Single (Double Sided)
AUDIO: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
CAPTIONS: English
SUBTITLES: French, Spanish
PICTURE: Full Frame (1.33:1)
BLACK & WHITE

Disc 1(Feature 1): Design for Living
Disc 1(Feature 2): Peter Ibbetson
Disc 1(Feature 3): The General Died at Dawn
Disc 2(Feature 1): Beau Geste
Disc 2(Feature 2): The Lives of a Bengal Lancer


Have a feeling it will have a case like the don knotts set....enjoy

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Wow - the good news just keeps pouring in (and the cash pouring out!). "Beau Geste" is one of my favorite films of all-time, and I'm a big fan of "Lives of a Bengal Lancer" as well. Glad that I will finally be able to own these on DVD.

I recall bemoaning the lack of a "Beau Geste" release just a very short time ago when someone posted news on a "Four Feathers (1939)" upcoming release. With the Red Sox winning the World Series, the Flynn box set, this and assorted other good news - I truly am running out of things to complain about.

I know, I'm still waiting for "Last of the Mohicans (1936)".
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A Gary Cooper boxset and Stallone's Over the Top both released on the same day?!? Talk about a day for classic cinema.
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Normally I would be thrilled at this news, but Universal seems to screw up everything they touch. I wish Warner owned these...
If it were anyone but Universal I'd pre-order. Guess, I'll wait for reviews.
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Originally Posted by Easy
Normally I would be thrilled at this news, but Universal seems to screw up everything they touch. I wish Warner owned these...
If it were anyone but Universal I'd pre-order. Guess, I'll wait for reviews.
I know what you mean, but Universal doesn't always drop the ball - The Palm Beach Story is quite a nice transfer. This is a must have set.
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I'm definitely picking this one up...but, because of all the problems with previous Universal multi-disc classics (Best of Abbott & Costello, Classic Monsters, etc...), I'll be getting it at a B&M (just in case I again have to do multiple exchanges in order to get a working copy.)
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Originally Posted by Geofferson
A Gary Cooper boxset and Stallone's Over the Top both released on the same day?!? Talk about a day for classic cinema.
Good thing you put that "winkie" at the end or I might have thought you were serious
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I cannot wait to get this. Such a good price for these 5 films. I just hope the transfers are top-notch.
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DVD Beaver review:

http://dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews...collection.htm

Sounds like a no-brainer.
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Thanks for the link to DVD Beaver's review. I'm really hoping Costco will be carrying this (they seem to get most of Universal's "Franchise" collections) as it wasn't listed in any of this week's B&M ads (Target is advertising the Brando set, but not the Cooper.)
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that looks great...so glad the prints are not scratchy...so many sets this week...great dvd week
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Originally Posted by unclehulot
DVD Beaver review:

http://dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews...collection.htm

Sounds like a no-brainer.
Thanks for the link unclehulot! At under $20 at D.D.D. this is not just a no-brainer, this is THE no-brainer. Still, I'm such a cheap bastard I'll probably wait for the next 20% off sale to buy.
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I found it at Costco today for $16.99.
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I found it at Costco today for $16.99.
Had A Best Buy gift card and was hoping they would have have it for around 20.00 or so....They had it for 25.99!!! Wow!!! 1.00 dollar below msrp. Passed on that and picked up some more Fox Westerns/recent releases that the price sticker says 9.99 and they ring up 11.99 always nice to hold up the check out line, again.
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I'm a little surprised there aren't more Lubitsch fans excited about "Design for Living" being on this set. I actually had this set pre-ordered before I realized the film was on it, and it being there made the set even better for me. It's not Lubitsch's best but it's still a gem, and with "Heaven Can Wait" coming out soon and "Ninotchka" coming out with September's Garbo set (finally!!!! goodbye crummy VHS tape!) I'm beyond thrilled.
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Between Design For Living and Beau Geste, I could not get my hands on this soon enough. I'd pay 16 or 17 bucks for Design For Living by itself, so throw in 4 other movies and this set really is a no-brainer. From what I've watched of the set, the transfers really are pretty nice.

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