UNIVERSAL FRANCHISE COLLECTIONs???
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UNIVERSAL FRANCHISE COLLECTIONs???
I really love these but am concerned since I haven't seen any recent releases. To make sure my collection is complete, this is what I have...
MA & PA KETTLE Volumes 1 & 2
ABBOTT & COSTELLO Volumes 1, 2 & 3
DON KNOTTS
FRANCIS THE TALKING MULE
ON THE ROAD
I really hope for more in all the above series, but find it difficult to believe that there has only been one ROAD release considering there must be a lot of fans of BOB HOPE & BING CROSBY. Is it possible these have too small an audience?
MA & PA KETTLE Volumes 1 & 2
ABBOTT & COSTELLO Volumes 1, 2 & 3
DON KNOTTS
FRANCIS THE TALKING MULE
ON THE ROAD
I really hope for more in all the above series, but find it difficult to believe that there has only been one ROAD release considering there must be a lot of fans of BOB HOPE & BING CROSBY. Is it possible these have too small an audience?
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2 new ones announced just this week...check it out below
Marlon Brado Box Set 5.31.05
Gary Cooper Box Set 5.31.05
also available
American Graffitti
Conan
Marlon Brado Box Set 5.31.05
Gary Cooper Box Set 5.31.05
also available
American Graffitti
Conan
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Originally Posted by Doc Moonlight
Universal has released all of the ROAD pictures that it has the rights to in the BOB AND BING ON THE ROAD COLLECTION.
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Like Kimiakane I am a bit concerned about the lack of an announcement for Volume 4 of the A&C series. There is conflicting information all of the net about this release, but the only thing that is confirmed is that Universal has not announced it.
I would love to have the final 2 Kettle films and final 4 Francis films as well. Useless trivia: one of those Francis films has Clint Eastwood's first credited screen appearance (but not his first appearance overall).
I would love to have the final 2 Kettle films and final 4 Francis films as well. Useless trivia: one of those Francis films has Clint Eastwood's first credited screen appearance (but not his first appearance overall).
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And I was actually more interested in more historical (over 40+ years ago) material but thank you everyone for the information! It looks like "Deanna Durbin" is the only one I've missed yet (?) so I will have to seek it out. My local Target must have missed it on order.
I was highly amused to see ANTHONY CURTIS (better known as TONY CURTIS) as a minor soldier character in one of the FRANCIS films on the current DVD! I wonder if that was his first too?
I was highly amused to see ANTHONY CURTIS (better known as TONY CURTIS) as a minor soldier character in one of the FRANCIS films on the current DVD! I wonder if that was his first too?
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Originally Posted by Kimiakane
So they just owned the rights to 4 of them (which is the quantity on the one release)? Who owns the others and are they available?
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Originally Posted by Sex Fiend
The next two in the series, Road to Rio and Road to Bali, are in the public domain and have been released under several budget labels. The final one, Road to Hong Kong, has been released by MGM, I believe.
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the only R1 version of Hong Kong is from MGM
The Bob Hope collection version have descent transfers...you might as well just grab the version at the dollar store if you don't get these
The Bob Hope collection version have descent transfers...you might as well just grab the version at the dollar store if you don't get these
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Has Universal already abandoned the Franchise line? Sucks they won't finish the Abbott and Costello ones.
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...light=costello
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Originally Posted by Doc Moonlight
According to this thread, "Best of Abbott and Costello Volume 4" will be released in the later half of this year.
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...light=costello
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...light=costello
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Does anyone have a list of all the Universal 4-8 movie on double sided disc sets? I know in addition to these, there is the glamour collection, and Hammer Horror and the Spike Lee set. Seems like the sort of thing that would make for a good list, as there are a lot of solid titles for little money in these sets (though I still personally go with WB sets for bang/buck ratio, but thats OT.)
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There's a Chucky collection coming out Sept. 19th with the 4 Universal Child's Play movies (MGM owns the first one, which they still need to do right.)
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Currently there is also: Bela Lugosi, Jurassic Park, The Nutty Professor, Fast and the Furious, Chronicles of Riddick, Tremors franchise collections. I believe the upcoming Boris Karloff set is also under the Franchise Collection line.