Thanks to Corey over at HTF

Warner Bros. Pictures Tough Guys Collection All new to DVD, six-disc set with "Bullets or Ballots," "Each Dawn I Die," "'G' Men," "San Quentin," "A Slight Case of Murder" and "City for Conquest." All six titles have been fully restored and digitally remastered with special features including historian commentaries and new making-of featurettes. Each disc also contains an exclusive "Warner Night at the Movies" segment that recreates moviegoer attractions such as newsreels, comedy shorts, cartoons and trailers from the years each film was released. The collection will be available for $67.92; each title is also available separately for $19.97. (Warner).

* Bullets or Ballots (1936) Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart. Extras: New featurette "Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero," commentary by Dana Polan, "How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones No. 10: Trouble Shots," "Breakdowns of 1936": studio blooper reel, audio-only bonus: 4/16/1939 Lux Radio Theater broadcast with Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart, "Warner Night at the Movies" 1936 short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, vintage short "George Hall and His Orchestra," classic cartoon" I'm a Big Shot Now," trailer "The Charge of the Light Brigade."

* Each Dawn I Die (1939) James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan, George Bancroft, Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom. Extras: New featurette "Stool Pigeons and Pine Overcoats: The Language of Gangster Films," commentary by film historian Haden Guest, "Breakdowns of 1939": studio blooper reel, bonus cartoon "Each Dawn I Crow," 3/22/43 Lux Radio Theater broadcast, trailer, "Warner Night at the Movies" 1939 short subjects gallery: documentary short "A Day at Santa Anita," classic cartoon "Detouring America," trailer "Wings of the Navy."

* 'G' Men (1935) James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Ann Dvorak, Robert Armstrong, Barton MacLane, Lloyd Nolan. Extras: New featurette "Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood," commentary by Richard Jewell, "How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones No. 11: Practice Shots," "Things You Never See on the Screen: Breakdowns of 1935" studio blooper reel, trailer, "Warner Night at the Movies" 1935 short subjects gallery: comedy short "The Old Grey Mayor" starring Bob Hope, classic cartoon "Buddy the Gee Man," trailer "Devil Dogs of the Air."

* San Quentin (1937) Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Barton MacLane .Extras: New featurette "Welcome to the Big House," commentary by Patricia King Hanson, "Breakdowns of 1937" studio blooper reel, trailer, "Warner Night at the Movies" 1937 short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, "Broadway Brevity" short "The Man Without a Country," classic cartoon "Porky's Double Trouble," "Kid Galahad" trailer.

* A Slight Case of Murder (1937) Edward G. Robinson. Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly. Extras: New featurette "Prohibition Opens the Floodgates," trailer, "Warner Night at the Movies" 1938 short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, drama short "Declaration of Independence," classic cartoon "The Night Watchman," "The Dawn Patrol" trailer.

* City for Conquest(1940) Dir.: Anatole Litvak; James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Frank Craven, Donald Crisp, Frank McHugh, Arthur Kennedy, George Tobias, Jerome Cowan, Elia Kazan, Anthony Quinn, Lee Patrick. Extras: New featurette "Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films," "Breakdowns of 1940" studio blooper reel, audio-only bonus: 2/9/1942 Lux Radio Theater broadcast, commentary by Richard Schickel, trailer, "Warner Night at the Movies" 1940 short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, short "Service With the Colors," classic cartoon "Stage Fright," trailer "The Fighting 69th."


HERE'S THE SOURCE: http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/dvd_06g.htm#Jul4

Thanks for the news! Looks like another WB winner.

YES! Beautiful. I was kinda worried about these Warner boxes; there have been few recently that I've been interested. This changes that trend

Hm, I'm the opposite. This set and the third noir box leave me cold. I think the ratio of B-material to A-material in these sets is substantially higher than before. But I'll see what the (film) critics say.

San Quentin and G-men are great movies....well worth the cost of the entire box...can't wait

I think the release date is actually July 18, 2006. June 18 is a Sunday.

As far as the Gangsters set is concerned, you're right. You can't compare these six to the first box. The Public Enemy, White Heat, Angels with Dirty Faces, Little Caesar, The Petrified Forest & The Roaring Twenties were six of the most popular examples of the genre. That being said, don't sell this new set short. While some of the titles are lesser known, they are all wonderful films and are more than worth the price of admission. My favorite of these is City for Conquest, which has a script that seems to string together every possible Warner's plotline and cliche. The score is the most memorable of the genre. I haven't seen it in 15 years and I can still hum the title tune (a poor man's Rhapsody in Blue). Plus, Elia Kazan's rare acting appearance is not to be missed. This one and the rest are as much fun as the first box and they don't appear on TV anywhere near as often. I can't wait.

Why no commentary on th best film of the group "City for Conquest?

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he's right. this is corey from htf and the correct release date is july 18th.

Oh, man, I love those Warner Night at the Movies! Glad they included them here and it looks like no Maltin (who I found a bit annoying on the first set).

Keep them coming, Warner!

Box Art:

That's my most looked forward to set this year. It looks great.

pass

I'm also a little underwhelmed by the titles... but I'm still getting it, love those WB loaded box sets.

Not underwhelmed at all. These are all titles that my library has needed and is more than ready for.

Gimme.

you can't expect 5 star classics all the time

it's $41.99 for pre-order on amazon.

I'm there. I got a bit excited reading the title, thinking I had misread release dates elsewhere of being in July. I don't wanna wait. For a bit over 40 bucks, this set's a steal.

Anybody see this in Canada yet? The websites are all over the place. Amazon.ca had this in stock this afternoon but three hours later the release date was changed to August 29. It had originaly been August 15. Futurershop.ca said it has had it in stock but doesn't anymore. Cinemaclock.ca says August 15.

While you're at it, anybody spy the Noir box 3?

No, I've looked all over the Canadian city I live in and neither of these box sets are available yet. It seems that Warner has decided to screw over the Canadian consumer once more by once again delaying this box set without providing any sort of explanation.

Hey, ViewAskew. I was at Best Buy today and noticed that they did, indeed, get a number of these titles in (I saw Bullets or Ballots, Each Dawn I Die, and City for Conquest, but I didn't bother checking for the others). However, they were only the individual titles, not the actual boxset. Furthermore, they were something like $16-18 each, which means you'll be paying way more than you'd pay for the boxset. This astounds me even further, for, if these titles are available individually, why isn't the boxset available at Canadian retailers??? Alas, I'll just wait until amazon.ca ships the order I placed months ago. Any reasonable explanation from Warner does not seem to be forthcoming.

yeah, I saw the individual titles too (though none for Noir Box #3). I certainly do not hope it is something like with the classic Comedy collection where a film is in the set is held up by Canadian rights. Amazon.ca has moved the Tough Guys set to Aug. 29th now and Noir #3 back to next week. This gets stranger and stranger. Keep me posted on any developments and thanks.

Set is being re-released on March 25th and re-labeled as the Gangster Collection Vol 2. It includes new artwork matching Vol 1 re-release and Vol 3.