On September 12, Warner Home Video honors one of the most popular movie
actors of all time with the DVD release of "Humphrey Bogart: The
Signature Collection Volume 2." Highlighting this collection is a
deluxe new 3-Disc Special Edition of "The Maltese Falcon," featuring a
newly-remastered edition of the 1941 John Huston masterpiece starring
Bogart as Dashiell Hammett's definitive Sam Spade. This new deluxe set
is loaded with hours of bonuses including the 1931 version of "The
Maltese Falcon" and the 1936 film, "Satan Met a Lady," commentary by
Bogart biographer Eric Lax, a recently recovered additional scene as
well as vintage Warner "Night at the Movies" features.
Also contained in the collection are four more Bogart classics making
their DVD debuts -- "Across the Pacific," "Action in the North
Atlantic," "All Through the Night" and "Passage to Marseille." Each
film has been restored from the original camera negatives and has been
digitally remastered, with each title enhanced with entertaining
features. The new five film, seven-disc gift set will sell for $59.92
SRP; all titles are exclusive to the collection, except "The Maltese
Falcon 3-Disc Special Edition," which will also sell separately for
$29.92 SRP.
Named AFI's #1 male movie star of all time,
Humphrey Bogart has been a cult figure throughout the world since the
1940s. Mostly, he played characters who were smart, playful,
courageous, tough, and reckless -- who lived in a corrupt world yet
were anchored by an inner moral code. He also excelled portraying men
with flaws and weaknesses that ultimately led to their downfall. One of
the most prolific actors in motion picture history, he appeared in 85
films which have demonstrated their enduring popularity by selling to
date more than five million copies on video and DVD. Bogart won a Best
Actor Academy Award(R) for his performance in "The African Queen" and
earned an Oscar(R) nomination for "Casablanca" and "The Caine Mutiny."
