His style was unrivaled. His career was astonishing. His performances are unforgettable. Be a part of Humphrey Bogarts legend on October 5, 2010, when two of his most beloved performances are presented on stunning Blu-ray Disc for the very first time. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The Maltese Falcon have been newly restored and remastered for their Blu-ray debuts. Each film contains extensive bonus material.
Also on October 5, Warner Home Video presents one of the most spectacular classic film collections ever amassed in Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection. This definitive Bogart collection features 24 of his most legendary films on 12 discs and is packed with enthralling special features such as commentaries with film historians, historical featurettes and short documentaries, studio blooper reels, vintage radio shows, classic cartoons and newsreels that were played in theatres prior to the features, and so much more. The collection also contains a bonus 13th disc featuring The Brothers Warner, the acclaimed documentary chronicling the fabled family history of the studio that launched Bogart to stardom. Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection is brimming with limited edition collectibles including an all new 48-page tribute book with an introduction by TCM host and film historian Robert Osborne. The book is full of striking photography including movie stills and behind-the-scenes photos from each film. Additional memorabilia features fifteen photo cards of classic one-sheets and rare archival studio correspondence, including a telegram from Humphrey Bogart to Hal Wallis requesting the lead in High Sierra. Named the number one Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute, Humphrey Bogarts enduring legacy is captured forever in this amazing collection that highlights one of our greatest cinematic icons.
All of the above titles will also be available On Demand from cable and satellite providers, and for permanent download and digital rental through iTunes, Amazon Video On Demand, PlayStation Store and Xbox LIVE Zune Video Marketplace.
About The Maltese Falcon (1941)
A gallery of high-living lowlifes will stop at nothing to get their sweaty hands on a jewel-encrusted falcon. Detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) wants to find out why and wholl take the fall for his partners murder. An all-star cast (including Sydney Greenstreet, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Elisha Cook Jr.) joins Bogart in this crackling mystery masterwork written for the screen (from Dashiell Hammetts novel) and directed by John Huston. This 1941 Academy Awards® Nominee* catapulted Bogart to stardom and launched Hustons directorial career - all with a bird and a bang.
About The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1947)
Gold in the hills, avarice in the hearts of men. Two hard-luck drifters (Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt) and a grizzled prospector (Walter Huston) discover gold. Then greed and paranoia set in. Shot in Mexico, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre was at that time considered a rather expensive production. John Huston won the 1948 Academy Award® for his Directing and Writing and his father (Walter Houston) took the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Academy Award®. Without awards, but with enduring acclaim, is Bogarts performance, transforming from a likable hobo to a heartless thug simmering in greed. Treasure of the Sierra Madres place on the American Film Institutes Top 100 American Films list reaffirms its still a powerful movie.
About Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection (DVD)
Special Features (all previously released):
1. The Petrified Forest (1936)
· Featurette The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert
· Commentary by Bogart Biographer Eric Lax
· Leonard Maltin Hosts Warner Night at the Movies 1936:
o Newsreel
o Musical Short Rhythmitis
o Classic Cartoon The Coo Coo Nut Grove
· Trailers for The Petrified Forest and 1936s Bullets or Ballots
· Audio-Only Bonus Radio Show Adaptation with Bogart
· B&W; 82 Mins
2. Black Legion (1937)
· Commentary by Historians Patricia King Hanson and Anthony Slide
· Warner Night at the Movies 1937 Short Subjects Gallery:
o Newsreel
o Musical Short Hi De Ho
o Historical Short Under Southern Stars
o Classic Cartoon Porky and Gabby
· Trailers for Black Legion and 1937s The Perfect Specimen
· B&W; 80 Mins
3. Kid Galahad (1937)
· Commentary by Historians Art Simon and Robert Sklar
· Warner Night at the Movies 1937 Short Subjects Gallery:
· Newsreel
· Comedy Short Postal Union
· Your True Adventure Series Short Alibi Mark
· Classic Cartoons Egghead Rides Again, I Wanna Be a Sailor and Porkys Super Service
· Trailers for Kid Galahad and 1937s Its Love Im After
· B&W; 101 Mins
4. Marked Woman (1937)
· Featurette Marked Woman: Ripped from the Headlines
· Classic Cartoons Porkys Hero Agency and She Was an Acrobats Daughter
· Theatrical Trailer
· B&W; 96 Mins
5. San Quentin (1937)
· Commentary by Patricia King Hanson
· Warner Night at the Movies
1. Kid Galahad Theatrical Trailer
2. Newsreel
3. The Man Without a Country [1937 WB short]
4. Porkys Double Trouble [1937 WB cartoon]
5. San Quentin
· Welcome to the Big House
· Breakdowns of 1937 [1937 WB short]
· San Quentin Theatrical Trailer
· B&W; 70 Mins
6. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
· Commentary by Historians Drew Casper and Richard Jewell
· Warner Night at the Movies 1938 Short Subjects Gallery:
1. Newsreel
2. Your True Adventure Series Short Night Intruder
3. Musical Short Toyland Casino, Classic Cartoon Count Me Out
4. Trailers for The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse and 1938s Racket Busters
5. Audio-Only Bonus: Edward G. Robinson in Two Radio Show Adaptations
6. B&W; 87 Mins
7. Dark Victory (1939)
· Commentary by Historian James Ursini and CNN Film Critic Paul Clinton
· Featurette 1939: Tough Competition for Dark Victory
· Theatrical Trailer
· B&W; 104 Mins
8. The Roaring Twenties (1939)
· Featurette The Roaring Twenties: The World Moves On
· Commentary by Historian Lincoln Hurst
· Leonard Maltin Hosts Warner Night at the Movies 1939:
o Newsreel
o Musical Short All Girl Revue
o Comedy Short The Great Library Misery
o Classic Cartoon Thugs with Dirty Mugs
· Trailers for The Roaring Twenties and 1939s Each Dawn I Die
· B&W; 106 Mins
9. Invisible Stripes (1939)
· Commentary by Historians Alain Silver and James Ursini
· Warner Night at the Movies 1939 Short Subjects Gallery:
o Newsreel
o Historical Short The Monroe Doctrine
o Musical Shorts Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Crawford at Home and the Technicolor Quiet, Please
o Classic Cartoons Bars and Stripes Forever and Hare-um Scare-um
· Trailers for Invisible Stripes and 1939s You Cant Get Away with Murder
· B&W; 82 Mins
10. Brother Orchid (1940)
· Commentary by Robinson Biographer Alan L. Gansberg and Bogart Biographer Eric Lax
· Warner Night at the Movies 1940 Short Subjects Gallery:
o Newsreel
o Musical Short Henry Busse and His Orchestra
o Classic Cartoons Busy Bakers and Slap Happy Puppy
· Trailers for Brother Orchid and 1940s It All Came True
· B&W; 87 Mins
11. They Drive by Night (1940)
· Featurette Divided Highway: The Story of They Drive by Night
· Musical Short Swingtime in the Movies
· Theatrical Trailer
· B&W; 121 Mins
12. Virginia City (1940)
· Commentary by Historian Frank Thompson
· Featurette The Light Brigade Rides Again
· Warner Night at the Movies 1940 Short Subjects Gallery:
o Newsreel
o Technicolor Shorts Cinderellas Feller and The Flag of Humanity
o Classic Cartoons Cross Country Detours and Confederate Honey
· Trailers for Virginia City and 1940s A Dispatch from Reuters
· B&W; 121 Mins
13. All Through the Night (1941)
· Commentary by Director Vincent Sherman and Bogart Biographer Eric Lax
· Featurette: Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor
· Warner Night at the Movies 1942 Short Subjects Gallery:
o Newsreel
o Joe McDoakes Comedy Short So You Want to Give Up Smoking
o Classic Cartoon Lights Fantastic
· Trailers for All Through the Night and 1942s Gentleman Jim
· B&W; 107 Mins
14. High Sierra (1941)
· Featurette Curtains for Roy Earle: The Story of High Sierra
· Theatrical Trailer
· B&W; 104 Mins
15. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
· Commentary by Bogart Biographer Eric Lax
· Warner Night at the Movies 1941 Short Subjects Gallery:
o Newsreel
o Musical Short The Gay Parisian
o Classic Cartoons Hiawathas Rabbit Hunt and Meet John Doughboy
· Trailers for The Maltese Falcon and 1941s Sergeant York
· B&W; 100 Mins
16. Casablanca (1942)
· Two Commentaries: Critic Roger Ebert and Historian Rudy Behlmer
· Introduction by Lauren Bacall
· Theatrical Trailer
· B&W; 102 Mins
17. Across the Pacific (1942)
· Featurette: Hollywood Helps the Cause
· Warner Night at the Movies 1942 Short Subjects Gallery:
o Newsreel
o Patriotic Short Men of the Sky
o Classic Cartoon The Draft Horse
· Trailers for Across the Pacific and 1942s Captains of the Clouds
· Breakdowns of 1942: Studio Blooper Reel
· B&W; 96 Mins
18. Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
· Featurette Credit Where Credit Is Due
· Warner Night at the Movies 1943 Short Subjects Gallery:
o Newsreel
o Musical Short Cavalcade of Dance
o Classic Cartoon Greetings Bait
· Trailers for Across the Pacific and 1943s Northern Pursuit
· Audio-Only Bonus: Radio Show Adaptation with George Raft and Raymond Massey
· B&W; 127 Mins
19. Passage to Marseille (1944)
· Featurette The Free French: Unsung Victors
· Warner Night at the Movies 1944 Short Subjects Gallery:
o Newsreel
o Patriotic Short I Wont Play
o Musical Short Jammin the Blues
o Classic Cartoon The Weakly Reporter
· Trailers for Passage to Marseille and 1944s Uncertain Glory
· Breakdowns of 1944: Studio Blooper Reel
· B&W; 109 Mins
20. To Have and Have Not (1944)
· Featurette A Love Story: The Story of To Have and Have Not
· Classic Cartoon: Bacall to Arms
· Theatrical Trailer
· Audio-Only Bonus: Radio Show Adaptation with the Two Stars
· B&W; 100 Mins
21. The Big Sleep (1946)
· Featurette: The Big Sleep Comparisons 1945/1946
· Theatrical Trailer
· B&W; 114 Mins
22. Dark Passage (1947)
· Featurette: Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of Dark Passage
· Classic Cartoon: Slick Hare
· Theatrical Trailer
· B&W; 106 Mins
23. Key Largo (1948)
· Theatrical Trailer
· B&W; 100 Mins
24. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
· Commentary by Bogart Biographer Eric Lax
· Warner Night at the Movies 1948 Short Subjects Gallery:
o Newsreel
o Joe McDoakes Comedy Short So You Want to Be a Detective
o Classic Cartoon Hot Cross Bunny
· Trailers for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and 1948s Key Largo
· B&W; 126 Mins
25. The Brothers Warner (Bonus Disc)
· Color and B&W; 90 Mins