THE EALING STUDIOS RARITIES COLLECTION VOLUME 5 (PG)

Part of “The British Film” collection

Network Distributing is delighted to announce the release of the fifth volume of The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection.  Featuring four films from the vaults of Ealing Studios and Associated Talking Pictures, this double-disc set is available to own on 5 August 2013, RRP £14.99. This volume consists of films by Robert Stevenson, Leslie Norman, Reginald Denham and Curtis Bernhardt. Unseen since their original cinema releases and presented as new transfers in their original aspect ratios, The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection Volume 5 (PG) is an essential addition to anyone interested in classic British films as well as those interested in re-discovering long-forgotten gems from one of the UK’s most iconic production houses.

Disc One

THE WARE CASE (1938) Director: Robert Stevenson

We really shouldn’t blame Sir Hubert for getting into such a financial mess. He was such a likeable fellow that the tradesmen were only too willing to help him live the life of a lord. After all, it was the only one for which he was fitted. But when his wife made desperate efforts to call a halt to his activities, Hubert simply laughed, tossed her a bouquet of roses and departed for Cannes and its Casino – leaving her to pore over the household budget with their brilliant lawyer friend, Michael Adye.

THE SHIRALEE (1957) Director: Leslie Norman

In a role later described as his favourite, Oscar-winning Australian actor Peter Finch stars as Jim Macauley, a swagman who returns to Sydney to find his wife and her lover together while his five-year-old daughter sleeps in her cot. Taking his daughter away with him, the brusque, self-contained Macauley finds her an almost intolerable burden: a “shiralee”. Gradually, however, a bond develops between father and daughter – one that becomes stronger still when the little girl almost loses her life.

Disc Two

THE HOUSE OF THE SPANIARD (1936) Director: Reginald Denham

When David goes out to the marshes near Liverpool for some rough shooting, he is warned by a friend to keep away from an isolated house on the fen. Scoffing at the suggestion of danger, he calls at the house and learns that it belongs to a Spaniard, whose daughter begs him to hasten away. Leaving the marshes, he sees a sinister procession carrying the body of his former friend, who has apparently drowned, but at the inquest, some of the evidence doesn’t quite add up.

THE BELOVED VAGABOND (1936) Director: Curtis Bernhardt

In Victorian London, poor aspiring architect Gaston de Nerac has eyes only for the well-to-do Joanna Rushworth. When she agrees to marry him, the couple hurry to tell her father the wonderful news, but bad fortune has befallen Mr. Rushworth. He faces total ruin unless he can repay £10,000 lost in speculation. A wealthy count offers to loan him the money – but only on the condition that he may marry Joanna.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

THE EALING RARITIES COLLECTION VOLUME 5 (PG)

Release Date:        5 August 2013

RRP:                       £14.99

Running Time:      311 mins (approx.)

Screen Ratios:      The Ware Case 1.33:1 (film b+w), The Shiralee 1.66:1 (film colour), The House of the Spaniard 1.33:1 (film b+w), The Beloved Vagabond 1.33:1 (film b+w)

No. of Discs:         2

Catalogue no.       7953921

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