John Ford At Columbia 1935-1958 (Blu-ray) (UK Import)

THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING ("Stadtgespräch", 1935)
THE LONG GRAY LINE ("Mit Leib und Seele", 1955)
GIDEON’S DAY ("Chefinspektor Gideon", 1958)
THE LAST HURRAH ("Das letzte Hurra", 1958)

A showcase for some of the most unexpected and surprising turns in the great director’s prolific career: The Whole Town’s Talking is a screwball comedy about a law-abiding man (played by Edward G Robinson) who happens to be the doppelganger of Public Enemy No. 1, ‘Killer’ Mannion; The Long Gray Line is a Ford military picture with a difference, focusing its attentions away from the battlefield and onto the fifty-year career of an Irish immigrant who rises through the ranks at West Point; The Last Hurrah is a star-studded political drama boasting the talents of Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O’Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp, and John Carradine, and; Gideon’s Day takes us on a twenty-four journey in the life of Jack Hawkins’ titular London-based detective.

SPECIAL FEATURES

THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING

4K restoration
Original mono audio
Introduction by TCM host Ben Mankiewicz (2014)
Cymbaline (2020): a new video essay by Tag Gallagher, author of John Ford: The Man and His Films
Leonard Maltin on ‘The Whole Town’s Talking’ (2014): archival appreciation by the film critic and historian
Sheldon Hall on ‘The Whole Town’s Talking’ (2020): new appreciation by the film historian
Pamela Hutchinson on Jean Arthur (2020): a look at the life and career of the acclaimed actor
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Farran Smith Nehme, an extract from the W R Burnett’s Jail Breaker, Edward G Robinson on The Whole Town’s Talking, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits

THE LONG GRAY LINE

4K restoration
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with film historians Diana Drumm, Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme
Living and Dead (2020): a new video essay by Tag Gallagher, author of John Ford: The Man and His Films
Leonard Maltin on ‘The Long Gray Line’ (2014): archival appreciation by the film critic and historian
The Red, White and Blue Line (1955): rare promotional film, featuring the principal cast of The Long Gray Line
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Nick Pinkerton, archival interviews with John Ford, Maureen O’Hara on The Long Gray Line, an overview of contemporary critical responses, Anthony Nield on The Red, White and Blue Line, and film credits

GIDEON’S DAY

4K restoration
Original mono audio
Alternative feature presentation with the US Gideon of Scotland Yard titles Audio commentary with film historian Charles Barr (2020)
Milk and Sugar (2020): a new video essay by Tag Gallagher, author of John Ford: The Man and His Films
Leonard Maltin on ‘Gideon’s Day’ (2014): archival appreciation by the film critic and historian
John Ford’s London (2020): new appreciation by Adrian Wootton, Chief Executive of Film London
Interview with Elaine Schreyeck (2020): the continuity supervisor recollects her work on the set
John Ford and Lindsay Anderson at the NFT (1957): rare silent footage of Ford visiting London’s National Film Theatre during the production of Gideon’s Day
Original UK theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Robert Murphy, an interview with producer Michael Killanin, Jack Hawkins on Gideon’s Day, Lindsay Anderson on John Ford, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits

THE LAST HURRAH

2K restoration
Original mono audio
True Blue (2020): a new video essay by Tag Gallagher, author of John Ford: The Man and His Films
Leonard Maltin on ‘The Last Hurrah’ (2014): archival appreciation by the film critic and historian
Super 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentation
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Imogen Sarah Smith, John Ford on Spencer Tracy and The Last Hurrah, screenwriter Frank S Nugent on John Ford, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits