DVD : Fox Horror Classics Collection, Vol. 2 (Dragonwyck / Chandu the Magician / Dr. Renault's Secret)
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starring: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, Anne Revere, Spring Byingtondirected by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
List Price: $19.98Amazon.com's Price: $13.99 You Save: $5.99 (30%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Not yet released
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543532057
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Restored, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: September 09, 2008
Sales Rank: 1293
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Description:
Disk 1: Chandu the Magician **Commentary by Author Gregory William Mank **Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu **Chandu the Magician Radio Serial Episode **Restoration Comparison **Trailer **Still Gallery
Disc 2: Dr. Renault's Secret **By The Book: Horror, Suspense, and Literary Inspiration **Restoration Comparison **Trailer **Interactive Pressbook **Still Gallery
Disc 3: Dragonwyck **A House of Secrets: Exploring Dragonwyck **Dragonwyck Radio Show Performed by Vincent Price and Gene **Tierney - October 7, 1946 **Restoration Comparison **Trailer **Interactive Pressbook **Still Gallery
Episode Description: Disc 1: Chandu the Magician (1932) Disc 2: Dr. Renault's Secret (1942) Disc 3: Dragonwyck (1946)
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Looking forward to Chandu
The previous two reviews must be corrected regarding "Chandu the Magician" (1932). If I am reading Amazon's product information correctly, the reviewer "Texas refugee" has it right: This is NOT the Bela Lugosi serial "The Return of Chandu," but an earlier, more lavishly produced Fox fantasy in which Lugosi plays the villian Roxor, not the hero Chandu. Many of us have been waiting anxiously for this flick's release on DVD. After reading about "Chandu" for years in fanzines and books, I finally ... Read More
Rating: - Worth the price for "Dr. Renault's Secret" alone!
I wanted to particularly express my enthusiasm for the rarely seen "Dr. Renault's Secret," a classic horror-mystery which has become something of a cult film these days. It was directed by Harry Lachman and is a Twentieth-Century Fox production.
I saw this movie for the first time on Turner Classic Movies a couple of years back and it's one of the superb old B&W horror-mystery flicks of the day ('40s). I tried to obtain it then but it wasn't available on either VHS or DVD... but ... Read More
Rating: - A great set of atmospheric B horror movies
This really is a fine trio of B horror films from Fox. The usual problem with B horror films is that the sound is bad and the video is atrocious. Since these are being reissued by Fox, you don't have to worry about that. I have last year's volume one and all of the films were first rate in their presentation. The following are the films with their extra features:
Chandu The Magician (1932)
My favorite is "Chandu the Magician". Bela Lugosi plays Roxor, who has kidnapped Robert ... Read More
Rating: - Bargain price for some (at least one) good films!
At $13.99 this is a bargain. I paid more than that for only a 'fair' VHS copy of Dr. Renault's Secret (a film I like very much). While I agree with another reviewer that there are other 'classics' out there I would like to see offered...I would have no problem paying this price just for Dr. Renault's Secret and consider the other 2 films a bonus.
Rating: - ODD COLLECTION OF "CLASSICS".....
In Fox's second set of "horror classics", Gene Tierney and Vincent Price are in 1946's "Dragonwyck", a Gothic period thriller, not a horror film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and set in the old mansion of title. It's based on a popular 1944 novel of the same name. Then there's 1932's "Chandu the Magician", based on the old serial, with Bela Lugosi in a battle over a death ray. Again, this film is more of an adventure (followed by sequels) and not really a horror film. And then there's 1942's ... Read More
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