4-Film Collection: Alfred Hitchcock - BluRay [Blu-ray]

The legendary James Stewart takes the spotlight here with four of his best performances. In Ernst Lubitsch's charming THE SHOP AROUND THER CORNER, Stewart co-stars with Margaret Sullavan in the comedic love story that was later remade as YOU'VE GOT MAIL. Director Frank Borzage's THE MORTAL STORM once again co-stars Stewart and Sullavan, in a dark drama reflecting the growing Nazi threat in Europe. Stewart is electrifying in director Anthony Mann's Technicolor western masterpiece THE NAKED SPUR, and finally Stewart portrays a Western settler in the all-star epic HOW THE WEST WAS WON.

This inventively delightful Disney animated feature tells the tale of Wart, a young squire destined to become the legendary King Arthur. Under the tutelage of the slightly muddled mage Merlin, Wart embarks on an exciting adventure that includes a thrilling jousting contest, a wizard's duel, and a magical sword embedded in stone. Karl Swenson, Rickie Sorenson, Martha Wentworth, Sebastian Cabot supply voices; based on the first book in T.H. White's InchThe Once and Future KingInch series. 79 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English (SDH), French, Spanish; featurette; sing-along songs; game; bonus shorts InchBrave Little TailorInch (1938), InchKnight for a DayInch (1946); more. Two-disc set.

Two-disc set includes The Ring (1927)One of Hitchcock's most highly regarded silent films (and his only original screenplay) focuses on InchOne RoundInch Jack Sander, a circus boxer who marries the box-office girl and turns pro to please her. But he soon faces competition in and out of the ring when his new bride leaves him for another fighter, setting the stage for a brutal battle between the pugs. Carl Brisson, Lillian Hall-Davis, Ian Hunter star. Silent with music score. BW/Rtg NR Champagne (1928)This silent comedy from Alfred Hitchcock's early British period is about a spoiled rich girl whose father, a merchant known as InchThe Champagne King,Inch feigns bankruptcy in order to teach her a lesson in responsibility. Betty Balfour and Gordon Harker star. 89 min. Silent with music score. BW/Rtg NR The Farmer's Wife (1928)Rare Hitchcock silent comedy (he wrote and directed) about a recently widowed farmer who undertakes a wide search for a new wife, unaware of the perfect choice right under his nose his charming housekeeper. Jameson Thomas and Lillian Hall-Davies star. 98 min. Silent with music score. BW/Rtg NR The Manxman (1929)For his last silent film, director Alfred Hitchcock crafts a compelling drama about childhood friends on the Isle of Man who grow up to both fall in love with the local innkeeper's daughter. Engaged to one man, will she lose her heart to the other? Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen, and Anny Ondra star. 83 min. Silent with music score. BW/Rtg NR The Skin Game (1931)Early Hitchcock drama, based on John Galsworthy's popular stage play, that was decidedly atypical of the Master's subsequent suspensers. The aristocratic patriarch of one of two rival families resorts to blackmail to settle a dispute over land rights. Stars Edmund Gwenn, Phyllis Konstam, and John Longden. 82 min. BW/Rtg NR Standard; Soundtrack English; audio commentary; interview.