A Double Life - BLU-RAY

George Cukor's perfectly mannered direction confidently guides this brooding and cynical film noir that is considered by many the highlight of actor Ronald Colman's great career. A Double Life explores the dangers of blurring the line between reality and illusion in this examination of the schizoid personality of a talented stage actor who begins to confuse his roles with his life. Colman gives a magnificent and mesmerizing performance as veteran thespian Anthony John, who begins to mentally derail during a run of Othello. John's courtly manners and reputation have a winning charm that endear him to both audiences and women, including his ex-wife, Brita (Signe Hasso), who acts opposite him in the play, and Pat (Shelley Winters), a sexy waitress he befriends. Colman's performance earned him a Best Actor Academy Award and Golden Globe. Miklos Rozsa also won an Oscar for his vivacious score and the film's director and screenwriters, Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin all received Oscar nominations. Edmond O'Brien co-stars as the company's producer who's secretly in love with Brita.

Rush is captured on-stage at the height of their powers in this live video, recorded at Birmingham, England's National Exhibition Centre during the group's 1988 tour of the U.K. Selections include 'Tom Sawyer', 'The Spirit of Radio', 'Closer to the Heart', 'Marathon', 'Manhattan Project', 'Force Ten', and 'The Rhythm Method'.

When old-money Rip van Brett (Kent Taylor) proposed to working nurse Anne Darrow (Evelyn Venable), his domineering half-sister Victoria (Mary Morris) didn't hold back about how unworthy she found the match. After the new Mrs. Van Brett moved into the 5th Avenue family manse, she'd find that there were no limits to her sister-in-law's psychological-and physical-cruelty. Long-sought pre-Code shocker co-stars Ann Revere in her screen debut; Charles Vidor directs. 75 min. Standard; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English; audio commentary.