AGFA (aka: American Genre Film Archive) has assembled a unique slice of cinematic history with the Blu-ray collection titled What Really Happened to Baby Jane? And the Films of the Gay Girls Riding Club.
Working with Outfest and the UCLA Film & Television, this AGFA film collection will be available on Sept. 28. Some of the material is being seen for the first time since they were screened in underground venues back in 1960s … even the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) is a little sketchy on some of the selections included here (they are that rare).
These are new 2K film restorations from surviving 16mm film sources.
Indie filmmaker Ray Harrison hooked up with the Gay Girls Riding Club back in the early 1960s and they made a series of truly indie films — almost like home movies, which tended to spoof movies in the mainstream.
Key among the selections here is the 1963 short film (31 minutes) titled What Really Happened to Baby Jane?, a drag parody of the Bette Davis and Joan Crawford 1962 classic, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Other films in the collection include The Roman Springs on Mrs. Stone (circa 1963) and Spy on the Fly (1967), plus director Ray Harrison’s All About Alice, which actually saw some release activity back in 1972.
As to bonus goodies, What Really Happened to Baby Jane? features commentary from AGFA’s Bret Berg and film historian Evan Purchell. There are also outtakes from All About Alice.
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