Topping the list is director John Huston’s 1941 film adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 detective novel, The Maltese Falcon. The street date is Apr. 4, mark that down if you are any sort of film buff … this one is must.
It is well documented that George Raft was selected by the studio to play Sam Spade, but since this was a remake — The Maltese Falcon in 1931 with Ricardo Cortez and Satan Met a Lady in 1936 with Bette Davis — Raft elected to turn it down. He only appeared in A-list films and this wasn’t in that category.
And besides, it had some newbie filmmaker who had been a wanderlust for nearly a decade. Thank you, Mr. Raft for making that move.
Bonus goodies include commentary by Eric Lax, make-up tests, a selection of Humphrey Bogart trailers, the featurette titled “The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird,” three separate vintage radio broadcasts and the “Warner Night at the Movies” selection of shorts, newsreels and cartoons from the period.
Also streeting on Apr. 4 as a 4K Ultra HD/Combo Pack is director Stuart Rosenberg’s 1967 film release of Cool Hand Luke, starring Paul Newman and co-starring George Kennedy (he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance here).
Rounding out the selections for this month of April 100th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD promotion is Rebel Without a Cause, starring James Dean, Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo. The release date will be Apr. 18.
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