Annie Laurie (1927) (Kino Classics)

[MifuneFan]

Kino will be releasing the silent film Annie Laurie (1929), starring Lillian Gish, on Blu-ray on August 13th, sourced from a new 4K restoration.

https://kinolorber.com/product/annie-laurie

Produced at the creative apex of the silent era, Annie Laurie (1927) was MGM’s grand-scale dramatization of the conflicts between warring clans in the 17th-century Scottish highlands. Lillian Gish (The Wind, Broken Blossoms) stars as the daughter of a diplomat who seeks to negotiate peace between the haughty and politically-connected Campbells, and the more rough-hewn MacDonalds, led by the dashing Norman Kerry (The Phantom of the Opera). When Annie discovers that the Campbells’ chieftain is plotting to derail a treaty and justify a brutal attack upon the MacDonalds (in what would become known as the Massacre of Glencoe), she must sprint to a snowy mountaintop to light a warning signal — a thrilling sequence reminiscent of Gish’s legendary ice floe scene from D.W. Griffith’s Way Down East. This 4K restoration by the Library of Congress features an extraordinary orchestral score by Robert Israel (in 5.1 Stereo Surround), and climaxes with a beautifully preserved Technicolor sequence.

Extras

• Audio commentary by film historian Anthony Slide
• 5.1 Stereo Surround

[Ned Brainard]

Awesome! I've been eagerly awaiting this release since I saw the Kino credit on the TCM airing.

[jonmayo15]

Excited for this one, I don't believe it has ever had a home video release before.

[Doc Moonlight]

But the trailer gives awa' the ending...

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Doc Moonlight

But the trailer gives awa' the ending...

Thanks. Never saw the movie, so I didn't know. I removed it from the post.

[Doc Moonlight]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Thanks. Never saw the movie, so I didn't know. I removed it from the post.

To be honest, though, it's not like you can't see it coming.

[Shanghai Express]

Very glad to see representation on Blu-ray of another long-obscure MGM silent. Okay now do The Crowd

[ilenewoodsfan99]

Glad to finally have one of the movies Lillian Gish did at MGM on Blu Ray! Weird that this is the one that's first all things considered but, oh well. Better than none of them. Now we look to Warner for The Wind and the others.

[Silik]

I received my copy of Annie Laurie in the mail yesterday and have watched it. The restoration is for the most part gorgeous. While there a few scenes here and there that still look a bit softer than the rest of the film, it is overall a massive improvement over the old faded print I'd seen of this film before. I enjoyed the new musical score as well. Really brings out the atmosphere in the film. Lillian Gish was a joy to watch. Definitely a film worth checking out.

[Mose Harper]

Good to hear!
My copy should be here early next week.