James Cagney on Blu-ray

[SanCarolina59]

Inspired by the success of my similar thread on Barbara Stanwyck here, I decided to create a thread based around one of my all time favorite actors.


Theatrical Films (He did do 1 TV movie, Terrible Joe Moran (1984), which has been released on DVD, although since I'm not sure it's an official release, it's not listed here. Special thanks to Doc Moonlight in the thread below for pointing this out):

The 1930s - Pre-Code era (January 1, 1930 - July 1, 1934):



Rest of the 1930s:



The 1940s:



The 1950s:



The 1960s:



The 1980s:



Foreign Blu-ray(s) (most of Cagney's remaining films are with Warner Bros., so not much chance of any other foreign Blu-ray releases outside of the release below or films already released in the U.S.):
(Note: This release is region free, as listed on this site, and the French subtitles are also apparently removable as well, as stated in the thread about this release on this site here)



Some Notable DVD Holdouts:
(Note: Similar to my other thread on Barbara Stanwyck, this is highlighting still in print releases and solo releases whenever possible. Also be noted that Blonde Crazy (1931) is only available as part of Forbidden Hollywood Volume 8.).

[The Great Escape]

This is a good idea. This is a page I’ll check often.

[CinemaScope]

Of the hold-outs, The Roaring Twenties is top of my list. I also have a soft spot for Angels With Dirty Faces, but I understand that I shouldn't hold my breath for that one.

I've belatedly bought Footlight Parade (it hasn't arrived yet) & look forward to Mister Roberts.

[Big Jim McLain]

A great thread for a great actor, who is criminally underrepresented on blu-ray.

[DWeickerSr]

Boy Meets Girl is also on Warner Archive DVD

[SanCarolina59]

Originally Posted by DWeickerSr

Boy Meets Girl is also on Warner Archive DVD

I didn't include every film of his that's been released on DVD (I left out a few others as well), as otherwise this thread would have been way too long.

Originally Posted by Doc Moonlight

Actually, he did do a made for TV movie: Terrible Joe Moran in 1984

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088248/

Thanks! I'll make sure to edit my post to reflect that.

[CelestialAgent]

what legal issues?

[SanCarolina59]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

what legal issues?

It was mentioned on the WAC podcast a little while back this year that Angels With Dirty Faces has legal issues that prevent Warner/WAC from issuing it on DVD/Blu-ray or having it available for digital purchase, and also restricting it from airing on TCM or other TV channels as well. They couldn't get into the exact reasons why (*although see the note below on a rumored possible reason why), but they said they were working to try to iron out those issues, and they couldn't comment further than that.

*Special Note: Prior to WAC's podcast confirming that Angels With Dirty Faces had legal issues, a post on the TCM message boards a little over a year ago claimed that they had heard somewhere that Angels With Dirty Faces and two other Warner-owned Cagney films (Ceiling Zero (1936) and Come Fill The Cup (1951)) had legal issues. As far as the reasons why, they said that for Angels With Dirty Faces, the rights (not specified whether the movie rights, underlying story rights, or both) for it had reverted around 2010 to the estate/heirs of screenwriter Rowland Brown, who wrote the script for the movie, and they apparently did not want to budge/negotiate on it with Warner. Given this is all from one random post online, I'd wouldn't necessarily take this as the truth (and I'm not sure if this is or isn't the truth), but it's worth mentioning.

Original source (WARNING: HEAVY SPOILERS FOR Angels With Dirty Faces IN THE LINK BELOW) (I've summarized the relevant part of it above anyways):
Link

[RockySullivan]

Hopefully any rights issues can be solved eventually. You can probably take a guess what movie is at the top of my wishlist.

[50strat54]

Originally Posted by SanCarolina59

It was mentioned on the WAC podcast a little while back this year that Angels With Dirty Faces has legal issues that prevent Warner/WAC from issuing it on DVD/Blu-ray or having it available for digital purchase, and also restricting it from airing on TCM or other TV channels as well.

Well glad I have the Warner Brothers Gangsters Vol. 1 DVD box!

[Doc Moonlight]

Actually, he did do a made for TV movie: Terrible Joe Moran in 1984

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088248/

[Gunsnroses092789]

I'd love These Wilder Years & City for Conquest on Blu!

[gZa]

Great thread!!!

I got the Cagney fever again last year and grabbed these as I was sick of waiting for them to get a Blu-Ray release. They all looked great and The Irish In Us was a blind buy too. Quality!

[Guy LeDouche]

Great thread! Cagney is my all time favorite.

Frisco Kid is also on dvd, if you want to include it.

[SanCarolina59]

Originally Posted by Guy LeDouche

Great thread! Cagney is my all time favorite.

Frisco Kid is also on dvd, if you want to include it.

Thanks! I may update the DVD section in a little bit to include some other films that slipped my mind (mainly Devil Dogs Of The Air (1935) and What Price Glory (1952), and I'll probably include this one too and perhaps Boy Meets Girl (1938) mentioned above as well.

[SanCarolina59]

Shake Hands With The Devil (1959) will be released at some point by Kino in the U.S. on Blu-ray with a new 2K remaster:

Originally Posted by Dailyan

Coming Soon!
Brand New 2K Master!

Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) Starring James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns & Michael Redgrave – Shot by Erwin Hillier (Operation Crossbow) – Directed by Michael Anderson (The Quiller Memorandum, Logan’s Run, Orca).

[SanCarolina59]

Kino's release of Shake Hands With The Devil (1959) has been detailed:

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Coming January 4th! Pre-Order Now!
https://www.kinolorber.com/product/s...-devil-blu-ray

Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
• Brand New 2K Master
• NEW Interview with Actor Don Murray
• Shake Hands with the Devil – Theatrical Trailer
• Never Steal Anything Small – Theatrical Trailer
• The Gallant Hours – Theatrical Trailer
• One, Two, Three – Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English Subtitles

111 Minutes B&W 1.66:1 Not Rated
From Michael Anderson, the maverick director of The Dam Busters, Around the World in 80 Days, The Quiller Memorandum, Logan’s Run and The Martian Chronicles, comes this powerful, action-packed drama about the Irish War of Independence starring screen great James Cagney (The Roaring Twenties, One, Two, Three). In 1921, Kerry O’Shea (Don Murray, Bus Stop), an American medical student living in Ireland, learns that his esteemed professor, Sean Lenihan (Cagney), is also a leader in Ireland’s rebel army. Even though Kerry’s father and roommate have both been killed by British troops, he refuses to join the Irish rebellion. However, after Kerry is unjustly imprisoned and tortured by the British “Black and Tans,” he fully commits himself to the cause of Irish freedom. Based on the 1933 novel by Rearden Conner, Shake Hands with the Devil features fine support from Dana Wynter (Invasion of the Body Snatchers), Glynis Johns (No Highway in the Sky), Michael Redgrave (The Night My Number Came Up), Sybil Thorndike (Stage Fright), Cyril Cusack (The Homecoming) and Richard Harris (Juggernaut) in an early screen role.

[SanCarolina59]

Coming From Warner Archive in March:

Originally Posted by Akijama

COMING SOON
4K scan of original Nitrate Technicolor Camera Negatives!
CAPTAINS OF THE CLOUDS (1942)
BD50
Color
Aspect Ratio 16x9 1.37 with Side Mattes
Audio Specs DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 MONO
114 Minutes
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1942 Newsreel; Vintage 1942 Color WB Short "Rocky Mountain Big Game; Classic Bugs Bunny cartoons: "What's Cookin', Doc?" (HD) and "Hold the Lion, Please" (HD); Original Theatrical Trailer (HD)
The incomparable James Cagney stars with Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall and Alan Hale in his first Technicolor feature, once again reunited with Warner Bros.' legendary Michael Curtiz at the helm. Cagney portrays pilot Brian MacLean, a hot-shot Canadian pilot who is just as adept at stealing flying jobs from his competition as he is at stealing their girlfriend's hearts. But when he hears a speech by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill about the looming Nazi threat, MacLean enlists in the Royal Canadian Air Force . . . only to find his superior is a man from whom he stole both a job and a girl--and to encounter action and adventure in aerial combat over the North Atlantic. This was the first Hollywood production to be filmed almost entirely on location in Canada, and was released right after the U.S. entered WWII

[SanCarolina59]

From WB's April Announcement podcast, The Strawberry Blonde (1941) and A Lion Is In The Streets (1953) will be released by WAC in April, with The Roaring Twenties (1939) also coming at some point (not specified if WAC or Criterion).

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Coming in April (being updated)

Safe in Hell (1931)
One Way Passage (1932)
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
Storm Warning (1951)
A Lion is in the Streets (1953)

The Roaring Twenties confirmed to be coming to BD at some point!

Credit - MifuneFan.

[Areyakiddin]

Wow, 3 Cagney movies announced in one day!