Errol Flynn: The Signature Collection, Vol. 2 - Five-disc boxed set includes The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Dawn Patrol (1938), Dive Bomber (1941), Gentleman Jim (1942), and Adventures of Don Juan (1948).

W.C. Fields Comedy Collection, Vol. 2 - First, Fields is a hapless inventor trying to impress the family of his daughter's suitor, in You're Telling Me! (1934), a remake of the silent So's Your Old Man; The Old Fashioned Way (1934) finds Fields playing the Great McGonigle, head of a less-than-successful traveling theatrical troupe; an attempt to skip work for the first time in 25 years leads to calamity for henpecked family man Fields, the Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935); Fields' stage hit and silent film Sally of the Sawdust was revamped as Poppy (1936), with him as a medicine show hawker who helps adopted daughter Rochelle Hudson claim her inheritance; and Fields plays an exaggerated version of himself in the surreal comedy Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941), with Gloria Jean and Margaret Dumont. 5 3/4 hrs. on five discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; featurette; theatrical trailers. (Released March 20)

Early Bergman - Ingmar Bergman's first screenplay explores the Torment (1944) of the relationship between a young student, his sadistic teacher, and the girl with whom they are both involved. Alf Sjoberg directs; Mai Zetterling, Gunnar Bjornstrand star. Bergman makes his directorial debut with Crisis (1946), the story of a girl who leaves behind her bucolic hometown to explore humanity's darker sides. Inga Landgre, Marianne Lofgren star. Port of Call (1948) is the moving study of a sailor and a dance hall girl who is haunted by her unhappy background. Nine-Christine Jonsson, Bengt Eklund star. Thirst (1949) follows the rail journey of a couple whose marriage has become as barren as the post-WWII German countryside. Eva Henning, Birger Malmsten star. AKA: Three Strange Loves. Finally, the plight of a violinist who tries to resume his life after his wife's death is the subject of the heartfelt To Joy (1950), starring Maj-Britt Nilsson and Stig Olin. 8 hrs. total on five discs. Standard; Soundtrack: Swedish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English. In Swedish with English subtitles.

Shirley Temple Collection, Vol. 5 - Three-disc set includes Stand Up and Cheer (1934), mostly notable for Shirley's star-making performance of "Baby, Take Bow," plus two of her later gems, The Little Princess (1939) and The Blue Bird (1940).

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