By Candlelight (1933) on Blu-ray
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Actor: Elissa Landi, Paul Lukas, Nils Asther, Dorothy Revier, Lawrence Grant, Esther Ralston, Warburton Gamble, Lois January
Director: James Whale
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1933
Studio: KL Studio Classics
Length: 94
Released: 10/11/2022
Rating: NR
Format: Blu-ray
Misc: NTSC, Black/White
Universal’s finest horror director James Whale (Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Old Dark House) brilliantly shifted genres with the dazzling Pre-Code romantic comedy By Candlelight. Josef (Paul Lukas, The Kiss Before the Mirror) is the ultra-dutiful butler to a Casanova-like prince (Nils Asther, The Bitter Tea of General Yen). Falling in love with Marie (Elissa Landi, The Sign of the Cross), whom he assumes to be a countess, Josef masquerades—quite convincingly—as his rakish master. The catch: Marie is herself a poseur, a mere maidservant of nobility. Based on P.G. Wodehouse’s (Anything Goes) adaptation of a Siegfried Geyer play, By Candlelight is a delightfully sophisticated farce of class privilege and mistaken identity that ranks as one of Whale’s most extraordinary achievements.
Special Features:
-Digitally Restored by Universal Pictures in 4K from 35mm Original Film Elements
-NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth
-Trailers
-Optional English Subtitles
Director: James Whale
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1933
Studio: KL Studio Classics
Length: 94
Released: 10/11/2022
Rating: NR
Format: Blu-ray
Misc: NTSC, Black/White
Universal’s finest horror director James Whale (Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Old Dark House) brilliantly shifted genres with the dazzling Pre-Code romantic comedy By Candlelight. Josef (Paul Lukas, The Kiss Before the Mirror) is the ultra-dutiful butler to a Casanova-like prince (Nils Asther, The Bitter Tea of General Yen). Falling in love with Marie (Elissa Landi, The Sign of the Cross), whom he assumes to be a countess, Josef masquerades—quite convincingly—as his rakish master. The catch: Marie is herself a poseur, a mere maidservant of nobility. Based on P.G. Wodehouse’s (Anything Goes) adaptation of a Siegfried Geyer play, By Candlelight is a delightfully sophisticated farce of class privilege and mistaken identity that ranks as one of Whale’s most extraordinary achievements.
Special Features:
-Digitally Restored by Universal Pictures in 4K from 35mm Original Film Elements
-NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth
-Trailers
-Optional English Subtitles
| Product Name | By Candlelight (1933) on Blu-ray |
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| This item is returnable | No |
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