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From Ernst Lubitsch, the iconic director of Trouble in Paradise, The Merry Widow, Angel, Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife and Ninotchka, comes the Pre-Code drama Broken Lullaby, the most emotionally powerful film in the master’s extraordinary oeuvre. French violinist Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes, An American Tragedy) has returned from World War I triumphant, but is haunted by the death of a German soldier at his hands. Determined to make amends, he travels to the dead man’s hometown and meets his former fiancée, Elsa (Nancy Carroll, The Kiss Before the Mirror), and grieving father (Lionel Barrymore, Duel in the Sun). Rather than reveal his true identity, Paul tells the two that he was a former friend of the deceased soldier. As Elsa and Paul draw closer and the family embraces him as one of their own, Paul’s conscience is torn between revealing his past guilt and embracing a future he never knew possible. While Lubitsch put his sophisticated touch on many of filmdom’s greatest comedies, he also showed his brilliant command of drama with the beautifully crafted, profoundly moving Broken Lullaby. Special Features: -Brand New 2K Master -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Joseph McBride, author of How Did Lubitsch Do It? -Trailers

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Love, ambition, and class collide in the world of Broadway. Fay Wray stars as Lora Nixon, a chorus girl engaged to wealthy composer Donald Ogden (Phillips Holmes), who is cut off financially by his mother after their marriage. Struggling to make ends meet while he pursues his symphony, their relationship is tested. Meanwhile, Broadway producer Robert Courtland (William Powell) has feelings for Lora but remains a gentleman. The film features musical numbers by Helen Kane, whose lively presence foreshadows Betty Boop. FEATURES: Audio Commentary by Author and Film Historian Richard Barrios 5 Rare 1970s Colorized Betty Boop Cartoons: Baby Be Good (1935) The Hot Air Salesman (1937) Whoops! I’m a Cowboy (1937) Training Pigeons (1936) Stop That Noise (1935) 44 Classic Black-and-White Betty Boop Cartoons Optional English Subtitles POINTED HEELS (BLURAY)