HONOR AMONG LOVERS - LE

(Dorothy Arzner, 1931, 76 mins)
Release date: 18 December 2023
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)

Claudette Colbert (Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife) and Fredric March (An Act of Murder) co-star in Honor Among Lovers, a romantic comedy-drama directed by Dorothy Arzner.

Wall Street trader Jerry (March) is in love with his secretary, Julia (Colbert), but she turns him down to marry Philip (Monroe Owsley). A year later, realising the mistake she has made, she borrows money from Jerry, leading Philip to become dangerously jealous…

Co-written by Gertrude Purcell (Destry Rides Again) and featuring a scene-stealing supporting turn from Ginger Rogers (Tight Spot), Honor Among Lovers is a sizzling pre-Code love triangle.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• 2017 restoration from a 4K scan

• Original mono audio

• Audio commentary with academic and curator Eloise Ross (2023)

• George Folsey Oral History (1958, 130 mins): rare archival audio recording of the cinematographer in conversation with George Pratt

• Sugar and Spice (2023, 13 mins): academic Lucy Bolton assesses the early career of the much-loved performer Ginger Rogers

• Hail and Farewell! (1943, 7 mins): short documentary film on achievements of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC), produced during Dorothy Arzner’s time as director and supervisor with the military branch

• To the Ladies (1944, 15 mins): dramatised recruitment film for the Women’s Army Corps, formerly the WAAC, produced during Arzner’s time at the military film unit

• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Limited edition exclusive 44-page booklet with a new essay by Pamela Hutchinson, an account of the film’s production using archival interviews and articles, extracts from an archival interview with Dorothy Arzner, an overview of contemporary critical responses, Anthony Nield on Arzner’s films for the WAAC, and film credits

• UK premiere on Blu-ray

• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

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BBFC cert: PG
REGION B
EAN: 5060697920642