Humphrey Bogart - The Signature Collection, Vol. 1 (Casablanca Two-Disc Special Edition / The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Two-Disc Special Edition / They Drive by Night / High Sierra)

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great idea but bad packaging

they drive by night

Terrific films but if you bought these separately you've got the same set without the cardboard holding box

Humphrey Bogart - The Signature Collection, Vol. 1 (Casablanca Two-Disc Special Edition / The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Two-Disc Special Edition / They Drive by Night / High Sierra)
Starring: Humphrey Bogart
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ASIN: B000GIXLUW
Release Date: 2006-10-03

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Includes: Casablanca (Two-Disc Special Edition), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Two-Disc Special Edition), They Drive by Night, and High Sierra.

Customer Reviews:

"Bogart is still the best".......2007-08-15

I recently purchased Humphrey Bogart - The Signature Collection, Vol. 1 (Casablanca Two-Disc Special Edition / The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Two-Disc Special Edition / They Drive by Night / High Sierra)Humphrey Bogart - The Signature Collection, Vol. 2 (The Maltese Falcon Three-Disc Special Edition / Across the Pacific / Action in the North Atlantic / All Through the Night / Passage to Marseille) and the Bogart and Bacall Signature CollectionBogie and Bacall - The Signature Collection (The Big Sleep / Dark Passage / Key Largo / To Have and Have Not). I have a DVD collection of well over 1000 films. I can honestly state that these DVDs are not "among" the best I have. They Are The Best!!! Evey single one of these films are genuine classics. I feel that Humphrey Bogart is the best actor "ever" in American film. If he was cast in a film that didn't have a really strong cast around him he would simply carry the production on his strong shoulders. He would become whatever character he was supposed to be. Also, I must commend Warner Bros. DVD( or whoever did it) on the remastering of all the films in the collections. They did what is simply the best job of remastering a film that has has ever been performed. And the bonus features! Thay are all just wonderful. I can't give any more platitudes without repeating myself. If you are any kind of a Bogie fan, you must get these collections. You will not regret it for one second. Not one! Do yourself a favor and purchase all of them. They are the "Best!" Papa Larry H.

great idea but bad packaging.......2007-07-23

This review isn't knocking any of the titles, all of these are definitely Bogie's signature roles and all of them should be in your collection, as some of the greatest films ever made. But why only 3 stars, you ask? This set has an unusual history. It actually was only announced after Warner Home Video had already announced the Humphrey Bogart Signature Collection Vol. 2 and suddenly realized they had never made a volume 1 (somebody probably thought the old Humphrey Bogart Collection with the single discs was the first volume). This was easy to fix, as WHV had these already-released films readily available to combine into what could have been an essential box set. Unfortunately, this release came out at a transitional period for them. Warner's new trend for box sets were slim cases (normally, a welcome solution to conserving shelf space), however the 2-disc version of Casablanca and Treasure of the Sierra Madre were already packaged in ways that normally wouldn't be accommodated in a box set. Instead of putting these into slim cases as well, they were boxed as is, and as a result the box is a little warped (a similar problem that occurred with the John Wayne-John Ford Collection).

My advice: You must own these movies and watch them repeatedly, but you may be better off buying them all individually if you're obsessive like I am about your product arriving and staying in good condition.

they drive by night.......2007-01-29

I love everything he does. Too bad they don't have "bad" guys with principles anymore.

Terrific films but if you bought these separately you've got the same set without the cardboard holding box.......2006-12-13

It's the holidays so what better thing to do than package up previously released films and a couple of previously released older Bogart classics? Warner has done a good job here combining two of Bogie's finest films "Casablanca" and "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" along with "They Drive By Night" and Bogie's starmaking performance as bad guy Ray earle in "High Sierra" (perhaps a sense of humor as well from those who combined this with "Sierra Madre" where Bogie plays a very different iconic role).

John Huston may be America's most consistently brilliant filmmaker. That's saying a lot considering the competition but Huston the son of actor Walter Huston tackled a number of genres with intelligence, a cynical wit and a sharp eye for human behavior. John Huston began as a screenwriter with one of his first jobs working on "Murders in the Rue Morgue" for Robert Florey in 1932 (that's not counting his many appearances as an extra in his father's films). By 1941 he found himself in the director's chair for the first of many collaborations with Humphrey Bogart in "The Maltese Falcon".

"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" was only Huston's sixth credited film as director and it still stands tall in his 47 film career as director. The story of three men in search of gold in the mountains of Mexico and how greed and paranoia overwhelm the three men (Bogart, Walter Huston and Bruce Bennett) contributing to tragedy sounds like something that should be a folk tale warning of how gold can bring out the worst in a man.

"Sierra Madre" and "Casablanca" both look terrific with crisp, sharp looking images. Warner has done a superb job of cleaning up both these classic films. "Sierra Madre" doesn't look quite as good as "Casablanca" with sections that are grainy, white spots and other minor analog imperfections but on the whole looks quite good. The grainy quality of the film in a couple of scenes doesn't surprise me given some of the location photography and the occasional use of telephoto shots where the picture is a bit unsteady. Overall "Casablanca" wins this contest in terms of looks but it's somehow appropriate that "Sierra Madre" looks a bit rough around the edges given the cynical nature, location photography and a feeling as close to naturalistic as Hollywood could do at the time. Considering how old the film is I personally feel it looks extremely good in this deluxe edition from Warner.

"Casablanca" actually looks better. Digitally cleaned up with a superior negative used for this edition it's one of the sharpest looking older films I've seen Warner put out. Audio for both films sounds extremely good doing justice to the musical scores for each film and features clear dialogue.

"High Sierra" was originally released to DVD in a single disc edition in 2003. This is exactly the same release as before. Warner released a top notch transfer for 2003 and it still looks extremely good three years later. Audio has considerable punch.

"They Drive By Night" gets a very nice transfer as well. Again it was previously released in 2003 and it's a minor gem from director Raoul Walsh. Audio sounds fine here as well with dialogue presented very clear.

The 2003 releases have two short but informative featurettes that Warner put together for the original snapcase releases back in 2003. Both are extremely good and worthwhile to watch. "Casablanca" actually has all the same materials that I reviewed in 2003 (although I can't find the link for some reason) so I'll briefly provide highlights of this set. We get a TV adaptation of the film which was produced in the 50's. It's most notable for reminding you how great the movie is. It's comparable to watching a high school production of a Broadway play you've seen. The documentary on Bogart which is narrated by Bacall Bogie's romantic lead in film and life provides an excellent if superficial background. There's no dirt but that's not a surprise. Warner cartoon short "Carrotblanca" a somewhat anemic spoof of the film shows up here as well with Bugs playing Bogie and various Warner characters filling the other character roles. A solid documentary is also included on the making of the film and deleted scenes (without the audio) which was recently discovered.

"Treasure" has lots of great stuff buried on the second disc and some fool's gold as well. The older documentary on Huston narrated by Robert Mitchum is a gem and while its not warts and all it's about as close as you're likely to get in the way of a kiss and tell biography on film about this legendary hell raiser. The second on the making of the film features some nice interviews and trivia but isn't quite what I had hoped. It's not bad just doesn't have as many gold nuggets as I expected. We also get a Bogie trailer collection, along with "8 Ball Bunny" which is a classic and funny short that references the film (Faux Bogie: "Excuse me could you help a fellow American down on his luck?" Bugs: "Hit the road!"). We get a Warner Night Out hosted by Leonard Maltin with lots of cool stuff that you might have seen if you had attended the theater to see this when it was released. Finally we get a collection of photos, a radio broadcast of "Treasure" featuring Bogie and Walter Huston, a second cartoon, storyboards and behind-the-scenes photos.

Bottom line: If your film fan hasn't purchased these separate this is a great set. However if you did buy any of these titles individually I should warn you there's nothing here that's new. Unlike the second Bogie set which does have some films that hadn't been released to DVD before (the gem in that set is "The Maltese Falcon" in a three disc special edition but there are also some worthwhile Bogie gold in that set as well. There's no fool's gold but as with any set the quality of the gold will vary).

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a very entertaining movie
They Drive By Night
all the best elements of the Noir Drama genre
Before Bogey was a legend
Solid melodramatic entertainment which borrows the second half of its plot from Archie Mayo's "Bordertown."

They Drive by Night (Snap case)
Starring: George Raft , Ann Sheridan , Ida Lupino , Humphrey Bogart , and Gale Page
Director: Raoul Walsh , and Crane Wilbur
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Release Date: 2003-11-04

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By turns hard-nosed and ribald, They Drive by Night smashes through a vintage Warner Bros. yarn about truck drivers, the Depression, and one duplicitous dame. The opening reels are a forceful look at the dangerous lives of independent truckers (George Raft and Humphrey Bogart as brothers--Bogie in the supporting role, though he would soon eclipse Raft in Hollywood), battling the system and the economy. The final section veers into a less exciting murder frame-up, but Ida Lupino is so delicious as the Black Widow, it works. The robust humor of director Raoul Walsh dominates the film, with some truly hilarious double entendres aimed at outfoxing the censors. At the center of many such one-liners is Ann Sheridan, as a waitress who slings more than hash. It's close to being a classic, and the road sequences are as vital as those in The Grapes of Wrath, made the same year. --Robert Horton

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George Raft and Humphrey Bogart share a driving ambition in They Drive by Night, a feisty tale of brothers trying to make a go of their independent trucking enterprise. Ann Sheridan plays a truck-stop waitress who can dish both the daily special and the patter. And Ida Lupino is the headstrong executive who mixes business and romance with murder. With Bogart again riding shotgun en route to leading-man stardom (a stature he would achieve the following year) and Raft handling the wheel in one of his best roles of the decade, this fine example of Warner Bros. social-conscience filmmaking (directed by Raoul Walsh) proved a sturdy vehicle for both actors. The movie proved even more fortuitous for Lupino. Her courtoom scene of babbling derangement made her a celebrated "overnight" sensation that resulted in a seven-year studio contract for her. Year: 1940 Director: Raoul Walsh Starring: George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Special Feature: Original Theatrical Trailer B&W/93 Mins.

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a very entertaining movie.......2007-08-27

The only thing i was a little dissapointed with was that there are two charming stories in this movie yet they have the misfortune of being thrown together so we don't get to fully examine either one...
The movie starts out as a very campy expose about the hardships of being a trucker working in difficult economic times.. The dialogue and characters are priceless... somewhere along the way the plot takes a twist.. the two brothers are no longer in focus.. and we get a ruthless yet satisfying melodrama of a woman so desperate to entrap the george raft character that she goes to any lengths removing all obstacles...
Despite the uncomfortable switch in plot, 'they drive by night' remains a great example of raoul walsh's direction and of film noir in general.. The characters in the movie were enough to keep me interested and highly satisfied...

They Drive By Night.......2007-06-25

Raoul Walsh's riveting cult classic has a little bit of everything: romance, murder, blue-collar drama, and memorably saucy, censor-defying repartee between hard-driving hero Raft and Ann Sheridan, a waitress with a "classy chassis" who becomes his favorite roadside attraction. Bogie's sterling in a minor role, but the film really belongs to Lupino, the venomous vixen who resorts to desperate measures to rid herself of coarse hubbie Ed, heartily played by Hale (real life dad of the skipper on "Gilligan's Island"!). A great road movie by the legendary director of "High Sierra."

all the best elements of the Noir Drama genre.......2007-04-21

A fabulous noir drama, THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT featured one of Bogart's best pre-"Maltese Falcon" performances; and introduced audiences to Ida Lupino, playing a society dame driven to murder and madness.

The story, based on a novel called "The Long Haul" by A.I. Bezzerides, concerns the Fabrini brothers. Joe (George Raft) and Paul (Humphrey Bogart) are truckdrivers, who spend their days and nights hauling loads up and down the freeway. Tired of working for tight-fisted road managers, they decide to break out on their own, but shortly after establishing themselves, Paul is severely injured after falling asleep at the wheel. Joe goes back to work for Ed Carlsen (Alan Hale), a kindly industrialist. Ed's younger wife Lana (Ida Lupino) shamelessly lusts after Joe, but he'll have nothing to do with her. Frustrated and desperate, Lana kills Ed in a last-bid attempt to attract Joe, only to discover he's about to marry his sweetheart, Cassie Hartley (Ann Sheridan). Driven to the brink of madness, Lana implicates Joe in Ed's murder...

THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT is one of the best noir dramas from the golden years of Warner Brothers. Ida Lupino delivers a sensational breakout performance as Lana Carlsen ("The doors made me do it...the doors made me do it!!!"); and Ann Sheridan gets some zingy lines playing waitress Cassie. Raft and Bogart have a great rapport and really do feel like brothers here.

This was one of the last films in which Bogart found himself playing second-fiddle. The following year he headlined "High Sierra" (again with Ida Lupino); before landing the role that would cement his superstardom, Sam Spade in "The Maltese Falcon".

The DVD includes a new "Making of..." featurette; the vintage VitaPhone short "Swingtime in the Movies", and the trailer. (Single-sided, dual-layer disc).

Before Bogey was a legend.......2007-04-11

It was a pleasure seeing Ida Lupino in this, her first significant role at age 22. She is sexy, pretty and more than a bit nasty. Sometimes dubbed "the poor man's Bette Davis" she shows here that she could have handled some of Davis's roles very well.

The story itself is a tale about truck drivers that pits them against the loan sharks and emphasizes the danger of driving without much sleep on roads not yet of Interstate quality. It takes place in California in the late thirties. Lupino plays Lana Carlsen, the bored wife of the head of a trucking company who only has eyes for Joe Fabrini (George Raft), who only has eyes for Cassie Hartley (Ann Sheridan). Humphrey Bogart plays his brother Paul Fabrini and really takes a backseat. That would change beginning the next year when Bogey would star with Ida Lupino in High Sierra (1941).

It is interesting to contrast the two films both directed by long time Hollywood legend Raoul Walsh. They Drive by Night has a distinct thirties feel to it and not just because George Raft stars. The sense of the Depression is still with the characters in TDBN as the truck drivers and waitress Cassie worry about their jobs. There is a sense of identification with the working man that is absent from High Sierra, which really began Bogart's tough guy movie persona.

Alan Hale (235 acting credits at IMDb!) plays Lana's fun-loving and clueless husband, Ed Carlsen. Roscoe Karns provides some wise-cracking relief as Irish McGurn, truck-driving pinball wizard. The script by Jerry Wald is full of snappy one liners like this between Joe and Cassie. He asks, "Do you believe in love at first sight?" She counters with, "It saves a lot of time." Wald later became a producer of some of Hollywood's most memorable flicks including Pride of the Yankees (1945), Mildred Pierce (1945), Key Largo (1948), The Glass Menagerie (1950), etc.

By all means see this for Ida Lupino, who to escape from the typecasting that began with this movie later went on to become one of Hollywood's first woman directors.

Solid melodramatic entertainment which borrows the second half of its plot from Archie Mayo's "Bordertown." .......2007-01-15

Bogart had an opportunity for considerably more self-expression in "They Drive By Night," a film which has remained popular with audiences not so much for its story, which is rather trivial, but for the forceful performances contributed by all its leading players and the good direction by Raoul Walsh...

Raft and Bogart are brothers who wanted to start their own trucking business and eventually succeed, but not before Bogart loses an arm in an accident and Lupino nearly sends Raft to jail for a murder she committed... The trial sequence in which her latent insanity causes her to disintegrate into hysterics on the witness stand is one of the screen's best remembered moments...

Bogart was convincing in his role as he gave way to the frustrations and bitterness of a cripple and then back again to resigned self-satisfaction as he accepted the role life had given him to play out...

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a very entertaining movie
They Drive By Night
all the best elements of the Noir Drama genre
Before Bogey was a legend
Solid melodramatic entertainment which borrows the second half of its plot from Archie Mayo's "Bordertown."

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Starring: George Raft , Ann Sheridan , Ida Lupino , Humphrey Bogart , and Gale Page
Director: Raoul Walsh
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George Raft and Humphrey Bogart share a driving ambition in They Drive by Night, a feisty tale of brothers trying to make a go of their independent trucking enterprise. Ann Sheridan plays a truck-stop waitress who can dish both the daily special and the patter. And Ida Lupino is the headstrong executive who mixes business and romance with murder. With Bogart again riding shotgun en route to leading-man stardom (a stature he would achieve the following year) and Raft handling the wheel in one of his best roles of the decade, this fine example of Warner Bros. social-conscience filmmaking (directed by Raoul Walsh) proved a sturdy vehicle for both actors. The movie proved even more fortuitous for Lupino. Her courtoom scene of babbling derangement made her a celebrated overnight sensation that resulted in a seven-year studio contract for her. 1940

Customer Reviews:

a very entertaining movie.......2007-08-27

They Drive By Night.......2007-06-25

all the best elements of the Noir Drama genre.......2007-04-21

Before Bogey was a legend.......2007-04-11

Solid melodramatic entertainment which borrows the second half of its plot from Archie Mayo's "Bordertown." .......2007-01-15

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