Kate and Cary's Two Greatest Films TogetherDebut as Two-Disc Special Editions March 1 "Bringing Up Baby" in DVD Debut "The Philadelphia Story" Remastered BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2004--"Libeled Lady," "To Be or Not To Be," "Stage Door" and "Dinner at Eight" Also New to DVD in Warner Home Video's "The Classic Comedies Collection" "Bringing Up Baby," one of the most beloved American film comedies of all time, starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, makes its DVD debut on March 1 from Warner Home Video. It's joined by another Grant-Hepburn classic, "The Philadelphia Story," first released at DVD's inception and now beautifully remastered. Both are being released as Two-Disc Special Editions with commentaries, critically acclaimed documentaries and other bonus extras. "Bringing Up Baby" Dubbed by Leonard Maltin as "the definitive screwball comedy and one of the fastest, funniest films ever made," "Bringing Up Baby" will contain commentary from writer/director Peter Bogdanovich. The second disc will contain two documentaries -- the feature-length "Cary Grant: A Class Apart" from filmmaker Robert Trachtenberg and narrated by Helen Mirren, and Richard Schickel's insightful "The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks." "The Philadelphia Story" Under the direction of George Cukor, Hepburn and Grant again starred in the pinnacle of sophisticated romantic comedy which The American Film Institute voted as one of the Top 100 American films of all time. James Stewart won an Oscar(R) as Best Actor, with the film earning six major Academy nominations including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress and Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Donald Ogden Stewart took the film's second Oscar (R) for adapting Philip Barry's play. Two revealing documentaries will be included: Joan Kramer and David Heeley's "Katharine Hepburn: All About Me -- A Self Portrait" and Schickel's "The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor." Four additional titles make their DVD debut in "The Classic Comedies Collection: Libeled Lady, To Be or Not To Be, Stage Door and Dinner at Eight." William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Carole Lombard, Jean Harlow and Myrna Loy star in the films. Pricing of the collection will be $26.99 SRP for each Two-Disc Special Edition, while the single titles will sell for $19.97 SRP. The collection will be offered as a gift set for $68.92 SRP. |