The Lady Vanishes (1938) ADDED

[Brent_Reid]

Title: The Lady Vanishes
Country: US
Region: 1
Releasing Studio: Criterion
Case Type: Special case
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Anamorphic?: No
PAL or NTSC?: NTSC
Soundtracks: (If a silent film, also state score composer and performer): English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
Subtitles (are they optional?): English (Yes)
Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) None (95:51)
Commentaries: None
Extras: 240-page hardback book
Notes: windowboxed transfer. Only available in 50-DVD Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films box set
Easter Eggs: None
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): B000I5YUE4
Source:*Hitchcock Zone

Title: The Lady Vanishes
Country: France
Region: 2
Releasing Studio: TF1 Vidéo
Case Type: Keep case
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Anamorphic?: No
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks: (If a silent film, also state score composer and performer) English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, French Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
Subtitles (are they optional?): French (forced)
Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) None (91:51)
Commentaries: None
Extras:
- "Hitchcock: The Early Years" featurette (24:34)
- "Analyse de Claude Chabrol" featurette (33:17)
- "Analyse de Dominik Möll" featurette (17:21)
Notes:
- Also forced subs on the English featurette and none at all on the two French ones
- Also in 5-DVD Hitchcock: Le maître du suspens (B0008GRT4Q)
Easter Eggs: None
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): B001CEB8SG
Source:*Own copy

Title: The Lady Vanishes
Country: Hungary
Region: 2
Releasing Studio: Cinetel Kft
Case Type: Keep case
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Anamorphic?: No
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks: (If a silent film, also state score composer and performer): English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono, Hungarian Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
Subtitles (are they optional?): English and Hungarian (Yes)
Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) None (91:51)
Commentaries: None
Extras:
Text bios and filmographies:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Margaret Lockwood
- Michael Redgrave
Photo gallery
Notes:
- Also in 5-DVD Hitchcock Collection
Easter Eggs: None
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only):
Source:*Hitchcock Zone

Carlton DVD: 92:00

Network DVD is uncut: 91:48 / ASIN: B001C5G5G0
Keep case
Charles Barr intro: 4:00
Theatrical trailer : 1:54
Photo slideshow (51 images): 2:34
Keep case
Also [not "Only"] available in "Alfred Hitchcock: The British Years" box set... ASIN: B00113NWUK

US BD: Some initial pressings have developed playback faults. Later pressings, including those in the box set, are not affected. For a disc replacement, email: mulvaney@criterion.com

UK BD: Charles Barr is a film historian, not a critic!

BD: Also issued in France by ESC Editions.

Caps: https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=846 (old link is at bottom of BD page).

The "General cut note" is copied directly from the Hitchcock Wiki, overly complex and refers to bootlegs as much as the Criterion. Simply replace with: The original Criterion is missing a six-second shot of a maid bending over.
And replace the cut note, "Yes, a very brief moment is missing" with, "Yes, six seconds are missing."

New DVD footnote:
Note that this film and other early Alfred Hitchcock titles have been released in many bootleg editions. Supposedly "public domain" releases by companies such as Avenue One, Brentwood, Diamond Entertainment, Digiview, Laserlight, Mill Creek, Passion Productions, St. Clair Vision, Sonart, Westlake, Whirlwind and others should be avoided. Information regarding the copyright status of his films can be found at Brenton Film's Alfred Hitchcock: Dial © for Copyright. Hitchcock's films and their official releases are also covered in detail at Brenton Film's Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide.

New BD footnote:
Note that this film and other early Alfred Hitchcock titles have been released in many bootleg editions, and these unlicensed, supposedly "public domain" releases should all be avoided. Information regarding the copyright status of his films can be found at Brenton Film's Alfred Hitchcock: Dial © for Copyright. Hitchcock's films and their official releases are also covered in detail at Brenton Film's Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Added them. Thank you.

[Brent_Reid]

Cheers James. A few minor corrections:

In the French TF1 DVD box set notes, "Young and Innocent" is incorrectly written as "The Young and Innocent". It's also written that way on all the other films bar "The 39 Steps".

Dunno if you meant to omit mention of Criterion's Essential Art House book but in other entries it's written as 'Only available in the 50 film “Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films” set with a 240 page book.'

The Network DVD is in a keep case.

If you want to link Criterion's "Wrong Men & Notorious Women: Five Hitchcock Thrillers" box set, its ASIN is B00008OM70.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Fixed

[Brent_Reid]

Hi James, just noticed two more points:

Criterion's "Mystery Train" video essay by film scholar Leonard Leff has two different titles on the DVD/BD comparisons.

Dunno if it's worthy of mention in the comparison but Criterion's reissue DVD has had parts of its audio commentary corrected and updated. See this forum post. I detail it in my guide as well.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Fixed those as well.

[Brent_Reid]