Howard Hughes in Hollywood Volume 1 (William Boyd) Vol One New Blu-ray Presale

Howard Hughes in Hollywood Volume 1 (William Boyd) Vol One New Blu-ray

***** This is a preorder for a new release item that is not yet released. The release date for this item is 28-07-26. This item will be shipped from our Melbourne Warehouse within 5 days of the release date *****

This is NOT a normal DVD and will NOT play in a standard DVD player. This is a Blu-Ray Disc. The disc is playable only in Blu-Ray Disc compatible players.

Please note this is a Region A Blu-ray

Region A: Region A titles are suitable for USA and Canada. To play this Blu-ray in Australia you must have a Blu-ray player that can play all Region A,B and C Blu-rays

Please note image may vary

Flicker Alley and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas proudly announce Howard Hughes in Hollywood, the first volume of a planned two-volume series that spotlights, for the first time ever, early works by the mogul turned Hollywood hitmaker. This set includes Two Arabian Knights (1927), restored by the Academy Film Archive, and The Racket (1928), newly restored by Flicker Alley. Both include new bonus features and are available for the first time on home video in any format.Just 20 years old when he arrived in Los Angeles, Hughes left a mark on the filmmaking industry through sheer determination. Although his two earliest forays into producing remain lost, his first two hits, Two Arabian Knights and The Racket survive, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Hart Wegner, founding faculty of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Film Studies program, who was instrumental in acquiring the extensive Howard Hughes motion picture papers and film materials for UNLV.Based on a then-recent pulpy adventure serial, Two Arabian Knights was reimagined as a comedy of male bonding. With director Lewis Milestone at the helm and William Boyd and Louis Wolheim headlining as the title pair, the story follows two American soldiers, captured by German forces and sent to a prison camp, escaping to Arabia where they meet and compete for the affections of the lovely Mirza (Mary Astor), who has her own reasons for wanting to go on the run. Two Arabian Knights, which went on to win Best Directing (Comedy Picture) for Milestone at the first Academy Awards®, is presented in a stunning restoration by the Academy Film Archive and features a triumphant orchestral score performed by the Robert Israel Orchestra.Hughes followed that hit with The Racket, a ripped-from-the-headlines proto-noir showcasing a new type of cinema gangster, Italian Americans, and the big city political corruption that empowered them. Thomas Meighan stars as James McQuigg, an honest cop trapped in a barrel of bad apples. He’s pitted against Louis Wolheim as Nick Scasi, modeled on famed Chicago gangster Al Capone. Lewis Milestone once again helms the directing, with veteran cinematographer Tony Gaudio photographing the action. With a nomination for Outstanding Picture at the very first Academy Awards® ceremony, and largely unseen for nearly a century, The Racket offers a choice of two brilliant orchestral scores, one by Neil Brand and one by Robert Israel.Additional materials have been made available by the Howard Hughes Motion Picture Records at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Generous underwriting has been provided by a grant from the Sunrise Foundation for Education & the Arts, with the Villa Aurora / Thomas Mann House, Inc. serving as an administrative partner.

Zone Region: A

Region A: Region A titles are suitable for USA and Canada. To play this Blu-ray in Australia you must have a Blu-ray player that can play all Region A,B and C Blu-rays