Rancho Notorious (Blu-ray, 1952) NEW Marlene Dietrich Arthur Kennedy Mel Ferrer

Description: PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE BIDDING AND ASKING ANY QUESTIONS ITEM DESCRIPTION This BLURAY is BRAND NEW!! FACTORY SEALED!! NEVER OPENED!! It includes all the original cases, covers, inserts and, of course, the disc(s) itself. Rancho Notorious (1952) [Blu-Ray] Synopsis RANCHO NOTORIOUS presents a roaring, colorful, bravura picture of frontier life in the 1870s, with Marlene Dietrich in one of her most beguiling roles as a woman whose affairs have become a border legend, and with Arthur Kennedy and Mel Ferrer the dominant figures in the dangerous group of outlaws fathered around her. Illuminated by Technicolor, and under the masterful direction of the renowned Fritz Lang, the film is an off-beat Western thriller which is vivid, exciting, brawling and tense in its every mood. Now meticulously restored from its original Technicolor negatives, RANCHO NOTORIOUS arrives on Blu-ray looking better than ever before. It’s a must-have for any serious classic film fan’s collection. Marlene Dietrich The fascinating and glamorous Marlene Dietrich was born in Berlin on December 27, 1901. Her professional career began with stage work and cabaret performances, but it was her appearance in Josef Von Sternberg’s THE BLUE ANGEL (1929) that shot her to stardom. The German film was also shot in English, and was distributed by Paramount in the U.S., where she and Von Sternberg would end up being under contract. Their first American film for Paramount was MOROCCO (1930) which paved the way for several more collaborations, including DISHONORED, SHANGHAI EXPRESS and BLONDE VENUS. Dietrich starred in many more films for the studio under the direction of other notables including Rouben Mamoulian, Frank Borzage and Ernst Lubitsch. In 1939 Dietrich teamed with James Stewart at Universal for one of her more lighthearted appearances in DESTRY RIDES AGAIN. During the 1940s, she freelanced at various studios, including MANPOWER with George Raft and Edward G. Robinson at WB, THE SPOILERS and PITTSBURGH with Randolph Scott and John Wayne at Universal, and KISMET with Ronald Colman at M-G-M. During WWII she was one of Hollywood’s most visible stars fundraising for the war effort, and entertaining American troops. This was especially meaningful to Dietrich, as she loved America (where she had already become a citizen) and did all she could to take a stance against the Germany. Her post-war film work was sporadic, but often memorable. She soon began touring the world with her one-woman show, eventually ending up on Broadway where she won a special Tony Award in 1968. Dietrich retired from performing after a serious injury on stage in the 1970s. She withdrew into a life of relative seclusion in Paris, where she passed away in 1992 at the age of 91. Arthur Kennedy This Wisconsin native appeared in countless stage productions and major motion pictures, and is sadly forgotten today, despite a laudable career that included a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a New York Films Critics Circle Award and 5 Oscar nominations. Kennedy made his Broadway debut at the age of 23 in a production of Shakespeare’s RICHARD II, starring Maurice Evans. In 1939, he again appeared with Evans, this time in HENRY IV. Thereafter he headed to Warner Bros. where he made his film debut with James Cagney and Ann Sheridan in CITY FOR CONQUEST. Under contract to the Burbank studio, he appeared with Humphrey Bogart in HIGH SIERRA, Errol Flynn in THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON and DESPERATE JOURNEY, and as a bombardier in Howard Hawks’ AIR FORCE. From 1943-45, he served in the armed forces making training films for the USAF. After returning to civilian life, Kennedy worked consistently in both film and theater for over 20 years. Notably he appeared on Broadway in Arthur Miller’s ALL MY SONS (1947), created the role of Biff Loman in Miller’s DEATH OF A SALESMAN (1949), for which he won a Tony Award. It was also in 1949 that he appeared opposite Kirk Douglas in CHAMPION, for which Kennedy received his first Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor. Two years later he received his first and only Best Actor Oscar nomination for BRIGHT VICTORY. He returned to Broadway to work with Arthur Miller again in THE CRUCIBLE (1953), then back to Hollywood for dozens of high-profile films including three for which he was again Oscar nominated: TRIAL (1955), PEYTON PLACE (1957), and SOME CAME RUNNING (1958). The 1970s saw roles start to dry up for Kennedy, and tragedy struck with the passing of his wife in 1975. He spent most of the decade working in Europe or occasionally appearing in a telefilm. After almost a decade of illness and inactivity, he made a brief return to the big screen in a small independent film called SIGNS OF LIFE (1989) which co-starred Beau Bridges. Kennedy died on January 5, 1990, at the age of 75. Mel Ferrer Mel Ferrer began his professional career by leaving Princeton University in his sophomore year, in favor of working on the stage. The first decade of his adult life saw him alternating from stage work in New York to working in Hollywood as a dialogue coach and director. He didn’t make his first major acting appearance on screen until 1949’s LOST BOUNDARIES, an independently produced film about a black couple “passing for white”, the film received praise from critics but had difficulty finding distribution. Audiences next saw Ferrer cast with Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan and Joan Leslie in Nicholas Ray’s BORN TO BE BAD, a 1950 RKO release. Soon thereafter he made several notable films for MGM, including SCARAMOUCHE (1952), KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE (1953), and the charming LILI (1953) with Leslie Caron. The following year, Ferrer married for the fourth time to one of Hollywood’s most recent screen sensations, Miss Audrey Hepburn. Their union lasted fourteen years, and the pair worked together several times, with Ferrer directing his wife in GREEN MANSIONS (1959) and serving as producer for what would be her last film before a long hiatus, the hit mystery WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967). Throughout the ensuing decades, Ferrer would alternate between big screen and small screen, acting and directing, and working in Europe or the U.S. His last years were spent working in television making guest appearances until the late 1990s. Ferrer passed away in 2008 at the age of 90. Fritz Lang Viennese-born Fritz Lang was one of the most influential director’s in screen history. His impact in German cinema during the period of the 1920s and early 1930s yielded a slew of masterworks including DR. MABUSE THE GAMBLER, METROPOLIS, SPIES and “M”. In 1933 his film THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE, which ended up being banned by the Germans. This led to Lang fleeing to France, and eventually the U.S. His first American film was made at M-G-M, the brilliant and prescient FURY starring Spencer Tracy in 1936. Over the course of the next 20 years Lang worked for many major studios and directing virtually every genre. Regardless of theme, most of his films had a unique flair, especially when he ventured into Film Noir. While many of his Hollywood films were overlooked at the time of release, today most are looked upon with great respect. He completed two films for RKO release in the mid-1950s, before making a return to Germany where he made three films, the last being a new film with character of DR. MABUSE. While sequels were to follow, Lang returned to the United States and Hollywood, as his deteriorating eyesight precluded his ability to continue to make films. He lived long enough to see a resurgence of interest in his cinematic legacy. Lang died in Hollywood in 1976 at the age of 85. From the manufacturer Rancho Notorious (1952) [Blu-Ray] Synopsis RANCHO NOTORIOUS presents a roaring, colorful, bravura picture of frontier life in the 1870s, with Marlene Dietrich in one of her most beguiling roles as a woman whose affairs have become a border legend, and with Arthur Kennedy and Mel Ferrer the dominant figures in the dangerous group of outlaws fathered around her. Illuminated by Technicolor, and under the masterful direction of the renowned Fritz Lang, the film is an off-beat Western thriller which is vivid, exciting, brawling and tense in its every mood. Now meticulously restored from its original Technicolor negatives, RANCHO NOTORIOUS arrives on Blu-ray looking better than ever before. It’s a must-have for any serious classic film fan’s collection. Marlene Dietrich The fascinating and glamorous Marlene Dietrich was born in Berlin on December 27, 1901. Her professional career began with stage work and cabaret performances, but it was her appearance in Josef Von Sternberg’s THE BLUE ANGEL (1929) that shot her to stardom. The German film was also shot in English, and was distributed by Paramount in the U.S., where she and Von Sternberg would end up being under contract. Their first American film for Paramount was MOROCCO (1930) which paved the way for several more collaborations, including DISHONORED, SHANGHAI EXPRESS and BLONDE VENUS. Dietrich starred in many more films for the studio under the direction of other notables including Rouben Mamoulian, Frank Borzage and Ernst Lubitsch. In 1939 Dietrich teamed with James Stewart at Universal for one of her more lighthearted appearances in DESTRY RIDES AGAIN. During the 1940s, she freelanced at various studios, including MANPOWER with George Raft and Edward G. Robinson at WB, THE SPOILERS and PITTSBURGH with Randolph Scott and John Wayne at Universal, and KISMET with Ronald Colman at M-G-M. During WWII she was one of Hollywood’s most visible stars fundraising for the war effort, and entertaining American troops. This was especially meaningful to Dietrich, as she loved America (where she had already become a citizen) and did all she could to take a stance against the Germany. Her post-war film work was sporadic, but often memorable. She soon began touring the world with her one-woman show, eventually ending up on Broadway where she won a special Tony Award in 1968. Dietrich retired from performing after a serious injury on stage in the 1970s. She withdrew into a life of relative seclusion in Paris, where she passed away in 1992 at the age of 91. Arthur Kennedy This Wisconsin native appeared in countless stage productions and major motion pictures, and is sadly forgotten today, despite a laudable career that included a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a New York Films Critics Circle Award and 5 Oscar nominations. Kennedy made his Broadway debut at the age of 23 in a production of Shakespeare’s RICHARD II, starring Maurice Evans. In 1939, he again appeared with Evans, this time in HENRY IV. Thereafter he headed to Warner Bros. where he made his film debut with James Cagney and Ann Sheridan in CITY FOR CONQUEST. Under contract to the Burbank studio, he appeared with Humphrey Bogart in HIGH SIERRA, Errol Flynn in THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON and DESPERATE JOURNEY, and as a bombardier in Howard Hawks’ AIR FORCE. From 1943-45, he served in the armed forces making training films for the USAF. After returning to civilian life, Kennedy worked consistently in both film and theater for over 20 years. Notably he appeared on Broadway in Arthur Miller’s ALL MY SONS (1947), created the role of Biff Loman in Miller’s DEATH OF A SALESMAN (1949), for which he won a Tony Award. It was also in 1949 that he appeared opposite Kirk Douglas in CHAMPION, for which Kennedy received his first Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor. Two years later he received his first and only Best Actor Oscar nomination for BRIGHT VICTORY. He returned to Broadway to work with Arthur Miller again in THE CRUCIBLE (1953), then back to Hollywood for dozens of high-profile films including three for which he was again Oscar nominated: TRIAL (1955), PEYTON PLACE (1957), and SOME CAME RUNNING (1958). The 1970s saw roles start to dry up for Kennedy, and tragedy struck with the passing of his wife in 1975. He spent most of the decade working in Europe or occasionally appearing in a telefilm. After almost a decade of illness and inactivity, he made a brief return to the big screen in a small independent film called SIGNS OF LIFE (1989) which co-starred Beau Bridges. Kennedy died on January 5, 1990, at the age of 75. Mel Ferrer Mel Ferrer began his professional career by leaving Princeton University in his sophomore year, in favor of working on the stage. The first decade of his adult life saw him alternating from stage work in New York to working in Hollywood as a dialogue coach and director. He didn’t make his first major acting appearance on screen until 1949’s LOST BOUNDARIES, an independently produced film about a black couple “passing for white”, the film received praise from critics but had difficulty finding distribution. Audiences next saw Ferrer cast with Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan and Joan Leslie in Nicholas Ray’s BORN TO BE BAD, a 1950 RKO release. Soon thereafter he made several notable films for MGM, including SCARAMOUCHE (1952), KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE (1953), and the charming LILI (1953) with Leslie Caron. The following year, Ferrer married for the fourth time to one of Hollywood’s most recent screen sensations, Miss Audrey Hepburn. Their union lasted fourteen years, and the pair worked together several times, with Ferrer directing his wife in GREEN MANSIONS (1959) and serving as producer for what would be her last film before a long hiatus, the hit mystery WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967). Throughout the ensuing decades, Ferrer would alternate between big screen and small screen, acting and directing, and working in Europe or the U.S. His last years were spent working in television making guest appearances until the late 1990s. Ferrer passed away in 2008 at the age of 90. Fritz Lang Viennese-born Fritz Lang was one of the most influential director’s in screen history. His impact in German cinema during the period of the 1920s and early 1930s yielded a slew of masterworks including DR. MABUSE THE GAMBLER, METROPOLIS, SPIES and “M”. In 1933 his film THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE, which ended up being banned by the Germans. This led to Lang fleeing to France, and eventually the U.S. His first American film was made at M-G-M, the brilliant and prescient FURY starring Spencer Tracy in 1936. Over the course of the next 20 years Lang worked for many major studios and directing virtually every genre. Regardless of theme, most of his films had a unique flair, especially when he ventured into Film Noir. While many of his Hollywood films were overlooked at the time of release, today most are looked upon with great respect. He completed two films for RKO release in the mid-1950s, before making a return to Germany where he made three films, the last being a new film with character of DR. MABUSE. 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