{"id":17290,"date":"2017-12-10T09:40:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T17:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=17290"},"modified":"2018-01-02T09:55:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T17:55:17","slug":"strictly-dishonorable-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/12\/strictly-dishonorable-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Dishonorable – Double Feature DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Both Strictly Dishonorable<\/em><\/strong> movies are fun early era romantic comedies and the 1951 remake flipping the script and it\u2019s nice to have the two films on one release and worth the usually high price tag.<\/p>\n

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Strictly Dishonorable Double Feature
\n\u2014 Warner Archive Collection \u2014<\/span><\/span>
\n(1931\/1951)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy, Romance
\nWarner Archives | NR \u2013 91 min. \/ 98 min. \u2013 $21.99 | November 28, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 12\/10\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO (1931 Version):
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>John M. Stahl
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Preston Sturges (play); Gladys Lehman (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Paul Lukas, Sidney Fox, Lewis Stone, George Meeker, William Ricciardi, Sidney TolerMOVIE INFO (1951 Version):
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Melvin Frank and Norman Panama
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Preston Sturges (play); Melvin Frank and Norman Panama
\nCast: <\/strong>Ezio Pinza, Janet Leigh, Millard Mitchell, Gale Robbins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>None
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Full Frame 1.37
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>None
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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Hitting the screen soon after its stage incarnation, Strictly Dishonorable<\/em><\/strong> is a ribald romance loaded with double entendres and good intention. Isabelle Perry (SIDNEY FOX), is a Southern belle, elects to spend the night in a New York speakeasy following a fight with her New Jersey fianc\u00e9. Famous opera singer Tino Caraffa (PAUL LUKAS) and retired judge Dempsey (LEWIS STONE) befriend the girl, with one declaring his strictly dishonorable intent and the other scheming to safeguard her virtue.<\/p>\n

The opera element is enlarged for the 1951 remake to showcase leading man Ezio Pinza\u2019s prodigious vocal talents. The speakeasy is exchanged for a sham marriage, with chorus girl Isabelle (JANET LEIGH) set up to protect the reputation of Gus Caraffa (PINZA). But Isabelle\u2019s intentions are not so pure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The only feature is the Trailer<\/u><\/strong> for the 1951 version.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.0\/5, AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5
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Both the 1931 and 1951 versions are presented with 1.37 full frame aspect ratio. While the 1951 movie doesn\u2019t look half bad with only some minor scratches, the 1931 film is littered with scratches and dust marks The Dolby Mono tracks fare similarly, yet dialogue is decent enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Both Strictly Dishonorable<\/em><\/strong> movies are fun early era romantic comedies and the 1951 remake flipping the script before it was a recent thing with Ghostbusters<\/em> and Ocean\u2019s 8<\/em>. It\u2019s nice to have the two films on one release and worth the usually high price tag. The DVD itself doesn\u2019t include features and the video\/audio transfers aren\u2019t the best, however.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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