DVD & Blu-ray: DANCING PIRATE (1936) Starring Charles Collins, Frank Morgan & Steffi Duna

Product Description: Can a dance teacher from Boston dance his way out of a hangman's noose? With help from the mayor's beautiful daughter, he just might! A dance teacher from Boston (Charles Collins) is tricked into joining a band of pirates, which leads to him being fitted for a noose in California. He catches a break when the mayor's daughter demands the hanging be postponed until he teaches her to waltz, but his problems are only beginning! The Dancing Pirate (1936) received an Academy Award nomination for "Best Dance Direction," and was billed as "The first dancing musical in 100% new Technicolor." Look for Frank Morgan (The Wizard of Oz) as the mayor, and Steffi Duna (Waterloo Bridge) as his dancing daughter. Also, keep a sharp eye out for Rita Hayworth (Gilda) as an unnamed "specialty" dancer. Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, this mix of comedy and rousing dance numbers was described by the Detroit Free Press as "light, gay, and charming." Watch and see why Charles Collins was compared by one critic to "Douglas Fairbanks in his most acrobatic days."

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Director: Lloyd Corrigan

Starring: Charles Collins, Frank Morgan, Steffi Duna

Genre: Musical, Romance

Runtime: 83 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: The Film Detective

Home Video Release Date: February 22, 2022

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Codec: MPEG-2
Resolution: 480i
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Encoding Format: 16:9
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Region: Region A/1

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DVD: Dolby Digital 2.0
Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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DVD: English

Blu-ray: English

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BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION from rare 35mm original elements
NEW Audio commentary and original insert essay from author Jennifer Churchill
NEW Glorious Pioneers: The Birth of Technicolor, an interview with author/historian, David Pierce
NEW Ambushed by Mediocrity: Remembering the Dancing Pirate, an interview with film producer/historian, Michael Schlesinger