Product Details

• Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Jack Benny, Peter Lorre, Gina Lollobrigida, Don Wilson
• Directors: John Huston
• Format: Box set, Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Eclectic DVD Dist.
• DVD Release Date: September 10, 2002
• Run Time: 118 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006IUH7
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,515 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Includes the film Beat the devil and a Humphrey Bogart appearance on the Jack Benny program. Also includes an audio CD.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: NR
Release Date: 10-SEP-2002
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Oh, Bogey, Where Art Thou?, June 25, 2004

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Ron Wise (Cleveland, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Humphrey Bogart Era (DVD)

This is one strange set. The artwork and music CD are nice, but the rest is a mess. First, the music is on disc one and not disc two as stated on the package. The DVD is awful. The Jack Benny Show is so washed out, it's almost impossible to watch, which is a shame since it's a great show. It appears to have been taken from a tenth generation video bootleg. The movie Beat the Devil is better quality, but still not that great.

The only thing that got this set a one rating is the music CD. It's fun with Bogey sound bites between each slice of interesting jazz, although not much of the music really fits into any of Bogart's films. It's still worth a listen.

I wouldn't remommend paying the full Amazon price for this set, but if you buy it discounted from Amazon Marketplace, you might not be too disappointed. In other words, don't expect much and you won't be disappointed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Scraping the barrel for PUBLIC DOMAIN material., December 6, 2003

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Paul J. Mular (San Carlos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Humphrey Bogart Era (DVD)

Not much of Bogart's material is public domain so cheapie companies like this end up putting out the same stuff.

BEAT THE DEVIL has been released previously, the Laserdisc is the only good copy out there.

THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM is an unusual release. This kinoscope is one of the few television appearances made by Bogart, and on a comedy show! Bogie plays it straight as he delivers his lines and sings a commercial (they worked these into the story in the old days of television). This show is a rarity worth getting the DVD for. Be aware that it is mastered from a 16mm kinoscope (filmed off of a television screen), so picture quality will not be very good.