JUST AN FYI: Alpha Video, a budget label, has just released the Louise Brooks Collection, a three film - three disc set comprised of the Eddie Sutherland directed It's the Old Army Game (1926), the Frank Tuttle directed Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926), and the Howard Hawks directed A Girl in Every Port (1928). Over the previous few years, each of the three films had been released by Alpha Video on individual discs. The Louise Brooks Collection runs 219 minutes, and is available through Amazon.
The Alpha Video release notes, "Louise Brooks, the most iconic actress of 1920s cinema known for her piercing eyes, athletic dancer's figure, and black helmet of bobbed hair stars in 3 films she made in America before leaving for Germany to make the groundbreaking Pandora's Box.
It is worth mentioning that It's the Old Army Game (starring W.C. Fields) has also been released on DVD by Kino Lorber. In my opinion, that is the preferred version. As of now, the other two films in this new release are also available elsewhere. Both Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (starring Evelyn Brent) and A Girl in Every Port (starring Victor McLaglen) are available through Grapevine Video: each of the Grapevine releases also includes a bonus short.
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