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In 1935, Warner Brothers released a pair of romantic melodramas starring Kay Francis and George Brent, and directed by Frank Borzage: "Living on Velvet" in March, and "Stranded" just a few months later in June. Both have now been released on DVD through the Warner Archive Collection, the burn-on-demand service (warnerarchive.com) that offers (mostly) unrestored editions of lesser-known titles from the huge Warner Brothers library.
Neither film counts among Borzage's greatest achievements. (Some of his best work was released in 2008, in 20th Century Fox's magnificent 12-disc set "Murnau, Borzage and Fox.") But they illuminate each other when seen together, almost as if they had been designed as a matched set.See the full content of this document
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Romantic Melodramas From 1935 Warner Bros.
In both films, Francis -- a tall, slender beauty with huge eyes and a wide mouth, who at the time was the studio's leading female star -- plays a strong, se...
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