George Burns and Gracie Allen are probably best known for their unique television series. But before they became TV stars they started in vaudeville and then entered into the motion picture industry. They started by making appearances in musicals and rapidly became so popular that producers saw money and they started starring them in their own features.
In March of 1935 they starred in Love in Bloom than in August of 1935 they released Here Comes Cookie. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment have decided to release Here Comes Cookie on Blu-ray. And as a fans of Burns and Allen I couldn't be more pleased to see this release.
Synopsis: Harrison Allen (George Barbier) is a rich retiree with two daughters, Phyllis (Betty Furness) and Gracie (Gracie Allen), suspects that Phyllis' fiancé is after his money. Much to everyone's surprise, he decides to deed every cent over to Gracie in an effort to protect his fortune. Unfortunately, Gracie falls under the impression that her father wants the family to think they are poor. So, she immediately sets out to invite a whole slew of out-of- work vaudevillians to come reside at the mansion.
While this film stars George Burns and Gracie Allen. There is no denying that this really is Gracie's film. She is the star. Her antics are the ones you remember. The film runs a short 66 minutes. But with a simplistic storyline it works perfectly. This is a great example of early comedy cinema.
Universal has transferred this film to Blu-ray in 1080p and is presented in the the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio. The audio track is an English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. There is also the option for English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
There is no restoration information listed for this release. So I am taking it that this is just the best quality print possible transferred to the Blu-ray disc. But even so the quality of the film in HD looks really crisp and clean. I didn't see any damage to this print while watching it. And the audio was free of any hiss or pops.
Now for the Blu-ray bonus features. There are none. Not an audio commentary, not a retrospective not even a trailer. I have to day this was extremely disappointing to me. I was really hoping for something additional on this release. But alas there is nothing.
If you love the 1930s comedies well, why not treat yourself to "Here Comes Cookie". While short on bons feature the film itself looks great on Blu-ray. Head over to MovieZyng or Amazon and order your copy today.
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