Imprint Films 50s - 60s - August 2026 Bundle Pack

Never Say Goodbye (1956) - Limited Edition Blu-ray - Imprint Collection #657

Based on the 1923 Italian play Come Prima Meglio Di Prima, this romantic drama stars Rock Hudson and Cornell Borchers, directed by Jerry Hopper (Secret of the Incas, Naked Alibi).

In postwar America, prominent surgeon Dr. Michael Parker is stunned when the wife he believed dead for years suddenly reappears in his life. Flashing back to wartime Austria, the film unravels how the two met and married, and the single fateful mistake that tore them apart.

Filmed in glorious CinemaScope and Technicolor, this dive inside suspicion and unrequited love also stars Oscar-winning actor George Sanders (Foreign Correspondent, All About Eve) and includes a brief uncredited cameo from Clint Eastwood.

1500 copies only.

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Fear Strikes Out (1957) - Limited Edition Blu-ray - Imprint Collection #658

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Batter up for Fear Strikes Out, the biopic sports drama which chronicles the rise of Red Sox player Jimmy Piersall from childhood sandlots to major league baseball.

Based on Piersall’s memoir of the same name, the great Anthony Perkins stars in this “absorbing” performance (New York Times) and powerful true story, which depicts his 17 seasons in the major leagues and the savaging effects mental illness had on his career.

Also starring Academy Award-winner Karl Malden (A Streetcar Named Desire), the unflinching tale was directed by Robert Mulligan (To Kill A Mockingbird), who was nominated for an award by the Directors Guild of America for his work on the film.

1500 copies only.

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Screaming Mimi (1958) - Limited Edition Blu-ray - Imprint Collection #659

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Based on the novel of the same name by Fredric Brown, Screaming Mimi is a wild noir starring Anita Ekberg (La Dolce Vita) and famous burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee.

When Virginia Wilson witnesses a man get shot right after he tries to kill her, she goes to psychiatrist Dr. Greenwood. He falls in love with her and takes over her life, but she insists on continuing her career as a stripper.

Later loosely remade as The Bird with the Crystal Plumage by Dario Argento, Screaming Mimi is a unique slice of film noir, described as “a delusional film that seems fit for fetishists, voyeurs, [and] those seeking a lurid oddball film” by film critic Dennis Schwartz.

1500 copies only.

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The Goddess (1958) - Limited Edition Blu-ray - Imprint Collection #660

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Writer Paddy Chayefsky (Network) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Goddess, a stunning drama that depicts a Hollywood tragedy from director John Cromwell, starring Kim Stanley (Seance on a Wet Afternoon) and Lloyd Bridges (High Noon, Airplane!).

Allegedly based on the life of Marilyn Monroe, the film follows Emily Ann Faulkner from underprivileged, broken homes in the Boondocks through to Hollywood stardom as ‘Rita Shawn’, told across three distinct acts.

Acclaimed by critics on release, The New York Times called The Goddess “a shattering, but truly potent, film”, while the Philadelphia Inquirer said “‘The Goddess’ surpasses ‘Marty’ in awareness and depth. Scene after scene, line after line grips the mind and heart, to move or to horrify. Nowhere has the author, his cast or director John Cromwell struck a false or artificial note”.

1500 copies only.

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A New Kind of Love (1963) - Limited Edition Blu-ray - Imprint Collection #661

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Real-life couple Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward star in this classic romantic comedy, directed, written, and produced by Melville Shavelson (Yours, Mine and Ours), with a supporting cast that includes Thelma Ritter, Eva Gabor, and Maurice Chevalier who plays himself.

Journalist Steve Sherman meets fashion buyer Samantha Blake on the plane to Paris, and the two clash instantly. When Samantha later undergoes a glamorous makeover, and Steve mistakes her for a high-end call girl, she decides to play along - calling herself Mimi and revelling in the attention. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes for either of them to keep up the pretence.

Nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Costume Design and Best Score) and earning Joanne Woodward a Golden Globe nomination, A New Kind of Love is a glossy, playful piece of 60s Hollywood nostalgia, described as “fast, contemporary and polished to a bright slickness” by the New York Times.

1500 copies only.

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Heller in Pink Tights (1960) - Limited Edition Blu-ray - Imprint Collection #662

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Buckle your saddles for Heller in Pink Tights, a theatrical Technicolor western starring Hollywood powerhouses Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn, directed by George Cukor (My Fair Lady).

Nineteenth-century Wyoming: mild-mannered theatre impresario Tom Healy is perpetually broke, largely because his leading lady Angela has an insatiable appetite for expensive clothes. Drifting from town to town with creditors on their tail, the troupe rolls into Cheyenne, where Angela juggles the attentions of the smitten theatre owner and a dangerous gunslinger who has his own reasons for tracking the company down.

Based on the novel Heller with a Gun by Louis L’Amour, this is a vivacious, colourful, joyous Paramount picture, ripe for rediscovery.

1500 copies only.