The Warner Archive Collection has unveiled their lineup of new Blu-ray releases for April 2026. 7 new Blu-ray releases will be released in April including ‘20,000 Years in Sing Sing’, ‘Private Benjamin’, ‘Arrowsmith’ and more, in addition to the 4K UHD + Blu-ray Combo Pack release of ‘George Stevens: A Filmmaker’s Journey’ (full details on that release can be found HERE). Each of the new Blu-ray releases is scheduled to be available beginning April 28, 2026. Full details and artwork for each release included below.
COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON APRIL 28th!
NEW 2026 1080p HD master from 4K scans of the original nitrate camera negative!
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20,000 YEARS IN SING SING (1932)
MSRP: $24.98
BD-50
Running Time: 79 Minutes
B&W
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 1.37:1 with side mattes
Audio: DTS-HD MA 2.0 MONO
Subtitles: ENGLISH SDH
NOT RATED
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Directed by Michael Curtiz
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Cast: Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis
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Special Features: Classic WB shorts 20,000 YEARS FOR THE CHAIN GANG and THAT GOES DOUBLE, Classic WB cartoons CROSBY, COLUMBO AND VALLEE and THE QUEEN WAS IN THE PARLOR, and the original Theatrical Trailer
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Academy Award® winners Bette Davis and Spencer Tracy were relative newcomers to the big screen when Warner Bros. and director Michael Curtiz cast them in the moving, true drama of the relationship between a convict and the warden of the notorious Sing Sing penitentiary who stakes his reputation, career and the future of the prison’s inmates on the honor of a thief and murderer–betting that the man will return voluntarily to face his execution at the federal penitentiary known as the “Castle on the Hudson” When hardened thief Tom Gordon (Tracy) is sentenced to serve a prison term at Sing Sing, he believes his friends will help him get out. But after some time, the incorrigible prisoner realizes that his associates on the outside are not going to help him, and under the guidance of reformist warden Paul Long (Arthur Byron), Gordon gradually becomes a model prisoner. When Gordon’s girlfriend, Fay Wilson (Davis) is attacked, Long grants Gordon a furlough to see her. But Gordon confronts her attacker and kills him. Now, Gordon can choose to flee with Wilson . . . or return to prison–saving the work of the only man who has ever believed in him–and to a one-way walk to the electric chair.
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NEW 2026 1080p HD master from 4K scans of the original camera negative!
KING RICHARD AND THE CRUSADERS (1954)
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MSRP: $24.98
BD-50
Running Time: 114 Minutes
COLOR
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 2.55:1 Letterbox
Audio: DTS-HD MA 2.0 STEREO
Subtitles: ENGLISH SDH
NOT RATED
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Directed by David Butler
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Cast: Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders, Laurence Harvey
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Special Features: Classic WB Cartoons “SATAN’S WAITIN’” and “BABY BUGGY BUNNY,” Classic Joe McDoakes Short “SO YOU WANT TO BE A BANKER” and the original theatrical trailer.
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With royal banners unfilled and a regal cast, King Richard and the Crusaders ventures forth, bringing to the big CinemaScope® screen Sir Walter Scott’s 1825 classic of myth in history, The Talisman. Academy Award® winners Rex Harrison and George Sanders join Virginia Mayo and Laurence Harvey in a legendary once-upon-a-time screen spectacular of knighthood, intrigue, and far–flung fields of battle. Richard the Lionhearted (Sanders), leader of the Third Crusade, intends to take the fight to Moslem leader Saladin (Harrison) and never suspects that the physician who comes to the Christian camp to tend him is Saladin himself. The wily foe is captivated by the alluring Lady Edith (Mayo), even though errant knight Kenneth (Harvey) also seeks Her Ladyship‘s hand. There is much more than war to be settled here. There is love and war.
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COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON APRIL 28th!
NEW 2026 1080p HD masters from 4K scans of nitrate fine grains.
MONOGRAM MATINEE VOLUME 2: LOUISIANA (1947) and SONG OF THE RANGE (1944)
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MSRP $24.98
BD-50
Running Times: Louisiana-83 Min.-Song of the Range-56 min.
B&W
Aspect Ratio 16×9 1.37:1 with side mattes
Audio Specs: DTS HD-MA 2.0 Mono
NOT RATED
Subtitles: ENGLISH SDH
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It’s time for another Monogram Matinee! This double-feature disc includes one of Monogram’s rare higher-budget offerings which holds a unique place in film history. LOUISIANA (1947), directed by Phil Karlson, was the semi-autobiographical story of that state’s governor…Jimmie Davis, who was not only a well-liked political leader, but had also established himself as country music singer and composer, having written the famous song “You are My Sunshine”. Davis played himself in the story of his life not only in show business but tracing his backwoods origins to his rise as a Sheriff, Mayor, and eventually the state’s governor. Davis was in office during the filming and credited this film as integral in his re-election as the state’s leader. The second feature on this double bill is SONG OF THE RANGE (1944), the first of many Monogram westerns built around the popular singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely. In this musical oater, Jimmy and his ‘saddle pals’ are up against a gang of outlaws but save the day with plenty of charming musical interludes along the way. With both films having vanished from distribution for decades, this new presentation derived from 4k scans of best surviving nitrate materials will surely delight loyal fans of these Monogram “B’s”.
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COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON APRIL 28th!
NEW 2026 1080p HD master from 4K scans of the original nitrate camera negative!
CRACK-UP (1946)
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MSRP: $24.98
BD-50
Running Time: 86 Minutes
B&W
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 1.37:1 with side mattes
Audio: DTS-HD MA 2.0 MONO
Subtitles: ENGLISH SDH
NOT RATED
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Directed by Irving Reis
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Cast: Pat O’Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall
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SPECIAL FEATURES: ‘Crime Does Not Pay’ short subject “PURITY SQUAD” and the Original Theatrical Trailer.
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After a train wreck sends art critic George Steele (Pat O’Brien) into a mental tailspin, he’s fired from his job at a New York art museum. Seems unjust – until you learn there was no train wreck. This relentless, nervous, gutsy Film Noir explores the sinister world of violence, and the moneyed world of aesthetics as Steele’s attempt to reconstruct what really happened leads him to murder, mania and an international conspiracy that threatens the museum ‘s masterpieces. Herbert Marshall (The Letter) joins the hunt as a mysterious Brit who’s chummy with the cops. And Noir great Claire Trevor (Key Largo) plays Steele’s sweetheart, a savvy journalist who may know a lot more than she’s telling. This nifty film-noir thriller deserves to be better known, and hopefully this sparkling new restoration will make Crack-Up a rediscovery of note for fans of the genre.
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COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON APRIL 28th!
NEW 2026 1080p HD master from 4K scan of best preservation elements!
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS (1937)
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MSRP: $24.98
BD-50
Running Time: 117 Minutes
B&W
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 1.37:1 with side mattes
Audio: DTS-HD MA 2.0 MONO
Subtitles: ENGLISH SDH
RATED G
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Directed by Victor Fleming
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Cast: Spencer Tracy, Freddie Bartholomew, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas
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Special Features: MGM CARTOON “THE WAYWARD PUPS,” MGM Robert Benchley short “HOW TO START THE DAY,” Leo is On The air CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS Radio Promo (audio only), Original Theatrical Trailer
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In this superb adaptation of Rudyard Kipling ‘s poignant classic, Spencer Tracy won his first Academy Award® for Best Actor as Manuel, a Portuguese fisherman who teaches human values to a millionaire’s spoiled young son (Freddie Bartholomew). In a characterization ranging from grave to jolly, mystical to courageous, this is one of Tracy ‘s finest and most colorful roles ever. Bartholomew is unforgettable in the role of 12-year-old Harvey Cheney, who falls overboard while bound for Europe with his father (Melvyn Douglas). The boy’s transformation begins when he is saved by Manuel and brought aboard a New England fishing schooner captained by Disko (Lionel Barrymore). There, he is instantly put to work alongside Dan (Mickey Rooney), the captain’s son. Through the slow and difficult mastery of skills, the boy changes from a spoiled brat into a gallant, brave apprentice. With its magnificent sea photography and All-Star cast, and superb direction from the great Victor Fleming, “Captains Courageous” has an epic sweep and power that continues to draw audiences irresistibly under its spell.
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COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON APRIL 28th!
NEW 2026 1080p HD masters from 4K scans of the original camera negative!
PRIVATE BENJAMIN (1980)
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MSRP $24.98
BD-50
Running Time: 110 Minutes
COLOR
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 1.85:1
Audio: DTS-HD MA 2.0 MONO
Subtitles: ENGLISH SDH
RATED R
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Special features: Two episodes of the PRIVATE BENJAMIN TV series and the original Theatrical trailer.
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Private Benjamin‘s immovable object is pampered Judy Benjamin, a wedding night widow. The irresistible force is a three-year, expense paid hitch in the US Army. What’s Judy doing in combat boots and fatigue? Our recruiter seductively describes today’s “New Army “, and gullible Judy takes the bait. Academy Award® winner Goldie Hawn is private first class in her Oscar®-nominated role of Judy, a fish out of water coming of age via the rigors of basic training and a European assignment. This box-office champion is also highlighted by a top-notch supporting cast including Robert Webber, Mary Kay Place, Albert Brooks, and Eileen Brennan, also an Oscar nominee and Emmy winner for the TV series this movie inspired. Now meticulously remastered from 4K scans of the original camera negative Private Benjamin is ready to return to duty as one of the screen’s most beloved comedies.
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COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON APRIL 28th!
RESTORED IN 2023 BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FILM FOUNDATION!
ARROWSMITH (1931)
RESTORED IN 2023 BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FILM FOUNDATION!
ARROWSMITH (1931)
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MSRP:$24.98
101 Minutes
BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 1.37:1 with side mattes
Audio specs: DTS-HD MA 2.0
B&W
NOT RATED
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Directed by John Ford
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Cast: Ronald Colman, Fay Wray, Myrna Loy
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Special Feature: 1937 LUX RADIO THEATER with SPENCER TRACY & FAY WRAY
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MSRP:$24.98
101 Minutes
BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 1.37:1 with side mattes
Audio specs: DTS-HD MA 2.0
B&W
NOT RATED
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Directed by John Ford
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Cast: Ronald Colman, Fay Wray, Myrna Loy
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Special Feature: 1937 LUX RADIO THEATER with SPENCER TRACY & FAY WRAY
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Based on Sinclair Lewis’ 1925 Pulitzer Prize winning Sinclair novel, ARROWSMITH is the compelling story of a man torn between two sets of values. Ronald Colman stars as Martin Arrowsmith, and idealistic small-town doctor and research scientist who relocates to the West Indies. His determination to end the bubonic plague epidemic there sets off a tragic series of events which force him to come to terms with his career and personal life. Producer Samuel Goldwyn borrowed the services of the great John Ford to direct and cast his number one leading man (Colman) to portray the titular role of Arrowsmith. Portraying Arrowsmith’s devoted wife was Helen Hayes, allowing her a rare opportunity to lend her legendary talents to the big screen. Arrowsmith received Academy Award® nominations for Best Picture, Best Screen Adaptation, Best Art and Set direction, and Best Cinematography. Restored by the Library of Congress in association with The Film Foundation, this presentation of Arrowsmith provides an opportunity for new generations to discover this unique and powerful classic of American cinema.
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