Other Releases Available:

Releases Reviewed:

Yes, you guessed it, like its other old public domain peers Bluebeard has enough releases to turn you blue.

There are any number of stand-alone DVD's that offer nothing to set them apart from any of the others. There is an even larger number of combo packs with various other movies. The only exception is one from Producers Releasing which is remastered and offers some extras. Unfortunately, reviews of this exact version are scarce.

I got mine in a pack of 50 “Horror Classics.”

Video:

1.33: This is the TV standard “full-screen” ratio. This is weak even by the standards set by its peers. It's barely tolerable with the amount of trash, the shaky image, the lines, and the general weak image quality.

Audio:

1.0 mono: The audio is no better. It's full of white noise and is low quality with distortion. I could make out the dialogue for the most part, but it is bad enough to be unpleasant.

Packaging:

This particular disc is housed in a cardboard sleeve contained in a Velcro-fastened box. You can read about the set as a whole in great detail in the Horror Classics (50 pack) guide.

Extras:

There are no extras of any kind.

Other Editions:

All of the releases I saw have the same specs, make no mention of remastering, and list no extras with the one exception. So until I read otherwise I will assume that the description of the Horror Classics version applies to all of the others as well.

I did read that the transfer for the Madacy version is particularly bad, but I can't say if it's really any worse than what others offer since they tend to be pretty awful.

The exception, as I mentioned, is the Producers Releasing version which touts being remastered and offers a short documentary with some rare footage and a gallery of still shots as extras. I couldn't find any comments on the quality, unfortunately.

Final Thoughts:

The Producers Releasing DVD sounds like the only decent bet at getting a fair quality transfer. Honestly, I don't think the movie itself is worth the expense and recommend seeing it in a budget pack like the 50 Horror Classics before dropping any amount of cash on a better version.