Video Treasures
Video Treasures was a home video distributor founded in March 1985 by George Port. Initially, the company distributed public domain titles, including cartoon compilations. In 1986, the label introduced a video line of WWII-era titles, called the World in Conflict. In the interim, the company began venturing into licensed material, via agreements with over a dozen motion picture and television companies and home video labels/distributors such as Vestron Video, Media Home Entertainment, Prism Entertainment, Color Systems Technology, Active Home Video, Orion Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, M.C.E.G., Trans World Entertainment, Hal Roach Studios, Saban Entertainment (formerly Saban Productions), United Entertainment, etc.
In January 1989, this company, alongside affiliated companies such as Video Cassette Sales (to which responsibilities of the company's releases were credited at first) and duplicator Video Cassette Duplicating Corp., was acquired by the Handleman Company. Four months later, Handleman formed a joint venture with GoodTimes Home Video in Canada, called HGV Video Productions.
For a brief period, Video Treasures was also distributing some releases from Parents Approved Video from 1986 to 1990.
In mid-1991, two labels became divisions of Video Treasures - Burbank Video and MNTEX Entertainment. The former label was previously a division of Viking Entertainment, which presumably went kaput at the time. The latter label previously secured a distribution agreement in Canada with HGV Video Productions.
In May 1995, Video Treasures merged with Starmaker Entertainment to form Anchor Bay Entertainment. The name, "Anchor Bay" originated from a school district based in Michigan, where the Handleman Company, was also based in. Both labels remained in use as imprints of Anchor Bay until the summer of 1998.
Under the Video Treasures label[edit]
1985[edit]
1986[edit]
1987[edit]
1988[edit]
1989[edit]
| Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV9101 | Silver Hermit from Shaolin Temple/The Devil's Assignment From IFD Films |
Taiwan/South Korea/Hong Kong | 1980 | 175 min | TBD | R | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9102 | Shaolin: The Blood Mission/Deadly Shaolin Longfist From IFD Films |
South Korea/Hong Kong | 1984 | 172 min | TBD | R | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9103 | Blood of the Dragon Peril/Revenge of the Dragon From IFD Films |
South Korea/Hong Kong/Taiwan | 1978 | 172 min | TBD | R | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9104 | Rivals of the Dragon/Magnificent Shaolin Fist Fighter From IFD Films |
Hong Kong/South Korea | 1980 | 176 min | TBD | R | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9105 | Street Fighters Part II/Masters of Tiger Crane From IFD Films |
Taiwan/South Korea/Hong Kong | 1982 | 176 min | TBD | R | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9106 | Martial Monks of Shaolin Temple/Dragon Against Vampire From IFD Films |
South Korea/Hong Kong | 1985 | 171 min | TBD | R | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9107 | Godzilla Raids Again From CST Entertainment |
Japan/USA | 1955 | 78 min | American version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9108 | Invaders from Mars From Cannon Films |
USA | 1986 | 102 min | Standard version | PG | J-D-C Scope | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9109 | No Place to Hide From Metromedia Producers Corporation |
USA | 1981 | 120 min | Standard version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9110 | Don't Go in the Woods From Seymour Borde and Associates |
USA | 1981 | 88 min | Standard version | R | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9111 | Nasty Habits From Turner Entertainment |
UK/USA | 1977 | 92 min | Standard version | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9139 | Lone Wolf McQuade From Orion Pictures |
USA | 1983 | 107 min | Standard version | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9140 | Pinocchio's Storybook Adventures From Gold Key Entertainment |
USA | 1976 | 80 min | Standard version | G | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9141 | Rodan, the Flying Monster From United Productions of America |
Japan/USA | 1956 | 72 min | English-dubbed version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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| SV9142 | Under Fire From Orion Pictures |
USA | 1983 | 128 min | Standard version | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | April 15, 1989 |
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1990[edit]
| Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV9231 | Basket Case From Analysis Film Releasing Corporation |
USA | 1982 | 89 min | Standard version | R | 16mm | 1 | N/A | Color | May 15, 1990 |
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| SV9232 | Beyond the Door II From INI Entertainment Group |
Italy | 1977 | 90 min | Standard version | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | May 15, 1990 |
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| SV9233 | Caged Terror From American Cinema Marketing Corporation |
Canada | 1973 | 76 min | Standard version | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | May 15, 1990 |
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| SV9234 | Mr. Mom From Gladden Entertainment Corporation |
USA | 1983 | 90 min | Standard version | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | May 15, 1990 |
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| SV9235 | Prizzi's Honor From ABC Motion Pictures |
USA | 1985 | 130 min | Standard version | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | May 15, 1990 |
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| SV9236 | Silent Madness From Almi Pictures |
USA | 1984 | 93 min | Standard version | R | ArriVision | 1 | N/A | Color | May 15, 1990 |
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| SV9619 | Black Beauty From Broadway Video |
USA | 1946 | 74 min | Colorized version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | May 15, 1990 |
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| SV9620 | The Count of Monte Cristo From Broadway Video |
USA | 1934 | 112 min | Colorized version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | May 15, 1990 |
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| SV9621 | The Man in the Iron Mask From Broadway Video |
USA | 1939 | 109 min | Colorized version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | May 15, 1990 |
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1991[edit]
Under the Burbank Video label[edit]
Locations[edit]
- Hackensack, New Jersey (1985-19??)
- Jericho, New York (1985-1986) (moved to Hauppauge)
- Hauppauge, New York (1986-1990) (moved to Batavia)
- Batavia, Ohio (1990-1992) (ultimately consolidated into Handleman's Troy headquarters)
- Ajax, Ontario (1989-1998) [Canadian operations through HGV Video Productions]
- Troy, Michigan (1989-1998)
Duplicators[edit]
- Allied Digital Technologies, Clinton, TN (1995-1998)
- GTK Duplicating Co., Toronto, ON (1989-1998)
- Technicolor Video Services, Livonia, MI (1990-1995)
- Technicolor Videocassette, Inc., Newbury Park, CA (1991)
- Video Cassette Duplicating Corp. (1985-1992)
Trivia[edit]
- In 1995, an article about bargain VHS tapes starring Bruce Lee on an issue of Black Belt criticized this company's quality control, because two copies of the 1994 release of The Green Hornet Starring Bruce Lee as "Kato" would not track properly (the first copy was purchased by the writer of the article and then exchanged for another). While it is possible that either one or two of the batches both copies came out of could have suffered from a duplication defect, it is unknown when both copies were printed.