In den USA steht am 3. November 2009 die Veröffentlichung einer “The Claudette Colbert Collection” über Universal an. Das Set mit drei DVD-9-Discs wird innerhalb der “Universal Backlot Series” erscheinen. Fünf der Filme wurden damals von der Paramount produziert, nur einer von Universal Pictures:

Disc #1

• “Ein Stück vom Mond / Three-Cornered Moon” [USA 1933, Elliott Nugent]
  Often regarded as one the first genuine “screwball comedies”, Three-Cornered Moon stars Claudette Colbert as a level-headed member of an eccentric family who suddenly find their family fortune gone due to the stock market crash. Chaos ensues when they must find jobs and work for the first-time ever.
• “Im Kreuzverhör / Maid of Salem” [USA 1937, Frank Lloyd]
  Inspired by the notorious Salem “witch trials”, Claudette Colbert stars as a free-thinking young woman who is falsely accused of casting evil spells by the Puritan townsfolk. Co-starring Fred MacMurray, The Maid of Salem is based on authentic records from 1692.

Disc #2

• “Man trifft sich in Paris / I Met Him in Paris” [USA 1937, Wesley Ruggles]
  Claudette Colbert plays an American fashion designer who leaves her hometown sweetheart for a trip to Paris. She then meets 2 new suitors – a playwright and a playboy – and through a series of slapstick winter sports must decide which of the men she truly loves.
• “Blaubarts achte Frau / Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife” [USA 1938, Ernst Lubitsch]
  Claudette Colbert is as captivating as ever in the hilarious romantic comedy Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife co-starring Gary Cooper and directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Set on the French Riviera, a young woman falls for a dashing millionaire only to find out on their wedding day that he has been down the aisle before – 7 times!

Disc #3

• “Keine Zeit für die Liebe / No Time for Love” [USA 1943, Mitchell Leisen]
  In the screwball comedy No Time for Love, Claudette Colbert plays a sophisticated fashion photographer whose vindictive editor decides to teach her a lesson by assigning her to photograph construction workers. After inadvertently causing one of the workers (played by Fred MacMurray) to be fired, she hires him as her assistant resulting in conflict and…possibly romance.
• “Das Ei und ich / The Egg and I” [USA 1947, Chester Erskine]
  Claudette Colbert is stars as a city gal who finds herself living the “simple life” after her new husband (played by Fred MacMurray) decides they should live on a rustic farm miles away from civilization. When life becomes an endless battle of repairs, rain, ornery livestock and chickens, their marriage is put to the test in this heartwarming comedy.

Als Bonus gibt’s die Dokumentation “Claudette Colbert: Queen of the Silver Screen” (bereits auf der “Cleopatra“-DVD von Universal erhältlich) und Trailer.