Noir Archive Volume 2: 1954-1956 (9-Movie/3-disc Blu-ray Collection) [Avail. 7/16/19]
It’s time once again for film noir fans rejoice with 9 additional major studio film noirs, this time from the period 1954-1956: “Bait” (1954), “The Crooked Web” (1955), “The Night Holds Terror” (1955), “Footsteps in the Fog” (1955), “Cell 2455, Death Row” (1955), “5 Against the House” (1955), “New Orleans Uncensored”(1955), “Spin a Dark Web” (1955), “Rumble on the Docks” (1956)
Stalwart “noir” directors and casts highlight nine more hard to find features:
“Bait” (1954) dir/Hugo Haas cst/Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, John Agar;
“The Crooked Web” (1955) dir/Nathan Juran cst/Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning;
“The Night Holds Terror” (1955) dir/Andrew Stone cst/Jack Kelly, Hildy Parks, Vince Edwards, John Cassavetes, David Cross;
“Footsteps in the Fog” (1955) dir/Arthur Lubin cst/Bill Travers, Ronald Squire, Finlay Currie, Belinda Lee;
“Cell 2455, Death Row” (1955) dir/Fred F. Sears cst/William Campbell, Robert Campbell, Marian Carr;
“5 Against the House” (1955) dir/Phil Karlson cst/Alvy Moore, William Conrad, Kerwin Mathews;
“New Orleans Uncensored” (1955) dir/William Castle cst/Arthur Franz, Beverly Garland, Helene Stanton;
“Spin a Dark Web” (1955) dir/Vernon Sewell cst/Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson, Martin Benson;
“Rumble on the Docks” (1956) dir/Fred F. Sears cst/Laurie Carrol, James Darren, Michael Granger
Approx. 750 minutes | B&W | 1.85:1 | Optional English subtitles
ActorsFrank Lovejoy, Arthur Franz, John Cassavetes, Kim Novak, Mari Blanchard, Jack Kelly, Vince Edwards, Hugo Haas, Beverly Garland, William Conrad, William Campbell, Richard Denning, James Darren, Guy Madison, Brian Keith, John Agar, Cleo Moore, Bill Travers, Faith Domergue, and more
Directed byHugo Haas, Phil Karlson, William Castle, Nathan Juran, Andrew Stone, Fred F. Sears, Vernon Sewell, Arthur Lubin
“Noir Archive Volume 2: 1954-1956 (9-Movie/3-disc Blu-ray Collection) [Avail. 7/16/19]”
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Hammer Noir Vol. 7 – Unholy Four/Race for Life
THE UNHOLY FOUR: Someone knocked a man out and left him for dead during a fishing trip in Portugal. That someone is either his fetching wife, or two business partners all sporting guilty faces after his unexpected return. Two more murders and a frame-up befall the quartet before an inspector closes the case. 1954|80 min.|1.66:1 (widescreen)|NR
A RACE FOR LIFE: An idol of auto-racing fans attempts a comeback after serving in the Air Force. When his former rival lies dying in the hospital, he must decide whether to continue in the Grand Prix or make peace with his adversary. Featuring race car greats Stirling Moss, Reg Parnell, John Cooper, Alan Brown, Geoffrey Taylor and Leslie Marr. 1954|69 min|B&W|1.33:1|NR
SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio interview with producer Richard Gordon and Tom Weaver; Photo Gallery; Bios
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Forgotten Noir Vol. 4 – Man From Cairo/Mask of the Dragon
THE MAN FROM CAIRO – A $100 million gold cache, hidden in the North African desert during World War II, is at the center of the crime mystery plot. George Raft, mistaken for an American detective working for French Intelligence, is drawn into the hunt for the missing gold–and quickly finds himself a suspect in the strangulation murder of beautiful Irene Papas. 1953|81 min.|B&W|1.33:1|NR
MASK OF THE DRAGON – An American soldier in Korea (Richard Emory) agrees to deliver a porcelain dragon to a curio shop in L.A.’s Chinatown–but soon after his return to the States, he is murdered. Determined to solve the crime, his private-detective buddy Richard Travis and Travis’ girl Sheila Ryan look into the possibility of a smuggling ring and the mystery of the dragon. 1951|55 min.|B&W|1.33:1|NR
SPECIAL FEATURES: GEORGE RAFT BIOGRAPHY by Stone Wallace; SID MELTON VIDEO BIOGRAPHY by Joel Blumberg; Photo and Advertising Gallery, Trailers and Bios.
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Forgotten Noir Vol. 1 – Portland Expose/They Were So Young
PORTLAND EXPOSÉ – In the 1950’s LIFE Magazine printed a blistering exposé on the rampant sin, crime and Teamsters-controlled corruption that at the time had a stranglehold on Portland, Oregon. Producer Lindsley Parsons seized upon the considerable publicity and assembled a cast of great character actors for the starring roles. Although the film crew was threatened with physical violence, the result is a dark and gritty filmed-on-location crime drama that contains considerable violence for a 1950’s movie, most notably a violent rape scene with the Frank Gorshin character and a teenage girl. 1957|72 min.|B&W|1.85:1/Widescreen|NR
THEY WERE SO YOUNG – Five beautiful European models arrive in Rio under contract to a fashion house secretly owned by a wealthy Brazilian (Raymond Burr), and quickly learn that their duties have more to do with “entertaining men” than modeling. Set in Brazil but actually shot in the swamps and jungles of Italy, “the film is extremely interesting scenically” (Variety). 1954|80 min.|B&W|1.85:1/Widescreen|NR
SPECIAL FEATURES: PORTLAND EXPOSE COMMENTARY by Assistant Director Lindsley Parsons, Jr.; Original Theatrical Trailers, Bios, Photo Gallery, Advertising Materials
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Blackout (Murder by Proxy)
Down-and-out Canadian Dane Clark is soused in a London club the night he’s approached by a beautiful stranger (Belinda Lee) offering him £500 to marry her. The too-good-to-be-true offer turns sour when Lee goes missing and her wealthy father is found murdered. With only hazy memories of that unusual night, Clark doesn’t know himself if he is the killer. From Hammer Films.
1954|88 mins|B&W|1.37:1|NR
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