Four Film Noir Classics: Volume 3

Vengeful army vets, ruthless organised criminals, and desperate parent-child psychodramas await you in these four classics from noir streets less travelled. In Calcutta (1946), Neale (Alan Ladd, Shane), a cynical cargo pilot, investigates the murder of a close friend and finds himself falling into the arms of his late friend's mysterious fiancée, Virginia (Gail Russell, The Uninvited). When he connects the murder to a ring of illicit jewellery-smugglers, he becomes their next target. Is Virginia as innocent and vulnerable as she seems? In Ride the Pink Horse (1947), Gagin (Robert Montgomery, Lady in the Lake), a surly former GI, goes after the crime boss who murdered his friend. His gambit: to put the screws to the gangster with the same extortion plot that got Gagin's buddy killed. This time things have to end differently, right? In Outside the Law (1956), Johnny Salvo, (Ray Danton, The Longest Day), a convict paroled into military service, is called back stateside on a mission that could clear his record: get inside the counterfeiting racket that killed his army buddy. Not only is the assignment dangerous, but Salvo's got to work for the cop who put him behind bars - his own estranged father. Finally, in The Female Animal (1958), a glamorous movie star (Hedy Lamarr, Samson and Delilah) and her alcoholic daughter (Jane Powell, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) vie for the affections of a handsome young movie extra (George Nader, Robot Monster) who has entered their lives. When the older woman generously opens her lifestyle to the young man, his insecurities feed his ambivalence. When he ends up in the arms of her daughter, disaster looms. This collection of noir's neglected treasures doesn't stick to the city streets: from smuggling contraband in the skies over Asia to drowning beneath the torrent of a Hollywood waterfall, the genre's darkness lurks everywhere.<br/>

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: 'Calcutta': Nick Pinkerton; 'Ride the Pink Horse': Josh Nelson; 'Outside the Law': Richard Harland Smith'; 'The Female Animal': David Del Valle, Image Gallery, Double-sided posters for each film; Reversible sleeves; 'Ride the Pink Horse' radio play starring Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix and Thomas Gomez; Visual essays: 'Calcutta': Jon Towlson; 'Ride the Pink Horse'/'The Female Animal': Alexandra Heller-Nicholas; 'Outside the Law': Kat Ellinger, Trailers

Actors: Grant Williams, Ray Danton, John Whitney, Wanda Hendrix, Thomas Gomez, Jan Sterling, Gail Russell, Andrea King, George Nader, William Bendix, June Duprez, Jerry Paris, Leigh Snowden, Jane Powell, Robert Montgomery, Alan Ladd, Art Smith, Hedy Lamarr, Onslow Stevens, Fred Clark, Lowell Gilmore

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 349 minutes

Number of Discs: 4

Subtitle Languages: English

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