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Collection of four classic crime films. In 'This Gun for Hire' (1942) a hitman called Raven (Alan Ladd) is double-crossed by nightclub owner Willard Gates (Laird Cregar), a middleman for traitorous industrialist Alvin Brewster (Tully Marshall). Traveling to Los Angeles to kill his way to the top of his betrayers, Raven meets up with Ellen Graham (Veronica Lake), a nightclub magician and singer who has been enlisted by a senator to use Gates to find out who is making deals to manufacture poison gas for the Japanese. Meanwhile, Ellen's fiancée Detective Michael Crane (Robert Preston) tries as best he can to keep up, tracking Raven while wondering if his girlfriend has been kidnapped or is a willing accomplice. In 'Double Indemnity' (1973) insurance salesman Walter Neff (Richard Crenna) is lured into taking part in a dangerous scheme to murder the husband of the captivating Phyllis Dietrichson (Samantha Eggar). However, although the first part of the plan is successful, Walter's boss Barton Keyes (Lee J. Cobb) suspects something's wrong and begins his own investigation into the killing. In 'The Glass Key' (1942) despite building his empire by turning a blind eye and granting favours to low-class criminals, crooked politician Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy) decides to clean up his act and back the anti-mob reform candidate Ralph Henry (Moroni Olsen) in the upcoming governor's elections. However, when notorious gangster Nick Varna (Joseph Calleia) learns of the change of heart, he murders Henry's debt-ridden son Taylor (Richard Denning), and attempts to pin the crime on Madvig. With news of the murder about to break, it's left to Madvig's hired muscle Ed Beaumont (Ladd) to prove his boss is innocent before it's too late. Finally, in 'The Blue Dahlia' (1946), when demobbed serviceman Johnny Morrison (Ladd) comes home to Hollywood from the war, he discovers his wife Helen (Doris Dowling) has been having an affair with local nightclub owner Eddie Harwood (Howard Da Silva). After also learning his young son has been killed in a car accident caused by Helen's drink-driving, Johnny pulls a gun on his wife before storming out. The next morning, upon hearing that Helen has been murdered and that he is the prime suspect, Johnny recruits Eddie's wife Joyce (Lake) and two old army buddies to help him find the real killer and clear his name. Review: Nora your crime. - Great films from a period of great crime dramas with truly great players who made you believe in the story.price paid was great.product is excellent as are the films.its five stars from me.. Review: Classic films at a value for money price - For classic noirs in one great box set. Value for money, what's not to like!
| ASIN | B019K7N52I |
| Actors | Alan Ladd, Laird Cregar, Robert Preston, Tully Marshall, Veronica Lake |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 - 1.33:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 6,002 in DVD & Blu-ray ( See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray ) 828 in Thriller (DVD & Blu-ray) 996 in Box Sets (DVD & Blu-ray) |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (199) |
| Director | Frank Tuttle, George Marshall, Jack Smight, Stuart Heisler |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer | No |
| Language | English (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
| Media Format | PAL |
| Number of discs | 4 |
| Producers | Fred Kohlmar, John Houseman, Richard Blumenthal, Robert F. O'Neill |
| Product Dimensions | 19 x 14 x 1 cm; 150 g |
| Release date | 27 Mar. 2017 |
| Run time | 5 hours and 57 minutes |
| Studio | Warner Home Video |
| Writers | Albert Maltz, Jonathan Latimer, Raymond Chandler, Steven Bochco, W.R. Burnett |
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Nora your crime.
Great films from a period of great crime dramas with truly great players who made you believe in the story.price paid was great.product is excellent as are the films.its five stars from me..
P**D
Classic films at a value for money price
For classic noirs in one great box set. Value for money, what's not to like!
D**1
Four Classic Film Noir
Four classic film noir classic in a wonderfully adorable set.
A**R
Film noir classics
Great bunch of films, Double Indemnity in particular
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FILM NOIR AT ITS BEST
QUALITY SET OF FILMS. IF YOUR S LOVER OF PROPER WELL ACTED, WELL WRITTEN FILMS FROM A BEGONE AGE, THIS IS FOR YOU. NOTHING TO DISLIKE
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Key Ladd/Lake pertnership
I got this for the three Veronica Lake/Alan Ladd movies. 'Double Indemnity' is brilliant but I am more familiar with it. ' This Gun for Hire' is wonderful Both actors are top of their game. Lake is cool and Ladd looks hungry for the unusual role. You can see why they were paired in other movies. The four movie box set, listed as Universal bt containing Paramount movies has good quality transfers and cost me about six quid, which is a bargain by any standard. They don't make 'em like this any more.
F**S
Excellent value
The collection is well worth the money. Three of the four noirs here are classics: Double Indemnity, The Glass Key and This Gun for Hire. The Blue Dahlia isn't in the same league as these, it's more of a pure B movie being rather leaden and tedious for considerable stretches, but nevertheless does have some good scenes. All the films have optional English subtitles except Double Indemnity.
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Film noir
Four of the greatest film noir movies ever made. What more needs to be said...