Classic Film Noir 9 Movie Pack

Actors: Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, Mickey Rooney, Kirk Douglas, Lisabeth Scott
Studio: St.Clair Entertainment Group, Inc
Category: DVD

List Price: $9.98
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 reviews
Sales Rank: 20772

Format: Box Set, Black & White, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 780 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: STCDS88369D
UPC: 777966883694
EAN: 0777966883694
ASIN: B0006Z2NS6

Theatrical Release Date: August 13, 1949
Release Date: March 15, 2005
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Classic Film Noir 9 Movie Pack

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4 out of 5 stars The Hitch-Hiker    January 27, 2008
Craig Clarke (New England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This film came in a Classic Film Noir DVD set I received as a Christmas gift. It contains eight other public-domain films noir and, at under $10, is a great deal even if you don't get it for free.

The Hitch-Hiker is widely considered to be the first film noir directed by a woman, acclaimed actress Ida Lupino. The cast, however, is what made me curious to see it, and it was not coincidentally the first film I watched from the set, though it is in fact the second film on the second disc.

To someone like me, this is an all-star cast: Edmond O'Brien (star of D.O.A., also included in this set), Frank Lovejoy (star of Nightbeat, my favorite old-time radio show), and William Talman (Hamilton Burger from TV's Perry Mason, the show that made me want to be a lawyer when I was a teenager). The three leads are all in top form: O'Brien and Lovejoy embracing their everyman status and Talman at his most threatening as the -- as Burger his threats were always just below the surface, but Lupino allows him the freedom to truly disturb.

That The Hitch-Hiker is supposedly based on a true story (Lupino co-wrote the screenplay) scarcely enters into the experience after this idea is pronounced on an introductory title card. The film itself is the reason to watch as it makes this simple story far more entertaining than it has any right to be. What would normally serve well as the plot to a half-hour anthology series is stretched to seventy minutes with hardly a look at the clock due to solid performances and a gripping narrative.


4 out of 5 stars Classic Film Noir    September 19, 2007
Jeff Olson
A good variety. For the price, quality was good, good titles. Great for the film library.


4 out of 5 stars Brightest of dark cinema    June 23, 2007
Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

The CLASSIC FILM NOIR 9 MOVIE PACK offers thirteen full hours of spine-tingling shadowy melodramas and some of Hollywood's best actors, all at one terrific low price. Film noir (or "dark cinema") reigned supreme from the late 1930s until the early 50s. Unlike most "happy ending" movies, in noir the protagonist often faced humiliation, defeat and even death. These little gems are all still very highly regarded by connoisseurs of this genre, and for good reason. If you are new to film noir, here's the perfect set to start your collection off right!

And if you have all these great titles already, or would like even more of the same, then you simply cannot go wrong with the DARK CRIMES COLLECTION 50 MOVIE PACK. It'll keep you on the edge of your seat for weeks to come.

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The following alphabetized movie list includes viewer poll 1 to 10 ratings, years of release and principal actors for each title.

(7.3) Detour (1945) - Tom Neal/Ann Savage
(7.4) D.O.A. (1950) - Edmond O'Brien
(7.1) The Hitch-Hiker (1953) - Edmund O'Brien/Frank Lovejoy/William Talman.
(7.3) The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) - Lee J. Cobb/Jane Wyatt
(6.4) Quicksand (1950) - Mickey Rooney/Peter Lorre
(6.4) The Scar ("Hollow Triumph")(1948) - Paul Henreid/Joan Bennett
(7.5) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) - Barbara Stanwyck/Van Heflin/Lisabeth Scott/Kirk Douglas/Judith Anderson
(7.5) The Stranger (1946) - Edward G. Robinson/Loretta Young/Orson Welles
(7.2) Too Late for Tears (1949) - Lizabeth Scott/Don DeFore/Dan Duryea


5 out of 5 stars GREAT collection of FILM NOIR for AWESOME PRICE    May 15, 2007
Blake Edwards (Mt. Vernon, IL)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I saw this DVD set in a Best Buy a few months ago. It was only six or seven dollars, so I bought it. I sat down and watched a couple of the films and they were awesome. I haven't finished watching the whole set but of the 4-5 films I have watched, it was totally worth every penny. D.O.A. and Detour are my favorites so far... the only one I really didn't like was The Scar. I guess I just couldn't get into it.


5 out of 5 stars great collection of film noir in one set!    April 23, 2007
Thin Timmy (New Orleans, La.)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful

The movies in this collection are some of the best
in one set that i've seen. Everyone is a winner!
From the first disc to the last there isn't a dud
in the set. If you like film noir this is the set
without spending a fortune.