Dark crimes : film noir thrillers
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Video recordings.

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Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (271 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
608866795414, 025192140242, 0025192140242

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Glass key: Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett.
General Note
Phantom lady: Based on the novel by William Irish.
General Note
Glass key: Originally released as a motion picture in 1942.
General Note
Phantom lady: Originally released as a motion picture in 1944.
General Note
Blue dahlia: Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
General Note
Bonus features on The glass key feature film disc include: Introduction; Eddie Muller on Dashiell Hammett's The glass key; Eddie Muller on Lake and Ladd; publicity stills; scene stills; behind-the-scenes photos; movie posters; lobby card set; TCMDb article.
General Note
Bonus features on the Phantom lady feature film disc include: Eddie Muller on Robert Siodmak; Eddie Muller on Phantom lady; Marsha Hunt on film noir; publicity stills; scene stills; behind-the-scenes photos; movie posters; lobby cards.
General Note
Bonus features on The blue dahlia feature film disc include: Eddie Muller on Raymond Chandler's The Blue Dahlia; publicity stills; scene stills; behind-the-scenes photos; movie posters; lobby card set.
Creation/Production Credits
Glass key: Director of photography, Theodor Sparkuhl ; editing, Archie Marshek ; music, Victor Young.
Creation/Production Credits
Phantom lady: Director of photography, Woody Bredell ; film editor, Arthur Hilton ; music, H.J. Salter, Lester Horton.
Creation/Production Credits
Blue dahlia: Director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; editor, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Victor Young.
Participants/Performers
Glass key: Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, Bonita Granville, Richard Denning.
Participants/Performers
Phantom lady: Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis, Thomas Gomez, Aurora, Elisha Cook, Jr., Regis Toomey.
Participants/Performers
Blue dahlia: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling.
Description
Glass key: "Ed Beaumont ... is the loyal right-hand man of Paul Madvig ... , a slightly corrupt politician who is accused of murder"--Container.
Description
Phantom lady: "Carol Richman ... attempts to clear her boss ... of a murder he did not commit"--Container.
Description
Blue dahlia: "A WWII veteran ... is accused of killing his unfaithful wife and races against time to find the real murderer with the help of a sympathetic stranger"--Container.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; full frame 1:33:1; Dolby Digital.
Local note
DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Latimer, J., Kohlmar, F., Heisler, S., Schoenfeld, B. C., Harrison, J., Siodmak, R., Chandler, R., Houseman, J., Marshall, G., Donlevy, B., Lake, V., Ladd, A., Granville, B., Denning, R., Tone, F., Raines, E., Curtis, A., Gomez, T., Aurora., Cook, E., Toomey, R., Bendix, W., Da Silva, H., Dowling, D., Young, V., Salter, H. J., Hammett, D., & Irish, W. (2012). Dark crimes: film noir thrillers . Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jonathan Latimer et al.. 2012. Dark Crimes: Film Noir Thrillers. Universal City, Calif.: Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jonathan Latimer et al.. Dark Crimes: Film Noir Thrillers Universal City, Calif.: Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2012.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Latimer, J., Kohlmar, F., Heisler, S., Schoenfeld, B. C., Harrison, J., Siodmak, R. and Chandler, R. et al (2012). Dark crimes: film noir thrillers. Universal City, Calif.: Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Latimer, Jonathan, et al. Dark Crimes: Film Noir Thrillers Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2012.

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