Best of film noir. Vol. 1.
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[Bridgeport, CT] : Film Chest Inc., 2012.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Park Forest Public Library - Stacks | DVD BES | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Assassins -- Drama.
Bank robberies -- Drama.
Crime films.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Family secrets -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film noir.
Gangster films.
Horror films.
Hostages -- Drama.
Kansas City (Mo.) -- Drama.
Presidents -- Assassination attempts -- Drama.
Siblings -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings.
Bank robberies -- Drama.
Crime films.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Family secrets -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film noir.
Gangster films.
Horror films.
Hostages -- Drama.
Kansas City (Mo.) -- Drama.
Presidents -- Assassination attempts -- Drama.
Siblings -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings.
More Details
Published
[Bridgeport, CT] : Film Chest Inc., 2012.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (275 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
874757048499
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
"3 DVD collector's set"--Container.
General Note
"Restored from original 35mm film prints"--Container.
General Note
The red house: From the novel by George Agnew Chamberlain.
General Note
Originally released as motion pictures in 1947 (The Red House), 1954 (Suddenly), and 1952 (Kansas City confidential).
General Note
Special features: Before & after restoration demo ; original movie art postcard ; movie trailers ; audio commentary.
Creation/Production Credits
The red house / Thalia Producions, Inc. ; produced by Sol Lesser ; screenwriter, director, Delmer Daves ; music, Miklos Rozsa ; director of photography, Bert Glennon ; editor, Merrill White.
Creation/Production Credits
Suddenly / Libra Productions ; writer, Richard Sale ; producer, Robert Bassler ; director, Lewis Allen ; director of photography, Charles G. Clarke ; art director, Frank Sylos ; editor, John F. Schreyer ; music, David Raksin.
Creation/Production Credits
Kansas City confidential / Associated Players and Producers presents ; an Edward Small production ; writers, George Bruce, Harry Essex ; directed by Phil Karlson ; cinematographer, George E. Diskant ; art director, Edward L. Ilou ; editor, Buddy Small ; music, Paul Sawtell.
Participants/Performers
The red house: Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun, Arlene Roberts. Julie London, Ona Munson, Harry Shannon.
Participants/Performers
Suddenly: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Nancy Gates, Kim Charney, Paul Frees, Christopher Dark, Willis Bouchey, Paul Wexler.
Participants/Performers
Kansas City confidential: John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Neville Brand, Lee Van Cleef, Jack Elam, Dona Drake, Mario Siletti.
Description
Consists of three classics film noir films: The red house featuring Edward G. Robinson, Frank Sinatra's Suddenly and the absolute film noir gem, Kansas City confidential with John Payne.
Description
The red House: A farmer tries to keep the curious away and protect the secret of the sinister decaying old house deep in the woods.
Description
Suddenly: A gang of hired assassins plans to murder the President, during his stopover in a small, sleepy town called Suddenly.
Description
Kansas City confidential: When an armored car robbery goes down and the four robbers get away clean with 1.2 million in cash, a decorated and down on his luck veteran named Joe Rolfe is accused of being involved and is mercilessly beaten up by the local police. Released due to lack of evidence, Joe decides to look for the men who set him up and then pay them back.
System Details
DVD, region 0, NTSC, full screen (4x3 aspect ratio).
Language
In English with optional subtitles in Spanish.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lesser, S., Daves, D., Robinson, E. G., McCallister, L., London, J., Calhoun, R., Allen, L., Sale, R., Bassler, R., Sinatra, F., Hayden, S., Gleason, J., Gates, N., Charney, K., Frees, P., Dark, C., Bouchey, W., Wexler, P., Raksin, D., Small, E., Bruce, G., Essex, H. J., Karlson, P., Payne, J., Gray, C., Foster, P., Brand, N., Van Cleef, L., Elam, J., Drake, D., Siletti, M., Diskant, G. E., Ilou, E. L., Small, B., Sawtell, P., & Chamberlain, G. A. (2012). Best of film noir . Film Chest Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sol Lesser et al.. 2012. Best of Film Noir. [Bridgeport, CT]: Film Chest Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sol Lesser et al.. Best of Film Noir [Bridgeport, CT]: Film Chest Inc, 2012.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Lesser, S., Daves, D., Robinson, E. G., McCallister, L., London, J., Calhoun, R. and Allen, L. et al (2012). Best of film noir. [Bridgeport, CT]: Film Chest Inc.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lesser, Sol, et al. Best of Film Noir Film Chest Inc., 2012.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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