Film noir : 10-movie spotlight collection.
(DVD)
Contributors
Maltz, Albert, 1908-1985, screenwriter.
Burnett, W. R. 1899-1982, screenwriter.
Tuttle, Frank, 1892-1963, film director.
Heisler, Stuart, 1896-1979, film director.
Latimer, Jonathan, 1906-1983 screenwriter.
Burnett, W. R. 1899-1982, screenwriter.
Tuttle, Frank, 1892-1963, film director.
Heisler, Stuart, 1896-1979, film director.
Latimer, Jonathan, 1906-1983 screenwriter.
Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2014].
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | BINGE BOX FILM NOIR | Checked out |
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2014].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
025192237409, 025192237898
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits
This gun for hire: screenplay by Albert Maltz and W.R. Burnett ; produced by Richard Blumenthal ; directed by Frank Tuttle ; based on a novel by Graham Greene. Originally produced ©1942.
Creation/Production Credits
The glass key: directed by Stuart Heisler ; screenplay by Jonathan Latimer ; based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett. Originally produced ©1942.
Creation/Production Credits
Double indemnity: Paramount Pictures ; produced by Joseph Sistrom ; directed by Billy Wilder ; screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler ; based on the novel by James M. Cain. Originally produced ©1944.
Creation/Production Credits
Phantom lady: Universal Pictures ; screenplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld ; directed by Robert Siodmak. The blue dahlia / a Paramount Picture ; directed by George Marshall ; written by Raymond Chandler ; produced by John Houseman ; based on the novel by William Irish. Originally produced ©1944.
Creation/Production Credits
The blue dahlia: Paramount Pictures ; directed by George Marshall ; written by Raymond Chandler ; produced by John Houseman. Originally produced ©1946.
Creation/Production Credits
Black angel: Universal presents ; screenplay by Roy Chanslor ; produced by Roy William Neill and Tom McKnight ; directed by Roy William Neill ; based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich. Originally produced 1946.
Creation/Production Credits
The killers: screenplay by Anthony Veiller ; produced by Mark Hellinger ; directed by Robert Siodmak ; based on the story by Ernest Hemingway. Originally produced ©1946.
Creation/Production Credits
The big clock: screenplay by Jonathan Latimer ; produced by Richard Maibaum ; directed by John Farrow ; based on the novel by Kenneth Fearing. Originally produced ©1948.
Creation/Production Credits
Criss cross: screenplay by Daniel Fuches ; produced by Michel Kraike ; directed by Robert Siodmak ; based on the novel by Don Tracy. Originally produced ©1948.
Creation/Production Credits
Touch of evil: Universal Studios ; directed by Orson Welles ; screenplay by Orson Welles ; produced by Albert Zugsmith ; based on the novel "Badge of evil" by Whit Masterson. Originally produced ©1958.
Participants/Performers
This gun for hire: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake [and others].
Participants/Performers
The glass key: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake [and others].
Participants/Performers
Double indemnity: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson [and others].
Participants/Performers
Phantom lady: Ella Raines, Alan Curtis [and others].
Participants/Performers
The blue dahlia: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake [and others].
Participants/Performers
Black angel: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake [and others].
Participants/Performers
The killers: John Phillips, June Vincent [and others].
Participants/Performers
The big clock: Ray Milland, Charles Laughton [and others].
Participants/Performers
Criss cross: Burt Lancaster, Yvonne DeCarlo, Dan Duryea [and others].
Participants/Performers
Touch of evil: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles [and others].
Description
This gun for hire (1 hr., 21 min.): Double-crossed by his boss, a hit man vows revenge and finds himself involved with a sultry nightclub singer who has motives of her own.
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The glass key (1 hr., 26 min.): A loyal right-hand man must endure gangsters, the police and the advances of his boss' fiancee as he searches for a killer.
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Double indemnity (1 hr., 48 min.): An insurance salesman and an unhappy wife conspire to murder her husband and collect his insurance policy.
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Phantom lady (1 hr., 27 min.): A loyal secretary risks her life to try to find the mysterious woman who may prove her boss did not murder his wife.
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The blue dahlia (1 hr., 40 min.): 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.
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Black angel (1 hr., 21 min.): After Kirk Bennett is accused of a beautiful singer's murder, his wife tries to prove his innocence with the help of the victim's estranged husband.
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The killers (1 hr., 43 min.): Two hit men kill and unresisting victim prompting an insurance investigator to uncover his past involvement with Kitty Collins.
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The big clock (1 hr., 36 min.): A hotshot crime magazine editor inadvertently becomes the subject of a murder investigation after spending an evening with his boss' mistress.
Description
Criss cross (1 hr., 26 min.): An armored truck driver reunites with his ex-wife and plots a robbery with her new husband to cover up their affair.
Description
Touch of evil (1 hr., 51 min.): A narcotics officer puts the life of his new bride at risk as he investigates a crooked police chief.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated; Touch of evil rated PG-13.
Language
Closed-captioned. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Maltz, A., Burnett, W. R. 1., Tuttle, F., Heisler, S., Latimer, J., Wilder, W. A., Blumenthal, R., Sistrom, J., Chandler, R., Schoenfeld, B. C., Siodmak, R., Houseman, J., Marshall, G., Chanslor, R., Neill, R. W., McKnight, T., Veiller, A., Hellinger, M., Fuches, D., Farrow, J., Maibaum, R., Kraike, M., Zugsmith, A., Ladd, A., Lake, V., Stanwyck, B., MacMurray, F., Robinson, E. G., Raines, E., Curtis, A., Phillips, J., Vincent, J., Duryea, D., Lancaster, B., O'Brien, E., Gardner, A., Milland, R., Laughton, C., De Carlo, Y., Heston, C., & Leigh, J. (2014). Film noir: 10-movie spotlight collection (Widescreen edition.). Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Albert Maltz et al.. 2014. Film Noir: 10-movie Spotlight Collection. Universal City, CA: Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Albert Maltz et al.. Film Noir: 10-movie Spotlight Collection Universal City, CA: Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2014.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Maltz, A., Burnett, W. R. 1., Tuttle, F., Heisler, S., Latimer, J., Wilder, W. A. and Blumenthal, R. et al (2014). Film noir: 10-movie spotlight collection. Widescreen edn. Universal City, CA: Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Maltz, Albert, et al. Film Noir: 10-movie Spotlight Collection Widescreen edition., Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2014.
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