Classic Film Noir, Vol. 3 - 10 Movie Pack
by Ida Lupino, Samuel Fuller, James V. Kern
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Actor: Constance Towers, Fred MacMurray, Ida Lupino, Joan Fontaine, Robert YoungDirector: Ida Lupino, James V. Kern, Samuel Fuller
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Box set, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 835 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: St. Clair Vision
Movie Reviews of Classic Film Noir, Vol. 3 - 10 Movie Pack
Movie Review: A decent collection of obscure noir films
Summary: 4 Stars
For every major noir film - an Out of the Past or Murder My Sweet - there are probably a dozen lesser known movies, films that (sometimes rightfully) are mostly forgotten nowadays. Classic Film Noir collects ten of these lesser known movies in a 3 DVD set.
Disc One has three movies: The Second Woman, Borderline and The Naked Kiss. The Second Woman is something of a whodunit, with Robert Young as an architect beleaguered by bad luck. Is someone out to kill him, or is it all a paranoid fantasy? Borderline has Claire Trevor and Fred MacMurray as two undercover operatives out to stop Raymond Burr; the twist is that neither knows the other is a cop. The Naked Kiss is an old Sam Fuller movie with a prostitute trying to start a new life and being distrusted by a local police captain. This final movie is actually the best in the set, and pretty gritty for its era (made in 1964, it is also the most recent of the ten films by eight years). The other two are passably entertaining.
Disc Two also has three movies. Devil's Sleep is the weakest in the bunch, something of a Reefer Madness sort of cautionary flick about drugs, but too dumb and preachy to be effective. The Bigamist is not the standard noir movie as the only crime is bigamy, with Edmond O'Brien married to both Joan Fontaine and Ida Lupino (who also directed); how he got into this mess is related in flashback. Postmark for Danger is reminiscent of Hammer's old film noirs with its British setting; the plot itself has a resemblance to Laura, with some diamond smuggling thrown into the mix.
Disc Three has four movies. Danger Street is one of those whodunits with a pair of intrepid reporters exchanging witty lines as they solve crimes. The light touch eliminates any real sense of danger for the heroes. Strange Illusion is a Hamlet-like story of a teenage boy who - guided by a dream - suspects his mother's new lover of killing his father. The Girl From Rio has the title character coming to New York to clear her brother of murder and singing a few cheesy tunes in the process. Finally, Tokyo File 212 has an American agent in Tokyo out to stop the Commies from taking over; it's actually a decent enough movie and one of the earliest American movies shot in Japan after WWII, though House of Bamboo is a nicer movie.
All the movies in the set range from two to four stars in quality, with The Naked Kiss, The Bigamist and Borderline towards the top and Devil's Sleep, Strange Illusion and The Girl From Rio towards the other end of the spectrum. Overall, I'm giving the set four stars: for the price, it's a good set, especially if you want to see some more obscure movies.
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