Archive for the ‘Film Noir’ Category

The Third Man

Monday, October 20th, 2008
The Third Man
Call Number: VHS00152
by David O Selznick; Alexander Korda; Carol Reed; Orson Welles; Joseph Cotten; Trevor Howard; Graham Greene; Goodtimes Home Video.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Goodtimes Home Video, 1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1949 (104 mins.); Nominated for three 1951 Academy Awards; Based on the novel by Graham Greene.
Summary: Details the intrigue encountered by an American novelist who travels to Vienna ostensibly to attend the funeral of a friend, but finds himself enmeshed in international espionage plots in the wake of World War II. Examines the psychological and physical landscape of post-World War II Vienna on the brink of the Cold War, utilizing scenes of war-devastated Vienna as the American novelist determines who is trustworthy.
OCLC #: 163836315
Added: October 20, 2008
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This Gun for Hire

Saturday, October 18th, 2008
This Gun for Hire
Call Number: VHS00125
by Graham Greene; Alan Ladd; Veronica Lake; Robert Preston; Paramount Pictures, inc.; EMKA.; MCA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Universal City, CA : MCA Home Video, ©1983.
Notes: Originally released in 1942 (81 mins.); From a novel “A Gun For Sale” by Graham Greene
Summary: This is the story of the hard-edged story of love, power, and betrayal set in the seamy underworld of the 1940’s.
OCLC #: 10909456
Added: October 17, 2008
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The Shanghai Gesture

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
The Shanghai Gesture
Call Number: VHS00066
by Josef Von Sternberg; John Colton; Gene Tierney; Walter Huston; Victor Mature; Arnold Pressburger; Image Entertainment.; Arnold Productions, inc.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: [Chatsworth, CA.] : Dist. by Image Entertainment, 1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1941 (99 mins.); From the play by John Colton; Nominated for two 1943 Academy Awards;
Summary: A story of decadence and addictions of several sorts in Shanghai’s underworld.
OCLC #: 42459707
Added: October 13, 2008
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Mildred Pierce

Monday, October 13th, 2008
Mildred Pierce
Call Number: VHS00043
by Joan Crawford; Jack Carson; Zachary Scott; Ann Blyth; Bruce Bennett; Eve Arden; Max Steiner; Milo Anderson; Jerry Wald; Michael Curtiz; Ranald MacDougall; James M Cain; Warner Bros. Pictures.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, Turner, [1990]
Notes: Originally released in 1945 (112 mins); Nominated for six Academy Awards; From the novel by James M. Cain
Summary: A woman’s obsessive love for her spoiled and selfish daughter leads her into divorce, the restaurant business, and the accusation of murder.
OCLC #: 21183000
Added: October 13, 2008
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Scarlet Street

Friday, October 10th, 2008
 
Scarlet Street
Call Number: VHS00040
by Walter Wanger; Dudley Nichols; Fritz Lang; Edward G Robinson; Joan Bennett; Dan Duryea; Rosalind Ivan; Margaret Lindsay; G de La Fouchardière; 
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Memory Lane Video (1984)
Notes: Originally released in 1947 (105 mins.);
Summary: Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. That rainy night, he rescues delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he’s a wealthy artist. At Johnny’s urging, she lets Chris establish her in an apartment (with his shrewish wife’s money). There, Chris paints masterpieces; but Johnny sells them under Kitty’s name, with disastrous and ironic results.
OCLC #: 62304385
Added: October 9, 2008
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Double Indemnity

Thursday, October 9th, 2008
 
Double Indemnity
Call Number: VHS00029 Copy 1
VHS00029 Copy 2
VHS00029 Copy 3
by Joseph Sistrom; Billy Wilder; Raymond Chandler; Fred MacMurray; Barbara Stanwyck; Edward G Robinson; Miklós Rózsa; James M Cain; Paramount Pictures, inc.; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, ©1987.
Notes: Originally released in 1944 (137 mins.); Nominated for seven Oscars; Based on the book by James M. Cain;
Summary: An insurance man and a suburban wife conspire to trick her husband into signing a policy that pays double for accidental death– then push him from a train. It’s an almost perfect crime.
OCLC #: 39196928
Also: DVD format available under DVD00007
Added: October 9, 2008
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50 Gangster Classics

Monday, October 6th, 2008
50 Gangster Classics
Call Number: DVD00006
by Ernest Borgnine; Steve McQueen; Brian Donlevy; Jack Webb; Walter Matthau;
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: New York, NY : Emson, ©2005.
Notes: 4 disc DVD set (2116 min.);
Chapters: Disc 1. The Harry Connors story ; Brother’s keeper ; Two wrongs ; The sisters ; Baby Face Morgan ; Gangs Inc. ; Young fugitives ; Gang Busters “The Burle case” ; Gang Busters “The Alvin Karpin story” ; Gang Busters “The old trapper” ; The gang’s all here ; Highway patrol —
Disc 2. First arrest ; High swing ; Midnight limited ; Gangster story ; Bulldog Drummond escapes ; Bulldog Drummond in Africa ; Dr. Fu Manchu “The death ship” ; Dr. Fu Manchu “The prisoner” ; Beat the devil ; Vengeance is mine ; His brother’s keeper ; Two little country girls —
Disc 3. The last song ; Dr. Fu Manchu “The master plan” ; Dr. Fu Manchu “The golden god” ; Borderline ; Smoke eater ; Anyone can be a sucker ; Heading for heaven ; Bulldog Drummond “Secret police” ; Bulldog comes back ; Dragnet “The hit and run case” ; Dragnet “The big bank robbery” ; Dragnet “The truck driver case” —
Disc 4. The enforcer ; Bulldog Drummond’s peril ; The big 17 ; The big girl ; Accidentally on purpose ; The case of Hearse Chaser ; Richard Diamond, Private Detective ; The Great Saint Louis Bank Robbery ; The longshot ; Desperate money ; Dangerous assignment ; Mr. and Mrs. North ; Saturday lost ; To trap a thief.
OCLC #: 144547700
Added: October 6, 2008
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Double Indemnity

Friday, September 12th, 2008
 
Double Indemnity
Call Number: DVD00007
by Billy Wilder; Fred MacMurray; Barbara Stanwyck; Edward G Robinson; Porter Hall; Jean Heather; Raymond Chandler; James M Cain; Paramount Pictures, inc.; Universal Pictures (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Pictures, [2006]
Notes: 2-disc DVD set (107 mins); Universal Legacy Series; release of the 1944 motion picture; Nominated for seven 1944 Academy Awards; Based on the novel by James M. Cain; Special features: “Shadows of suspense”; audio commentary from film historian Richard Schickel; audio commentary with film historian/screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman; “Double indemnity” TV movie (1973, 75 min.).
Summary: Walter Neff is a smooth talking insurance salesman who meets the very attractive Phyllis Dietrichson when he calls to renew her husband’s automobile policy. The couple are immediately drawn to each other and have an affair. They scheme together to murder Phyllis’ husband for life insurance money with a double indemnity clause. Unfortunately, all does not go as planned. Barton Keyes is the wily insurance investigator who must sort things out.
OCLC #: 68693776
Also: VHS format available under VHS00029.
Added: October 6, 2008
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Film Noir 10 Movies

Friday, September 12th, 2008
 
Film Noir 10 Movies
Call Number: DVD00018
by Orson Welles; Humphrey Bogart; Raymond Burr; Tom Neal; Fred MacMurray; Joan Bennett; Coleen Gray; Richard Basehart; Claire Trevor; Edward G Robinson; Warner Home Video (Firm); Brentwood Home Video (Firm); 
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: [California] : Brentwood Home Video : Distributed by BCI, 2004.
Notes: 10 movies on five DVDs (880 mins); special features include : feature programs — interactive menus — scene access
Chapters: Disc 1. The stranger (1946 – 95 min.) — Borderline (1950 – 99 min.) — 
Disc 2. He walked by night (1948 – 80 min.) — Call it murder (1934 – 74 min.) — 
Disc 3. The red house (1947 – 100 min.) — D.O.A. (1950 – 84 min.) — v. 4. Kansas city confidential (1952 – 99 min.) — Detour (1946 – 68 min.) —
Disc 5. The second woman (1951 – 91 min.) — Scarlet street (1945 – 101 min.).
OCLC #: 61212116
Added: October 6, 2008
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