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DVD : Forgotten Noir Collector's Set (Arson Inc. / Loan Shark / Portland Expose / Shadow Man / Shoot to Kill / They Were So Young)In association with Amazon.comstarring: George Raft, Dorothy Hart, Johanna Matz, Scott Brady, Ingrid Stenn directed by: Harold D. Schuster, Kurt Neumann, Richard Vernon, Seymour Friedman, William Berke  List Price: $29.99 Amazon.com's Price: $26.99 You Save: $3.00 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0089859055027 Format: Box set, Black & White, Collector's Edition, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Vci Video Manufacturer: Vci Video Number Of Items: 3 Publisher: Vci Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 26, 2006 Running Time: 428 minutes Studio: Vci Video Theatrical Release Date: May 23, 1952 Sales Rank: 17215 MPN: 550 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: From 1947 thru 1957, a six-pack of forgotten film noirs that you won't want to miss. Murder, Mystery and Scandal…it’s all here! This incredible set includes: Portland Expose, They Were So Young, Loan Shark, Arson Inc, Shadow Man, Shoot to Kill. Some first time on video and/or DVD. PORTLAND EXPOSE: In the 1950’s LIFE Magazine printed a blistering exposé on the rampant sin, crime and Teamsters-controlled corruption that at the time had a stranglehold on Portland, Oregon. Producer Lindsley Parsons seized upon the considerable publicity and assembled a cast of great character actors for the starring roles. Although the film crew was threatened with physical violence, the result is a dark and gritty filmed-on-location crime drama that contains considerable violence for a 1950’s movie, most notably a violent rape scene with the Frank Gorshin character and a teenage girl. THEY WERE SO YOUNG: Five European models arrive in Rio de Janeiro and become trapped in a white slavery ring. An exciting crime melodrama with Raymond Burr at his villainous best! LOAN SHARK: Tough ex-con George Raft is hired by a factory owner and a union leader to help smash a loan-sharking mob preying on their employees. To obtain the necessary evidence, Raft puts his life on the line by joining the gang. ARSON INC: A Bureau of Fire Investigation agent goes under cover to confront a ruthless arson ring that has left a trail of bodies, burned out buildings with various and sundry carnage! SHADOW MAN: A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web of intrigue when an ex-girlfriend is found murdered in his apartment. SHOOT TO KILL: A tale of plotting and counterplotting commences after the new district attorney and an escaped gangster are killed in a car crash! Bonus Features: Anamorphic Widescreen - Enhanced for 16x9 Monitors| Original Theatrical Trailers| Commentary by Assistant Director Lindsley Parsons Jr| Original Advertising Materials| Bios| Photo Gallery| Scene Selection| "Inside Lippert" (Part 1: 1907-1949) as told by Robert L Lipert Jr| "Loan Shark" Audio Commentary by Richard M Roberts| Movie Trivia| "Inside Lippert" (Part 2: 1950-1976) as told by Robert L Lippert Jr.| "Shoot to Kill" Schedule & Luana Walters Wardrobe Plot| Day Player & Stuntman Contracts ("Shoot To Kill")| Original Script - Sample pages with Director's Notes ("Shoot To Kill"). Specs: 3-DVD9; Dolby Digital; 428 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA – NR; Year - 1957, 1954, 1952, 1949, 1953, 1947; SRP - $29.99. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Your very own Late Late Late ShowWhen I worked a late swing shift, I'd get home around 2am and flip the channels to find a movie that would entertain without requiring any deep thinking. A bonus would be recognizing a now-old actor (e.g., Frank Gorshin) in a younger role. I no longer work swing, but occasionally desire some light-weight noir. This set fills the bill. Great for plane travel or any waiting room situation. Story lines are standard. Shadow Man had the twist of being set in England. Portland Expose had Frank ... Read More Rating: - Obscure but fun flicksFor every well-known movie in a genre, there seems to be a dozen more obscure films. That doesn't mean they're bad, just forgotten. Hence, we have Forgotten Noir with six movies that few prior to the DVD era would have ever seen. The Forgotten Noir Collector's Set - Series One has six such movies on three discs. Disc One has Portland Expose and They Were So Young. Portland Expose is a fair-to-middling gangster flick taking place in Portland, Oregon (though except for some narrated bits ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent Package of Obscure Film NoirSince I wasn't around when any of these films were current and because they are derided by many as "B" films and thus sank into obscurity, I had neither seen nor heard of any of these films when I bought the Forgotten Noir Collector's Set. As luck would have it, this set turned out to be money well spent. Though most of these films will never be considered classics, each of them is enjoyable in its own way. Here are my favorites from most to least: 1)They Were So Young: Here is a film the topic ... Read More Rating: - Not the Noir-est, But Purty Durn GoodThis is a collection of six movies that most of us "Boomers" saw over and over again on TV in the early 1950s. PORTLAND EXPOSE is the only real non-Lippert entree, and a fairly suspensful drama that was well ahead of the times as far as the material it was presenting...vice, corruption, attempted rape, etc. THEY WERE SO YOUNG concerns the White Slave Trade in South America. It is of particular interest because it features an international cast, a young Raymond Burr, and Scott Brady...Brady ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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