Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXV

Three-disc set includes: The Flame (1947)Resentful wastrel George MacAllister (John Carroll) hated how his ailing half-brother Barry (Robert Paige) controlled the family wealth, so he connived to have girlfriend Carlotta Duval (Vera Ralston) installed as Barry's nurse... and to get rid of his sibling once Carlotta steered him to the altar. He didn't count, on the caregiver genuinely falling for her intended victim. Broderick Crawford, Henry Travers, Hattie McDaniel, Constance Dowling co-star. 97 min. BW/Rtg: NR City That Never Sleeps (1953)A Chicago cop (Gig Young) tempted to leave his wife and run off with his showgirl mistress (Mala Powers), a powerful corrupt lawyer (Edward Arnold), a killer on the loose (William Talman), and a nightclub window "mechanical man" (Wally Cassell) all play parts in this intriguing noir thriller, filmed on location. With Chill Wills, Marie Windsor. 91 min. BW/Rtg: NR Hell's Half Acre (1954)When Honolulu nightclub owner Chet Chester (Wendell Corey) gets blackmailed by an ex-associate from his shady past, girlfriend Sally Lee (Nancy Gates) takes it upon herself to get rid of the nuisance permanently. Chester's gallant taking of the rap goes for naught when Sally herself is killed, and he must break jail to track down the murderer. Unusual "Hawaiian noir" co-stars Evelyn Keyes, Marie Windsor, Elsa Lanchester, Jesse White. 91 min. BW/Rtg: NR Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.