From Film Chest Media Group comes “Dark Film Mysteries,” a robust collection of film noir classics available in a special, three-disc DVD collector’s set, on sale Nov. 17th.
A genre that became a cinematic staple for American audiences during the mid ’40s through late ’50s, film noir is best known for stories featuring suspicious, male characters who maintain unsympathetic, doom-filled attitudes that manifest upon encountering a beautiful woman of questionable character. The femme fatale uses her sexuality to manipulate and maneuver her male counterpart into the unsuspecting fall guy for a crime—generally involving a murder.
Shot in a low-key, black-and-white, gloomy style with roots in German Expressionist cinematography, these films showcase the dark, callous side of human nature and are filled with an oppressive atmosphere of pessimism, fatality and doom enhanced by shadowy characters and locations swirling with moody dialogue and cigarette smoke.
“Dark Film Mysteries” features more than 16 hours (11 films) of classic, noir cinema, including “Woman on the Run” (1950), “Quicksand” (1950), “Detour” (1945), “Inner Sanctum” (1948), “Kansas City Confidential” (1952), “The Stranger” (1946), “Fear in the Night” (1947), “The Strange Woman” (1946), “The Red House” (1947) and “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” (1946). Also included is one of the moodiest, blackest thrillers ever made, Fritz Lang’s steamy and fatalistic “Scarlet Street” (1945).
“Dark Film Mysteries” is presented in full screen with an aspect ratio of 4 x 3 and original sound. Includes film synopses.
Dark Film Mysteries
Film Chest Media Group
Genre: Classic/Film Noir/Mystery
Original Release: 1945-1952 (B&W)
Not Rated
Format: DVD (3-discs)
Running Time: Approx. 968 Minutes
Suggested Retail Price: $19.98
Pre-Order Date: October 27, 2015
Street Date: November 17, 2015
Catalog #: FC-521
UPC Code: #874757052199
