LADY ON A TRAIN(1945, Charles David)
TIME OUT OF MIND(1947, Robert Siodmak)
SINGAPORE(1947, John Brahm)
A WOMANS VENGEANCE(1948, Zoltn Korda)
AN ACT OF MURDER(1948, Michael Gordon)
THE LADY GAMBLES(1949, Michael Gordon)
Release date: 18 September 2023
Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set (6 x UK Blu-ray premieres)
Universal Noir #2 the second inIndicators series of box sets focusing on the celebrated film noir output of Universal Pictures collects six crime classics from Hollywoods golden age.
Starring the cream of US and British acting talent including Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, Phyllis Calvert, Fred MacMurray, Ava Gardner, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Fredric March, and Barbara Stanwyck these dark and dangerous dramas feature witnesses to murder (Lady on a Train), family rifts (Time Out of Mind), amnesia and smuggling (Singapore), murderous infidelity (A Womans Vengeance), mercy killing (An Act of Murder), and gambling addiction (The Lady Gambles).
This indispensable collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and also features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, rare archival short films, and a 120-page book. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES
- High Definition presentations ofLady on a Train,Time Out of Mind,Singapore,A Womans Vengeance,An Act of MurderandThe Lady Gambles
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with critics and writers Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme onLady on a Train(2023)
- Audio commentary with film historian Adrian Martin onTime Out of Mind(2023)
- Audio commentary with screenwriter and author Kelly Goodner and filmmaker and film historian Jim Hemphill onSingapore(2023)
- Audio commentary with writer and film historian Pamela Hutchinson onThe Lady Gambles(2023)
- Jose Arroyo on Time Out of Mind(2023): the writer and academic discusses the film
- Neil Sinyard on A Womans Vengeance(2023): an in-depth appreciation by the author and film historian
- Christina Newland on Ava Gardner(2023): the writer and critic considersthe famed actorsnoirpersona
- Wings Up(1943): WWII propaganda film featuringThe Lady Gamblesstar Robert Preston alongside Hollywood legends Clark Gable, Gilbert Roland and William Holden
- Reward Unlimited(1944): dramatised short film about the training of cadet nurses during WWII, directed by Jacques Tourneur and featuringSingaporeactor Spring Byington
- The Library of Congress(1945): documentary short, made as part ofThe American Scenefilm series, narrated byLady on a Trainstar Ralph Bellamy
- French Town(1945): documentary short offering a portrait of a French town following liberation, narrated byA Womans Vengeanceactor Cedric Hardwicke
- Welcome Home(1945): documentary short about returning soldiers following the end of WWII, narrated byAn Act of Murderstar Fredric March
- With This Ring(1954): dramatised promotional film for the Miller Brewing Company, directed by John Brahm
- Moll Mystery Theatre: The Gioconda Smile(1945): radio play based on the Aldous Huxley short story, later adapted asA Womans Vengeance
- Lux Radio Theatre: Singapore(1947): radio adaptation of the films screenplay, featuring Fred MacMurray and Ava Gardner reprising their original roles
- Theatrical trailers
- Image galleries: promotional and publicity materials
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with new essays by Ellen Wright, Paul Duane, Philip Kemp, Tara Judah, Imogen Sara Smith, and Iris Veysey, extensive archival articles and interviews, new writing on the various short films, and film credits
- UK premieres on Blu-ray
- Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units for the UK
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