Directed by John Farrow, Robert Montgomery, Jack Arnold, Harry Keller
Starring: Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Bendix, June Duprez, Lowell Gilmore, Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix, Andrea King, Fred Clark, Art Smith, Thomas Gomez, Ray Danton, Leigh Snowden, Grant Williams, Onslow Stevens, Hedy Lamarr, Jane Powell, Jan Sterling, George Nader, Jerry Paris, John Whitney
Contributors: Seton I. Miller, Victor Young, John F. Seitz, Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer, Joan Harrison, Frank Skinner, Russell Metty, Danny Arnold, Albert J. Cohen, Irving Glassberg, Robert Hill, Albert Zugsmith, Hans J. Salter
Studio: Arrow Video
Main Language:
English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 7 Aug 2023
Originally Issued: 1958
No of Discs: 4
Weight: 611g
Dimensions: 139 x 56 x 170 (mm)
Genre: Thriller
BBFC Cert: (12) Suitable for 12 years and over.
Rental/Retail: Retail not for Rental
Run Time: 349 minutes
Sound: Mono
Description
Collection of four classic film noir features. In 'Calcutta' (1946), pilots Neale Gordon (Alan Ladd) and Pedro Blake (William Bendix) investigate upon learning that their friend and fellow pilot Bill Cunningham (John Whitney) has been murdered. When Neale uncovers a smuggling operation involving their planes, he fears that Bill's fiancée, Virginia Moore (Gail Russell), knows more about Bill's death than she's letting on.
'Ride the Pink Horse' (1947) sees WWII veteran Lucky Gagin (Robert Montgomery) travel to a remote town in New Mexico in search of mobster Frank Hugo (Fred Clark). Hugo killed his best friend and now Gagin wants revenge, but FBI agent Bill Retz (Art Smith) is also hunting Hugo and soon, the situation escalates beyond Gagin's control. In 'Outside the Law' (1956), ex-con Johnny (Ray Danton) is given a chance at redemption when he is sent undercover to infiltrate a dangerous counterfeiting operation that cost Johnny's friend his life.
However, if he is to succeed, he will have to work with the cop who sent him to jail: his father. Finally, 'The Female Animal' (1958) finds movie star Vanessa Windsor (Hedy Lamarr) falling for extra Chris Farley (George Nader) after meeting him on set. She becomes involved with the younger man but complications abound when Chris also becomes entangled with Vanessa's adult daughter, Penny (Jane Powell).
Special Features
- Interactive Menus
- Bonus Footage
- Trailers
- Commentary: 'Calcutta': Nick Pinkerton; 'Ride the Pink Horse': Josh Nelson; 'Outside the Law': Richard Harland Smith'; 'The Female Animal': David Del Valle
