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Outside Universal- Internationl Studio with billboards of different films.
Universal-International, the studio that gave you Naked City now brings you The Sleeping City.
We see billboards of Naked City and The Sleeping City
A film masterpiece that hits with the same dramatic impact.
A man in a trenchcoat walks by a dock. He turns around to see a gun pointed at him. He raises his hand but the gun fires.
Two policemen make their way through a crowd to talk to their colleague.
- Inspector fill me in - We got the squeal about 20 minutes ago. Intern name of Foster caught one in the head. - Did he call it? - No, no arrest yet.
The outside of a large hospital.
In the shadow of a huge hospital an intern is murdered.
The police look at a covered up body laying on the ground.
There are no clues, no motives, no suspects for this is no ordinary murder story.
The police talk to a nurse in an office.
This is the story of a live city in film. Every foot of which was shot in hospital wards, on the streets and rooftops. In police offices.
We see different shots of the city as described in the narration.
Two men talk in an office, one standing with the other sitting.
I can't work against time and against a killer. It's one or the other. I'm going to use three men for my confidential Squad. You'll have to get me the cooperation of the hospital commissioner.
Detective Fred Warren talks to the hospital commissioner as he attempts to go undercover in the hospital.
- What would you do with a case of renal colic? - Anti-spasmodic and sedation. - Well, you can fool me.
We see Fred in various situations in the hospital.
And so Richard Conte joins the staff of the hospital to find among the ordinary people there - the interns, nurses, orderlies, patients - the answer to a nightmare crime.
He runs down a back alley with a gun in his hand. A shadowy figure fires at him.
Fred sits having a cup of tea with Ann.
- Crazy, are you out of your mind? - You don't know this city like I do Fred of course they'll kill him, police or no police. Don't we see them right in our own morgue?
A policeman talks with Fred.
I'll notify narcotics it's turned into a white stuff job. You'll go right on down the line like the other kids. Let them hustle you and keep delivering.
Fred drops a notepad on Ann's desk. She is a nurse.
- I'm quitting. - What? - Finished. I can't go on with this. - Fred no! - I'm telling pop right now if he tries to push me I'm going to the police - Fred darling listen to me. - I can't take anymore!
Dramatic music plays.
Fred on top of a building holding a gun. He is searching for someone and hides between air vents. We see a shadow of a man with a gun on the ground. Fred turns and fires four times.
Fred and Ann are in an embrace.
Fred and Ann stand outside sharing a cigarette.
Arrow Video
Tormented protagonists, sadistic villains, sublimated sex and murder most foul. Take a walk through the shadowy streets of Film Noir in these four atmospheric classics.
In The Suspect (1944) a genial shopkeeper, Philip Marshall, is constantly nagged by his shrewish wife, Cora, while secretly yearning for a pretty young stenographer. When Cora falls to her death the police are suspicious, and Marshall's neighbour sees a chance for blackmail. A classic noir with an unusual Edwardian setting directed by Robert Siodmak (The Killers), and starring Charles Laughton (The Big Clock), Ella Raines (Phantom Lady) and Henry Daniell (The Body Snatcher). Meanwhile, The Sleeping City (1950) sees an undercover policeman investigating murder and narcotics racketeering at New York's Bellevue Hospital. Starring Richard Conte (Thieves' Highway) and Coleen Gray (Nightmare Alley) this tense, semi-documentary thriller was shot entirely on location by director George Sherman. In Thunder on the Hill (1951) convicted murderer Valerie Carns is being transported for execution when a flood strands her and her guards at a convent hospital, where Sister Mary Bonaventure becomes convinced of Valerie's innocence and sets out to find the real killer.
Celebrated director Douglas Sirk is best known for his classic melodramas, but he made a number of noir thrillers and this is one of the best; starring Claudette Colbert (It Happened One Night) and Ann Blyth (Mildred Pierce). Finally, in Six Bridges to Cross (1955) streetwise delinquent Jerry Florea is shot and wounded by rookie policeman Eddie Gallagher while fleeing the scene of a robbery. Despite this, the two develop a friendship as Eddie and his wife take Jerry under their wing, trying to keep him on the straight and narrow. As an adult Jerry marries and seems to settle down, until an armoured security company across the street from him is robbed of two and a half million dollars. Directed by Joseph Pevney (Man of a Thousand Faces) the film stars Tony Curtis (Some Like it Hot), George Nalder (Robot Monster), Julie Adams (Creature from the Black Lagoon) and Sal Mineo (Rebel Without a Cause), with cinematography by the great William H. Daniels (The Naked City).
This showcase of lesser known noir classics features sterling performances from a host of screen greats, as well as taut direction, stunning cinematography, and superb screenwriting from the likes of Oscar Saul (A Streetcar Named Desire), Jo Eisinger (Gilda, Night and the City), Andrew Holt (In a Lonely Place) and Sydney Boehm (The Big Heat). Embrace the darkness with these hard-boiled genre gems.
Product Features
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all four films
- Original lossless mono audio on all films
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on all films
- Audio commentaries by leading scholars and critics Farran Smith-Nehme (The Suspect), Imogen Sara Smith (The Sleeping City), Josh Nelson (Thunder on the Hill) and Samm Deighan (Six Bridges to Cross)
- It Had to be Done, a new interview in which author and scholar Alan K. Rode takes a detailed look at the life and work of Robert Siodmak director of The Suspect and other classic noirs
- The Real Deal, a new visual essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas looking at realism and reality in The Sleeping City
- José Arroyo on Thunder on the Hill, a new appreciation by the esteemed film scholar and critic
- Style and Place, a new visual essay by film critic Jon Towlson examining the work of celebrated cinematographer William H. Daniels
- Vintage radio play versions of The Suspect and Thunder on the Hill starring Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Claudette Colbert and Barbara Rush
- Theatrical Trailers
- Poster and stills galleries
- Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Scott Saslow
- Double-sided fold-out posters for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Scott Saslow
- Hardback collector's book featuring new writing on the films by film critics Kat Ellinger, Philip Kemp and Jon Towlson [Limited Edition Exclusive]
- Arrow Video
- 351 mins approx
- 12
- 1.37:1
- English
- 4
- Arrow Video
- Robert Siodmak
- Joseph Pevney
- George Sherman
- Douglas Sirk
- Charles Laughton
- Tony Curtis
- Ann Blyth
- English SDH
- 1944
- B
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Outside Universal- Internationl Studio with billboards of different films.
Universal-International, the studio that gave you Naked City now brings you The Sleeping City.
We see billboards of Naked City and The Sleeping City
A film masterpiece that hits with the same dramatic impact.
A man in a trenchcoat walks by a dock. He turns around to see a gun pointed at him. He raises his hand but the gun fires.
Two policemen make their way through a crowd to talk to their colleague.
- Inspector fill me in - We got the squeal about 20 minutes ago. Intern name of Foster caught one in the head. - Did he call it? - No, no arrest yet.
The outside of a large hospital.
In the shadow of a huge hospital an intern is murdered.
The police look at a covered up body laying on the ground.
There are no clues, no motives, no suspects for this is no ordinary murder story.
The police talk to a nurse in an office.
This is the story of a live city in film. Every foot of which was shot in hospital wards, on the streets and rooftops. In police offices.
We see different shots of the city as described in the narration.
Two men talk in an office, one standing with the other sitting.
I can't work against time and against a killer. It's one or the other. I'm going to use three men for my confidential Squad. You'll have to get me the cooperation of the hospital commissioner.
Detective Fred Warren talks to the hospital commissioner as he attempts to go undercover in the hospital.
- What would you do with a case of renal colic? - Anti-spasmodic and sedation. - Well, you can fool me.
We see Fred in various situations in the hospital.
And so Richard Conte joins the staff of the hospital to find among the ordinary people there - the interns, nurses, orderlies, patients - the answer to a nightmare crime.
He runs down a back alley with a gun in his hand. A shadowy figure fires at him.
Fred sits having a cup of tea with Ann.
- Crazy, are you out of your mind? - You don't know this city like I do Fred of course they'll kill him, police or no police. Don't we see them right in our own morgue?
A policeman talks with Fred.
I'll notify narcotics it's turned into a white stuff job. You'll go right on down the line like the other kids. Let them hustle you and keep delivering.
Fred drops a notepad on Ann's desk. She is a nurse.
- I'm quitting. - What? - Finished. I can't go on with this. - Fred no! - I'm telling pop right now if he tries to push me I'm going to the police - Fred darling listen to me. - I can't take anymore!
Dramatic music plays.
Fred on top of a building holding a gun. He is searching for someone and hides between air vents. We see a shadow of a man with a gun on the ground. Fred turns and fires four times.
Fred and Ann are in an embrace.
Fred and Ann stand outside sharing a cigarette.
Arrow Video
Tormented protagonists, sadistic villains, sublimated sex and murder most foul. Take a walk through the shadowy streets of Film Noir in these four atmospheric classics.
In The Suspect (1944) a genial shopkeeper, Philip Marshall, is constantly nagged by his shrewish wife, Cora, while secretly yearning for a pretty young stenographer. When Cora falls to her death the police are suspicious, and Marshall's neighbour sees a chance for blackmail. A classic noir with an unusual Edwardian setting directed by Robert Siodmak (The Killers), and starring Charles Laughton (The Big Clock), Ella Raines (Phantom Lady) and Henry Daniell (The Body Snatcher). Meanwhile, The Sleeping City (1950) sees an undercover policeman investigating murder and narcotics racketeering at New York's Bellevue Hospital. Starring Richard Conte (Thieves' Highway) and Coleen Gray (Nightmare Alley) this tense, semi-documentary thriller was shot entirely on location by director George Sherman. In Thunder on the Hill (1951) convicted murderer Valerie Carns is being transported for execution when a flood strands her and her guards at a convent hospital, where Sister Mary Bonaventure becomes convinced of Valerie's innocence and sets out to find the real killer.
Celebrated director Douglas Sirk is best known for his classic melodramas, but he made a number of noir thrillers and this is one of the best; starring Claudette Colbert (It Happened One Night) and Ann Blyth (Mildred Pierce). Finally, in Six Bridges to Cross (1955) streetwise delinquent Jerry Florea is shot and wounded by rookie policeman Eddie Gallagher while fleeing the scene of a robbery. Despite this, the two develop a friendship as Eddie and his wife take Jerry under their wing, trying to keep him on the straight and narrow. As an adult Jerry marries and seems to settle down, until an armoured security company across the street from him is robbed of two and a half million dollars. Directed by Joseph Pevney (Man of a Thousand Faces) the film stars Tony Curtis (Some Like it Hot), George Nalder (Robot Monster), Julie Adams (Creature from the Black Lagoon) and Sal Mineo (Rebel Without a Cause), with cinematography by the great William H. Daniels (The Naked City).
This showcase of lesser known noir classics features sterling performances from a host of screen greats, as well as taut direction, stunning cinematography, and superb screenwriting from the likes of Oscar Saul (A Streetcar Named Desire), Jo Eisinger (Gilda, Night and the City), Andrew Holt (In a Lonely Place) and Sydney Boehm (The Big Heat). Embrace the darkness with these hard-boiled genre gems.
Product Features
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all four films
- Original lossless mono audio on all films
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on all films
- Audio commentaries by leading scholars and critics Farran Smith-Nehme (The Suspect), Imogen Sara Smith (The Sleeping City), Josh Nelson (Thunder on the Hill) and Samm Deighan (Six Bridges to Cross)
- It Had to be Done, a new interview in which author and scholar Alan K. Rode takes a detailed look at the life and work of Robert Siodmak director of The Suspect and other classic noirs
- The Real Deal, a new visual essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas looking at realism and reality in The Sleeping City
- José Arroyo on Thunder on the Hill, a new appreciation by the esteemed film scholar and critic
- Style and Place, a new visual essay by film critic Jon Towlson examining the work of celebrated cinematographer William H. Daniels
- Vintage radio play versions of The Suspect and Thunder on the Hill starring Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Claudette Colbert and Barbara Rush
- Theatrical Trailers
- Poster and stills galleries
- Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Scott Saslow
- Double-sided fold-out posters for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Scott Saslow
- Hardback collector's book featuring new writing on the films by film critics Kat Ellinger, Philip Kemp and Jon Towlson [Limited Edition Exclusive]
- Arrow Video
- 351 mins approx
- 12
- 1.37:1
- English
- 4
- Arrow Video
- Robert Siodmak
- Joseph Pevney
- George Sherman
- Douglas Sirk
- Charles Laughton
- Tony Curtis
- Ann Blyth
- English SDH
- 1944
- B
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Four Film Noir classics VOL.2 Limited Edition Blu-Ray
As a fan of film noir was looking forward to watching these new to me films. Having now viewed them i can say the films were good and entertaining. Of the 4 films in the set my favourite was The Suspect an unusual noir set in Edwardian England with a fine performance by Charles Laughton. Six Bridges to Cross was also really good featuring one of my favourite actors Tony Curtis as criminal who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a detective who tries to help him go straight. The other 2 films in set Thunder Hill and The Sleeping City are both decent films worth your time. Hopefully Arrow will release more noir Boxsets in future.
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