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23 Paces To Baker Street    DVD   (1956)
Genre: Mystery

Van Johnson plays a blind playwright living in London in this crackling mystery, overhearing distressing conversation that puts him on the trail of a missing child. Unable to obtain effective help from law enforcement, the writer strikes out on his own, assisted by his butler and a former girlfriend. Vera Miles, Patricia Laffan co-star. 102 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D03012
 

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5 Against The House    DVD   (1955)
Genre: Mystery

A quartet of G.I. Bill collegians (Guy Madison, Brian Keith, Kerwin Mathews, Alvy Moore) decides, as a lark, to knock over a supposedly theft-proof Reno casino, just to prove it can be done. The idea was to return the cash...but what happens when one of them has no intention of giving it back? Phil Karlson's tight thriller co-stars Kim Novak, William Conrad, Jean Willes. 83 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D09763
 

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711 Ocean Drive    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

In this noirish crime tale, a Los Angeles telephone repairman helps a bookie set up a gambling ring. After the bookie dies, the technician takes over the operation and soon runs afoul of some mobsters from the East Coast who want a piece of his very lucrative business. Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Dru, Otto Kruger star. 102 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D06563
 

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99 River Street    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

Fate denied boxer-turned-cabbie Ernie Driscoll (John Payne) a heavyweight championship, but will the bitter brute earn a shot at redemption by helping clear the name of a young woman accused of murder? Driscoll's path to salvation gets even tougher when his wife (Peggie Castle) turns up dead in the back of his cab. Hard-hitting film noir co-stars Evelyn Keyes, Frank Faylen. 83 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D82504
 

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A Blueprint For Murder (1953)/Man In The Attic    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

"A Blueprint for Murder" stars Joseph Cotten as a man torn between the secret love he has for his sister-in-law (Jean Peters) and his suspicion that she poisoned one of her stepchildren to get her hands on her late husband's money. Gary Merrill, Catherine McLeod, Jack Kruschen also star. And, "Man in the Attic," a remake of the classic suspenser "The Lodger," stars Jack Palance as a troubled pathologist with a deadly past. When he falls in love with the daughter of his boarding house's owner, her life is in danger. With Constance Smith, Frances Bavier. 158 min. total on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.

Item #: D55395
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A Bullet In The Gun Barrel    DVD   (1958)
Genre: Mystery

Gritty crime drama co-directed by Michel Deville ("La Lectrice") centers on three pals who fought together in Vietnam and use $75,000 from another friend to open a nightclub in France. When that friend resurfaces as a mob boss, he demands his money back, and the trio have to pull of a heist to get it. With Pierre Vaneck, Roger Hanin and Mijanou Bardot (Brigitte's sister). AKA: "A Slug In The Heater." Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English.

Item #: D70300
 

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A Killer Walks    DVD   (1952)
Genre: Mystery

Fine British whodunit stars Laurence Harvey and Trader Faulkner as brothers who live on a farm with their overbearing grandmother. Greed drives one of the siblings to murder the old woman, but is everything as it seems? Susan Shaw, Ethel Edwards also star. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D45011
 

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A Lady Without Passport    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

An INS agent (John Hodiak) poses as a Hungarian immigrant in order to infiltrate an illegal alien-smuggling ring in Havana. He engages in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the operation's boss (George Macready) as both men compete for the affections of a beautiful refugee (Hedy Lamarr). James Craig, Steven Geray also star in this noir thriller. 74 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer.

Item #: D57821
 

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A Life In The Balance    DVD   (1955)
Genre: Mystery

Mexico City is swathed in a reign of terror, as a fanatic serial killer (Lee Marvin) preys on women...and circumstantial evidence ties a single father musician (Ricardo Montalban) to his latest victim. Can the entertainer's young son (Jose Perez), who witnessed the crime, flush the real murderer from hiding? Tight little thriller co-stars Anne Bancroft. 74 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D60565
 

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Five    DVD   (1959)
Genre: TV

All 38 episodes from the series's fifth season--including "Dry Run," (with Walter Matthau), "Road Hog" (with Richard Chamberlain), "Man from the South" (with Steve McQueen and Peter Lorre), "Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?" (with William Shatner), and "Hooked" (with Anne Francis)--are collected in a five-disc set. 16 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH). **38 episodes on 5 discs. 16 1/3 hrs.**

Item #: D58258
 

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Four    DVD   (1958)
Genre: TV

All 36 episodes from the series's fourth season--including "Don't Interrupt" (with Cloris Leachman), "The Crooked Road" (with Walter Matthau), "Out There-Darkness" (with Bette Davis), "The Diamond Necklace" (with Claude Rains), and "Human Interest Story" (with Steve McQueen)--are collected in a four-disc set. 15 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); featurette. **36 episodes on 4 discs. 15 1/2 hrs.**

Item #: D56837
 

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season One    DVD   (1955)
Genre: TV

All 39 episodes from the series's debut season--including "Revenge" (with Vera Miles), "The Cheney Vase" (with Darren McGavin), "You Got to Have Luck" (with John Cassavetes), "And So Died Riabouchinska" (with Charles Bronson and Claude Rains), and "Safe Conduct" (with Werner Klemperer and John Banner)--are collected in a three-disc set. 16 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; featurette. **39 episodes on 3 discs. 16 3/4 hrs.**

Item #: D67199
 

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Three    DVD   (1957)
Genre: TV

All 39 episodes from the series's third season--including "The Glass Eye" (with Jessica Tandy and William Shatner), "Together" (with Joseph Cotten), "Foghorn" (with Michael Rennie), "A Dip in the Poole" (with Fay Wray), and "Little White Frock" (with Julie Adams)--are collected in a five-disc set. 17 2/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH). **39 episodes on 5 discs. 17 2/3 hrs.**

Item #: D47767
 

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two    DVD   (1956)
Genre: TV

All 39 episodes from the series's second season--including "Kill with Kindness" (with Hume Cronyn), "Toby" (with Jessica Tandy), "Number Twenty-Two" (with Rip Torn), "A Man Greatly Beloved" (with Cedric Hardwicke), "The Indestructible Mr. Weems" (with Robert Middleton), and "A Little Sleep" (with Vic Morrow)--are collected in a five-disc set. 17 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH). **39 episodes on 5 discs. 17 hrs.**

Item #: D69082
 

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Angel Face    DVD   (1952)
Genre: Mystery

Director Otto Preminger's noirish thriller stars Robert Mitchum as an ambulance driver who catches the eye of a wealthy femme fatale (Jean Simmons). Hired as a chauffeur for Simmons' family, Mitchum quickly becomes caught up in her devious schemes to kill her father and stepmother so she can inherit their fortune. Mona Freeman, Herbert Marshall, Barbara O'Neil, Kenneth Tobey co-star. 92 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.

Item #: D69378
 

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Appointment With Danger    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

Alan Ladd's last film noir casts him as a postal inspector looking into the murder of a colleague. The trail leads him to the killing's sole witness, a nun (Phyllis Calvert) able to identify the assassin. All that remains is for Ladd to bust up the evildoer's gang before they can pull off an elaborate mail heist. Co-stars "Dragnet" TV icons Jack Webb, Harry Morgan. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D04414
 

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Assignment Redhead    DVD   (1956)
Genre: Mystery

Post-WWII Berlin is the setting for intrigue and murder, as a secret agent searching for the criminal crew behind a plan to move millions in counterfeit Nazi money finds his job complicated when he falls for a beautiful, crimson-tressed songstress who's part of the gang. Suspenseful British espionage tale stars Richard Denning, Carole Mathews, Ronald Adam. AKA: "Million Dollar Manhunt." 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D45140
 

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Assignment: Paris    DVD   (1952)
Genre: Mystery

In this vintage thriller, Dana Andrews shines as a reporter assigned to the Paris office of the New York Herald Tribune. After encountering a beautiful French journalist, he learns of a plot by the Hungarian government to overthrow the communist dictatorship. Travelling to Budapest to get some answers, Andrews begins covering the most dangerous story of his career. With Marta Toren, George Sanders, Audrey Totter. 84 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer.

Item #: D24929
 

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Barrier Of The Law    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

First-rate but rarely seen Italian suspenser tells of an honest cop trying to stop his brother's group of counterfeiters and smugglers. When a pretty young woman involved with the thieves falls for the lawman, it puts him in a tough situation. Rossano Brazzi, Jean Servais, and Lea Padovani star. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English.

Item #: D41373
 

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Beyond A Reasonable Doubt (Remastered Edition)    DVD   (1956)
Genre: Mystery

Fritz Lang's last American film was this gripping film noir about a novelist (Dana Andrews) who stands trial for a murder he didn't commit in an effort to demonstrate how purely circumstantial evidence can lead to the death penalty. When the only man (Sidney Blackmer) who can prove his innocence suddenly dies before the truth can be revealed, Andrews finds himself facing execution. With Joan Fontaine, Arthur Franz. 80 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D45690
 

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Blind Date    DVD   (1959)
Genre: Mystery

Superb thriller from Joseph Losey ("The Servant") stars Hardy Kruger as a Dutch painter accused of murdering his mistress after her body is found in his cottage. Investigator Stanley Baker discovers that the woman was also involved with a diplomat, a revelation which helps him unravel the mystery. With Micheline Presle. AKA: "Chance Meeting." 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D09078
 

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Breakdown (1952)/Eye Witness    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

First, an ex-convict (William Bishop) framed for a crime he didn't commit enters the ropes for the Heavyweight Championship of the World, also falling in love with the niece of the judge who sentenced him, and finding himself face to face with someone who could prove his innocence. The hard-hitting noir "Breakdown" co-stars Ann Richards, Sheldon Leonard. Next, can a New York attorney (director Robert Montgomery) find the crucial "Eye Witness" to the crime his wartime friend (Michael Ripper) has been accused of committing? With Leslie Banks, Andrew Cruickshank. AKA: "Your Witness." 176 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D03388
 

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Captain Carey, U.S.A.    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

A former intelligence officer (Alan Ladd) returns to post-WWII Italy to find the traitor who divulged a secret OSS mission to the Nazis, resulting in the deaths of his men and the Italian resistance fighter (Wanda Hendrix) he loved. Shocked to learn she is alive and married to a local nobleman, Ladd undertakes a deadly quest to learn the truth. Exotic suspenser, which also marked the Oscar-winning debut of song "Mona Lisa," co-stars Francis Lederer, Joseph Calleia. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D45165
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Cause For Alarm!    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

Tense drama stars Loretta Young as a woman framed by her insane husband for murder when he suspects her of infidelity. Riveting, suspenseful film also stars Barry Sullivan. 75 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.

Item #: D77323
 

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Chicago Confidential    DVD   (1957)
Genre: Mystery

Based on the bestseller by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer, this noirish thriller stars Brian Keith as an Illinois state attorney who is determined to bring down corrupt unions in Chicago. When crooked union members who are in cahoots with an evil gambling syndicate plan on framing a man who won't go along with their illegal ways, Keith attempts to clear his name and bring the bad guys to justice. With Beverly Garland, Dick Foran. 73 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D27437
 

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Circle Of Danger    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

In this atmospheric drama, Ray Milland plays an American who travels to England to investigate the mysterious death of his brother, who died during a wartime commando raid. Milland meets members of his sibling's platoon, each of whom leads him closer to the truth. Patricia Roc, Marius Goring and Hugh Sinclair star; Jacques Tourneur ("Out of the Past") directs. 86 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D96708
 

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City That Never Sleeps    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

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. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.

Item #: D14174
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Cloudburst    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

Riveting thriller stars Robert Preston as an American World War II veteran working as a code breaker in the British Foreign Office. When his wife is fatally hit by a car driven by escaping criminals, he decides to bypass Scotland Yard and use his career skills to bring the crooks to justice. With Elizabeth Sellars, Noel Howlett, Harold Lang. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D27435
 

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Code Two    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

Ralph Meeker tops the cast of this biker-themed police thriller, portraying a cocky recruit in the LAPD nearly booted from training camp before joining the ranks of an elite motorcycle unit. Once empowered by the badge, Meeker and his partners pursue criminals working the black market. Hard-nosed picture mixing film noir and documentary styles co-stars Elaine Stewart, Keenan Wynn, and Robert Horton. 69 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D79119
 
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Crashout (Remastered Edition)    DVD   (1955)
Genre: Mystery

When a Colorado prison break is thwarted, only six of the cons evade being recaptured or killed. Wounded William Bendix offers his fellow escapees a cut from his stashed bank loot for medical attention, but the fugitives wind up having dates with destiny on their way to the payout. Gritty thriller co-stars Arthur Kennedy, Marshall Thompson, Gene Evans, Luther Adler, William Talman. AKA: "Gunmen On The Loose." 89 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D24477
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Crime Against Joe    DVD   (1956)
Genre: Mystery

A "class of 1945" pin found on a murdered nightclub singer is enough to get struggling artist Joe--a member of that graduating class--locked up for the crime. After a friend furnishes him with a phony alibi, Joe takes it upon himself to catch the real killer, knowing only that it is likely one of his high school classmates. John Bromfield, Julie London, Henry Calvin star in this overlooked noir thriller. 69 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D45768
 

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Crow Hollow    DVD   (1952)
Genre: Mystery

In the spooky mansion of the title, one of three sinister spinsters tries to poison her nephew's wife to steal a large inheritance. Is it the auntie who adores spiders? Or is it the one obsessed with keeping everything in the house "just so"? Is her husband involved? Follow the clues in this atmospheric murder mystery starring Natasha Parry, Donald Houston, and Patricia Owens. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D83555
 

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Cry Terror! (Remastered Edition)    DVD   (1958)
Genre: Mystery

In the spirit of "The Desperate Hours" comes this intense thriller about a family man and electronics expert who is duped into creating explosive devices that terrorists plan on using as leverage in an airline extortion plot. When he and his family are kidnapped by the madmen, they are forced to play along with their dangerous game or face paying the ultimate price. James Mason, Rod Steiger, Inger Stevens, Angie Dickinson star. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D27724
 

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D.O.A.    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

A masterpiece of low-budget "noir" cinema, with Edmond O'Brien as a businessman vacationing in San Francisco who learns he has been poisoned with a "luminous toxin" and has mere days to live. A desperate search for his own killer follows. Luther Adler, Neville Brand, Pamela Britton also star in director Rudolph Mate's classic thriller; score by Dimitri Tiomkin. 84 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D16720
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D.O.A.    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

A masterpiece of low-budget "noir" cinema, with Edmond O'Brien as a businessman vacationing in San Francisco who learns he has been poisoned with a "luminous toxin" and has mere days to live. A desperate search for his own killer follows. Luther Adler, Neville Brand, Pamela Britton also star in director Rudolph Mate's classic thriller; score by Dimitri Tiomkin. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D16731
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Dangerous Crossing    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

What starts out as a transatlantic honeymoon cruise for newlyweds Jeanne Crain and Carl Betz becomes a voyage into suspense and peril when Betz suddenly vanishes and Crain finds there's no record of him being on board and no one remembers seeing him. Michael Rennie is the sympathetic ship's doctor who helps Crain uncover the truth in this compelling mystery, based on a John Dickson Carr story. 76 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary; isolated music score; featurette; photo gallery; poster gallery; theatrical trailer.

Item #: D79648
 

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David Harding, Counterspy (1950)/Danger Zone (1951)/The Big Chase    DVD   (1954)
Genre: Mystery

Based on a popular radio series, "David Harding, Counterspy" finds the titular intelligence agent recruiting a Naval officer for a dangerous mission catching a saboteur at a torpedo plant. William Parker, Howard St. John star. Then, Hugh Beaumont stars as detective Dennis O'Brien in "Danger Zone," comprised of two separate whodunits. The first involves a saxophone that conceals a valuable secret while the second concerns blackmail and murder at a yacht party. With Pamela Blake. Finally, neophyte cop and expectant dad Glenn Langan risks his life to stop payroll thieves in Mexico, in "The Big Chase." Adele Jergens, Lon Chaney, Jr. also star. 187 min. total. Standard/Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; interviews; theatrical trailers.

Item #: D54089
 

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Destination Murder    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

Noirish crime drama follows beauty Laura Mansfield (Joyce MacKenzie ) as she tries to bring the man who killed her father to justice. After she witnesses a crook fleeing from the murder scene and the cops won't help her, she begins an investigation that leads her into a dark criminal underworld. But will Laura's quest to put the killer in jail result in her own undoing? Stanley Clements, Hurd Hatfield star. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D27160
 

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Dial M For Murder    DVD   (1954)
Genre: Mystery

Elaborate Hitchcock thriller, adapted by Frederick Knott from his stage play, with Ray Milland as a tennis pro who plots to commit the "perfect" crime: the murder of his unfaithful wife (Grace Kelly). But Kelly defends herself against the man sent to do her in, killing him instead. Now, with his plan slowly beginning to unravel, Milland is forced to do some quick thinking. With Robert Cummings, John Williams. Not in 3D. 105 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; documentary; theatrical trailer.

Item #: D61529
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Dick Barton At Bay    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

The third and final entry in the Dick Barton series turned out to be one of the more successful low-budget British films from the post-WWII era. Special agent Barton (Don Stannard) must take down an enemy ringleader and his band of communists who have kidnapped a British scientist and threatened to kill his daughter unless he shares his secrets behind a death ray, that the bad guys then plan to use against the British and ignite World War III. Meinhart Maur, Tamara Desni, and George Ford. 68 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D90843
 

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Doorway To Suspicion    DVD   (1954)
Genre: Mystery

Unusual thriller follows an American bandleader who falls for and weds a mysterious woman while touring Europe. When he discovers that his new bride is a courier for secret agents just before she's kidnapped, the musician needs the help of his band to launch a dangerous rescue mission. Jeffrey Lynn, Linda Carroll, Fred Baker star. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D80836
 

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Down Three Dark Streets    DVD   (1954)
Genre: Mystery

His friend and colleague murdered and the case unsolved, FBI agent John Ripley (Broderick Crawford) takes over the deceased agent's caseload in hopes of tracking down his killer. Pushing through his three remaining cases, Ripley encounters a mobster, a gang of auto thieves, and a victim of blackmail...but will solving any of these cases bring him closer to the justice he seeks? With Ruth Roman, Kenneth Tobey. 86 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D83641
 

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Edge Of Eternity    DVD   (1959)
Genre: Mystery

When three murders are committed in and around the Grand Canyon, an Arizona sheriff (Cornel Wilde) sets out to investigate with hopes of bringing the killers to justice. Lacking any real leads, he enlists the assistance of a socialite and a bartender pal to assist in the case. But when he encounters a mysterious man who may be involved with the slayings, the lawman faces a dangerous confrontation. Victoria Shaw, Mickey Shaughnessy co-star in director Don Siegel's thrilling suspenser. 79 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D31508
 

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Eight Witnesses    DVD   (1954)
Genre: Mystery

How do you catch a killer when you don't know what he looks like? That tough question is explored in this riveting made-for-TV suspenser that follows eight blind people who were present when a prominent scientist was murdered as they try to use their other senses to help find the culprit. Peggy Ann Garner, Dennis Price, Wolfgang Buttner star. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.

Item #: D78671
 

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Experiment Alcatraz    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

Five Alcatraz lifers have a chance to win their freedom by volunteering for an ambitious Army doctor's experiment involving the use of dangerous radiation to treat blood disorders. But when one of the test subjects kills a fellow inmate, the program is scrapped. Now, the dedicated doc will put his own life in jeopardy to uncover the real reason behind the murder. John Howard, Joan Dixon, Walter Kingsford star in this low-budget thriller. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D45571
 

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Eyewitness    DVD   (1956)
Genre: Mystery

Having fled a nasty row with her husband, a young woman (Muriel Pavlow) goes to the movies only to get mixed up in a violent crime when she becomes an eyewitness to two thieves (Donald Sinden, Nigel Stock) robbing the place. An accident puts her into the hospital, where the two criminals try their best to shut her up permanently. British thriller co-stars Belinda Lee, Michael Craig. 83 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English.

Item #: D84785
 

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F.B.I. Girl    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

Cesar Romero doesn't joke around in this crime thriller, playing a federal agent who teams with investigative division clerk Audrey Totter to look into the murder of one of her co-workers. The two uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a governor running for the U.S. Senate. George Brent, Raymond Burr also star. 77 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D42086
 

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Footsteps In The Fog    DVD   (1955)
Genre: Mystery

After the tragic death of his wife, mostly everyone in London thinks that widower Stephen Lowry (Stewart Granger) is in mourning--everyone except his maid Lily (Jean Simmons), who knows that he killed her. Having always loved Stephen, Lily keeps her employer's secret, but uses her knowledge to manipulate him. But as she continues to blackmail him--and interfere with his love life--Stephen decides it is time to put an end to her threats once and for all. Bill Travers, Finlay Currie also star in this thrilling drama. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D14871
 

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Foreign Intrigue (1956)/The Quiet American    DVD   (1958)
Genre: Mystery

First, after his millionaire employer dies suddenly, Robert Mitchum embarks on an exotic investigation to Vienna and Stockholm to uncover secrets about his life. This "Foreign Intrigue" leads Mitchum to discover his boss's hidden activities involving blackmail...and Nazis. Riveting thriller co-stars Genevieve Page, Ingrid Thulin. Next, inspired by the Graham Greene novel, the intriguing drama "The Quiet American" stars Audie Murphy as a naive American attempting to help the South Vietnamese in their struggles against French colonialism and communists from the North. After encountering a cynical British journalist, Murphy becomes swept up in a maze of politics and jealousy that results in tragedy. With Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin. 3 1/2 hrs. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D60949
 

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Fourteen Hours    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

Noirish drama focuses on a distraught young man who climbs onto a window ledge of a New York City skyscraper and threatens to jump if anyone approaches him. In an attempt to avert tragedy, a compassionate police officer and the man's family try to convince him that life is worth living while observers watch from below--including a young couple who fall in love amidst the chaos. Richard Basehart, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, and--in her film debut--Grace Kelly star. 92 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.

Item #: D95664
 

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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison    DVD   (1957)
Genre: Drama

Novitiate nun Deborah Kerr and Marine corporal Robert Mitchum are drawn to one another as they hide together from enemy forces in a cave on a Japanese-held Pacific island in director John Huston's exciting and touching WWII drama. 106 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish.

Item #: D39209
 

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Hell's Half Acre    DVD   (1954)
Genre: Mystery

When Honolulu nightclub owner Wendell Corey gets blackmailed by an ex-associate from his shady past, girlfriend Nancy Gates takes it upon herself to get rid of the nuisance permanently. Corey's gallant taking of the rap goes for naught when Gates 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. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D58541
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Highly Dangerous    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

Offbeat espionage thriller stars Margaret Lockwood as Frances Gray, a renowned entomologist recruited by British Intelligence for a risky assignment. It seems a fictional Iron Curtain country has developed a way to use insects as a means of waging germ warfare and Gray may be the only person who can stop the diabolical plot. Dane Clark, Marius Goring co-star. 89 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; photo gallery.

Item #: D58423
 

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His Kind Of Woman    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

At a posh Baja California resort, a professional gambler (Robert Mitchum) and the beautiful singer (Jane Russell) he's attracted to find themselves caught up in a deported crime lord's (Raymond Burr) plan to get back into the U.S. in this taut noir gem. Vincent Price and Tim Holt also star. 120 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.

Item #: D38650
 

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Home At Seven    DVD   (1952)
Genre: Mystery

A London bank clerk (director/star Ralph Richardson) goes missing for 24 hours and turns up with no memory of where he was. When the police label him a suspect in a local club robbery and the murder of a worker there, Richardson must try to remember what happened to him...and if he could have committed the crime. Compelling British suspenser also stars Margaret Leighton, Jack Hawkins. AKA: "Murder on Monday." Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Cast:  Jack Hawkins
Item #: D80886
 

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Home To Danger    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

A woman is left the estate of her father following his suicide, but becomes the target of a mysterious killer linked to her dad's criminal past in this suspenseful British whodunit. Rona Anderson, Guy Rolfe, and Stanley Baker star. 66 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D41372
 

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Hoodlum Empire    DVD   (1952)
Genre: Mystery

After returning from World War II service, an ex-gangster (John Russell) tries to walk the straight and narrow, only to find his life placed in jeopardy when he's called to testify against his mob boss uncle (Luther Adler) before a Senate committee. Compelling headline-inspired crime drama co-stars Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston, and Brian Donlevy as a crusading senator. 98 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D15601
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Hot Cars    DVD   (1956)
Genre: Mystery

John Bromfield plays a man of conscience whose son desperately needs an operation he cannot afford. To earn the money, he maintains his job at a used car dealership even after he learns they are involved in the sale of stolen vehicles. When the law closes in on the establishment, the morally compromised father finds himself in even deeper trouble after he is framed for the murder of a police officer. Carol Shannon, Ralph Clanton co-star. 61 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D83643
 

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House By The River    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

Skillfully rendered suspenser from Fritz Lang concerns a demented writer who lures his hapless brother into a cover-up, and eventually the rap, for a murder he's committed. Atmospheric classic stars Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt. 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; interview; photo gallery.

Item #: D63703
 

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House On Telegraph Hill    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

To escape war-torn Poland, a former concentration camp inmate (Valentina Cortese) adopts the identity of a deceased fellow prisoner who has a young son living with his wealthy great aunt in San Francisco. Cortese moves into the family's Telegraph Hill mansion and, after the old woman dies, inherits her fortune. Unknown to Cortese, however, her disguise and newfound wealth have put both her and her "son's" lives in mortal danger. Director Robert Wise's high-tension noir drama also stars Richard Basehart and Fay Baker. 93 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.

Item #: D87024
 

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I Confess    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

Moody, first-rate mystery from Alfred Hitchcock stars Montgomery Clift as a priest who, after hearing the confession of a murderer, becomes a suspect himself. Faced with an ethical dilemma, Clift realizes he must choose between the sanctity of his vows and his own freedom. Anne Baxter and Karl Malden co-star. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; "making of" documentary; premiere footage; theatrical trailer.

Item #: D61531
 

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I'll Get You (1952)/Fingerprints Don't Lie    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

An FBI agent (George Raft) crosses the Atlantic and joins forces with a British intelligence operative (Sally Gray) to rescue abducted atomic scientists from their Communist captors, in the taut spy thriller "I'll Get You." With Clifford Evans, Reginald Tate. AKA: "Escape Route." And, "Fingerprints Don't Lie." Or do they? A journalist sets out to prove a man's innocence, in spite of his prints being found on the weapon used in a mayoral murder. Richard Travis, Sheila Ryan, Sid Melton star. 135 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary; photo gallery; biographies; theatrical trailers.

Item #: D69855
 

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Inferno    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

While vacationing in the remote New Mexico desert, tycoon Robert Ryan fractures his leg. Spouse Rhonda Fleming and business partner William Lundigan tell him they're driving off in search of help...but they're having an affair, and they've got no plans of coming back. Ryan figures it out, but will he survive to exact revenge? Henry Hull, Carl Betz co-star. Not in 3D. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D60674
 

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It Happened In Broad Daylight    DVD   (1958)
Genre: Mystery

After several young girls are murdered in a small mountain village, a policeman poses as a workman to stay in the home of a widow and her small child in order to catch the killer. As the woman and her young remain oblivious to the fact that they are being used as bait, the lawman frantically attempts to stop the madman from killing again. German-produced thriller stars Heinz Ruhmann, Sigfrit Steiner, Siegfried Lowitz. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English.

Item #: D25201
 

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Kansas City Confidential    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

A bitter ex-cop becomes the criminal mastermind behind a huge armored car heist, and a former con must turn investigator when he's falsely accused of the crime. Intriguing underworld saga stars John Payne, Neville Brand, Coleen Gray, Lee Van Cleef. 98 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.

Item #: D36423
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Kiss Me Deadly (Criterion Collection)    DVD   (1955)
Genre: Mystery

Mickey Spillane's pugnacious private eye, Mike Hammer, becomes involved with femmes fatale, diabolical doctors and, perhaps, the end of the world, courtesy of a nuclear bomb. A noir classic noted for its influence on French New Wave filmmakers, director Robert Aldrich's two-fisted thriller stars Ralph Meeker, Cloris Leachman, Gaby Rodgers, Albert Dekker. 106 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; alternate ending; documentary; theatrical trailer; featurette; bonus footage; booklet.

Item #: D83173
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Life In Danger    DVD   (1959)
Genre: Mystery

A lunatic escapes from an English insane asylum, unhinging the tranquility felt by the members of a local community. Paranoia soon takes root among the population, and grows worse when a mysterious stranger drifts into town. Could this new resident be masking his true identity as the fugitive psychotic? Unusual British suspense outing stars Derren Nesbitt, Julie Hopkins, and Howard Marion-Crawford. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D82399
 

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Lightning Strikes Twice    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

Directed by King Vidor, this suspenser follows a stage actress who becomes convinced that a man who has been accused of murdering his wife is innocent. After the would-be killer is cleared of committing the crime thanks to a technicality, she falls for him. But on her wedding night, our heroine discovers that her new spouse may just be a madman after all. Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge star. 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D05060
 

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Loan Shark    DVD   (1952)
Genre: Mystery

Former boxer and ex-con George Raft gets a job at a tire factory whose employees are preyed upon by an illegal loan operation. Raft agrees to go undercover and work with the crooks in order to bring them to justice in this two-fisted crime thriller. Dorothy Hart, Paul Stewart also star. 74 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D42176
 
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Loophole    DVD   (1954)
Genre: Mystery

When a Hollywood bank teller (Barry Sullivan) is implicated in stealing from his drawer right before an audit, the ex-cop (Charles McGraw) sent to investigate looks to pin the crime on him definitively. The shocked teller's wife (Dorothy Malone) believes in his innocence, but the real thief (Don Beddoe) may have been just clever enough to frame an innocent man. With Don Haggerty, Mary Beth Hughes. 80 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D83858
 

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Macao    DVD   (1952)
Genre: Mystery

Wandering adventurer Robert Mitchum, on the run after being convicted of a crime he didn't commit, finds himself caught in the middle of a battle between Chinese police and an American gangster, and in love with sultry nightclub singer Jane Russell, in the notorious Asian port city. Directed by Josef von Sternberg; with William Bendix, Gloria Grahame. 81 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurette. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.

Item #: D69375
 

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Man In The Attic    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

Interesting remake of the classic suspenser "The Lodger," with Jack Palance as a troubled pathologist who has killed a number of women after they spurn him. When he falls in love with the daughter of his boarding house's owner, her life is in danger. With Constance Smith and Frances Bavier. 82 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery.

Item #: D61318
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Midnight Episode    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

Based on a novel by Inspector Maigret creator Georges Simenon, this unusual British suspenser stars Stanley Holloway as a panhandler who opens car doors for people in London's theatre district. When a corpse with a cash-stuffed wallet falls out of a vehicle, Holloway helps himself to some of the money and finds himself involved in a deadly mystery. With Leslie Dwyer, Wilfred Hyde-White. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D45012
 

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Mr. District Attorney (1947)/Ringside (1949)/Hi-Jacked    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

A young assistant D.A. (Dennis O'Keefe) gets in over his head with a deadly femme fatale, in "Mr. District Attorney." Can his boss (Adolphe Menjou) convince him to ditch her before he ends up dead? Marguerite Chapman also stars. Next, a concert pianist quits tickling the ivories and starts pounding pugilists to raise money for his boxer brother, who was blinded in a bout, in "Ringside." Don Barry, Tom Brown, Lyle Talbot star. And, an ex-con finds he's back under police suspicion when he becomes the prime suspect after the truck he's driving is "Hi-Jacked." Jim Davis, Marsha Mae Jones star. 198 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; interviews; radio program; theatrical trailers.

Item #: D54090
 

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Murder At 3 A.M.    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

Intriguing thriller starring Dennis Price as a detective who uses his sister to catch her boyfriend, whom Price believes is guilty of a murder. When Price's hunch proves wrong, his sister's relationship is jeopardized. Peggy Evans, Philip Saville co-star. 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono.

Item #: D43362
 

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Murder Is My Beat    DVD   (1955)
Genre: Mystery

B-movie maverick Edgar G. Ulmer ("Detour") also helmed this pulpy noir delight starring Paul Langton as a policeman protecting Barbara Payton (in her final credited role), a woman he believes wrongly accused of murder. When he is confronted by colleague Robert Shayne, Langton successfully bargains for that old standard: 24 hours to clear her name. With Selena Royle, Kate MacKenna. 77 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D84742
 

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Murder On Approval    DVD   (1956)
Genre: Mystery

Tom Conway is a British detective who gets involved with a murder case after investigating a missing rare stamp. Delphi Lawrence, Brian Worth and Campbell Cotts also star. AKA: "Barbados Quest." 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D49397
 

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My Forbidden Past    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Drama

In 1890s New Orleans, impoverished beauty Ava Gardner--believing herself unworthy--ditches doctor Robert Mitchum at the altar. After coming into a fortune, she seeks to win him back, only to find him married on the rebound to Janis Carter. Her calculating scheme to break up the union leads to death and disgrace in this fine period melodrama co-starring Melvyn Douglas, Lucile Watson. 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D60630
 

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My Gun Is Quick    DVD   (1957)
Genre: Mystery

When a young woman he befriended in an L.A. diner the night before turns up murdered, tough-as-nails gumshoe Mike Hammer (Robert Bray) takes up the investigation and finds a deadly chain of events linking a ring the dead girl wore to stolen Nazi treasure from World War II. Taut adaptation of the Mickey Spillane thriller also stars Whitney Blake, Donald Randolph, Pamela Duncan. 91 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D56760
 

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Naked Fury (1959)/Cover Girl Killer    DVD   (1959)
Genre: Mystery

A botched safe robbery leaves a security guard dead and ends with his daughter taken hostage by the escaping crooks. The gang attempts to lay low in an abandoned warehouse but tensions rise when one of them starts to fall for the girl, in "Naked Fury." Reed de Rouen, Kenneth Cope, Leigh Madison star. AKA: "The Pleasure Lovers." Then, the engaging British murder mystery "Cover Girl Killer" involves a rash of killings of models wearing bikinis and the Scotland Yard inspector who tries to crack the case. Harry H. Corbett, Felicity Young, and Spencer Teakle star. 118 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D45211
 

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New York Confidential    DVD   (1955)
Genre: Mystery

The deadly dealings of organized crime were exposed in this noir drama starring Broderick Crawford as the ruthless New York head of a nationwide syndicate branching out into other businesses. When a botched oil deal leads to murder and draws the attention of the law, Crawford finds himself marked for elimination at the hands of bodyguard Richard Conte. Anne Bancroft, Marilyn Maxwell, J. Carrol Naish also star. 87 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailer.

Item #: D81676
 

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Night And The City (Criterion Collection)    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

Director Jules Dassin's atmospheric noir drama stars Richard Widmark as a two-bit American scam artist living in London's seedy East End who attempts to put together a wrestling promotion, only to get caught in his own double-crosses. Gene Tierney stars as a nightclub singer and Widmark's love interest; with Googie Withers, Francis L. Sullivan, and pro grapplers Stanley Zbyszko and Mike Mazurki. 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; interviews; theatrical trailer.

Item #: D62154
 

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Night Was Our Friend    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Mystery

Michael Gough stars as a presumed-dead plane crash survivor who returns home after years in a Brazilian jungle to find his wife remarried to a successful doctor. Deeply troubled by his ordeal and tormented by his wife's new life, Gough devises a plan to kill himself and frame her for his murder. Taut psychological thriller from director Michael Anderson ("Around the World in 80 Days") also stars Elizabeth Sellars, Ronald Howard. 61 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D63258
 

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No Escape    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

Accused of murder, a young woman (Marjorie Steele) is doubly shocked when she discovers her police detective boyfriend (Sonny Tufts) has decided to pin the crime on an innocent piano player (Lew Ayres). To save him from the bum rap, she joins forces with the musician and they skip town. But will there be no escape for the fugitives when the crooked cop takes to the trail? Lewis Martin, Gertrude Michael co-star. AKA: "City On The Hunt." 76 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D84151
 

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No Trace    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

Expert British thriller about a London crime novelist with skeletons in his closet. After a blackmailer threatens to reveal his secrets, the writer kills the man, then must pretend to help solve the case when a Scotland Yard inspector seeks his assistance. Hugh Sinclair, John Laurie, Dinah Sheridan star. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D24122
 

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North By Northwest (50th Anniversary Edition)    DVD   (1959)
Genre: Mystery

Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant teamed up for the fourth and final time in this suspenser that is a landmark moment in American cinema. Grant portrays a Manhattan ad exec who is framed for murder and thrust into a world of espionage. Along the way, he finds himself chased by criminals, sharing a sleeping berth with Eva Marie Saint, dusted by a crop plane, and on top of Mount Rushmore. James Mason, Leo G. Carroll, Martin Landau co-star. 136 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; audio commentary; bonus films "Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest" (2000), "Cary Grant: A Class Apart" (2003), "The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style" (2009), "North by Northwest: One for the Ages" (2009); photo gallery; theatrical trailers; TV spots; isolated music score. Two-disc set.

Item #: D02470
 

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North By Northwest    DVD   (1959)
Genre: Mystery

Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant teamed up for the fourth and final time in this suspenser that is a landmark moment in American cinema. Grant portrays a Manhattan ad exec who is framed for murder and thrust into a world of espionage. Along the way, he finds himself chased by criminals, sharing a sleeping berth with Eva Marie Saint, dusted by a crop plane, and on top of Mount Rushmore. James Mason, Leo G. Carroll, Martin Landau co-star. 136 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer; more.

Item #: D36108
 

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Not As A Stranger    DVD   (1955)
Genre: Drama

A star-studded melodrama featuring Robert Mitchum as a poor intern who marries older head nurse Olivia de Havilland in order to use her money to get through medical school. Upon graduating, he takes a job in a small town where, after an affair with wealthy patient Gloria Grahame, Mitchum sees his marriage and career dissolve. Stanley Kramer's first directorial effort also stars Frank Sinatra, Broderick Crawford, Charles Bickford, and Lee Marvin. 136 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D26851
 

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On Dangerous Ground    DVD   (1952)
Genre: Mystery

Nicholas Ray's superlative film noir follows a hardened New York cop (Robert Ryan) whose bitterness fades during a rural murder investigation when he meets a compassionate blind girl (Ida Lupino)... the sister of the killing's prime suspect. With Ward Bond, Ed Begley. 82 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary; theatrical trailer. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.

Item #: D38652
 

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One Minute To Zero    DVD   (1952)
Genre: Historical & War

Robert Mitchum stars in this thrilling Korean War epic as Colonel Steve Jankowski, a tough regular army officer matching stratagems with communist forces while falling for a widowed United Nations worker (Ann Blyth) aiding refugees. Harrowing actual footage from the then-current "police action" punctuates the gripping battle scenes. Charles McGraw, William Talman, Margaret Sheridan also star. 105 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D57954
 

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Oriental Evil    DVD   (1953)
Genre: Mystery

Set in Japan, this thriller tells of a British man who weds his pregnant Japanese girlfriend in a fake ceremony, then falls for a woman who arrives looking to clear her late brother of suspected involvement in the opium trade. Martha Hyer, Byron Michie, Tetsu Nakamura star. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D99894
 

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Panic In The Streets    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

The discovery of a murdered man on the New Orleans riverfront becomes a race against time when it's learned that the man carried the bubonic plague and infected his killer. Can detective Paul Douglas and doctor Richard Widmark track down the carrier in time? Tense and offbeat "noir" drama also stars Walter (later Jack) Palance, Zero Mostel, Barbara Bel Geddes; Elia Kazan directs. 96 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.

Item #: D76351
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Paul Temple Returns    DVD   (1952)
Genre: Mystery

If you like "Murder, She Wrote," you'll love this suspenser about British writer/amateur sleuth Paul Temple (John Bentley). As the aspiring novelist investigates an infamous unsolved murder, he winds up in a spooky mansion. With the help of his faithful wife, can he unravel the truth about the crime and finish a book about his adventures? Patricia Dainton, Peter Gawthorne, Christopher Lee co-star. AKA: "Bombay Waterfront." Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Cast:  Christopher Lee
Item #: D05248
 

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Please Murder Me (1956)/A Life At Stake    DVD   (1954)
Genre: Mystery

First, the offbeat crime thriller "Please Murder Me" features Raymond Burr as an attorney who falls for client Angela Lansbury, charged with killing her husband. After Lansbury is acquitted, Burr learns that she is really guilty and his conscience drives him to ask her to kill him, too! With Dick Foran, John Dehner. Then, in "A Life at Stake," an architect who has suffered through a series of near-fatal experiences begins to suspect that a couple he is working for are scheming to kill him and collect his insurance money. Can he stop their plan before it's too late? Lansbury, Keith Andes, Douglas Dumbrille star. 151 min. total. AKA: "Key Man." Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.

Item #: D96785
 

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Portland Expose (1957)/They Were So Young    DVD   (1954)
Genre: Mystery

A law-abiding Pacific Northwest bar owner is strong-armed into going into business with the mob, but decides to fight back when his daughter is nearly raped by one of the gangsters. Ed Binns, Carolyn Craig, and Frank Gorshin star in "Portland Expose." And, five beautiful European models go to Rio, only to find that the agency they've signed with is really a front for a white slavery operation. Johanna Matz, Scott Brady, Raymond Burr star. AKA: "Mannequins for Rio," "Violated." 152 min. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers; more.

Item #: D68421
 

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Portland Expose    DVD   (1957)
Genre: Mystery

Things aren't coming up roses in "the Rose City" for a law-abiding Oregon bar owner who is strong-armed into going into business with the mob, but decides to fight back when his daughter is nearly raped by one of the gangsters. Ed Binns, Carolyn Craig, and Frank Gorshin star in this "ripped-from-the headlines" crime thriller. 72 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D42081
 

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Postmark For Danger    DVD   (1955)
Genre: Mystery

Labyrinthine British thriller about the effort by detectives to quash a diamond-smuggling ring operating between the continent and England that is linked to a series of baffling murders. Based on a British television serial; stars Terry Moore, Robert Beatty, William Sylvester. AKA: "Portrait Of Alison." 76 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.

Item #: D70531
 

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Private Hell 36    DVD   (1954)
Genre: Mystery

The investigation into a Los Angeles drugstore robbery leads a pair of veteran policemen (Steve Cochran and Howard Duff) to a fortune taken in an earlier heist. Cochran, egged on by his lounge singer girlfriend (Ida Lupino, who co-scripted), convinces Duff to stash away part of the money for themselves, but will a mix of greed and guilt be their undoing? Director Don Siegel's taut noir drama also stars Dean Jagger, Dorothy Malone. AKA: "Baby Face Killers." 81 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.

Item #: D45163
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Quicksand    DVD   (1950)
Genre: Mystery

Mickey Rooney stars as a young man who commits a minor criminal act that slowly, inexorably draws him into a quagmire of crime and self-destruction. Grim human drama co-stars Peter Lorre, Jeanne Cagney. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.

Item #: D19449
 

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Radio Cab Murder    DVD   (1954)
Genre: Mystery

In this suspenseful British crime story, an ex-con decides to go straight and gets a job as a cab driver. A brutal murder leads the police to recruit the former safecracker, asking him to infiltrate the gang responsible for the hit before they can pull off a planned bank robbery. Jimmy Hanley, Lana Morris, and Sonia Holm star. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Item #: D20602
 
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