Columbia Noir #1

Six classic films noir produced by Columbia Pictures in the 1940s and '50s. In 'Escape in the Fog' (1945), set during the Second World War, a nurse who is haunted by nightmares of a murder discovers her visions may be about to become reality. 'The Undercover Man' (1949) follows federal agent Frank Warren (Glenn Ford) as he attempts to take down an elusive crime boss. In 'Drive a Crooked Road' (1954) mechanic Eddie Shannon (Mickey Rooney) falls in love with a woman who convinces him to take part in a bank heist. In '5 Against the House' (1955) four college students and a nightclub singer plot to rob a casino in Reno, Nevada. In 'The Garment Jungle' (1957) factory owner Walter Mitchell (Lee J. Cobb) does everything he can to prevent his workers joining a union, including enlisting the help of the Mob. Finally, in 'The Lineup' (1958) two detectives race to foil a drug smuggling ring in San Francisco.

Director: Budd Boetticher
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Director: Richard Quine
Director: Phil Karlson
Director: Vincent Sherman
Director: Don Siegel
Producer: Wallace MacDonald
Producer: Robert Rossen
Producer: Jonie Taps
Producer: John Barnwell
Producer: Stirling Silliphant
Producer: Harry Kleiner
Producer: Jaime Del Valle
Writer: Aubrey Wisberg
Writer: Jack Rubin
Writer: Sydney Boehm
Writer: Blake Edwards
Writer: Richard Quine
Writer: Stirling Silliphant
Writer: William Bowers
Writer: John Barnwell
Writer: Harry Kleiner
Music: George Duning
Music: Leith Stevens
Cinematographer: George Meehan
Cinematographer: Burnett Guffey
Cinematographer: Charles Lawton Jr.
Cinematographer: Lester White
Cinematographer: Joseph F Biroc
Cinematographer: Hal Mohr
Actor: Otto Kruger
Actor: Nina Foch
Actor: Glenn Ford
Actor: James Whitmore
Actor: Mickey Rooney
Actor: Dianne Foster
Actor: Guy Madison
Actor: Kim Novak
Actor: Lee J. Cobb
Actor: Kerwin Mathews
Actor: Eli Wallach