Description
Delve within the world of Hard-boiled deductions and who dunnits, with six movies that defined the world of British Cinema's Crime and Noir. Disc One: BLACKOUT (1950): In this tight little crime film directed by Robert S. Baker, a blind man's (Maxwell Reed) sight is restored in time to solve the mystery of his girl friend's dead (or is he?) brother and a gang of smugglers. (73 minutes) HOME TO DANGER (1951): A drug dealer tries to kill dead partner's daughter when she inherits an old house. (66 minutes) MEET MR. CALLAGHAN (1954): Based on a Peter Cheyney novel, Slim Callaghan (De Marney), is required to solve the death of a much hated rich man. (88 minutes) Disc Two: BOND OF FEAR (1956): A man and his family on a caravan holiday in France are taken hostage by an escaped convict (John Colicos). (72 minutes) NO TRACE (1950): Crime novelist (Hugh Sinclair) kills blackmailer and pretends to help police. (75 minutes) RECOIL (1953): Jean Talbot poses as a crook to infiltrate the gang who killed her father.(79 minutes) TRT: 453 minutes.