TV noir four classic crime dramas from TVs golden age.
(DVD)
Contributors
Bronson, Charles, 1921-2003, actor.
Raft, George, actor.
Douglas, Melvyn, actor.
Barron, Baynes, actor.
Hadley, Reed, 1911-1974, actor.
Raft, George, actor.
Douglas, Melvyn, actor.
Barron, Baynes, actor.
Hadley, Reed, 1911-1974, actor.
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Legend House, [2007].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Legend House, [2007].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
895809001095
Notes
General Note
Special features: provides a bit of history behind each of the TV series represented on the disk. Extras include a Revlon commercial featuring popular pitch-woman Julia Meade, another make-up commercial featuring Richard Carlson, plus a brief shipboard interview with Bela Lugosi.
General Note
Originally released as episodes of television programs from 1952-1959.
General Note
Title from container.
Participants/Performers
Charles Bronson,George Raft, Melvyn Douglas, Baynes Barron, Reed Hadley, Douglas Dumbrille.
Description
"Treasury Men in Action" aka "Federal Men" guest stars Charles Bronson as an undercover treasury man who infiltrates a counterfeiting ring and is ordered to kill a man by the gang's leader, in the episode, "The Case of the Deadly Dilemma." -- "I am the Law" features George Raft as a New York City police detective in a gritty, shot-on-location crime series. The episode title is "The Killer." -- "Hollywood Off Beat" aka "Steve Randall" stars Melvyn Douglas as a disbarred attorney working as a private investigator while attempting to be readmitted to the bar. The episode included in this set, the final show in the series, is "The Trial." -- In "Police Station," cases are followed from arrest to conviction, portraying day-to-day operations and starring Baynes Barron as a police captain in charge of Precinct 11. -- Includes a fifth bonus episode "Sale Value" from "Racket Squad" starring Reed Hadley with guest villain Douglas Dumbrille, involving two con-men trying to fleece the owner of a small pottery factory.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; region ALL.
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