TIME OUT OF MIND (1947, Robert Siodmak)
SINGAPORE (1947, John Brahm)
A WOMAN’S VENGEANCE (1948, Zoltán Korda)
AN ACT OF MURDER (1948, Michael Gordon)
THE LADY GAMBLES (1949, Michael Gordon)
Release date: 23 October 2023
Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set (6 x UK Blu-ray premieres)
Universal Noir #2 – the second in Indicator’s series of box sets focusing on the celebrated film noir output of Universal Pictures – collects six crime classics from Hollywood’s golden age.
Starring the cream of US and British acting talent – including Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, Phyllis Calvert, Fred MacMurray, Ava Gardner, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Fredric March, and Barbara Stanwyck – these dark and dangerous dramas feature witnesses to murder (Lady on a Train), family rifts (Time Out of Mind), amnesia and smuggling (Singapore), murderous infidelity (A Woman’s Vengeance), mercy killing (An Act of Murder), and gambling addiction (The Lady Gambles).
This indispensable collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and also features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, rare archival short films, and a 120-page book. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES
LADY ON A TRAIN
- 2022 restoration from a 2K scan
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with critics and writers Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme (2023)
- Library of Congress (1945, 21 mins): documentary short, made as part of The American Scene film series, released the same year as Lady on a Train and narrated by its co-star, Ralph Bellamy
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
TIME OUT OF MIND
- 2022 restoration from a 2K scan
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historian Adrian Martin (2023)
- Windows to the Soul (2023, 37 mins): in-depth analysis, including selected scenes audio commentary, by writer and academic José Arroyo
- Bold Venture: ‘The Phyllis Calvert Murders’ (1951, 27 mins): episode from the vintage radio series of crimes thrillers starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, taking inspiration from the famed British performer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
SINGAPORE
- 2021 restoration from a 2K scan
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with screenwriter and author Kelly Goodner and filmmaker and film historian Jim Hemphill (2023)
- A Woman of the World (2023, 20 mins): critic and writer Christina Newland examines the unique noir persona of Ava Gardner
- Lux Radio Theatre: ‘Singapore’ (1947, 57 mins): vintage radio adaptation of the screenplay, featuring Fred MacMurray and Ava Gardner reprising their roles from the film
- Reward Unlimited (1944, 11 mins): dramatised short film about the training of cadet nurses during WWII, directed by Jacques Tourneur and featuring Singapore actor Spring Byington
- With This Ring (1954, 41 mins): dramatised promotional film for the Miller Brewing Company, made to celebrate their 100th anniversary, directed by John Brahm
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
A WOMAN’S VENGEANCE
- 2021 restoration from a 4K scan
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with professor and film scholar Jason A Ney (2022)
- Huxley in Hollywood (2023, 23 mins): author and film historian Neil Sinyard discusses A Woman’s Vengeance and the film career of author Aldous Huxley
- Mollé Mystery Theatre: ‘The Gioconda Smile’ (1945, 26 mins): radio play based on the Huxley short story that was adapted into A Woman’s Vengeance
- French Town... (1945, 12 mins): documentary short offering a portrait of a small town following its liberation during World War II, narrated by A Woman’s Vengeance actor Cedric Hardwicke
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
AN ACT OF MURDER
- 2013 restoration from a 2K scan
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with entertainment journalists Max Evry and Bryan Reesman (2023)
- An Act of Marriage (2023, 15 mins): writer Jill Blake discusses the lives and careers of real-life husband and wife Fredric March and Florence Eldridge, who co-starred in seven feature films, including An Act of Murder
- Welcome Home (1945, 20 mins): documentary short about returning soldiers following the end of WWII, narrated by March
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
THE LADY GAMBLES
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson (2023)
- Sucker Bait (1943, 39 mins): noir-influenced short film warning of the dangers of revealing military secrets, featuring The Lady Gambles actor Stephen McNally
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with new essays by Ellen Wright, Paul Duane, Philip Kemp, Tara Judah, Iris Veysey, and Imogen Sara Smith, extensive archival articles and interviews, new writing on the various short films, and film credits
- Limited edition box set of 6,000 individually numbered units for the UK
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BBFC cert: 12
REGION B
EAN: 5060697922677
