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Alfred Hitchcock - The Signature CollectionAlfred Hitchcock - The Signature Collection (Dial M for Murder, I Confess, Stage Fright, The Wrong Man.) (1950-1957)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Box set contains four 50's classics from The Master of Suspense.
Blue Lamp, TheBlue Lamp, The (1950)
Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Patrick Doonan, Jack Warner
A confident, precisely–judged thriller set in post–war London, with feral petty–crooks Dirk Bogarde and Patrick Doonan being hunted…
Clouded Yellow, TheClouded Yellow, The (1950) Recommended
Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, Kenneth More
Superior British noir with Howard as a jaded ex–secret service agent pressed into service when he falls for the charms of mysterious young…
Damned Don't Cry, TheDamned Don't Cry, The (1950)
Dir. Vincent Sherman
Feat. Joan Crawford, David Brian, Steve Cochran
Loosely based on the relationship between Bugsy Siegel and Virginia Hill, this riveting film tells of a New York socialite's involvement with an…
Enforcer, TheEnforcer, The (1950)
Dir. Bretaigne Windust
Feat. Humphrey Bogart
Gripping, well–characterized crime drama leads D.A. Humphrey Bogart into the seedy underworld to trail the leader of a notorious murder ring.
House by the RiverHouse by the River (1950)
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt
Crime noir which chillingly evokes the Victorian era thanks to director Fritz Lang's characteristic attention to detail and mood. When a rich…
Panic in the StreetsPanic in the Streets (1950) Recommended
Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes
Early New Orleans–set Kazan noir, follows the hunt for a killer who may be spreading a bubonic plague. Tense, detailed examination of morality…
So Long at the FairSo Long at the Fair (1950)
Dir. Antony Damborough, Terence Fisher
Feat. Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde, David Tomlinson
Spooky urban legend gets the cinematic treatment in this accomplished chiller. At the 1896 World Fair in Paris two siblings check into a hotel, in…
Stage FrightStage Fright (1950)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding
Aspiring actress Jane Wyman investigates her friend's claims of innocence after he's imprisoned for murder. A polished job from Hitch, notable for a…
Where the Sidewalk EndsWhere the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Recommended
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Dana Andrews, Karl Malden, Gary Merrill
In one of his keynote roles, Dana Andrews plays an over–aggressive cop on the dirty sidewalks of New York who takes matters into his own hands…

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