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Gangster Films, The: Three Silent Films by Yasujiro Ozu (Walk Cheerfully, That Night's Wife, Dragnet Girl) (1930-1933)- Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
- Criterion collection of three silent crime films made by prolific Japanese director Ozu before his reputation for post–WWII domestic dramas was…
Hitchcock Showcase (1930)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
- Four films from the early career of suspense's elder statesman, available on twin cassettes – MURDER (1930), SKIN GAME (1931), NUMBER 17…
Murder! (1930)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Herbert Marshall, Edward Chapman, Miles Mander - Hitchcock's second talkie is a clever whodunnit in which a juror (Marshall) in the murder trial of a young woman decides to open his own…
Blackmail (1929)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Anny Ondra, John Longden, Sara Allgood… - Notable early thriller from Hitch, with Ondra being blackmailed by someone who knows she accidentally killed a rapist. Features good London…
Silent Films Of Alfred Hitchcock, The (1927-1929)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
- Two of Hitchcock's early films showcasing the best from the Master Of Suspense during his silent era. THE RING: A boxer must compete with a rival…
Underworld (1927)- Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. George Bancroft, Evelyn Brent, Clive Brook - Josef von Sternberg’s breakthrough silent film arguably pioneered the American gangster genre, with George Bancroft cast as a criminal kingpin…
Lodger, The (1926)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Malcolm Keen, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney… - The first notable Hitchcock, this silent variant of the 'Jack the Ripper' features a memorable turn from Ivor Novello and some spine–tingling…
Burning Crucible, The (Le Brasier Ardent) (1923)- Dir. Ivan Mosjoukine
Feat. Ivan Mosjoukine - Melodrama styled as a semi–comic Kafkaesque nightmare. The film that inspired Jean Renoir to start directing.
Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler (1922)
- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Lil Dagover - Lang's first foray into ze evil exploits of Dr. Mabuse is a visually dazzling example of German expressionism, involving the master criminal's plan…
Ace of Hearts, The (1921)- Dir. Wallace Worsley
Feat. Lon Chaney, Leatrice Joy, John Bowers - A silent–era crime drama with Lon Chaney as a member of a secret vigilante society. The group make a plan to dispatch a wealthy businessman…
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