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9-Film Collection | Cell 2455, Death Row / Rumble on the Docks / The Crooked Web / Footsteps in the Fog / 5 Against the House / The Night Holds Terror / New Orleans Uncensored / Bait / Spin a Dark Web
Kit Parker Films | 1954-1956 | 9 Movies | 907 min | Not rated | Jul 16, 2019

Noir Archive Volume 2: 1954-1956 (Blu-ray Movie)

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Noir Archive Volume 2: 1954-1956 (1954-1956)

Stalwart "noir" directors and casts highlight nine more hard to find features: "Bait" (1954) dir/Hugo Haas cst/Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, John Agar; "The Crooked Web" (1955) dir/Nathan Juran cst/Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning; "The Night Holds Terror" (1955) dir/Andrew Stone cst/Jack Kelly, Hildy Parks, Vince Edwards, John Cassavetes, David Cross; "Footsteps in the Fog" (1955) dir/Arthur Lubin cst/Bill Travers, Ronald Squire, Finlay Currie, Belinda Lee; "Cell 2455, Death Row" (1955) dir/Fred F. Sears cst/William Campbell, Robert Campbell, Marian Carr; "5 Against the House" (1955) dir/Phil Karlson cst/Alvy Moore, William Conrad, Kerwin Mathews; "New Orleans Uncensored" (1955) dir/William Castle cst/Arthur Franz, Beverly Garland, Helene Stanton; "Spin a Dark Web" (1955) dir/Vernon Sewell cst/Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson, Martin Benson; "Rumble on the Docks" (1956) dir/Fred F. Sears cst/Laurie Carrol, James Darren, Michael Granger.

Film-Noir100%
Drama91%
Crime50%
HeistInsignificant
BiographyInsignificant
ThrillerInsignificant

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

  • Audio

    English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

  • Subtitles

    English

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Three-disc set (3 BDs)

  • Playback

    Region A, B (C untested)

Review

Rating summary

Movie3.0 of 53.0
Video3.5 of 53.5
Audio3.5 of 53.5
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Overall3.0 of 53.0

Noir Archive Volume 2: 1954-1956 Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman July 16, 2019

Kit Parker Films and Mill Creek Entertainment mined an interesting nonet of features for their Noir Archive Volume 1: 1944-1954, and now a second volume is forthcoming, with another nine outings that show what a reliable purveyor of noir or at least noir-ish films Columbia Studios continued to be through the mid-fifties. As the subtitle for the first volume made clear, that collection spanned a decade, from what was arguably the apex of noir in the mid-forties to the arguably somewhat less fertile era of Eisenhower. This second volume picks up in 1954 and continues forward two years, assembling a rather diverse collection of writers, directors and stars, some of whom at least many would probably consign to the so-called “B list”, though others, like Kim Novak, Jack Finney and even William Castle, certainly have claims to "A list" fame. One way or the other, though, there are some interesting titles in this second collection, and noir fans may well find this as appealing a set as the first outing.


For reviews of the nine films included in this release, please click on the following links:

Bait Blu-ray review

The Crooked Web Blu-ray review

Cell 2455, Death Row Blu-ray review

Rumble on the Docks Blu-ray review

Footsteps in the Fog Blu-ray review

5 Against the House Blu-ray review

The Night Holds Terror Blu-ray review

New Orleans Uncensored Blu-ray review

Spin a Dark Web Blu-ray review


Noir Archive Volume 2: 1954-1956 Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  3.5 of 5

Video quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.


Noir Archive Volume 2: 1954-1956 Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  3.5 of 5

Audio quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.


Noir Archive Volume 2: 1954-1956 Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  n/a of 5

None of the three discs in this set feature any supplements.


Noir Archive Volume 2: 1954-1956 Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  3.0 of 5

This is another interesting collection of "lesser" films culled from the vast Columbia library, and lovers of this sort of "second feature" entertainment would be well advised to look over the offerings included to see if something (or things) strike their fancy. The video presentations here have some issues at times, but audio is generally fine. With caveats noted, Recommended.