Kino: Among the Living and The Accused Detailed for Blu-ray
HomeKino: Among the Living and The Accused Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted August 31, 2021 01:40 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray releases of Stuart Heisler's Among the Living (1941) and William Dieterle's The Accused (1949). The two releases will be available for purchase on November 16.
Among the Living
Description: Albert Dekker (Dr. Cyclops), Susan Hayward (Back Street), Harry Carey (The Shepherd of the Hills) and Frances Farmer (Come and Get It) star in this gripping cinematic blend of noir thrills and Southern Gothic chills. Paul Raden (Dekker) is a hopeless maniac. Twenty-five years ago, he suffered permanent brain damage trying to defend his mother from his brutal father. Paul's last memory, before descending into the shadows of insanity, was his mother's agonized scream. Locked away in secrecy ever since, he escapes from his prison on the night of his father's funeral and stalks among the living. It's up to Paul's identical twin John (also Dekker) to put a stop to his brother's vicious spree. Stuart Heisler (The Glass Key, Blue Skies) directed this eerie film noir with expressionistic black-and-white photography by Theodor Sparkuhl (Beau Geste, Wake Island) that perfectly complements its dark story of madness and murder.
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Description: Loretta Young (The Stranger, The Farmer's Daughter) and Robert Cummings (The Bride Wore Boots, Dial M for Murder) star in the film noir classic The Accused, a story about one woman's successful self-defense during a struggle which leads to the death of her attacker. Psychology professor Wilma Tuttle (Young) allows a male student of hers to drive her home. While en route, he attempts to rape her but is killed when his teacher fights back. After fleeing the scene, Wilma is overcome with feelings of guilt while following the murder investigation by Homicide Lt. Dorgan (Wendell Corey, I Walk Alone, Rear Window) and comforting her love interest Warren Ford (Cummings), who also happens to be her attacker's guardian. Directed by William Dieterle (I'll Be Seeing You, Portrait of Jennie) and shot by Milton R. Krasner (All About Eve, Love with the Proper Stranger), this brilliantly acted drama dives into the psyche of a woman torn apart by emotional violence.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Among the Living
Description: Albert Dekker (Dr. Cyclops), Susan Hayward (Back Street), Harry Carey (The Shepherd of the Hills) and Frances Farmer (Come and Get It) star in this gripping cinematic blend of noir thrills and Southern Gothic chills. Paul Raden (Dekker) is a hopeless maniac. Twenty-five years ago, he suffered permanent brain damage trying to defend his mother from his brutal father. Paul's last memory, before descending into the shadows of insanity, was his mother's agonized scream. Locked away in secrecy ever since, he escapes from his prison on the night of his father's funeral and stalks among the living. It's up to Paul's identical twin John (also Dekker) to put a stop to his brother's vicious spree. Stuart Heisler (The Glass Key, Blue Skies) directed this eerie film noir with expressionistic black-and-white photography by Theodor Sparkuhl (Beau Geste, Wake Island) that perfectly complements its dark story of madness and murder.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Audio Commentary by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney
- Trailers
- Optional English Subtitles
Description: Loretta Young (The Stranger, The Farmer's Daughter) and Robert Cummings (The Bride Wore Boots, Dial M for Murder) star in the film noir classic The Accused, a story about one woman's successful self-defense during a struggle which leads to the death of her attacker. Psychology professor Wilma Tuttle (Young) allows a male student of hers to drive her home. While en route, he attempts to rape her but is killed when his teacher fights back. After fleeing the scene, Wilma is overcome with feelings of guilt while following the murder investigation by Homicide Lt. Dorgan (Wendell Corey, I Walk Alone, Rear Window) and comforting her love interest Warren Ford (Cummings), who also happens to be her attacker's guardian. Directed by William Dieterle (I'll Be Seeing You, Portrait of Jennie) and shot by Milton R. Krasner (All About Eve, Love with the Proper Stranger), this brilliantly acted drama dives into the psyche of a woman torn apart by emotional violence.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Eddy Von Mueller
- Trailers
- Optional English Subtitles
