These three volumes collect two films apiece from the famed British movie studio. Click the links to pre-order from Amazon.
Hammer Film Noir, Vol. 1: "Bad Blonde" and "Man Bait"
Bad Blonde (1953) - A prizefighter has a torrid affair with his manager's wife and conspires to murder her husband for insurance money. When the boxer decides to confess, the scheming blonde poisons him! Man Bait (1952) - Look Out…Diana Dors in the title role makes the title redundant! While working in a bookstore, our double-barreled femme fatale catches a man stealing a rare book. Report him to the police? Not on your life! She goes with him on a date…one that leads to blackmail! DVD Bonus & Features: Scene Selection, Bios, Trailers, Bonus: The World of Hammer Noir. Product Specs: DVD-9, Dolby Digital, NTSC, All Region, English Language.
Hammer Film Noir, Vol. 2: "Stolen Face" and "Blackout"
A Stolen Face (1952) - A plastic surgeon gives an "extreme makeover" on a prison inmate's face. She becomes a replica of a lover who refused to marry him. He weds the inmate and then finds that the lover who jilted him wants him back! Blackout (1954) - Down-and-out American visits London and meets a beautiful blonde who offers him a fortune to marry her. He quickly agrees, but the next day awakens in an artist's studio covered with blood and his supposed father-in-law's corpse! DVD Bonus & Features: Scene Selection, Bios, Trailers, Bonus: The World of Hammer Noir. Product Specs: DVD-9, Dolby Digital, NTSC, All Region, English Language.
Hammer Film Noir, Vol. 3: "Gambler and the Lady" and "Heat Wave"
Gambler and the Lady (1952) - A gambling kingpin's goal is to be accepted by high society. He leaves his girlfriend for a socialite, is swindled in a scam, strong-armed by gangsters, and ends up as a hood ornament on his jilted lover's sedan! Heat Wave (1954) - Fearful of getting cut from her ailing husband's will, a femme fatale entangles a down and out writer in a scheme to murder her husband. DVD Bonus & Features: Scene Selection, Bios, Trailers, Bonus: The World of Hammer Noir. Product Specs: DVD-9, Dolby Digital, NTSC, All Region, English Language
These look great. Always amazes me that great stuff like this creeps out in the US, whilst being completely ignored on disc and TV in the UK...
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