A new series of box sets – following Indicator's acclaimed Columbia Noir series – focusing on the film noir output of another of the major Hollywood studios, Universal Pictures.
Starring such high-profile talents as Burt Lancaster, Joan Fontaine, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Vincent Price, Edmond O’Brien, Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame and Jeff Chandler, the six films in this volume feature embezzlement and murder (The Web), confidence tricksters (Larceny), lovers on the lam (Kiss the Blood Off My Hands), an adoption racket (Abandoned), transatlantic criminals (Deported), and police brutality (Naked Alibi).
This stunning collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and also features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries for each film, critical appreciations, archival short films, and a 120-page book. Strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units.
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- Audio commentary with film historian David Del Valle on The Web (2022)
- Film Noir Festival Q&A with Victoria Price (2018, 30 mins): archival video recording of Vincent Price’s daughter in conversation with the Film Noir Foundation’s Alan K. Rode following a screening of The Web
- Lux Radio Theatre: The Web (1947, 53 mins): vintage radio adaptation of the screenplay, featuring Ella Raines, Edmond O'Brien and Vincent Price reprising their roles from the film
- Skirmish on the Home Front (1944, 13 mins): promotional short film for war bonds starring Alan Ladd, Betty Hutton, Susan Hayward, and The Web’s William Bendix
- Image gallery: publicity and promotional materials