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Universal Noir #2
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Lady on a Train | Time Out of Mind | Singapore | A Woman's Vengeance | An Act of Murder | The Lady Gambles
Licensor Information
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Featuring: Deanna Durbin, Phyllis Calvert, Fred MacMurray, Charles Boyer, Fredric March, Barbara Stanwyck, Ralph Bellamy, Robert Hutton, Ava Gardner, Ann Blyth, Edmond O'Brien, Robert Preston, David Bruce, Ella Raines, Roland Culver, Jessica Tandy, Florence Eldridge, Stephen McNally, George Coulouris, Eddie Albert, Richard Haydn, Cedric Hardwicke, Geraldine Brooks, Edith Barrett, Allen Jenkins, Leo G. Carroll, Spring Byington, Mildred Natwick, John Hoyt, Dan Duryea, Helena Carter, Thomas Gomez, Cecil Humphreys, Tony Curtis, Edward Everett Horton, John Abbott, Porter Hall, Rachel Kempson, Jacqueline de Wit, Henry Stephenson, George Lloyd, Hugh French, Patricia Morison, Olive Blakeney, Maylia, Elizabeth Patterson, Harry Shannon, Holmes Herbert, Maria Palmer, Samuel S. Hinds, William Frawley
Universal Noir #2 – the second in Indicator’s series of box sets focusing on the celebrated film noir output of Universal Pictures – collects six crime classics from Hollywood’s golden age.
Starring the cream of US and British acting talent – including Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, Phyllis Calvert, Fred MacMurray, Ava Gardner, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Fredric March, and Barbara Stanwyck – these dark and dangerous dramas feature witnesses to murder (Lady on a Train), family rifts (Time Out of Mind), amnesia and smuggling (Singapore), murderous infidelity (A Woman’s Vengeance), mercy killing (An Act of Murder), and gambling addiction (The Lady Gambles).
This indispensable collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and also features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, rare archival short films, and a 120-page book. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units.
Details by Film
Lady on a Train
Year: 1945
Time: 94
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
Time Out of Mind
Year: 1947
Time: 88
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
English DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
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Singapore
Year: 1947
Time: 79
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
English DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
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A Woman's Vengeance
Year: 1948
Time: 96
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
English DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
An Act of Murder
Year: 1948
Time: 91
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
English DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
The Lady Gambles
Year: 1949
Time: 99
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
English DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
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Release Information:
Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (6 Discs)
Total: 6 Discs
Regions:
B (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
1.37:1
Audio Options:
English DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: , Booklet
- Audio commentary with critics and writers Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme (2023)
- Audio commentary with film historian Adrian Martin
- Audio commentary with screenwriter and author Kelly Goodner and filmmaker and film historian Jim Hemphill (2023)
- Neil Sinyard on ‘A Woman’s Vengeance’ (2023): an in-depth appreciation by the author and film historian
- Welcome Home (1945): documentary short about returning soldiers following the end of WWII, narrated by An Act of Murder star Fredric March
- Audio commentary with writer and film historian Pamela Hutchinson (2023)
- Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with new essays by Ellen Wright, Paul Duane, Philip Kemp, Tara Judah, Imogen Sara Smith, and Iris Veysey, extensive archival articles and interviews, new writing on the various short films, and film credits
- The Library of Congress (1945): documentary short, made as part of The American Scene film series, narrated by Lady on a Train star Ralph Bellamy
- José Arroyo on ‘Time Out of Mind’ (2023): the writer and academic discusses the film
- Christina Newland on Ava Gardner (2023): the writer and critic considers the famed actor’s noir persona
- French Town... (1945): documentary short offering a portrait of a French town following liberation, narrated by A Woman’s Vengeance actor Cedric Hardwicke
- Wings Up (1943): WWII propaganda film featuring The Lady Gambles star Robert Preston alongside Hollywood legends Clark Gable, Gilbert Roland and William Holden
- Original theatrical trailer
- Original theatrical trailer
- Original theatrical trailer
- With This Ring (1954): dramatised promotional film for the Miller Brewing Company, directed by John Brahm
- Mollé Mystery Theatre: ‘The Gioconda Smile’ (1945): radio play based on the Aldous Huxley short story, later adapted as A Woman’s Vengeance
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- Reward Unlimited (1944): dramatised short film about the training of cadet nurses during WWII, directed by Jacques Tourneur and featuring Singapore actor Spring Byington
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- Lux Radio Theatre: ‘Singapore’ (1947): radio adaptation of the film’s screenplay, featuring Fred MacMurray and Ava Gardner reprising their original roles
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
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Lady on a Train
Time Out of Mind
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A Woman's Vengeance
An Act of Murder
The Lady Gambles
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