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Monday, April 14, 2025

FILM NOIR: THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA XXV - Collection Featuring John H. Auer's The Flame (1947), City That Never Sleeps (1953) And Hell's Half Acre (1954)

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FILM NOIR: THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA XXV - Collection Including The Flame (1947), City That Never Sleeps (1953) And HELL'S HALF ACRE (1954)
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Product Description: This collection features three film noir classics from Republic Pictures and director John H. Auer (A Man Betrayed):

THE FLAME (1947) – George MacAllister (John Carroll, Flying Tigers) is the black sheep of a wealthy family who has squandered his share of the family inheritance and lives in constant resentment of his rich, terminally-ill half-brother Barry (Robert Paige, Tangier). So George gets his girlfriend, Carlotta Duval (vivacious Vera Ralston, The Lady and the Monster), a job as Barry’s nurse with the plan that she will eventually marry him for his money and then dispose of him. But the scheme turns complicated when Carlotta finds that she is really in love with Barry. Co-starring Broderick Crawford (Human Desire), Henry Travers (Shadow of a Doubt) and Hattie McDaniel (Gone with the Wind).

CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS (1953) – The Creeps, the Hoods, and the Killers Come Out to War with the City! In the vein of William Wyler’s popular Detective Story of two years earlier, this gritty noir gem juggles around five characters through a particularly bad night in a Chicago police precinct: stressed-out cop Johnny Kelly (Gig Young, Wake of the Red Witch); lounge singer Sally “Angel Face” Connors (Mala Powers, Outrage); thug-for-hire Hayes Stewart (William Talman, Crashout); corrupt district attorney Penrod Biddel (Edward Arnold, Johnny Eager); and Sgt. Joe (Chill Wills, Giant), an honest cop trying to keep Johnny on a straight path. Striking urban cinematography by John L. Russell (Psycho) and another great bad-girl performance by noir goddess Marie Windsor (Force of Evil).

HELL’S HALF ACRE (1954) – City of Sin…Toughest Spot in the Pacific! This Hawaii-set noir tells the twisting tale of ex-racketeer Chet Chester (Wendell Corey, Desert Fury), who is being blackmailed by his former partners-in-crime. When Chester’s gal Sally (Nancy Gates, Suddenly) kills one of his enemies, he assumes that he has enough clout to get a lighter sentence and takes the rap. Meanwhile, a visitor from L.A. (Evelyn Keyes, 99 River Street) comes to believe that Chester is the husband she thought she had lost at Pearl Harbor. Written by Steve Fisher (I Wake Up Screaming) and shot by ace D.P. John L. Russell (Moonrise), this offbeat crime yarn features standout support from Elsa Lanchester (Bride of Frankenstein), Jesse White (Witness to Murder), Leonard Strong (The Naked Jungle), Keye Luke (Gremlins), Philip Ahn (Macao) and the great Marie Windsor (The Killing).

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Director: John H. Auer

Starring: Marie Windsor, Wendell Corey, Gig Young, Mala Powers, Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester

Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Film Noir

Runtime: 278 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Kino Lorber

Home Video Release Date: April 8, 2025




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  • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1, 1.66:1
  • Region: Region A/1

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  • Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0


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  • 2017, 2024 & 2017 HD Masters by Paramount Pictures - From 4K Scans
  • NEW Audio Commentary for THE FLAME by Heath Holland, Host of Cereal at Midnight Podcast
  • Audio Commentary for CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith
  • NEW Audio Commentary for HELL'S HALF ACRE by Heath Holland, Host of Cereal at Midnight Podcast
  • Optional English Subtitles

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City That Never Sleeps 1953 Movie Image

The Flame 1947 Vera Ralston

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Hells Half Acre Bluray

City That Never Sleeps Bluray

The Flame Bluray

Film Nois Dark Side Of Cinema Xxv Bluray



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