Worth, Constance

Femmes Fatales 10 Movie Pack

Dillinger

Jean-Luc Godard dedicated his first film, Breathless, to Monogram Pictures, and Dillinger (1945) was probably the main reason why. Short and brutal, like the Depression outlaw's brashly improvisatory career, Max Nosseck's picture was a bit of an outlaw enterprise itself. In the '40s the major Hollywood studios had all taken a vow of chastity when it came to glorifying the headline-grabbing gangsters of the previous decade; Monogram ignored the embargo and barreled ahead, grabbing some headlines of its own and more box office than usual for a Poverty Row operation. Philip Yordan's script was Oscar-nominated (on the DVD's commentary track he co-credits his friend William Castle, director of Monogram's excellent When Strangers Marry), though the film has a patchwork feel to it, as if assembled and reassembled on the run. Directed by Max Nosseck, it's a hypnotic mix of bargain-basement filmmaking (lotsa stock footage and stark, minimalist sets), astute ripoff (the rain-and-gas-bomb robbery sequence from Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once), and Brechtian bravura. The storyline actually scants the ultraviolence (no Bohemia Lodge shootout) and all-star supporting cast (no Pretty Boy Floyd, no Baby Face Nelson) of Dillinger's real life--likely a matter of cost-cutting rather than abstemiousness. Newcomer Lawrence Tierney nails the guy's coldblooded freakiness and animal magnetism, and the supporting cast includes such éminences noirs as Marc Lawrence, Eduardo Ciannelli, and Elisha Cook Jr. Producers Maurice and Frank King would make the great Gun Crazy four years later. --Richard T. Jameson

Willie Sutton robbed banks during the Depression because he explained "That's where the money is." Former Indiana farmboy John Dillinger also knew where the money was. And his string of Depression-era early-1930s heists murders and daring jailbreaks were so bold and notorious he became Public Enemy #1. Dillinger Oscar-nominated* for its screenplay is the bullet-paced story of the man whose crimes captivated and terrified the nation. Lawrence Tierney plays the title role in his first film credit breaking free of screen anonymity and moving into a 50-year tough-guy career that would include 1947's Born to Kill and 1992's Reservoir Dogs. Perhaps it was a brutal early prison stretch that turned Dillingerfrom kid to killer. Perhaps he was a murderous thug to his core. Either way the Dillinger DVD presents his story with film-noir style and lets you decide. Fans of Lawrence Tierney Depression-era bank robbers and organized crime should buy the Dillinger DVD today!Running Time: 70 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC UPC: 012569695368

G-Men vs. The Black Dragon

G-Man Rex Bennett (Rod Cameron) must seek out and destroy the deadly Black Dragon Society in this fast-moving thrill-packed classic serial from Republic Pictures. This 15 episode saga of espionage and intrigue in wartime America is filled with oriental torture chambers futuristic robot planes and explosives-laden speedboats. Director William Witney and Special Effects Supervisor Howard Lydecker deliver non-stop thrills in all 15 action-packed episodes.System Requirements:Running Time: 244 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 827421030047 Manufacturer No: 06-015D

Angels Over Broadway

Sardonic newsman turned razor-wit screenwriter Ben Hecht softens his hard-boiled style for a rare directorial outing in Angels over Broadway. Set in the world he knew and loved so well--Broadway's nightlife of hustlers and suckers and high-society swells--Hecht's tale of tarnished angels stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as a street hustler cajoled into fronting a flimsy scheme to heist a gambling hoodlum and save a suicidal stranger. Pre-sex bomb Rita Hayworth is awkward but sweet as a breathy ingénue, and Thomas Mitchell gets all the best lines as a boozy playwright whose chivalrous streak grows with each drink ("Eugene, you're drunk." "My dear, you understate the case by three bottles and a thousand tears."). Hecht has been sharper and wittier but rarely so sentimental. Under his snappy patter is the heart of a jaded romantic taking one more chance. --Sean Axmaker

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Dawn Express, The

Nazi spies in the U.S. search for a secret formula designed to enhance the power of gasoline for use in U.S. army planes. Two separate companies work on the formula for security purposes. The Nazi's manage to steal half the formula from one company, and go after the other half by infiltrating the second chemical company. They know one of the two top scientists has the other half of the formula. Tom Fielding is captured through a ruse, and threatens the lives of his mother and sister Nancy, if he does not give them the formula. Fielding pretends to know the formula to protect the other scientist who is the fiance of his sister. Fielding agrees to board the plane called the Dawn Express with the spy leader and his gang, leading to an exciting conclusion!

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