Film Noir 10-Movie Spotlight Collection (Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil / This Gun for Hire / The Glass Key / Phantom Lady / The Blue Dahlia / Black Angel / The Killers / The Big Clock / Criss Cross)- Slipcase version [DVD]

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Film noir : 10-movie spotlight collection.Film Noir, the dark, suspenseful style of filmmaking from the '40s and '50s, has left an indelible imprint on the world of cinema. They have come to define a genre laces with murder, jealousy, intrigue, corruption, forbidden romance and double-crosses. The collection showcases a selection of defining movies including Double Indemnity; Touch of Evil; This Gun for Hire; Criss Cross; The Killers; The Glass Key; Phantom Lady; The Blue Dahlia; Black Angel; The Big Clock.This gun for hire (1 hr., 21 min.): (disc #1)Double-crossed by his boss, a hit man vows revenge and finds himself involved with a sultry nightclub singer who has motives of her own.The glass key (1 hr., 26 min.):(disc #1)A loyal right-hand man must endure gangsters, the police and the advances of his boss' fiancee as he searches for a killer.Double indemnity (1 hr., 48 min.): (disc #2)An insurance salesman and an unhappy wife conspire to murder her husband and collect his insurance policy.Phantom lady (1 hr., 27 min.): (disc #3)A loyal secretary risks her life to try to find the mysterious woman who may prove her boss did not murder his wife.The blue dahlia (1 hr., 40 min.): (disc #3)A WWII veteran is accused of killing his unfaithful wife and races against time to find the real murderer with the help of a sympathetic stranger.Black angel (1 hr., 21 min.): (disc #4)After Kirk Bennett is accused of a beautiful singer's murder, his wife tries to prove his innocence with the help of the victim's estranged husband.The killers (1 hr., 43 min.): (disc #4)Two hit men kill and unresisting victim prompting an insurance investigator to uncover his past involvement with Kitty Collins.The big clock (1 hr., 36 min.): (disc #5)A hotshot crime magazine editor inadvertently becomes the subject of a murder investigation after spending an evening with his boss' mistress.Criss cross (1 hr., 26 min.): (disc #5)An armored truck driver reunites with his ex-wife and plots a robbery with her new husband to cover up their affair.Touch of evil (1 hr., 51 min.): (disc #6)A narcotics officer puts the life of his new bride at risk as he investigates a crooked police chief