The Female Animal (1958)

Bemerkungen:

*"The End"-Einblendung bei 83:06 Min., End Credits ab 81:53 Min.

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CALCUTTA # RIDE THE PINK HORSE # OUTSIDE THE LAW # THE FEMALE ANIMAL

FOUR
FILM NOIR
CLASSICS
VOL. 3

Directed by
JOHN FARROW # ROBERT MONTGOMERY
JACK ARNOLD # HARRY KELLER
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ARROW VIDEO
Limited Edition
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Box Set bestehend aus:

• Hardcover-Pappschuber (B 14,0cm x H 17,5 cm x T 5,6 cm), matt, mit neuem Artwork von Scott Saslow. Cover-Art mit Box- und Filmtitel sowie Arrow-Logo und Freigabelogo auf der Front, Arrow- und Universal-Logo mit Einzeltiteln auf dem Spine, Inhaltsangabe und Spezifikationen auf dem Backcover und EAN-Code, Freigabebegründung, Disc-Logos, technische Spezifikationen und Credits auf der Unterseite
• 4 transparente Amaray Keep Cases mit 4 Blu-rays, jeweils mit neuem Artwork von Scott Saslow als Haupt- und klassisches Poster als Wendecover
• 4 doppelseitige Poster, Hochglanz, eines für jeden Film, mit neuem Artwork von Scott Saslow auf einer Seite und dem klassischen Poster auf der anderen Seite
• Booklet, 60 Seiten, Hardcover, matt, schwarzweiß. Inhalt:
  
  • Contents (S. 3)
  • Calcutta Cast & Crew (S. 5)
  • Ride the Pink Horse Cast & Crew (S. 7)
  • Outside the Law Cast & Crew (S. 9)
  • The Female Animal Cast & Crew (S. 11)
  • A Ladd in Pain: The Doomed Romance of Calcutta by Andrew Graves (S. 13-21)
  • Robert Montgomery - Director by Jon Towlson (S. 23-30)
  • Jack Arnold's Other Hat: Outside the Law by Barry Forshaw (S. 33-41)
  • The Female Animal and the Male Object by Nora MacIntyre (S. 43-52)
  • Calcutta Poster (S. 54)
  • Ride the Pink Horse Poster (S. 55)
  • Outside the Law Poster (S. 56)
  • The Female Animal Poster (S. 57)
  • About the Transfers / Production Credits / Special Thanks (S. 58)

Nach Einlegen der Disc erscheint ein Einspieler mit Copyright-Hinweisen, Arrow-Logo und rechtlichen Hinweisen zu geäußerten Meinungen (0:28 Min.)

Das Menü ist musikalisch untermalt. Im Hintergrund laufen Szenen aus dem Film.

Menüpunkte:

• Play Film
• Special Features
• Setup

Der Hauptfilm ist in 12 Kapitel unterteilt (kein Kapitelmenü).
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Herstellerangaben von der Arrow-Homepage:

Vengeful army vets, ruthless organised criminals, and desperate parent-child psychodramas await you in these four classics from noir streets less travelled.

In Calcutta (1946), Neale (Alan Ladd, Shane), a cynical cargo pilot, investigates the murder of a close friend and finds himself falling into the arms of his late friend’s mysterious fiancée, Virginia (Gail Russell, The Uninvited). When he connects the murder to a ring of illicit jewellery-smugglers, he becomes their next target. Is Virginia as innocent and vulnerable as she seems? In Ride the Pink Horse (1947), Gagin (Robert Montgomery, Lady in the Lake), a surly former Gi, goes after the crime boss who murdered his friend. His gambit: to put the screws to the gangster with the same extortion plot that got Gagin’s buddy killed.

This time things have to end differently, right? In Outside the Law (1956), Johnny Salvo, (Ray Danton, The Longest Day), a convict paroled into military service, is called back stateside on a mission that could clear his record: get inside the counterfeiting racket that killed his army buddy. Not only is the assignment dangerous, but Salvo’s got to work for the cop who put him behind bars - his own estranged father. Finally, in The Female Animal (1958), a glamorous movie star (Hedy Lamarr, Samson and Delilah) and her alcoholic daughter (Jane Powell, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) vie for the affections of a handsome young movie extra (George Nader, Robot Monster) who has entered their lives. When the older woman generously opens her lifestyle to the young man, his insecurities feed his ambivalence. When he ends up in the arms of her daughter, disaster looms.

This collection of noir’s neglected treasures doesn’t stick to the city streets: from smuggling contraband in the skies over Asia to drowning beneath the torrent of a Hollywood waterfall, the genre’s darkness lurks everywhere.
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Zu den Fassungseinträgen der weiteren Filme:

• Calcutta
• Ride the Pink Horse
• Outside the Law
• The Female Animal