Product Details

• Actors: Edward G. Robinson, Lloyd Bridges, Angela Lansbury
• Format: Box set, Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Closed-captioned
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 12
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 8, 2005
• Run Time: 3724 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BQ5IXW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,440 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Return to a time when the movies were black and white but the dark characters that inhabited them displayed every shade of gray. Deception betrayal corruption larceny and murder stir the landscape in this collection of amoral tales filled with features that thrilled bygone audiences and are back to delight a new generation.Included Movies1. Baby Face Morgan2. Capture The3. Cause for Alarm4. Chase The5. D.O.A.6. Devil's Party The7. Fear in the Night8. Flowers from a Stranger9. Gaslight10. Great Flamarion The11. Guest in the House12. Half a Sinner13. Hoodlum The14. Inner Circle The15. Inner Sanctum16. Last Mile The17. Life at Stake A18. Limping Man The19. Love From a Stranger20. Man Who Cheated Himself The21. Man Who Had Influence The22. Mandarin Mystery The23. Mystery of Mr. Wong The24. Naked Kiss The25. Parole Inc.26. Pay-Off The27. Phantom Fiend The28. Plan for Escape29. Please Murder Me30. Prison Shadows31. Red House The32. Scar The33. Shoot to Kill34. Sinners in Paradise35. Sleeping Tiger The36. Slightly Honorable37. Strange Illusion38. Strange Love of Martha Ivers The39. Strange Woman The40. Sucker Money41. Ten Minutes to Live42. There Was a Crooked Man43. Things Happen at Night44. Trapped45. Two Sharp Knives46. Whistle Stop47. Woman Condemned The48. Woman in the Shadows49. Woman on the Run50. Wrong Road TheSystem Requirements:TRT 3724 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating: NR UPC: 826831070209 Manufacturer No: MV07020

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

192 of 201 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is not so much of a review..., November 7, 2005

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M. Terenzio (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Crimes Collection 50 Movie Pack (DVD)

...as it is a listing of the titles in this collection.
Baby Face Morgan-- Mary Carlisle
Capture, The-- Lew Ayres
Cause for Alarm-- Loretta Young
Chase, The-- Robert Cummings
D.O.A.-- Edmond O'Brien
Devil's Party-- Victor McLaglen
Fear in the Night-- DeForest Kelly
Flowers from a Stranger-- Yul Brynner
Gaslight-- Anton Walbrook
Great Flamarion, The-- Erich von Stroheim
Guest in the House-- Ann Baxter
Half a Sinner-- Heather Angel
Hoodlum, The-- Lawrence Tierney
Inner Circle, The-- Adele Mara
Inner Sanctum-- Mary Beth Hughes
Last Mile, The-- Preston Foster
Life at Stake, A-- Angela Lansbury
Limping Man, The-- Lloyd Bridges
Love From a Stranger-- Basil Rathbone
Man Who Cheated Himself-- Lee J. Cobb
Man Who Had Influence, The-- Robert Sterling
Mandarin Mystery, The-- Eddie Quillan
Mystery of Mr. Wong, The-- Boris Karloff
Naked Kiss, The-- Constance Towers
Parole, Inc.-- Michael O'Shea
Pay-Off, The-- Lowell Sherman
Phantom Fiend, The-- Ivor Novello
Plan for Escape-- Peggy Ann Garner
Please Murder Me-- Angela Lansbury
Prison Shadows-- Eddie Nugent
Red House, The-- Edward G Robinson
Scar, The-- Paul Henreid
Shoot to Kill-- Russell Wade
Sinners in Paradise-- Madge Evans
Sleeping Tiger, The-- Alexis Smith
Slightly Honorable-- Pat O'Brien
Special Agent-- William Eythe
Strange Illusion-- James Lydon
Strange Woman-- Hedy Lamar
Sucker Money-- Mischa Auer
Ten Minutes to Live-- A.B. Comatherie
There Was a Crooked Man-- Robert Sterling
Things Happen at Night-- Gordon Harker
Trapped-- Lloyd Bridges
Two Sharp Knives-- Stanley Ridges
Whistle Stop-- George Raft
Woman Condemned, The-- Claudia Dell
Woman in the Shadows-- Melvyn Douglas
Woman on the Run-- Ann Sheridan
Wrong Road, The-- Helen Mack

54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hopelessly Addicted to Amazon's 50 DVD Packs, August 3, 2006

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David Soren "Film Book Author" (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Crimes Collection 50 Movie Pack (DVD)

Help! I have become hopelessly addicted to these 50 pack DVDs. And Dark Crimes Collection is the best of all of them. Sure the sound is sometimes a little tinny and the images could be sharper but you're getting such a value you don't care. And such fabulous rareties! A chance to see the cult actress Mary Beth Hughes in Inner Sanctum-- don't miss the twist ending! There are several of the greatest sleeper mysteries of all time: Fear in the Night and Strange Illusion. Those are the definition of great B films. The Chase is a rare costume adventure with a great performance by Robert Cummings. It's cut for tv but stay with it and you'll see a fine, rare film by an old personal family friend of ours, producer Ed Lasker, who did it with Anthony Mann directing. There are so many great things for the old movie and B movie buff on this DVD. I loved Half a Sinner with one of the world's least appreciated actresses, the great Heather Angel, in a breezy screwball mystery with a light touch. And don't miss the sultry (yes, I said sultry) Angela Lansbury flirting with Raymond Burr in Please Murder Me-- with another socko twist ending. These 50 packs from Mill Creek are such a great value. I hear they dredge these up out of public domain movies but I don't care. I am hopelessly addicted. I can't wait for Nightmare Worlds to come out, the next entry in the series. Thanks, Mill Creek and Amazon.com for all the fabulous viewing pleasure. I just want to curl up and purr with glee!

64 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good movie set, February 21, 2006

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Robert M. Bratcher Jr. (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Crimes Collection 50 Movie Pack (DVD)

All of the 50 movie sets from Digital One Stop (such as this one) come in a box that has twelve double sided discs each in it's own cardboard sleeve in the center of the box.

7 of these movies I have on other DVD's & budget (EP speed) VHS tapes. The rest I have never seen. So far (I've watched the first 4 movies) picture & sound quality are fine. The 2nd movie on disc 1 side 1 (The Red House) has a slightly distorted (buzzy) soundtrack but then I have 2 other copies of the same movie on PD VHS tapes with this same problem & it doesn't distract the enjoyment of this movie too much. The spoken words are understandable. Rest of the movies (so far) sound fine. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the set!