Product Details

• Actors: John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Dick Powell, Walter Slezak, John Cassavetes
• Directors: Anthony Mann, Don Siegel, Edward Dmytryk, Gerald Mayer, Harold Clurman
• Format: AC-3, Box set, Black & White, Dolby, DVD, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: July 13, 2010
• Run Time: 683 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003G9IT3C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,823 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume Five (Cornered / Desperate / The Phenix City Story / Deadline at Dawn / Armored Car Robbery / Crime in the Streets / Dial 1119 / Backfire)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Out of the vaults and into the light: a fascinating 4-Disc Set showcasing 8 genre gems rich with the intensity and diversity of noir! Disc 1 wreaks revenge, with Dick Powell on the hunt in Cornered and Steve Brodie on the lam in Desperate. Caught-in-the-act immediacy highlights Disc 2’s corruption exposé The Phenix City Story and the hostage drama Dial 1119. Disc 3 turns procedural with noir ace Charles McGraw bulldogging the perps of an Armored Car Robbery then turns to social-conscience filmmaking with Crime in the Streets (John Cassavetes and Sal Mineo star). An unfatale femme is rare in noir but invaluable when strong dames help their men out of jams, as do Disc 4’s Susan Hayward in Deadline at Dawn and Virginia Mayo in Backfire. Step into the shadows and suspense.

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94 of 107 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY Another Film Noir Set From Warners, April 21, 2010

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Donald J. Nelson "nelsondj1" (CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume Five (Cornered / Desperate / The Phenix City Story / Deadline at Dawn / Armored Car Robbery / Crime in the Streets / Dial 1119 / Backfire) (DVD)

While I can't vouch for any of the movies in this set I'm sure they're up to the usual Warners standard. The last set had 10 films all with commentary. The below description is taken from Turner Classic Movies website and does not list all of the special features but does give a description of the films (all are in glorious black & white):

Cornered (1945):
From England to continental Europe to Buenos Aires, ex-RCAF pilot Dick Powell stalks the Nazi collaborator who murdered his bride. But one fact constantly surfaces during his quest: no one can describe the mysterious man. Joining Powell in the film shadows are the director and other key talent behind Murder, My Sweet of the year before.

Special Features: Cornered trailer.
Runtime: 102 minutes
Rating: NR
Film Specs: B&W 4x3 1.37 standard aspect ratio
Language: English Mono
Subtitles: English

Desperate (1947):
Desperate is the first of seven atmospheric noirs directed by Anthony Mann. Steve Brodie is a postwar every man who accepts what he thinks is an honest trucking job, only to find he's the driver in a botched heist that puts Brodie and his bride (Audrey Long) on the run from the cops and the cons who planned the job (including chief thug Raymond Burr).

Runtime: 73 minutes
Rating: NR
Film Specs: B&W 4x3 1.37 standard aspect ratio
Language: English Mono
Subtitles: English

The Phenix City Story (1955):
Corruption, brutality and vice plagued Phenix City, Alabama, for 100 years, so who would dare to change it? Based on real-life events and filmed on location in what was called Sin City USA, director Phil Karlson's semi-documentary tells the jolting tale of those who risked their lives to bring the burg's syndicate of thugs and murderers to justice.

RT: 100 minutes
Rating: NR
Film Specs: B&W 16x9 Widescreen 1.77
Language: English Mono
Subtitles: English

Dial 1119 (1950):
An asylum inmate escapes to the city, where he takes hostages at a local dive, guns down a bar employee and warns authorities his captives will be next if the doctor whose testimony first put him away doesn't arrive within the hour. A bit of casting irony goes with the movie's then-novel use of TV news coverage: actors Marshall Thompson, William Conrad, Keefe Brasselle and Leon Ames would have significant career ventures in television.

Special Features: Includes Dial 1119 theatrical trailer.
RT: 75 minutes
Rating: NR
Film Specs: B&W 4x3 1.37 standard aspect ratio
Language: English Mono
Subtitles: English

Armored Car Robbery (1950):
Richard Fleischer directs this brute-force milestone about a deadly heist and the battle of wits and firepower between a fugitive gangster (William Talman) and his stripper moll (Adele Jergens) and a bulldog cop (Charles McGraw), out to avenge his partner's death, who uses hidden microphones, lab work and his own well-honed instincts to close the net.

RT: 68 minutes
Rating: NR
Film Specs: B&W 4x3 1.37 standard aspect ratio
Language: English Mono
Subtitles: English

Crime in the Streets (1956):
Following a turf rumble with a rival group, a street gang leader (John Cassavetes) tells his gang to do what they've never done before: kill a snitch. Reginald Rose wrote and Don Siegel directs a jazz-riffing screen version of a tale first seen on TV and co-starring James Whitmore and Sal Mineo.

RT: 91 minutes
Rating: NR
Film Specs: B&W 16x9 Widescreen 1.77
Language: English Mono
Subtitles: English

Deadline At Dawn (1946):
A gangster's sister lies dead. All clues point to sailor Bill Williams as the murderer. Slated to depart for duty at dawn, the swabbie, aided by good-hearted dime-a-dancer Susan Hayward and affable cabbie Paul Lukas, has mere hours to prove his innocence. The tangy Clifford Odets script is based on a novel by William Irish (pseudonym of Cornell Woolrich).

RT: 83 minutes
Rating: NR
Film Specs: B&W 4x3 1.37 standard aspect ratio
Language: English Mono
Subtitles: English

Backfire (1950):
Vincent Sherman directs this gripping yarn about recovering war veteran Gordon MacRae's quest to prove pal Edmond O'Brien innocent of murder. Aiding him is his resourceful nurse Virginia Mayo. And a secretive doctor, a lively undertaker, a desperate gambler, a dying witness and a haunting Viennese melody all lead them to a shocking climax.

RT: 91 minutes
Rating: NR
Film Specs: B&W 4x3 1.37 standard aspect ratio
Language: English Mono
Subtitles: English

61 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice set, but not all Noir., April 21, 2010

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Jersey Devil - See all my reviews

This review is from: Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume Five (Cornered / Desperate / The Phenix City Story / Deadline at Dawn / Armored Car Robbery / Crime in the Streets / Dial 1119 / Backfire) (DVD)

While I'm always happy to see the release of more film noirs on DVD, many films are being sold under that black umbrella that do not fit the category. Criminal activity alone does not make a film noir as in the case of "Crime in the Streets." It's a good film about juvinelle delinquents but like some of the others here lacks the fundamental basics of noir which is "The protagonist is f*#ked" Think "Double Indemity" "Out of the Past" "The Postman Always Rings Twice" "The Killers" "Detour". Three films here,'Deperate" "Cornered" and "Armored Car Robbery" fit the category. Don't get me wrong, these are fine crime films and Warners always does a good job with the extras and clean prints. I would recommend this set to anyone who enjoys tales from the dark side of the street. I will be buying it myself.

33 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NO COMMENTARIES-very unhappy, July 19, 2010

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paul macneill - See all my reviews

This review is from: Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume Five (Cornered / Desperate / The Phenix City Story / Deadline at Dawn / Armored Car Robbery / Crime in the Streets / Dial 1119 / Backfire) (DVD)

There are no commentaries to any of these noir flicks. It is extremely sad because people like Alain Silver, Eddie Mueller,Roger Ebert ,etc. add other information and insights that you could not possibly get by just watching the movie.This is the first Warner set that does not have this added feature and I truly feel cheated. Being the first review I have ever written and most likely my last, I was really looking forward to watching these great movies again with a film historian discussing little known facts and interesting aspects of each movie that would never be uncovered with just another viewing. C'est la vie!!