Product Details

• Actors: Vivian Austin, Louis Bacigalupi, Jim Bannon, Trevor Bardette, Al Bridge
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Classic Media
• DVD Release Date: October 18, 2005
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000KJTGFG
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,228 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 11/28/2006

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film, OK transfer of an excellent film..., July 28, 2008

By	Dennis Hendrix (Atlanta GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is not meant to be a review of this film, it's a classic film noir, we all know that. What I am concerned with is the transfer quality, which is rather so-so.

The picture is a little shifty, slightly jumpy. It doesn't seem to be the entire picture that moves at times, or at least it manages to shift slightly in different directions; up, down, left, right. In short, imagine watching a movie projected into a waterbed, thats the best comparison I can think of.

For anyone who loves film noir, you want you're darkest shadows completely black; there are times, mostly toward the beginning of the film when the darkest areas of the screen here are more dark grey. There's an unmoving grey tint over the black, its a little like looking at something black with a grey mesh like a screen door between you and it.

The audio is generally good, some buzzing in a few areas.

I am not one who typically worries about the best quality, which is part of the reason I am struggling to explain the shortcomings of this transfer with examples that hopefully people can relate to. But, in short, for such a great film I guess I expected a little better transfer.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre issue of a Great Noir Film, January 19, 2009

By	Robert H. Lever "Nocturne" (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The collaboration of Mann and Alton created some of the most interesting films in the Film Noir genre. Sadly, these great films from extinct minor studios survive in poor condition.
This Sony T-Men DVD was mastered from a worn copy of the original film. Like its companion film "Raw Deal", this film was "enhanced" to make it more appealing to a wider audience. Alton's great high-contrast photography has been brightened-up in a way where it loses much of the romanticism and drama present in the original untouched film. This process is far worse on "Raw Deal" which looses all its great contrast and dark shadows. T-Men still retains much of its original mystery and darkness.
I prefer the old King Video issues of these films. The film images were unenhanced with a softer focus but the chiaroscuro shadows and film noir dramatic lighting are all there. These DVDs also had a short documentary on each disc discussing Mann, Alton's photography, and film noir.
You can see an unrestored version of Alton's photography in the cheap Alpha Video version of "The Big Combo".
I think Dennis O'Keefe is quite good in this film; I'm surprised that he wasn't in more movies of this era.
These Sony Wonder discs are OK if you can't find the older versions. The digital enhancement gives a crisper image at least.

4.0 out of 5 stars T-Men Modern and Scientific Crime Fighting, November 11, 2009

By	John Erickson (Los Angeles, CA (USA)) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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It's a pretty good tale of under cover work, the Syndicate, and conterfeitting. Worth a watch and was noted by Martin Scorcese in a PBS type special on film as a notable noir film. Fun to see the attitudes of the different sections of society, the methodology of the time and the fabulous fashions of the period. Stark film style gives it an edgey feel.