Brit Noir Collection I (Cage of Gold / The Ringer / The Frightened City)

Two-disc set includes: Cage of Gold (1950)Judith Moray (Jean Simmons) would regret throwing over staid doctor fiance Alan Kearn (James Donald) to wed charismatic ex-RAF Bill Glennan (David Farrar)-as he vanished once he learned the dearth of her family fortune, leaving her pregnant. With the presumption after two years that Glennan had died, Judith accepted Kearn's proposal... only to have her rotter ex surface with an extortion plot. Basil Dearden's noirish drama co-stars Madeleine Lebeau, Herbert Lom, Bernard Lee, Grégoire Aslan. 83 min. BW/Rtg: NR The Ringer (1952)Shady solicitor Maurice Meister (Herbert Lom) had reason to be nervous once he learned that the shadowy criminal master of disguise known as "The Ringer" blamed Meister for his sister's death-and that he was going to pay for it. The concerned counselor turned to Scotland Yard for protection... but is his would-be slayer under his nose right now? Oft-filmed Edgar Wallace staple, and Guy Hamilton's directing debut, also stars Mai Zetterling, Donald Wolfit. Denholm Elliott, Greta Gynt, William Hartnell. 78 min. BW/Rtg: NR The Frightened City (1961)Criminal mastermind Waldo Zhernikov (Herbert Lom) was determined to have London's six largest mobs united under his control, and right-hand man Harry Foulcher (Alfred Marks) recruited some formidable muscle in Irish thug Paddy Damion (Sean Connery) to enforce his will. DI Sayers (John Gregson) of Scotland Yard, though, knew the alliance was going to fissure-and it did so in violent fashion. Top-notch British gangster yarn also stars Yvonne Romain, David Davies, Olive MacFarland, Patrick Holt. 98 min. BW/Rtg: NR Standard; Soundtrack: English; theatrical trailers.