Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema V

Three-disc set includes: Because Of You (1952)Naive Christine Carroll (Loretta Young) had gone to jail as an unwitting accessory of hood boyfriend Mike Monroe (Alex Nicol), but made good on her nursing studies and sought a fresh start. Tending to wounded combat pilot Steve Kimberly (Jeff Chandler), the two fell hard and married-but what's her play when the sprung Mike tries to re-enter her life? Noirish melodrama also features Frances Dee, Alexander Scourby, and the theme song that was Tony Bennett's first hit. 95 min. BW/Rtg: NR Outside The Law (1956)Bitter Army parolee John Conrad (Ray Danton) was given the chance to expunge his record if he took an undercover murder investigation in Berlin, and be answerable to the federal agent father (Onslow Stevens) he resented. The job would prove even dicier, as the trail leads to a ruthless gang of international counterfeiters. Crackling crime story co-stars Leigh Snowden, Grant Williams, Raymond Bailey; Jack Arnold directs. 81 min. BW/Rtg: NR The Midnight Story (1957)After the priest who helped raised him was found stabbed to death, San Francisco traffic cop Joe Martini (Tony Curtis) wanted to be on the investigation... and quit after his request was denied. Checking matters out on his own, he finds circumstances pointing toward restaurateur Sylvio Malatesta (Gilbert Roland)-but what's his move when he starts falling for Sylvio's cousin (Marisa Pavan)? Jay C. Flippen, Ted de Corsia also star. 90 min. BW/Rtg: NR Standard/Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.