The ''Film Noir Classic Collection'' is a DVD collection ''

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'' series released by

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. Volume 1 was first released in 2004. Two volumes, 2 and 3, were published in 2006. Volume 5 of the series was published on July 13, 2010. Several of the films released as part of the collection were released for the first time on

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, and are rare for film enthusiasts to find. '' Crime Wave'' was first released on DVD with Volume 4 of the ''Film Noir Classic Collection'', released in the summer of 2007. On Volume 4, ten films were released for the first time, instead of the five for each of the first three.

Volumes

Volume 1 (2004)

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The Asphalt Jungle ''The Asphalt Jungle'' is a 1950 American film noir heist film directed by John Huston. Based on the 1949 novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett, it tells the story of a jewel robbery in a Midwestern city. The film stars Sterling Hayden and ...

'' (1950) *''

Gun Crazy ''Gun Crazy'' (also known as ''Deadly Is the Female'') is a 1950 American crime film noir starring Peggy Cummins and John Dall in a story about the crime-spree of a gun-toting husband and wife. It was directed by Joseph H. Lewis, and produced ...

'' (1949) *'' Murder, My Sweet'' (1944) *''

Out of the Past ''Out of the Past'' (billed in the United Kingdom as ''Build My Gallows High'') is a 1947 film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by Daniel Mainwaring (using the pse ...

'' (1947) *''

The Set-Up The Set-Up may refer to: * The Set-Up (poem), a narrative poem by Joseph Moncure March; basis for the 1949 film (see below) * "The Set Up" (song), a 2004 song by Obie Trice * "The Set Up", a song by Favored Nations from ''The Music of Grand Theft A ...

'' (1949)

Volume 2 (2006)

*'' Born to Kill'' (1947) *'' Clash by Night'' (1952) *''

Crossfire A crossfire (also known as interlocking fire) is a military term for the siting of weapons (often automatic weapons such as assault rifles or sub-machine guns) so that their arcs of fire overlap. This tactic came to prominence in World War I. ...

'' (1947) *'' Dillinger'' (1945) *''

The Narrow Margin ''The Narrow Margin'' is a 1952 American film noir starring Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor. Directed by Richard Fleischer, the RKO picture was written by Earl Felton, based on an unpublished story written by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leo ...

'' (1952)

Volume 3 (2006)

*'' Border Incident'' (1949) *'' His Kind of Woman'' (1949) *'' Lady in the Lake'' (1947) *'' On Dangerous Ground'' (1951) *'' The Racket'' (1951)

Volume 4 (2007)

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Act of Violence ''Act of Violence'' is a 1949 American film noir starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan and featuring Janet Leigh, Mary Astor and Phyllis Thaxter. Directed by Fred Zinnemann and adapted for the screen by Robert L. Richards from a story by Collier ...

'' (1948) *'' The Big Steal'' (1949) *'' Crime Wave'' (1954) *''

Decoy A decoy (derived from the Dutch ''de'' ''kooi'', literally "the cage" or possibly ''ende kooi'', " duck cage") is usually a person, device, or event which resembles what an individual or a group might be looking for, but it is only meant to lur ...

'' (1946) *''

Illegal Illegal, or unlawful, typically describes something that is explicitly prohibited by law, or is otherwise forbidden by a state or other governing body. Illegal may also refer to: Law * Violation of law * Crime, the practice of breaking the cr ...

'' (1955) *'' Mystery Street'' (1950) *'' Side Street'' (1950) *'' Tension'' (1949) *'' They Live by Night'' (1948) *''

Where Danger Lives ''Where Danger Lives'' is a 1950 film noir thriller directed by John Farrow and starring Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue and Claude Rains. Plot Dr. Jeff Cameron (Mitchum) treats a mentally disturbed attempted suicide victim (Domergue). She signs ...

'' (1950)

Volume 5 (2010)

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Armored Car Robbery ''Armored Car Robbery'' is a 1950 American film noir starring Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, and William Talman. Directed by Richard Fleischer, ''Armored Car Robbery'' is a heist movie, a subgenre of crime-based films. It tells the story of a ...

'' (1950) *'' Backfire'' (1950) *''

Cornered Cornered may refer to: * ''Cornered'' (1924 film), a 1924 silent film * ''Cornered'' (1932 film), a 1932 Pre Code western film * ''Cornered'' (1945 film), a 1945 ''film noir'' starring Dick Powell * ''Cornered!'' (film), a 2010 horror film star ...

'' (1945) *'' Crime in the Streets'' (1946) *''

Deadline at Dawn ''Deadline at Dawn'' is a 1946 American film noir, the only film directed by stage director Harold Clurman. It was written by Clifford Odets and based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich (as William Irish). The RKO Pictures film rele ...

'' (1946) *'' Desperate'' (1946) *'' Dial 1119'' (1950) *'' The Phenix City Story'' (1955)

References

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