Film noir classics, II

Resource Information

The work Film noir classics, II represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Film noir classics, II

Title number

II

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures

Title variation

Columbia Pictures Film noir classics

Contributor

• Richmond, Ted, 1910-2013
• Ritch, Steven, 1921-1995
• Schermer, Jules
• Scorsese, Martin
• Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996
• trueSimenon, Georges, 1903-1989
• Tourneur, Jacques, 1904-1977
• Walsh, Thomas, 1908-1984
• Zola, Émile, 1840-1902
• Rachmil, Lewis J., 1908-1984
• Columbia Pictures
• Film Foundation
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Albertson, Frank, 1909-1964
• Archer, John, 1915-1999
• Ballinger, Bill S., (Bill Sanborn), 1912-1980
• Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005
• Bellaver, Harry, 1905-1993
• Blair, Patricia, 1933-2013
• Bond, Rudy, 1912-1982
• Brando, Jocelyn, 1919-2005
• Buchanan, Edgar, 1903-1979
• Carey, Philip, 1925-2009
• Chooluck, Leon, 1920-2002
• Conte, Richard, 1910-1975
• Crawford, Broderick, 1911-1986
• Crosby, Kathryn, 1933-
• Darren, James
• Dillon, Robert
• Edwards, Vince, 1928-1996
• Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006
• Foster, Dianne, 1928-
• Gates, Larry, 1915-1996
• trueGoodis, David, 1917-1967
• Grahame, Gloria
• Gregory, James, 1911-2002
• trueHayes, Alfred, 1911-1985
• Huggins, Roy, 1914-2002
• Karlson, Phil, 1908-1985
• Keith, Brian, 1921-1997
• Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976
• Lerner, Irving, 1909-1976
• MacMurray, Fred, 1908-1991
• Malone, Dorothy
• Meltzer, Lewis
• Mortimer, Emily
• Nolan, Christopher, 1970-
• Novak, Kim
• Perry, Ben, (Ben L)
• Quine, Richard, 1920-1989
• Ray, Aldo

Subject

• Adultery -- United States -- Drama
• trueDrama
• Escaped prisoners -- United States -- Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Film noir
• Fugitives from justice -- United States -- Drama
• Gangsters -- Family relationships -- United States -- Drama
• Goodis, David, 1917-1967 -- Film adaptations
• Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Veterans | Conduct of life -- Drama
• Mafia -- United States -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
• Murder -- United States -- Drama
• Radioactive substances -- Drama
• Railroad engineers -- United States -- Drama
• Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 -- Film adaptations
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Walsh, Thomas, 1908-1984 -- Film adaptations
• Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 -- Film adaptations
• Detective and mystery films
• Crime films
• Commercial artists -- United States -- Drama
• Brothers -- United States -- Drama
• Bank robberies -- United States -- Drama
• Ballinger, Bill S., (Bill Sanborn), 1912-1980 -- Film adaptations

Genre

• Detective and mystery films
• Crime films
• Film noir
• Film adaptations
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• trueDrama

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

• [Human desire] A Korean War veteran comes back to his job as a railroad engineer, and becomes entangled with a violent co-worker and the man's alluring wife in a web of deception, suspicion, and murder
• [Pushover] A cop, staking out the apartment of a bank robber's girlfriend, makes a move on her to get information. But he makes the mistake of really falling for her, testing his loyalties with deadly results
• [The brothers Rico] A businessman and husband is contacted by his former organized crime boss, and is drawn back into the danger of the mob, putting his family on the line
• [Nightfall] A commercial artist is pursued by the police for a crime he didn't commit, and chased by criminals for money he didn't steal
• [City of fear] A convict steals a container from the prison infirmary, thinking it contains cocaine, and escapes, intending to sell the drug for a fortune. However, the powder is really a highly radioactive substance that will kill everyone who is exposed to it

Member of

• Collector's choice (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm))
• Brothers Rico (Motion picture)
• City of fear (Motion picture : 1959)
• Human desire (Motion picture)
• Nightfall (Motion picture : 1957)
• Pushover (Motion picture)

Cataloging source

JBL

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

• [Human desire] Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; editor, Aaron Stell ; music, Danielle Amfitheatrof, conducted by Morris Stoloff
• [Pushover] Director of photography, Lester H. White ; editor, Jerome Thoms ; music, Arthur Morton, conducted by Morris Stoloff
• [The brothers Rico] Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; editor, Charles Nelson ; music, George Dunning, conducted by Morris Stoloff
• [Nightfall] Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; editor, William A. Lyon ; music, George Dunning, conducted by Morris Stoloff
• [City of fear] Director of photography, Lucien Ballard ; editor, Robert Lawrence ; music, Jerry Goldsmith

Dewey number

791.43/75

Intended audience

Not rated by MPAA

Language note

English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

LC call number

PN1995.9.F54

LC item number

C668 2010 Vol. II

PerformerNote

• [Human desire] Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan, Kathleen Case, Peggy Maley, Diane DeLaire, Grandon Rhodes
• [Pushover] Fred MacMurray, Philip Carey, Kim Novak, Dorothy Malone. E.G. Marshall, Allen Nourse,
• [The brothers Rico] Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant, Larry Gates, James Darren, Atrgentina Brunetti, Lamont Johnson, Harry Bellaver, Paul Picerni, Paul Dubov, Rudy Bond, Richard Bakalyan, William Phipps
• [Nightfall] Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft, Jocelyn Brando, James Gregory, Frank Albertson, Rudy Bond
• [City of fear] Vince Edwards, John Archer, Steven Ritch, Patricia Blair, Kelly Thordsen, Lyle Talbot, Cathy Browne, Sherwood Price, Joseph Mell

Runtime

426

Series statement

Collector's choice

Target audience

general

Technique

live action