{"product_id":"dead-end-after-dark-12-classic-film-noir-thrillers-dvd-collection","title":"Dead End After Dark – 12 Classic Film Noir Thrillers DVD Collection","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDead End After Dark – 12 Classic Film Noir Thrillers DVD Collection | Detour, D.O.A., Scarlet Street \u0026amp; More\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eDEAD END AFTER DARK\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e12 Classic Film Noir Thrillers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMurder. Betrayal. Dangerous women. Desperate men. And one wrong turn that changes everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStep into the shadows with \u003cstrong\u003eDead End After Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e, a 12-film collection drawn from the dark heart of classic film noir. These are stories where ordinary people make dangerous choices, strangers carry deadly secrets, fortunes appear at exactly the wrong moment, and the road home can suddenly become a dead end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom rain-slicked streets and lonely highways to cheap hotel rooms, smoky nightclubs and shadow-filled apartments, these films capture the unmistakable atmosphere that made noir one of Hollywood's most compelling genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together major stars, legendary directors and some of the most memorable thrillers of the 1940s and 1950s. You'll find \u003cstrong\u003eEdward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, Orson Welles, Peter Lorre, Lizabeth Scott, Dan Duryea, Kirk Douglas, Ann Sheridan, Edmond O'Brien, Ida Lupino\u003c\/strong\u003e and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're already a devoted noir collector or just discovering the genre, \u003cstrong\u003eDead End After Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e is a journey into a world where nothing is quite what it seems—and almost everyone has something to hide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eTHE 12 FILMS\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e1. DETOUR (1945)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Tom Neal \u0026amp; Ann Savage | Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA broke piano player hitchhiking across the country makes one terrible mistake after another after fate places him on a collision course with the unforgettable Vera. Bleak, strange and relentlessly fatalistic, \u003cem\u003eDetour\u003c\/em\u003e became one of the defining films of low-budget noir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e2. SCARLET STREET (1945)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett \u0026amp; Dan Duryea | Directed by Fritz Lang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mild-mannered amateur painter becomes obsessed with a beautiful woman who, along with her manipulative lover, sees him only as an opportunity. Desire turns to humiliation, betrayal and murder in Fritz Lang's dark masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e3. THE STRANGER (1946)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson \u0026amp; Loretta Young | Directed by Orson Welles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA government investigator tracks a fugitive war criminal who has created a respectable new identity in a quiet American town. Beneath the peaceful surface lies a secret that cannot remain buried forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e4. THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott \u0026amp; Kirk Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man returns to his hometown and becomes entangled with a powerful woman whose wealth and marriage were built around a terrible secret from their childhood. Old passions and old crimes begin closing in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e5. THE CHASE (1946)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Robert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, Steve Cochran \u0026amp; Peter Lorre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA down-on-his-luck veteran finds himself working for a dangerous gangster and falling for the man's trapped wife. What begins as a desperate escape soon slips into a strange, dreamlike nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e6. HE WALKED BY NIGHT (1948)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Richard Basehart \u0026amp; Scott Brady\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles police hunt a calculating and elusive criminal who seems able to disappear into the city itself. Stark nighttime photography and tense police work make this one of the great procedural noirs of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e7. TOO LATE FOR TEARS (1949)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Lizabeth Scott \u0026amp; Dan Duryea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a suitcase filled with money lands in the wrong car, an ordinary woman's life changes instantly. Her husband wants to turn it over to the police. She has other ideas. Greed quickly gives way to deception, violence and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e8. IMPACT (1949)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn \u0026amp; Helen Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wealthy businessman survives an attempt on his life only to discover that the people responsible believe he is dead. Given the chance to disappear, he begins building another life—until the past catches up with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e9. D.O.A. (1950)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Edmond O'Brien\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man walks into a police station and announces that he has been murdered. Poisoned and with only a short time left to live, he races through the city trying to discover who killed him—and why. One of noir's greatest premises and most relentless thrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e10. QUICKSAND (1950)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Mickey Rooney \u0026amp; Peter Lorre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young mechanic takes a little money that doesn't belong to him, intending to put it back before anyone notices. One small theft leads to another crime, then another, as he sinks deeper into a situation from which there seems to be no escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e11. WOMAN ON THE RUN (1950)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Ann Sheridan \u0026amp; Dennis O'Keefe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter witnessing a murder, a man disappears before he can testify. His estranged wife searches the streets of San Francisco for him while a reporter offers to help—but in film noir, help rarely comes without a price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e12. THE HITCH-HIKER (1953)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy \u0026amp; William Talman | Directed by Ida Lupino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo friends on a fishing trip make the mistake of picking up a hitchhiker. Their passenger is a ruthless killer, and their quiet journey becomes a terrifying fight for survival across an isolated landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eA JOURNEY THROUGH CLASSIC FILM NOIR\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDead End After Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e brings together several sides of noir in one collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are doomed wanderers and desperate fugitives. Femme fatales and manipulative lovers. Murderers hiding behind respectable faces. Ordinary people seduced by money. 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Some films may show occasional scratches, grain, contrast changes, film wear or other characteristics associated with surviving archival and public-domain prints. These qualities are part of the history of films that have survived for more than seventy years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eDVD SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e DVD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Film Noir \/ Crime \/ Mystery \/ Thriller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1940s–1950s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilms:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black \u0026amp; White\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Media:\u003c\/strong\u003e Collector DVD Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003ePUBLIC DOMAIN COLLECTION\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motion pictures included in this collection are offered from \u003cstrong\u003epublic-domain source material\u003c\/strong\u003e. This edition does not claim ownership of the original motion pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe custom compilation, organization, packaging, artwork and presentation created for this collection are part of the SilverScreen Shop Media Co. collector edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWHY BUY THIS COLLECTION?\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are plenty of inexpensive collections filled with forgettable crime pictures. \u003cstrong\u003eDead End After Dark was designed differently.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese twelve films were selected because they represent some of the most entertaining and distinctive public-domain examples of classic film noir—from celebrated essentials such as \u003cstrong\u003eDetour, Scarlet Street and D.O.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e to atmospheric favorites including \u003cstrong\u003eToo Late for Tears, Woman on the Run, The Chase and The Hitch-Hiker\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll see major stars before and during some of the most fascinating periods of their careers, along with filmmakers including \u003cstrong\u003eFritz Lang, Orson Welles, Edgar G. 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