eturn to a time when the movies were black and white but the dark characters that inhabited them displayed every shade of gray. Deception, betrayal, corruption, larceny and murder stir the landscape in this collection of a... more »moral tales filled with features that thrilled bygone audiences and are back to delight a new generation. Included 1. Baby Face Morgan 2. Capture, The 3. Cause for Alarm 4. Chase, The 5. D.O.A. 6. Devil's Party, The 7. Fear in the Night 8. Flowers from a Stranger 9. Gaslight 10. Great Flamarion, The 11. Guest in the House 12. Half a Sinner 13. Hoodlum, The 14. Inner Circle, The 15. Inner Sanctum 16. Last Mile, The 17. Life at Stake, A 18. Limping Man, The 19. Love From a Stranger 20. Man Who Cheated Himself, The 21. Man Who Had Influence, The 22. Mandarin Mystery, The 23. Mystery of Mr. Wong, The 24. Naked Kiss, The 25. Parole Inc. 26. Pay-Off, The 27. Phantom Fiend, The 28. Plan for Escape 29. Please Murder Me 30. Prison Shadows 31. Red House, The 32. Scar, The 33. Shoot to Kill 34. Sinners in Paradise 35. Sleeping Tiger, The 36. Slightly Honorable 37. Strange Illusion 38. Strange Love of Martha Ivers, The 39. Strange Woman, The 40. Sucker Money 41. Ten Minutes to Live 42. There Was a Crooked Man 43. Things Happen at Night 44. Trapped 45. Two Sharp Knives 46. Whistle Stop 47. Woman Condemned, The 48. Woman in the Shadows 49. Woman on the Run 50. Wrong Road, The« less
Mr. Wong - Old school black & white detective series! The picture quality could have been better.
Movie Reviews
This is not so much of a review...
M. Terenzio | Chicago, IL | 11/07/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"...as it is a listing of the titles in this collection.
Baby Face Morgan-- Mary Carlisle
Capture, The-- Lew Ayres
Cause for Alarm-- Loretta Young
Chase, The-- Robert Cummings
D.O.A.-- Edmond O'Brien
Devil's Party-- Victor McLaglen
Fear in the Night-- DeForest Kelly
Flowers from a Stranger-- Yul Brynner
Gaslight-- Anton Walbrook
Great Flamarion, The-- Erich von Stroheim
Guest in the House-- Ann Baxter
Half a Sinner-- Heather Angel
Hoodlum, The-- Lawrence Tierney
Inner Circle, The-- Adele Mara
Inner Sanctum-- Mary Beth Hughes
Last Mile, The-- Preston Foster
Life at Stake, A-- Angela Lansbury
Limping Man, The-- Lloyd Bridges
Love From a Stranger-- Basil Rathbone
Man Who Cheated Himself-- Lee J. Cobb
Man Who Had Influence, The-- Robert Sterling
Mandarin Mystery, The-- Eddie Quillan
Mystery of Mr. Wong, The-- Boris Karloff
Naked Kiss, The-- Constance Towers
Parole, Inc.-- Michael O'Shea
Pay-Off, The-- Lowell Sherman
Phantom Fiend, The-- Ivor Novello
Plan for Escape-- Peggy Ann Garner
Please Murder Me-- Angela Lansbury
Prison Shadows-- Eddie Nugent
Red House, The-- Edward G Robinson
Scar, The-- Paul Henreid
Shoot to Kill-- Russell Wade
Sinners in Paradise-- Madge Evans
Sleeping Tiger, The-- Alexis Smith
Slightly Honorable-- Pat O'Brien
Special Agent-- William Eythe
Strange Illusion-- James Lydon
Strange Woman-- Hedy Lamar
Sucker Money-- Mischa Auer
Ten Minutes to Live-- A.B. Comatherie
There Was a Crooked Man-- Robert Sterling
Things Happen at Night-- Gordon Harker
Trapped-- Lloyd Bridges
Two Sharp Knives-- Stanley Ridges
Whistle Stop-- George Raft
Woman Condemned, The-- Claudia Dell
Woman in the Shadows-- Melvyn Douglas
Woman on the Run-- Ann Sheridan
Wrong Road, The-- Helen Mack"
A good movie set
Robert M. Bratcher Jr. | Houston, Texas USA | 02/21/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"All of the 50 movie sets from Digital One Stop (such as this one) come in a box that has twelve double sided discs each in it's own cardboard sleeve in the center of the box.
7 of these movies I have on other DVD's & budget (EP speed) VHS tapes. The rest I have never seen. So far (I've watched the first 4 movies) picture & sound quality are fine. The 2nd movie on disc 1 side 1 (The Red House) has a slightly distorted (buzzy) soundtrack but then I have 2 other copies of the same movie on PD VHS tapes with this same problem & it doesn't distract the enjoyment of this movie too much. The spoken words are understandable. Rest of the movies (so far) sound fine. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the set!"
Hopelessly Addicted to Amazon's 50 DVD Packs
David Soren | Arizona | 08/03/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Help! I have become hopelessly addicted to these 50 pack DVDs. And Dark Crimes Collection is the best of all of them. Sure the sound is sometimes a little tinny and the images could be sharper but you're getting such a value you don't care. And such fabulous rareties! A chance to see the cult actress Mary Beth Hughes in Inner Sanctum-- don't miss the twist ending! There are several of the greatest sleeper mysteries of all time: Fear in the Night and Strange Illusion. Those are the definition of great B films. The Chase is a rare costume adventure with a great performance by Robert Cummings. It's cut for tv but stay with it and you'll see a fine, rare film by an old personal family friend of ours, producer Ed Lasker, who did it with Anthony Mann directing. There are so many great things for the old movie and B movie buff on this DVD. I loved Half a Sinner with one of the world's least appreciated actresses, the great Heather Angel, in a breezy screwball mystery with a light touch. And don't miss the sultry (yes, I said sultry) Angela Lansbury flirting with Raymond Burr in Please Murder Me-- with another socko twist ending. These 50 packs from Mill Creek are such a great value. I hear they dredge these up out of public domain movies but I don't care. I am hopelessly addicted. I can't wait for Nightmare Worlds to come out, the next entry in the series. Thanks, Mill Creek and Amazon.com for all the fabulous viewing pleasure. I just want to curl up and purr with glee!"
On a 1 to 10 scale, this collection is rated: 6.1
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 03/25/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"(AMAZON rating: 3½ stars)
Forty-seven titles in DARK CRIMES COLLECTION were polled at a website specializing in movie data-- the median rating for these film noir oldies is: 6.1.
Below is a complete alphabetized list that includes years of release as well as individual viewer rankings (on a 1 to 10 scale). Additionally, the ORIGINAL names have been provided for four titles. These are marked with ***
(Note that condition of source material, as well as transfer quality, are not calculated in these ratings.)
(5.6) Baby Face Morgan (1942) - Mary Carlisle
(6.5) The Capture (1950) - Lew Ayres/Theresa Wright
(6.2) Cause For Alarm! (1951) - Loretta Young/Barry Sullivan
(6.5) The Chase (1946) - Robert Cummings
(7.4) D.O.A. (1950) - Edmond O'Brien
(6.5) Devil's Party (1938) - Victor McLaglen
(6.7) Fear in The Night (1947) - DeForest Kelley (his film debut)
(???) Flowers From A Stranger ("Studio One") 1949 or '50 - Yul Brynner
(7.5) Gaslight ("The Murder In Thornton Square")*** (1940) - Anton Walbrook
(6.5) The Great Flamarion (1945) - Erich von Stroheim
(6.1) Guest In The House (1944) - Ann Baxter/Ralph Bellamy
(6.4) Half A Sinner (1940) - Heather Angel
(6.3) The Hoodlum (1951) - Lawrence Tierney
(6.6) The Inner Circle (1946) - Adele Mara/William Frawley
(6.8) Inner Sanctum (1948) - Charles Russell/Mary Beth Hughes
(7.0) The Last Mile (1932) - Preston Foster
(5.2) A Life At Stake (1954) - Angela Lansbury
(5.9) The Limping Man (1953) - Lloyd Bridges
(6.2) Love From A Stranger (1937) - Ann Harding/Basil Rathbone
(7.3) The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) - Lee J. Cobb/Jane Wyatt
(6.0) The Man Who Had Influence ("Studio One") (1950) - Robert Sterling
(5.7) The Mandarin Mystery (1936) - Eddie Quillan (as Ellery Queen)
(6.1) The Mystery Of Mr. Wong (1939) - Boris Karloff
(7.4) The Naked Kiss (1964) - Constance Towers
(4.5) Parole, Inc. (1948) - Michael O'Shea
(5.3) The Pay-Off (1930) - Lowell Sherman
(5.2) The Phantom Fiend ("The Lodger")*** (1932) - Ivor Novello
(???) Plan For Escape ("Studio One") (1952) - Peggy Ann Garner
(6.4) Please Murder Me (1956) - Angela Lansbury/Raymond Burr
(5.8) Prison Shadows (1936) - Edward J. Nugent
(7.0) The Red House (1947) - Edward G. Robinson/Judith Anderson
(6.4) The Scar ("Hollow Triumph")*** (1948) - Paul Henreid/Joan Bennett
(6.2) Shoot To Kill (1947) - Russell Wade
(5.8) Sinners In Paradise (1938) - Madge Evans/Bruce Cabot
(6.8) The Sleeping Tiger (1954) - Dirk Bogarde/Alexis Smith
(6.1) Slightly Honorable (1940) - Pat O'Brien/Edward Arnold
(6.4) Special Agent (1949) - William Eythe/George Reeves