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directed by Nathan Juran
USA 1955
[Frank Lovejoy] plays the
owner of a curbside hamburger joint in The Crooked
Web, and Mari Blanchard is the carhop he's engaged
to. It's established early on that Stan (he's the man)
is willing to take a gamble or two, so when Joanie's
brother (Richard Denning) comes through town with a
secret deal in the works, he (Stan) is more than willing
to cut himself in. Excerpt of review from Steve Lewis for Mystery*File located HERE |
Posters
Theatrical Release: 30 November 1955 (USA)
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Comparison:
Sony Pictures (Choice Collection) - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Kit Parker Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray
Big thanks to Gregory Meshman for the Review!
Box Cover |
Also available in the 5 disc Sony Film Noir Collection
Volume 1 which contains (already reviewed)
The Case Against Brooklyn,
Criminal Lawyer,
The Crooked Web,
Escape from San Quentin and
The Shadow on the Window
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Distribution |
Sony Pictures Region 0 - NTSC |
Kit Parker Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:16:54 | 1:17:02.159 |
Video |
1:87:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 47,813,861,592 bytesFeature: 15,714,484,224 bytes Video Bitrate: 24.98 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Bitrate Blu-ray |
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Audio | Dolby Digital Mono (English) | DTS-HD Master Audio English 826 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 826 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 1.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit) |
Subtitles | None | English, None |
Features |
Release
Information: Studio: Sony Pictures Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 8 |
Release Information: Studio: Kit Parker
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 47,813,861,592 bytesFeature: 15,714,484,224 bytes Video Bitrate: 24.98 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • No extras - shares the disc with Bait and Cell 2455, Death Row
Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 13 |
Comments |
NOTE:
The below
Blu-ray
captures were taken directly from the
Blu-ray
disc.
Bait (1954), The Crooked Web (1955), The Night Holds
Terror (1955), Footsteps in the Fog (1955),
Cell 2455, Death
Row (1955), 5 Against the House (1955),
New Orleans Uncensored
(1955), Spin a Dark Web (1955), and Rumble on the Docks (1956)
Volume One
was described as
"Stalwart noir directors and casts highlight these hard to find features
Address Unknown (1944) dir/William Cameron Menzies, cast/Paul Lukas,
Carl Esmond, Peter Van Eyck;
Escape in the Fog (1945) dir/Oscar
(Budd) Boetticher cast/Otto Kruger, Nina Foch, William Wright;
The Guilt
of Janet Ames (1947) dir/Henry Levin cast/Rosalind Russell, Melvyn
Douglas, Sid Caesar;
The Black Book (aka The Reign of Terror)
(1949) dir/Anthony Mann cast/Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Arlene Dahl;
Johnny Allegro (1949) dir/Ted Tetzlaff cast/George Raft, Nina Foch,
George Macready;
711 Ocean Drive (1950) dir/Joseph M. Newman
cast/Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Dru, Otto Kruger;
The Killer That
Stalked New York (1950) dir/Earl McEvoy cast/Evelyn Keyes, Charles
Korvin, William Bishop;
Assignment Paris (1952) dir/Earl McEvoy
cast/Dana Andrews, Marta Toren, George Sanders;
The Miami Story
(1954) dir/Fred F. Sears cast/Barry Sullivan, Luther Adler, John Baer - all
in high definition presented in their original aspect ratios."
So, 3 films on a dual-layered
Blu-ray, with
a decent bitrate in 1080P and this is in the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. This has the
same damage as the Sony DVD - but is brighter with more detail, and the higher resolution
shows more texture. The differences will be notable dependant on how large your system is.
The audio is 24-bit lossless (DTS-HD Master mono) exporting the
score from
Mischa Bakaleinikoff (Cell
2455 Death Row, Comanche
Station,
It
Came from Beneath the Sea,
The Giant Claw,
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers,
The 27th Day,
20 Million Miles to Earth,
Lady for a Day) which sounds richer and deeper than on the DVD. The
Blu-ray offers
optional English subtitles (see sample) on this Region FREE
Blu-ray
package.
No supplements - but the disc is shared with
Bait
and
Cell 2455, Death Row. Crime-Drama fans get to revisit these
delights in a far more film-like presentation with optional subtitles. This
has sexy Mari Blanchard and the very cool Drive-in restaurant location.
Calling it Noir may be a stretch for some but it has all the 50's
charm. *** ON THE DVD: Sony Pictures continue to impress us with their exceptionally good picture quality on all their made-on-demand releases we review. This is a B crime drama from 1955, a bit far-fetched and we never get to see beautiful Mari Blanchard stretched out on a bed like she does on many posters for this film. The progressive transfer with nearly no damage is anamorphically enhanced in proper 1:87:1 aspect ratio on a single-layered disc. Audio is, likewise, very good quality. Unfortunately, there is no trailer and not even a menu when the disc is inserted, but the excellent presentation of the main feature makes it an easy recommendation for the right price. |
Subtitle Sample - Kit Parker Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray
1) Sony - Region 0 - NTSC TOP 2) Kit Parker Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM |
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1) Sony - Region 0 - NTSC TOP 2) Kit Parker Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM |
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1) Sony - Region 0 - NTSC TOP 2) Kit Parker Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM |
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1) Sony - Region 0 - NTSC TOP 2) Kit Parker Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM |
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1) Sony - Region 0 - NTSC TOP 2) Kit Parker Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM |
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1) Sony - Region 0 - NTSC TOP 2) Kit Parker Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM |
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1) Sony - Region 0 - NTSC TOP 2) Kit Parker Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM |
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Box Cover |
Also available in the 5 disc Sony Film Noir Collection
Volume 1 which contains (already reviewed)
The Case Against Brooklyn,
Criminal Lawyer,
The Crooked Web,
Escape from San Quentin and
The Shadow on the Window
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Distribution |
Sony Pictures Region 0 - NTSC |
Kit Parker Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray |
DVD Box Cover |
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Distribution |
Sony Pictures Region 0 - NTSC |
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