NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Kit Parker Films Blu-ray (September 2019): Kit Parker Films in association with Millcreek Entertainment have released the last (of three) of these 3 Blu-ray / 9 Film Noir features Boxsets. Volume Three has:

The Crimson Kimono (1959), The Lineup (1958), Man on a String (1960), The Shadow in the Window (1956), The Long Haul (1957), Pickup Alley (1957), The Case Against Brooklyn (1958), The Tijuana Story (1957) and She Played with Fire (1957)

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."

Volume Two has:

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)

Again, 3 films per dual-layered Blu-ray, and The Case Against Brooklyn has a solid bitrate in 1080P and this is in the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. This is one of the better upgrades in terms of contrast. The black levels in HD are pitch. The image is impressive in-motion.

The audio is 24-bit lossless (DTS-HD Master 1.0 channel mono) has some effects (guns, fights, cars) and does a fine job exporting the score by Mischa Bakaleinikoff (The Tijuana Story, The Crooked Web, 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 very moody in the lossless. The Blu-ray offers optional English subtitles (see sample) on this Region FREE Blu-ray package.

No supplements - but the disc is shared with The Tijuana Story and She Played with Fire.  The Case Against Brooklyn is an excellent crime-drama expose. It surrounds the edges of the Noir cycle. Darren McGavin as the just hero delving into the underworld while we develop a soft spot for unrequited Margaret Hayes (Lil Polombo.)  The negative on these Noir Archive sets are the lack of extras but the value with these packages is that each has 9, 50's crime, films. The Case Against Brooklyn was another strong crime-drama and I was very pleased to see it in 1080P.

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ON THE DVD: Firstly, this is 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.

It's a standard Sony MoD (Made-on-Demand) product - standard single-layered but progressive and anamorphic in the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio and looks decent enough. The image is consistent aside and has modest detail notable in some of the close-ups. There is some grain texture and contrast levels are adept for SD. The disc supports the film with a watchable transfer with some interesting shadows and light cinematography.

Gary Tooze