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Directed by Irving Pichel
 USA 1947

 

Robert Young stars in They Wont Believe Me, an absorbing film Film Noir melodrama. The original RKO publicity tells the story: When a man goes to the devil he usually takes a woman with him...this man took THREE! Young plays a dirty rotten scoundrel who sponges off his wealthy wife (Rita Johnson), seduces and abandons another woman (Jane Greer) and runs off with a third (Susan Hayward). Returning home, Young plots to murder his wife and get away with her money, but a series of ironic plot twists leaves him battling for his life. The role of faithless cad was a startling change of pace for Young, and he pulls it off brilliantly. Irving Pichel directed Jonathan Latimers uncompromising script.

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On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

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Theatrical Release: July 16th, 1947

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Review: Warner Archive - Region FREE - Blu-ray

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Runtime 1:34:57.733        
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1.37:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 27,640,764,345 bytes

Feature: 27,569,676,288 bytes

Video Bitrate: 34.99 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

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DTS-HD Master Audio English 1768 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1768 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitles English, None
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Studio: Warner Archive

 

1.37:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 27,640,764,345 bytes

Feature: 27,569,676,288 bytes

Video Bitrate: 34.99 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

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 Blu-ray Release Date: May 11th, 2021
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ADDITION: Warner Archive Blu-ray (May 2021): Warner Archive have transferred the Irving Pichel 1947 Noir They Won't Believe Me to Blu-ray. It looks magnificent, especially if you compare to the horrendous PAL DVDs that have been around. I am scratching my head why this excellent Noir was never released on NTSC DVD (nor has any supplements.) I presumed the elements were in sub-par condition, but apparently not - this looks wonderful in 1080P. The visuals are tight with well-layered contrast, zero damage or speckles and plenty of depth. This Blu-ray provided me with a well-above-par HD presentation. Exceptionally strong in fact.   

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On their Blu-ray, Warner Archive use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the original English language. The film is fairly passive without much aggression - the ocean, car crash/explosion, a gunshot, courtroom screams - that's it. The dialogue is clear and as consistent as the strong video. There is a score by Roy Webb (Crossfire, Clash by Night, I Married a Witch, This Is Cinerama, Easy Living, The Window, Fixed Bayonets, Journey Into Fear, I Walked with a Zombie etc.)  supporting the film fairly subtly with some infrequent dramatic outbursts. Warner Archive offer optional English subtitles on their Region FREE Blu-ray.

The Warner Archive Blu-ray offer no extras at all. I feel They Won't Believe Me is worthy of a commentary and more, but, sadly there is nothing - not even a trailer. Geez.

Noir fans can finally see They Won't Believe Me in an enjoyable digital presentation light years beyond the previously available DVDs. Delicious entertainment for 'Dark Cinema' fans with femme-fatale-esque Susan Hayward, scheming lothario Robert Young, hypnotic Jane Greer, classy, sugar mama, Rita Johnson - all in a twisty, shocking plot that involves murderer intentions, deceitful liaisons, a courtroom trial, flashbacks... Warner Archive's bare-bones Blu-ray is still something significant to celebrate despite the lack of supplements and it will still take an honored place in my Noir digital library shelves. Essential for fans of the cycle.

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