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BAD GIRLS OF FILM NOIR, VOL. 2
complete 2-disc boxset


DVD Release Date: February 9, 2010

DVD Studio: Sony Pictures


ABOUT THE BOXSET:
Cleo Moore, Audrey Totter, Jan Sterling, Ida Lupino and Janis Carter. Forgery, adultery, theft, blackmail and murder. The Bad Girls of Noir are back, in Volume 2, and these gorgeous gals with malice in their hearts are sure to thrill hard-boiled fans of Noir. Fan favorite Cleo Moore finally gets her due in three films that highlight the talents of the beauty who was compared to Marilyn Monroe, but whom fans love for her earnest, if stilted portrayals of dim-witted gals who can't catch a break. Four films, restored and re-mastered are all new to DVD, and sure to provide plenty of excitement for the noir aficionado. Watch out for these gals, they're dangerous--which makes them oh, so fun to watch.


CONTENTS:

NIGHT EDITOR
(Henry Levin; 1946, 68 min.)
imdb.com/title/tt0038774/

ONE GIRL'S CONFESSION
(Hugo Haas; 1953, 74 min.)
imdb.com/title/tt0046143/

WOMEN'S PRISON
(Lewis Seiler; 1955, 79 min.)
imdb.com/title/tt0048811/

OVER-EXPOSED
(Lewis Seiler; 1956, 80 min.)
imdb.com/title/tt0049587/


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DISC ONE
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NIGHT EDITOR
(Henry Levin; 1946, 68 min.)
imdb.com/title/tt0038774/
Jill Merrill (Janis Carter, Framed) may just be the coldest gal in town. Her extra-marital affair with a cop (William Gargan, They Knew What They Wanted) forces him to forsake his duty when they witness a murder. Even when an innocent man?s life may be at stake, Jill?s biggest concerns are no different than any other ice-blooded society gal in noirdom. This below-the-radar Columbia treat directed by Henry Levin (Jolson Sings Again) with photography by Burnett Guffey really packs the punches.

ONE GIRL'S CONFESSION
(Hugo Haas; 1953, 74 min.)
imdb.com/title/tt0046143/
People think Mary Adams (Cleo Moore, Bait) is a bad girl because she?s just too sexy to be good. So she decides to even the score, even if it means jail time. After stealing $10,000 and serving her time, Mary?s determined to go straight...she just needs someone to help get the buried cash, and a good investment strategy. This efficient story, written, directed and co-starring Hugo Haas (Pickup), takes up his favorite themes of luck and fate.

BONUS:
# Remember To Live--All Star Theatre Episodes.
# Previews.


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DISC TWO
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WOMEN'S PRISON
(Lewis Seiler; 1955, 79 min.)
imdb.com/title/tt0048811/
Where do the bad girls go when the law catches up with them? Some of noir?s notorious femme fatales are locked up in prison with the sadistic Ida Lupino (High Sierra) as their warden. Strong performances from Lupino, Academy Award nominee Jan Sterling (The High and the Mighty), Audrey Totter (Tension), Cleo Moore (Strange Fascination), and Howard Duff (The Naked City) turn what otherwise might have been a melodramatic story into an entertaining twist on an age-old tale of institutionalized redemption. 

OVER-EXPOSED
(Lewis Seiler; 1956, 80 min.)
imdb.com/title/tt0049587/
Lewis Seiler (Women+s Prison) directs Cleo Moore (Bait) and Richard Crenna (Wait Until Dark) in this story of an inexperienced, ambitious girl who, after being caught in a raid at a clip joint, has the chance to learn a trade as a photographer. Her new profession brings her closer to respectability and the opportunity to use her talent to extract blackmail. Moore was often the +bait? in movie publicity campaigns; in Over-Exposed, the exploit