Tomb of Terror 50 Movie Pack

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Pendulum Pictures has pioneered the delivery of outstanding value in Indy horror compilations with its ongoing line of 6 movie packs, but now we're bringing you 50 mind-blowing, horrific features on 12 chill-packed DVDs in Tomb of Terrors. So check your sanity at the door and get ready for a blood-soaked marathon of gore, madness and depravity. With so many hours of terror, the nightmares will never end.

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More of a tomb of boredom than terror.......2007-07-29

This is not one of those fun 50 Movie Pack Sets that are part public domain treasures/part OK to good older films and hidden treasures/part bottom of the barrel. Even in the bottom of the barrel material, though, you can usually find some stuff that is so bad that it is good. Unlike the Mill Creek 50 Movie Packs, the films in this package have all been produced since 1990, and more than half of them have been made in the last four years with more than a few films produced in 2006. That's record time for material to be shuffled off to a cheap public domain movie pack, and for good reason. Some of the films in this pack have some interesting psychological angles, but the majority of them are just poorly acted bloodbaths, or in many cases they are just plain boring. I would list the films with their stars, but I can't find one of them with an actor or actress or a director I have ever even heard of. My advice is, this year for Halloween, stick with the 50 Movie Horror and Sci-Fi packs from Mill Creek. There's certainly some junk in them, but there is also plenty of good campy fun and some films that are pretty good for their genre that just slipped into the public domain for no good reason other than just the passing of time or the bankruptcy of the studio that made them. I'm not saying there is nothing of any value here. I'm just saying that you can do better for your money. The following is a list of the included films and their years of production:

FILM/RATING OUT OF 10/YEAR MADE

1. Abberdine County Conjuror/ 2.7/ 2006
2. Barely Legal Vampires/ 2.3/ 2006
3. Blood Legend/ 3.3/ 2006
4. Capture the Flag/ 3.0/ 2003
5. The Crucifier/ 2.2/ 2005
6. The Cutting Room/ 4.0/ 2006
7. Death From Beyond/ 2.7/ 2006
8. Demon Sex/ 3.0/ 2005
9. Devil's Moon/ 2.8/ 2004
10. Disk Jockey/ ????
11. Flesh Eating Ghouls From Outer Space/ ????
12. From Venus/ 5.6/ 2005
13. Gorno/ ????
14. Granny/ 3.9/ 1999
15. Human Behavior/????
16. Inexchange/ 4.2/ 2006
17. Kill the Scream Queen/ 1.9/ 2004
18. Kill Them and Eat Them/ 4.2/ 2003
19. Lifeblood/ 2.7/ 2006
20. The Lunar Pack/ 2.8/ 2004
21. Massacre/ 4.0/ 1989
22. The Night Owl/ 5.9/ 1993
23. Nightmare Museum/ ????
24. None Left Standing/ ???
25. Parasite/ 2.6/ 2004
26. Purvos / 3.5/ 2006
27. A Circle/ 2.3/ 2006
28. Reanimator Academy/ 3.3/ 1992
29. County Fever/ ????
30. Revenge of La Llorona/ 3.1/ 2006
31. Rose of Death/ ???
32. Season in Hell/ ????
33. ShadowHunters/4.5/ 2004
34. Shower of Blood/ 3.0/ 2004
35. Siege of Evil/ ????
36. Skyggen/ 6.1/ 1998
37. The Slasher/ ????
38. Sleep Disorder/ ????
39. So Mort it Be/ 3.0/ 2004
40. The Somnambulists/ 4.1/ 1998
41. Sorority Babes in the Dance-A-Thon of Death/ 2.1/ 1991
42. Soul of the Demon/ 3.1/ 1991
43. Strange Things Happen At Sundown/ 3.3/ 2003
44. Terror At Baxter U/ 2.0/ 2003
45. Three Can Keep A Secret/ ???
46. To Become One/ 3.1/ 2002
47. The Traveler/ 4.1/ 2006
48. Unborn Sins/ ???/ 2007
49. The Vulture's Eye/ 3.0/ 2004
50. The Woodland Haunting 2/ 2.8/ 2006

Hammer Film Noir Collector's Set, Vol. 2 (Terror Street / Wings of Danger / The Glass Tomb / Paid to Kill / The Black Glove / The Deadly Game / The Unholy Four / A Race for Life)

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"Hammer Film Noir ... Long Forgotten Classics Restored ... VCI Home Video (2007)"

Hammer Film Noir Collector's Set, Vol. 2 (Terror Street / Wings of Danger / The Glass Tomb / Paid to Kill / The Black Glove / The Deadly Game / The Unholy Four / A Race for Life)
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ASIN: B000R57W9A
Release Date: 2007-06-26

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Now available from VCI Entertainment. The Hammer Film Noir Collector's Set2. This set contains Volumes 4 thru 7 of our popular DVD Film Noir collection series. Each Volume comes in its own case. Volume 4 of the Hammer Noir includes Terror Street (1953) and Wings of Danger (1952). First time on video! You will want this to add to your collection! Volume 5 of the Hammer Noir includes The Glass Tomb (1955) and Paid to Kill (1954). First time on video! Great addition to your collection! Volume 6: The Black Glove: A famed trumpet player is suspected of murdering a blues singer. Deadly Game: Vacationing at a resort hotel in Spain, a man discovers he is the only one not mixed up one way or the other in murder, drugs and microfilm smuggling. Volume 7: The Unholy Four: Someone knocked out a man and left him for dead during a fishing trip in Portugal. A Race For Life: An idol of auto-racing fans attempts a comeback after serving in the Air Force. Bonus Features: Scene Selection| Bios| Trailers| Commentaries by Alan K Rode: "Terror Street," "Dan Duryea", "Steve Fisher"| Advertising Galleries| Photo Galleries| "The Glass Tomb" Commentary by Richard Roberts| Audio interview with producer Richard Gordon and Tom Weaver| Original Theatrical Trailer for A Race For Life. Specs: 4-DVD9s, Dolby Digital, 1.33:1/ 1.66:1, English Language, Rated NR, 585 minutes, B&W, 1952, 1953, 1954.

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"Hammer Film Noir ... Long Forgotten Classics Restored ... VCI Home Video (2007)".......2007-06-27

VCI Entertainment and Kit Parker Films present "HAMMER FILM NOIR COLLECTOR'S SET 2: 4-7" --- (Dolby digitally remastered)...Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe Hollywood crime dramas that set their protagonists in a world perceived as inherently corrupt and unsympathetic...Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography, while many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression...the term film noir (French for "black film"), first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was unknown to most of the American filmmakers and actors while they were creating the classic film noirs..the canon of film noir was defined in retrospect by film historians and critics; many of those involved in the making of film noir later professed to be unaware at the time of having created a distinctive type of film.

First up we have "TERROR STREET" (1953) (80 min. B/W) --- Under Montgomery Tully (Director), Anthony Hinds (Producer), Steve Fisher (Screenplay & Story), Ivor Slaney (Original Score), Malcolm Arnold (Stock Music), Walter J. Harvey (Cinematographer), James Needs (Editor) --- the cast includes Dan Duryea (Major Bill Rogers), Eisle Albin (Katherine 'Katie' Rogers), Gudrun Ure (Sister Jenny Miller), Eric Pohlmann (Slossen, the smuggler), John Chandos (Orville Hart), Kenneth Griffith (Henry Slosson), Harold Lang (Harry Cross, desk clerk), Jane Carr (Soup Kitchen Supervisor), Michael Golden (The Inspector), Marianne Stone (Pam Palmer) ------ our story has our hero Dan Duryea as the prime suspect in the murder of his British wife who has been shot ... in this post war film noir Duryea has only 36 hours to discover in his desperation who is the real killer and why ... Duryea is at the top of his game in this British melodrama, as you find yourself completely engulfed in his character and waiting for the next scene to unravel another clue and clear himself ... can he find the real killer before the police track his whereabouts and bring in the wrong suspect ... the scenes between Duryea and John Chandos (the major villain) are riveting.

BIOS:
1. Dan Duryea
Date of birth: 23 January 1907 - White Plains, New York
Date of death: 7 June 1968 - Hollywood, California
2. Montgomery Tully (Director)
Date of birth: 6 May 1904 - Dublin, Ireland
Date of death: 1988 - Unknown

Second is a Lippert Picture release "WINGS OF DANGER" (1952) (73 min. B/W) --- Under Terence Fisher (Director), Anthony Hinds (Producer), John Gilling (Screenplay), Trevor Dudley Smith (Novel), Packham Webb (Novel "Dead on Course"), Malcolm Arnold (Original Score), Walter J. Harvey (Cinematographer), James Needs (Editor) ------ the cast includes Zachary Scott (Richard Van Ness), Robert Beatty (Nick Talbot), Kay Kendall (Alexia LaRoche), Naomi Chance (Avril Talbot ), Arthur Lane (Boyd Spencer), Colin Tapley (Inspector Maxwell), Diane Cilento (Jeannette), Harold Lang (Snell, the blackmailer) ------ our second feature film noir is a first timer on DVD, and the intrigue is nerve-wracking just the way we would want it ... is our leading man Zachary Scott having bouts with blackouts and what part does the lovely Kay Kendall play in this twist and turn film noir story ... is Scott's friend Robert Beatty strong armed into the smuggling game, has he turned up missing ... this overlooked noir is loaded with suspense and drama, watch Zach Scott take on this web of smugglers only to find more mystery to this puzzle ------ there's a great deal of entertainment here for all the film noir fans out there --- all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features like this one.

BIOS:
1. Zachary Scott (aka: Zachary Thomson Scott Jr)
Date of birth: 21 February 1914 - Austin, Texas
Date of death: 3 October 1965 - Austin, Texas
2. Kay Kendall (aka: Justine Kay Kendall-McCarthy)
Date of birth: 21 May 1926 - Withernsea, Yorkshire, England, UK
Date of death: 6 September 1959 - London, England, UK
3. Terence Fisher (Director)
Date of birth: 23 February 1904 - London, England, UK
Date of death: 18 June 1980
Twickenham, London, England, UK

Third up we have "THE GLASS TOMB" (aka: Glass Cage) (1955) (59 min. B/W) --- Under Montgomery Tully (Director), Anthony Hinds (Producer), Richard Landau (Screenwriter), A.E. Martin (Book Author "The Outsiders"), Walter Harvey (Cinematographer), Leonard Salzedo (Composer (Music Score) ------ the cast includes John Ireland (Pel Pelham), Honor Blackman (Jenny Pelham), Geoffrey Keen (Harry Stanton), Eric Pohlmann (Sapolio), Sid James (Tony Lewis (as Sidney James), Liam Redmond (Lindley), Sydney Tafler (Rorke (as Sidney Tafler), Valerie Vernon (Bella), Nora Gordon (Marie Sapolio), Sam Kydd (George), Ferdy Mayne (Bertie), Tonia Bern (Rena Maroni), Arthur Howard (Rutland ), Stan Little (Mickelwitz) ------ our story has "The Starving Man:" with the longest fast undertaken by Sapolio who will go food less for 70 days ... can he do it, or will he be found dead inside his glass cage ... several murders as the police investigate and our hero John Ireland side steps a poisoning and kidnapping ... the lovely Honor Blackman appears in the midst of drama and intrigue within the carnival world ... discover whose behind all of this and why.

BIOS:
1. John Ireland
Date of birth: 30 January 1914 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of death: 21 March 1992 - Santa Barbara, California
2. Honor Blackman
Date of birth: 12 December 1927 - London, England, UK
Date of death: Still Living
3. Montgomery Tully (Director)
Date of birth: 6 May 1904 - Dublin, Ireland
Date of death: 1988 - Unknown

Fourth is "PAID TO KILL" (aka: Five Days) (1954) (71 min. B/W) --- Under Montgomery Tully (Director), Anthony Hinds (Producer), Paul Tabori (Screenwriter), Jimmy W. Harvey (Cinematographer), Ivor Slaney (Composer (Music Score), James Needs (Editor), J. Elder Wills (Art Director) ------ the cast includes Dane Clark (James Nevill), Paul Carpenter (Paul Kirby), Thea Gregory (Andrea Nevill), Cecile Chevreau (Joan), Anthony Forwood (Glanville), Howard Marion-Crawford (McGowan), Avis Scott (Eileen), Peter Gawthorne (Bowman), Leslie Wright (Hunter), Hugo Schuster (Professor), Arthur Young Hyson), Martin Lawrence (Masseur), Ross Hutchinson (Ingham), Arnold Diamond (Perkins), Charles Hawtrey (Bill), Geoffrey Sumner (Chapter) ------ our story is a thriller to end all thrillers, when Dane Clark hires his best friend to kill him for the insurance money ... why you ask, so his wife can be provided for as his business has gone down the tubes ... is the wife on the up and up, or is she behind an alternative plot to kill her husband ... another first timer on DVD, has the entire Hammer Studio lot jumping for joy as this is one is the best released from this UK organization ... and oh by the way, Dane Clark has changed his mind and no longer wants to die, but can he stop whoever is trying to end his life ... you're in for the surprise ending that you've been waiting for ------ there's a great deal of entertainment here for all the film noir fans out there --- all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features like this one.

BIOS:
1. Dane Clark (aka: Bernard Zanville)
Date of birth: 26 February 1912 - Brooklyn, New York
Date of death: 11 September 1998 - Santa Monica, California

Fifth we have "BLACK GLOVE" (1954) (84 min. B/W) --- Under Terence Fisher (Director), Michael Carreras (Producer), Ernest Borneman (Screenwriter / Book Author), Jimmy W. Harvey (Cinematographer) - - - - the cast includes Alex Nicol (James 'Brad' Bradley), Eleanor Summerfield (Barbara Quigley), John Salew Maxie (Margulies), Paul Carpenter (Johnny Sutherland), Geoffrey Keen (Maurie Green), Ann Hanslip (Maxine Halbard), Fred Johnson (Police Sergeant McKenzie), Martin Boddey (Police Inspector Mulrooney ) --- released January 29, 1954, Alex Nicol as an American trumpet-player visiting London who is falsely accused of murdering a Spanish singer, Nichol can only prevent his own execution by finding the real killer --- Using only two minor clues, he narrows the suspects to four people, but only after surviving poison placed on the mouthpiece of his trumpet --- from the original 35mm negatives

BIOS:
1. Alex Nicol
Date of Birth: 20 January 1916 - Ossining, New York
Date of Death: 29 July 2001 - Montecito, California

2. Terence Fisher (Director)
Date of Birth: 23 February 1904 - London, England, UK
Date of Death: 18 June 1980 - Twickenham, London, England, UK.

Sixth is a Lippert Picture release "THE DEADLY GAME" (1955) (70 min. B/W) --- Under Daniel Birt (Director), Robert Dunbar (Producer), Daniel Birt (Screenplay), Exec. Producer (Michael Carreras), Asst. Director (Jack Causey), Prod. Manager (Jimmy Sangster), Cinematographer (Jimmy Harvey),
Art Director (J. Elder Wills as Jim Elder Wills), Music (Michael Krein), Film Editor (Jim Needs), Original Author (Nicholas Bentley) - - - - the cast includes Lloyd Bridges (Philip Graham), Simone Silva (Mitzi Molnaur), Finlay Currie (Mr. Darius), Maureen Swanson (Marina), Ferdy Mayne (Maxwell Carey) --- released January 1955, Lloyd Bridges stars as an ex-GI living in Spain and is accused of murdering an army buddy and betraying his country to the Enemy, Bridges must work overtime to clear himself --- he is the only one not mixed up one way or another in murder, drugs and microfilm smuggling. But, the police are after him --- watch Bridges surface to the top and figure his way out. ------ there's a great deal of entertainment here for all the film noir fans out there --- all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features like this one.

BIOS:
1. Lloyd Bridges
Date of Birth: 15 January 1913 - San Leandro, California
Date of Death: 10 March 1998 - Los Angeles, California

2. Daniel Birt (Director)
Date of Birth: 23 June 1907 - Mersham, England, UK
Date of Death: 1955

Seventh we have "THE UNHOLY FOUR" (aka: The Stranger Came Home) (1954) (80 min. B/W) --- Under Terence Fisher (Director), Michael Carreras (Producer), Michael Carreras (Screenplay), Jack Causey (Asst. Director), Jimmy Sangster (Prod. Manager), Walter J. Harvey (Cinematographer), J. Elder Wills (Art Director), Ivor Slaney (Music), Bill Lenny (Film Editor), George Sanders (Original Author) - - - - the cast includes Paulette Goddard (Angie), William Sylvester (Philip Vickers), Patrick Holt (Job Crandall), Paul Carpenter (Bill Saul), Alvys Mahen (Joan Merrill), Russell Napier (Inspector Treherne), Davis King-Wood (Sessions) ---- released September 24, 1954, Miss Goddard appears with an all English cast in this film noir and turns in a rather good performance --- Paulette holds her own with a very distinguished supporting cast, someone returning to find the person who attempted to end their life. Paulette is one of the suspected --- Someone knocked a man out and left him for dead during a fishing trip in Portugal. That someone is either his fetching wife, or two business partners all sporting guilty faces after his unexpected return --- From the original 35mm negative

BIOS:
Paulette Goddard
Date of Birth: 3 June 1910 - Whitestone Landing, Long Island, New York
Date of Death: 23 April 1990 - Ronco, Switzerland.

Eighth is a Lippert Picture release "A RACE FOR LIFE" (aka: Mask of Dust) (1955) (69 min. B/W) --- Under Terence Fisher (Director), Mickey Delamar (Producer), Richard H. Landau (Screenplay), Exec. Producer: (Michael Carreras), Asst. Director: (Jack Causey), Prod. Manager:(Jimmy Sangster), Cinematographer: (Jimmy Harvey), Art Director: (Jim Elder Wills aka Jim Elder Wills), Music: Leonard (Salzedo), Film Editor: (Bill Lenny), Original Author: (Jon Manchip White) - - - - the cast includes Richard Conte (Peter Wells),Peter Illing (Tony Bellario), Alec Mango (Guidio Rosetti), James Copeland (Johnny Jackson), George Coulouris ("Pic" Dallapicola), Meredith Edwards (Laurence Gibson), Richard Marner (Hans Brecht) ---- released December 10, 1954, An idol of auto-racing fans attempts a comeback after serving in the Air Force. When his former rival lies dying in the hospital, he must decide whether to continue in the Grand Prix or make peace with his adversary --- A car pilot must choose between his love for car-racing, and his wife. His buddy's accident will help him to choose, and his loyal ways will get him a new friend - his main rival ------ there's a great deal of entertainment here for all the film noir fans out there --- all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features like this one.

BIOS:
1. Richard Conte
Date of Birth: 24 March 1910 - Jersey City, New Jersey
Date of Death: 15 April 1975 - Los Angeles, California

2. Terence Fisher (Director)
Date of Birth: 23 February 1904 - London, England, UK
Date of Death: 18 June 1980 - Twickenham, London, England, UK.

3. PHOTO GALLERY
4. TRAILERS
5. TEXT TRIVIA

Great job by VCI Entertainment and Kit Parker Films for releasing the "Hammer Film Noir Collector's Set 2: 4-7", digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more of the same from the '40s and '50s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, stay tuned once again with a top notch "Classic Film Noir" that only VCI Entertainment (King of the Serials) --- Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 585 mins on DVD ~ VCI Home Video #573 ~ (6/26/2007)

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