Crime wave / Decoy.
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2007.
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen version.
ISBN
9781419851223, 1419851225
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2007.
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
ISBN
9781419851223, 1419851225
UPC
085391150244
Notes
General Note
"Crime wave" originally released as a motion picture in 1954 ; "Decoy" originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
General Note
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
General Note
"Film noir classic collection double feature"--Container.
General Note
"Crime wave" based on the Saturday Evening Post story by John and Ward Hoskins.
General Note
Special features: commentaries by James Elroy and film historian Eddie Muller on Crime Wave and writer Stabley (i.e. Stanley) Rubin and film historian Glenn Erickson on Decoy ; new featurettes: "Crime wave: the city is dark" and "Decoy: a map to nowhere" ; Crime Wave theatrical trailer.
Participants/Performers
Crime wave: Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk ; Decoy: Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong, Herbert Rudley, Sheldon Leonard.
Description
Crime wave: Three San Quentin escapees kill a cop in a gas-station holdup. Wounded, one of the escapees flees through black-shadowed streets to the handiest refuge: with former cellmate Steve Lacey. Steve is paroled, with a new life and lovely wife, and can't afford to be caught associating with old cronies. But homicide detective Sims wants to use Steve to help him catch the other 2 escapees, who in turn extort his help in a bank job ; Decoy: A drop-dead femme fatale revives her hunk from the dead because he knows where the $400.000 in loot is buried.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English with optional subtitles in French.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Media - New | DVD FIC CRI | Available |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Foy, B., Brandt, B., Bernhard, J., De Toth, A., Wilbur, C., Young, N., Rubin, S., Hayden, S., Nelson, G., Kirk, P., Gillie, J., Norris, E., Armstrong, R., Rudley, H., Leonard, S., Woodworth, M., Hoskins, J., & Hoskins, W. (2007). Crime wave / Decoy (Full screen version.). Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bryan Foy et al.. 2007. Crime Wave / Decoy. Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bryan Foy et al.. Crime Wave / Decoy Warner Home Video, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Foy, Bryan, et al. Crime Wave / Decoy Full screen version., Warner Home Video, 2007.
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