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Title: Truly Film Noir?
Review: Being true film buffs, we purchased this set for the Holidays. During the viewing of at least two of the selections - we kept looking at each other saying: Is this really Film Noir? "The Big Heat" was terrific, "The Lineup" was also very good and we had seen it on Turner Classics. Then it went downhill from there. "5 Against the House" was a bizarre take on Film Noir, but watching Guy Madison (Wild Bill Hickock) was fun. "Murder by Contract" - B movie all the way. I'm sure I must have seen this at the drive in sometime in the early 60's. Poor acting. Good golly - the actresses were just AWFUL! And it took hours to get the dreadful music (mandolin/guitar) out of my head. We haven't watched the "Sniper" yet. A bit afraid of wasting another evening.
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