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Illegal / Warner Bros. Pictures ; produced by Frank P. Rosenberg ; screen play by W.R. Burnett and James R. Webb ; from a story by Frank J. Collins ; directed by Lewis Allen. The big steal / Turner Entertainment Co. ; RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; produced by Jack J. Gross ; screen play by Geoffrey Homes, Gerald Drayson Adams ; directed by Don Siegel.
LIBRA DVD 006 187
Available from offsite location
LIBRA DVD PN1995.9.F54 I56 2007
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Film noir classic collection
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Wormser, Richard, 1933---Film adaptations.
- Wormser, Richard.
- Lawyers--United States--Drama.
- Lawyers.
- Gangsters--United States--Drama.
- Gangsters.
- Malicious accusation--United States--Drama.
- Malicious accusation.
- Swindlers and swindling--Mexico--Drama.
- Swindlers and swindling.
- Police--Mexico--Drama.
- Police.
- Mexico.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Film noir.
- Feature films.
- Crime films.
- Film adaptations.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (88 min., 72 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Edition:
- Standard version.
- Place of Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]
- Language Note:
- English soundtrack with optional French subtitles.; closed-captioned.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, region 1; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Illegal: Ambitious D.A. Victor Scott zealously prosecutes Ed Clary for a woman's murder. But as Clary walks to the electric chair, Scott receives evidence that exonerates the condemned man. Realizing that he's made a terrible mistake he tries to stop the execution, but is too late. Scott resigns as a prosecutor and enters private practice. He draws the attention of mob kingpin Frank Garland. Scott represents one of Garland's stooges on a murder rap and Scott, in a grand display of courtroom theatrics, wins the case. Embroiled in dirty mob politics, the situation becomes intolerable when his former protege is charged with a murder that seems to implicate her as an informant to the Garland mob.
- The big steal: Jane and Duke (alias Capt. Blake) accidently meet in Vera Cruz while chasing flim-flam man Fiske. Soon the local Inspector General (El Gato) is involved. Fiske races across Mexico, pursued by Jane and Duke, trailed by the real Capt. Blake. The crafty Inspector General is waiting for them in Tihuacan but they all give him the slip.
- Participant:
- Illegal: Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield.
- The big steal: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles, Ramon Novarro, Don Alvarado, John Qualen.
- Credits:
- Illegal: director of photography, J. Peverell Marley; editor, Thomas Reilly; music, Max Steiner.
- The big steal: director of photography, Harry J. Wild; editor, Samuel E. Beetley; music, Leigh Harline.
- Notes:
- Title on set container: Film noir classic collection, vol. 4 : 10 timeless suspense thrillers.
- Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
- Videodisc release of the motion pictures produced in 1955 (Illegal) and 1949 (The big steal).
- The big steal is based on the Saturday Evening Post story "The road to Carmichael's" by Richard Wormser.
- Special features: commentaries by Nina Foch and film historian Patricia King Hanson on 'Illegal' and film historian Richard B. Jewell on 'The big steal;' vintage "Behind the cameras" segment with Edward G. Robinson from the 'Warner Bros. presents' TV series; new featurettes: "Illegal : marked for life" and "The big steal : look behind you;" original theatrical trailers.
- Contains:
- Big steal
- ISBN:
- 1419851233
- 9781419851230
- 1419856596
- 9781419856594
- OCLC:
- 156887837
- Publisher Number:
- 085391150268
- 085391150206 (series, v. 4)
- 115026 Warner Home Video
- 115020 Warner Home Video (series, v. 4)
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