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Dive into the dark side of postwar British cinema with three gems of film noir, each featuring the great Herbert Lom (Inspector Dreyfuss of Blake Edwards’ Pink Panther films). Cage of Gold (1950) – A Young bride (Jean Simmons) believes her husband (David Farrar) has been killed, only to find the “dead” man come back with devious intentions. A glittering thriller directed by Basil Dearden (The Blue Lamp) and co-starring Lom, James Donald and Bernard Lee. The Ringer (1952) – Lom takes the lead as a crooked lawyer who is hounded by vengeance seeking master of disguise. Future 007 veteran Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger) make his directorial debut with this taut Edgar Wallace (Chamber of Horrors) adaptation. The Frightened City (1961) – Lom is a London accountant who, with the help of an ex-thief (a pre-Bond Sean Connery), plans to merge six criminal gangs into a single syndicate. It’s extortion, racketeering and murder—the English way—in this action-thriller directed by John Lemont (The Shakedown).

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Dive into the dark side of postwar British cinema with three gems of film noir, each featuring the great Herbert Lom (Inspector Dreyfuss of Blake Edwards’ Pink Panther films). Cage of Gold (1950) – A Young bride (Jean Simmons) believes her husband (David Farrar) has been killed, only to find the “dead” man come back with devious intentions. A glittering thriller directed by Basil Dearden (The Blue Lamp) and co-starring Lom, James Donald and Bernard Lee. The Ringer (1952) – Lom takes the lead as a crooked lawyer who is hounded by vengeance seeking master of disguise. Future 007 veteran Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger) make his directorial debut with this taut Edgar Wallace (Chamber of Horrors) adaptation. The Frightened City (1961) – Lom is a London accountant who, with the help of an ex-thief (a pre-Bond Sean Connery), plans to merge six criminal gangs into a single syndicate. It’s extortion, racketeering and murder—the English way—in this action-thriller directed by John Lemont (The Shakedown).

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German naval officer Karl Ehrlich loves his country but hates Hitler. Busted to the command of a lowly freighter docked in Australia as World War II erupts, Ehrlich must choose: be interned by the British or sail to Germany so his men can determine their own fates. On a foggy night, Ehrlich decides – and casts off!

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Screen legend Jennifer Jones (Portrait of Jennie) stars as the young, beguiling Hazel Woodus in 1897 Shropshire, England. More than the people around her, she loves and understands the wild animals of the countryside, especially her pet fox. Whenever she has problems, she turns to the book of spells and charms left to her by her gypsy mother. When dashing local squire Jack Reddin (David Farrar, Hour of Glory) begins to pursue Hazel—despite her marriage to Baptist minister Edward Marston (Cyril Cusack, Fahrenheit 451)—a struggle for her body and soul ensues. This special edition includes both the original 1950 film, Gone to Earth, and the Roadshow Edition of producer David O. Selznick’s (Duel in the Sun) 1952 re-edit, The Wild Heart. Produced, written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (The Red Shoes) and stunningly shot in color by Christopher Challis (A Shot in the Dark).