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Three-disc set includes: Union Station (1950)After a blind Los Angeles heiress (Allene Roberts) is kidnapped by a ruthless hood (Lyle Bettger), he sets the titular Chicago terminal as the drop-off point for the ransom. Local railway cop William Calhoun (William Holden) has the dicey task of trying to safely pry the victim from her captors' clutches. Rudolph Maté's gripping noir thriller co-stars Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald, and Jan Sterling. 81 min. BW/Rtg: NR Jennifer (1953)Broke as she was, Agnes Langley (Ida Lupino) didn't ask questions when offered a caretaker job at an abandoned Santa Barbara manse. She should have, as her predecessor, the owner's cousin Jennifer Brown, had vanished under clouded circumstances... and someone might ensure she meets the same fate. Noir drama co-stars Howard Duff, Robert Nichols, Mary Shipp. 73 min. BW/Rtg: NR The Crooked Circle (1957)Looking for a story, sportswriter Ken Cooper (Steve Brodie) tracked down pug Joe Kelly (Don Kelly), who refused to throw a match and beat it out of town afterwards. Kelly's worshipful kid brother Tommy (John Smith) begged Cooper's help in getting into the fight game... but he'll discover it hadn't got any less corrupt. Noirish ring tale co-stars Fay Spain, Robert Armstrong, John Doucette. 72 min. BW/Rtg: NR Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.