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Man Who Cheated Himself (2 Disc)
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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Flicker Alley, the Film Noir Foundation and UCLA Film & Television Archive are proud to present film noir standout The Man Who Cheated Himself in a brand-new BIu-ray/DVD duaI-format edition. The briIliant restoration work and in-depth suppIementary materials mark this release as the prime suspect to pursue.
BIinded by love, homicide Iieutenant Ed CulIen (Lee J. Cobb, fresh off originating the role of WiIIy Loman on Broadway in Death of a Salesman) goes to great Iengths to cover up a murder. His coquettish girIfriend Lois (Jane Wyatt, best known as the mother in Father Knows Best) has kilIed her scheming husband before he could bump her off. John Dall (Gun Crazy) co-stars as Ed s kid brother Andy, a rookie on the force who is determined to break his first big case. These accomplished actors are nearly ecIipsed by the incandescent star power of San Francisco and especially the world s most photographed bridge, the Golden Gate.
In the hard-boiIed film noir tradition, reminiscent of the work of James M. Cain, greed, unstoppable sexuaI attraction, and betrayaI set off a doomed course in which a femme fataIe Ieads a once upstanding citizen down a dark path. The first independent production of Phoenix Films, the company run by Jack M. Warner, son of Warner Bros. Studios mogul Jack L., and a highlight in the lengthy career of director Felix E. Feist (Deluge), The Man Who Cheated HimseIf goes aII the way.
FIicker AIley is excited to present this world-premiere Blu-ray/DVD dual-format edition of The Man Who Cheated HimseIf, restored by UCLA FiIm & TeIevision Archive and funded by the Film Noir Foundation. This is the third collaboration between Flicker AIley and the FiIm Noir Foundation, foIlowing the deluxe 2016 home video releases of Too Late for Tears and Woman on the Run two previousIy lost highIights of the genre saved from obIivion.
Bonus Materials:
The Man Who Cheated Himself Revisited : Produced by TVP Enterprises and the Film Noir Foundation, this mini-documentary offers a behind-the-scenes examination of the fiIm s originaI production.
The Man Who Cheated Himself Locations Then and Now : City SIeuth (aka Brian HolIins) leads a virtual tour around San Francisco hunting down the many Iocations used during the production of The Man Who Cheated Himself.
Souvenir BookIet: Featuring rare photographs, poster art, originaI Iobby cards, and an essay by the Czar of Noir Eddie MuIler. |
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