moviefan1951 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 dvdbeaver.com is announcing the DVD release of *Golden Age Noir (1952-1955)*, which it says will include 7 half-hour playhouse episodes starring Joanne Woodward, Dick Powell, Lee Marvin, Ida Lupino etc. directed by Blake Edwards, Robert Mulligan, Robert Aldrich etc. It is already available for pre-order from amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001WB6NKW Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 This DVD came out today and I picked up a copy earlier. I'm not sure if I want to watch all of the episodes at once or just watch one each day. The total running time is about 3 hours. Most likely, I'll be watching it over the next few days. It looks really good! Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I thought the golden age of noir was in the mid to late '40s. Am I wrong again? Link to post Share on other sites
fredbaetz Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 As most film historians, buffs and fans agree Film Noir ran from 1941 thru 1959. I see Golden Age Noir but not Film in it. Is this something different? The way it's described it sounds like Golden Age of TV Noir with half hour episodes. So that would be a horse of a different color to quote Frank Morgan. Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodGolightly Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 fred, I haven't even had a chance to open the DVD yet, but from the description on the outside, yes, they're noirs that originally showed on TV, however I thought they were interesting because they star some pretty big stars from the era. Frankly, I've no idea what to expect, but I see a lot of folks in the westerns section getting very excited sometimes about the DVD release of TV westerns, so I hope that there might be a few noir fans who'll also get excited about this. Link to post Share on other sites
fredbaetz Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi Holly,Please don't get me wrong I love the old TV series that starred Stars of the 40's and new comers like Lee Marvin, I remember I loved Dick Powell starring as Dante and Amos Burke in "Burke's Law",Powell's 4 star Playhouse. Ah the excitement of a 12 inch tv black and white, well lets not go overboard, but it was fun watching these great and not so great shows,Ralph Bellemy in "Man Against Crime" among others.... Link to post Share on other sites
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