Rare rare rare
The other reviewer is bang on in everything he writes but one thing I'd like to comment on is the rarity of these films. Five of the six films I had never heard of. And I am a film buff who collects older oddball stuff. Sure, the cynical will say... "with good reason thes are obscure" and that is true. No true gems here, but as a collector of rare films this package was a delight and I thought the digital transfers were all well done.
Trenchcoat Fare
Much like I would suppose they were designed to do when first released, these six re-packaged B-Movies tend to suggest from their appearance that there is much more going on that what eventually shows up onscreen. The title itself (Weird-Noir) is a bit deceptive too; there are really only two movies here that I would consider weird or off-beat, and none are classic noir. Of course, everyone's definition of both those terms vary so widely that it isn't worth the time picking them apart. At the time they were made, they probably WERE quite weird.
For those with more prurient interests, there is no nudity in any of these films, though a lot of women in slips and swimwear. Sex is only implied, but a pretty consistent theme. In four of the six films, young, attractive women are at the mercy of ruthless pimps, gangsters, crooked cops and crazy husbands, which might appeal to certain types; of the other two, one is a femme fatale who has the man under her thumb, and the other...
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