Captain Carey, U.S.A. - BLU-RAY

Alan Ladd (Appointment with Danger) plays the title role in this film noir about a former OSS operative who returns to Italy after the war to avenge the death of resistance worker Giulia (Wanda Hendrix), but only to find out that his InchdeceasedInch lover is not only still alive, but also the wife of a powerful Italian baron (Francis Lederer). Carey decides to stick around, hoping to flush out the traitor who'd caused the wartime deaths of several of his OSS colleagues and resistance fighters. Enhanced by the incidental musical number InchMona LisaInch, which subsequently won the 1951 Academy Award for Best Original Song and later became an all-time classic. Directed by Mitchell Leisen (No Man of Her Own).

Set in Mexico, this noirish drama stars Lew Ayres as Lin Vanner, an American oil company supervisor who shoots and kills a man he suspects robbed the company's payroll. But Vanner discovers he was innocent and, complicating matters even further, is the deceased man's widow (Teresa Wright), with whom he has fallen in love. Victor Jory, Jacqueline White, Jimmy Hunt co-star; directed by John Sturges. 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack English; audio commentary.

From writer Niven Busch, the author of Duel in the Sun, comes an equally torrid sizzler, loaded with the intrigue and passion that marked the golden age of cinema. Cast with strong performers, this story of guilt and forbidden love still packs a jolt. Injured and on the run from police, Lin Vanner (Lew Ayres) confesses the sordid details of his life to a priest, which includes the death of a man he'd turned over to the police. Vanner also reveals that he fell in love with the dead man's widow (Teresa Wright), only to have his past catch up to him. Haunting and offbeat, The Capture (1950) was directed by one of Hollywood's best, John Sturges (The Great Escape). Newly restored in HD.