Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXVII - BLU-RAY

Three-disc set includes The Great Train Robbery (1941)Railroad dick Tom Logan (Bob Steele) seemingly had enough to face with the hijacking of a bullion-bearing train and all of the passengers at the criminals' mercy... but the mastermind behind the scheme turned out to be his reprobate brother Duke (Milburn Stone). Crackling Republic crime tale (that the studio would twice remake as a western) co-stars Claire Carleton, Monte Blue. 62 min. BW/Rtg NR Unmasked (1950)Sleazy tabloid Roger Lewis (Raymond Burr) kept his rag afloat in large part with cash from sundry sugar mamas, but after Doris Jackson (Hillary Brooke) cut him off, he throttled her and framed her husband Harry (Paul Harvey) for the crime. Can Harry's daughter Linda (Barbra Fuller) and determined cop Jim Webster (Robert Rockwell) prove his innocence? 60 min. BW/Rtg NR The Man Is Armed (1956)Having confronted-and killed-the man whose testimony cost him a year in stir, Johnny Morrison (Dane Clark) learned it all was a loyalty test from his gang boss Hackett (William Tallman)-and his reward was to be cut in on an upcoming $100,000 heist. What happens to him and estranged girlfriend Carol Wayne (May Wynn) when the job goes sideways? Robert Horton, Barton MacLane also star. 70 min. BW/Rtg NR Standard/Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.