Number 17 - BLU-RAY

An early Hitchcock effort that mixes the suspense, scares, and humor prevalent in his later masterpieces. A stolen diamond necklace is at the center of a mystery involving a tramp, a group of thieves, a pretty deaf-mute girl, and a detective. But which members of this disparate group are not who or what they claim to be? Leon M. Lion, Anne Grey, John Stuart, Donald Calthrop, Barry Jones star. 63 min. Standard; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English; audio commentary; interviews; documentary; theatrical trailers.

Dangerous Liaisons [Blu-ray]

Locked up in Sing Sing and awaiting execution, violent criminal Thunderbolt Jim Lang (George Bancroft) seethes over the knowledge that his girl Ritzy (Fay Wray) is the object of affection of bank clerk Bob Moran (Richard Arlen). He frames the innocent Moran for robbery and murder, getting him put in a nearby cell. Can Thunderbolt rub out his new fellow inmate before his own number comes up? Early noir effort also stars Tully Marshall, Eugenie Besserer, James Spottswood; Josef von Sternberg directs from a script by Herman Mankiewicz. 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.