Two Essential 50's Noirs!
Beware, My Lovely (1952)
Helen Gordon (Ida Lupino) hires Howard Wilton (Robert Ryan) as a handyman to do
chores around her house. She doesn’t know what she’s let herself in for.
Insecure and paranoid, Wilton thinks everyone, including Helen, is against him.
He suffers from memory lapses and extreme mood swings. She’s soon a prisoner
in her own house after Wilton locks the doors and tears out the telephone. His
mood swings from violence to complacency but after Helen gets a message to the
police via a telephone repairman, she finds he is still in the house. …Beware,
My Lovely.
Starring Robert Ryan, Ida Lupino, Taylor Holmes & Barbara Whiting.
- Special Features:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2021 4K scan
- Audio Commentary by professor and film scholar Jason Ney
- Author/film historian Pamela Hutchinson on Ida Lupino
Jennifer (1953) – Imprint Collection #213
Agnes Langsley (Ida Lupino) gets a job, through Jim Hollis (Howard Duff), as
caretaker of an old and vacated estate. The owner’s cousin, Jennifer, was the
last occupant and mysteriously disappeared. Agnes soon begins to believe that
Jennifer was murdered and that Jim, whom she has fallen in love with, is
responsible.
Starring Ida Lupino, Howard Duff & Robert Nichols.
- Special Features:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2021 4K scan