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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert
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Criterion collection #810
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A down on his luck screenwriter reluctantly agrees to adapt a trashy bestseller to the silver screen. Rather than read the book himself, Steele convinces a star-struck hatcheck girl, Mildred Atkinson, to accompany him home and tell him the story in her own words. Later the night, Mildred is found murdered and Steele who has a history of violent behavior becomes the prime suspect. A neighbor who is attracted to him lies to the police providing them with an alibi. Is he innocent or not?
Based on the novel by Dorothy B. Hughes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950
Full screen (1.33:1)
Special features: New audio commentary featuring film scholar Dana Polan; "I'm a stranger here myself," a 1975 documentary about director Nicholas Ray; new interview with Vincent Curio about actor Gloria Grahame; piece from 2002 featuring filmmaker Curtis Hanson; radio adaptation from 1948; trailer; essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith
Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; editor, Viola Lawrence ; music, George Antheil
Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid, Art Smith, Jeff Donnell, Martha Stewart
Blu-ray, region A, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; requires Blu-ray player
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing