Drive a crooked road (1954) - little known film noir directed by Richard Quine, starring Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy and Jack Kelly

Rating 7.0/10
Runtime: 83 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Richard Quine
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046935/

Cast

Mickey Rooney ... Eddie Shannon
Dianne Foster ... Barbara Mathews
Kevin McCarthy ... Steve Norris
Jack Kelly ... Harold Baker
Harry Landers ... Ralph
Jerry Paris ... Phil
Paul Picerni ... Carl
Dick Crockett ... Don

Description:Eddie Shannon is an undersized, sports-car mechanic who dreams of racing an expensive car in a European meet. He meets and falls in love with Barbara Mathews, and thinks she loves him. She introduces him to Steve Norris and Harold Baker, who ask him to drive the getaway car in a bank robbery they are planning. He refuses, but changes his mind after some gentle persuasion from Barbara. The job is pulled off and, following a wild getaway, Eddie learns that Barbara was just using him and that Steve and Harold have plans to kill him. Gritty retribution is just around the corner...

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Video and audio information:

Video : 2.01 GB, 3471 KBps, 23.976 fps, 1024x552 (1.85:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 161
Audio : 114/114 MB (main/commentary), 192/192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1/2 channels, 0x55 = AC3/AC3, CBR/CBR


Subtitles (English closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, Greek) posters and screenshots included


Double audio track information

This movie contains two audio tracks, one is original English, and the other is commentary by film critic Nick Pickerton. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)

Quicksand (1950) - Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre in lesser known film noir

Rating 6.7/10
Runtime: 79 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Irving Pichel
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042869/

Cast

Mickey Rooney ... Dan
Jeanne Cagney ... Vera
Barbara Bates ... Helen
Peter Lorre ... Nick
Taylor Holmes ... Harvey
Art Smith ... Mackey

Description: Motor mechanic Dan Brady lacks funds for a heavy date with new waitress Vera, the type whose life's ambition is a fur coat; so he embezzles twenty dollars from his employer. To make up the shortage, he goes in debt for a hundred. Thereafter, every means he tries to get out of trouble only gets him deeper into crime, while everyone he meets is out for what they can get.

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Video and audio information:

Video : 909 MB, 1606 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 692x460 ~> 692x519 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 120
Audio : 217 MB, 384 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 6 channel(s), 0x55 = AC3, CBR


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