"I've been beaten, badgered, hit over the head, and mixed up in three killings, and believe me, I'm going to find out why."
Naked Alibi (1954) Film noir legends Sterling Hayden (The Killing, The Asphalt Jungle) and Gloria Grahame (The Big Heat, In a Lonely Place) appear together for the first time in a tale of justice and revenge on the very edges of society. Reeling from a series of violent robberies and the murders of three of his men, police chief Joe Conroy believes baker Albert Willis to be the man behind it all, but lacks sufficient evidence to put him away. When a confrontation with Albert goes too far, Joe is fired for excessive force and Albert flees to Border City, Mexico and into the arms of his nightclub singer girlfriend Marianna. No longer bound by a code of conduct, Joe is in hot pursuit and will stop at nothing to bring his suspect to justice. Also starring Gene Barry (The War of the Worlds) and Marcia Henderson (All I Desire), and directed by Jerry Hopper (The Atomic City), Naked Alibi was described by filmmaker Franois Truffaut as a work that perfectly corresponds to the need for a drug that any lover of American films irresistibly experiences. Ring of Fear (1954) - Worldwide first on Blu-ray! A deranged killer. A world-famous lion tamer. A real-life mystery writer. A murderous noir under the big top! Dublin O'Malley is schizophrenic, possibly homicidal - and on the loose! When the former circus ringmaster escapes from a state mental institution, he takes off for the Clyde Beatty Circus in search of revenge and his beloved ex-girlfriend, star trapeze artist Valerie St Denis. Following a series of mysterious accidents, circus owner Clyde Beatty is almost killed in an act of sabotage, and decides to call in old friend Mickey Spillane to help solve the mystery. But is a writer of pulp detective novels any match for a psychopath with murder on the mind? One of only two films directed by prolific writer and frequent John Wayne collaborator James Edward Grant (The Alamo), Ring of Fear is notable for featuring two 1950s legends: lion tamer Clyde Beatty and author of the Mike Hammer series Mickey Spillane, both playing themselves! Hell's Island (1955) - Worldwide first on Blu-ray! I've been beaten, badgered, hit over the head, and mixed up in three killings, and believe me - I'm going to find out why! Mike Cormack is a hard-drinking Vegas bouncer who still isn't over being dumped by his fiance. But things seem to be turning around when a stranger named Barzland hires him to locate a ruby that went missing in a Caribbean plane crash - a ruby that may be in the possession of the very woman who jilted him! The island of Santo Rosario may seem bright and idyllic, but with death, betrayal and a small fortune on the table, nothing here is what it seems. From film noir legend Phil Karlson (Kansas City Confidential) comes a tropical thriller filmed in glorious VistaVision, starring John Payne (99 River Street), Mary Murphy (Live Fast, Die Young), and, in his final role, renowned English character actor Francis L. Sullivan (Oliver Twist, Night and the City). Flame of the Islands (1956) - Worldwide first on Blu-ray! Yvonne De Carlo is the working woman determined to enter high society - but at what cost? Rosalind Dee is a secretary who dreams of living it up with the wealthy and the elite. When a small fortune unexpectedly lands in her lap, she is suddenly able to fulfil that dream, purchasing a stake in a glamorous Bahamas casino. But Rosalind has left behind a dark past, and it's one that soon threatens to catch up with her. When Rosalind's old flame Doug appears, so too does scandal and murder. Based on an unpublished novel by Academy Award-nominated writer Adele Comandini, Flame of the Islands stars screen legend Yvonne De Carlo (The Ten Commandments, The Munsters), alongside Howard Duff (While the City Sleeps), Zachary Scott (Mildred Pierce), and Kurt Kasznar (Casino Royale) as her rival suitors.
Title: Essential Film Noir - Collection 6 Imprint Collection 574 - 577
Format: Blu-ray
Release Date: 13 May 2026
Actor(s): Mickey Spillane, Pat O'Brien, Sean McClory, Marian Carr
Sku: 3636282
Catalogue No: IMP5362
Category: Thriller
Disc Count: 4
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
OFLC Rating: TBA
Run Time: 353
Transfer Format: 16:9 Enhanced, Widescreen, 1080P HD
Video Format: PAL
Primary Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
Language: English, LPCM 2.0 Mono
Subtitles: English for the Hearing Impaired
Region Code: B
OFLC Advice: To Be Confirmed
Production Studio: Via Vision
Dubbed Languages: Via Vision
Director(s): James Edward Grant
Genre: Thriller,