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Most Dangerous Game, TheMost Dangerous Game, The (1932) Recommended
Dir. Ernest B Shoedsack, Irving Pichel
Feat. Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks
This mother of all chase–movies was adapted from Richard Connell's book by the makers of KING KONG. A fresh–faced Joel McCrea is…
M... Worst Crime of AllM... Worst Crime of All (1931) Recommended
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Peter Lorre
A chilling expressionist classic starring Peter Lorre as psychotic child molester. Dir. Lang masterfully fills the screen with understated but…
Gangster Films, The: Three Silent Films by Yasujiro OzuGangster Films, The: Three Silent Films by Yasujiro Ozu (Walk Cheerfully, That Night's Wife, Dragnet Girl) (1930-1933)
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Criterion collection of three silent crime films made by prolific Japanese director Ozu before his reputation for post–WWII domestic dramas was…
Hitchcock Showcase (1930)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Four films from the early career of suspense's elder statesman, available on twin cassettes – MURDER (1930), SKIN GAME (1931), NUMBER 17…
Murder!Murder! (1930)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Herbert Marshall, Edward Chapman, Miles Mander
Hitchcock's second talkie is a clever whodunnit in which a juror (Marshall) in the murder trial of a young woman decides to open his own…
BlackmailBlackmail (1929)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Anny Ondra, John Longden, Sara Allgood
Notable early thriller from Hitch, with Ondra being blackmailed by someone who knows she accidentally killed a rapist. Features good London…
Silent Films Of Alfred Hitchcock, TheSilent Films Of Alfred Hitchcock, The (1927-1929)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Two of Hitchcock's early films showcasing the best from the Master Of Suspense during his silent era. THE RING: A boxer must compete with a rival…
UnderworldUnderworld (1927)
Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. George Bancroft, Evelyn Brent, Clive Brook
Josef von Sternberg’s breakthrough silent film arguably pioneered the American gangster genre, with George Bancroft cast as a criminal kingpin…
Lodger, TheLodger, The (1926)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Malcolm Keen, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney
The first notable Hitchcock, this silent variant of the 'Jack the Ripper' features a memorable turn from Ivor Novello and some spine–tingling…
Burning Crucible, TheBurning Crucible, The (Le Brasier Ardent) (1923)
Dir. Ivan Mosjoukine
Feat. Ivan Mosjoukine
Melodrama styled as a semi–comic Kafkaesque nightmare. The film that inspired Jean Renoir to start directing.

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