20th Century Fox Film Noir
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20th Century Fox Film Noir refers to a collection of films released on DVD by 20th Century Fox. The series, a spinoff of the earlier Fox Studio Classics line, premiered in March 2005, with the releases of inaugural titles Call Northside 777, Laura, and Panic in the Streets. Like the earlier Studio Classics line, Fox Film Noir DVDs are numbered on their spines.
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[edit] DVDs in the Series
| Film Title | Original Release Year | Spine number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Widow | 1954 | 22 | |
| Boomerang | 1947 | 16 | |
| Call Northside 777 | 1948 | 02 | |
| Daisy Kenyon | 1947 | 23 | |
| Dangerous Crossing | 1953 | 24 | |
| The | Dark Corner | 1946 | 10 |
| Fallen Angel | 1945 | 14 | |
| Fourteen Hours | 1951 | 21 | |
| House of Bamboo | 1955 | 04 | |
| House of Strangers | 1949 | 17 | |
| The | House on 92nd Street | 1945 | 07 |
| The | House on Telegraph Hill | 1951 | 15 |
| I Wake Up Screaming | 1941 | 18 | |
| Kiss of Death | 1947 | 11 | |
| Laura | 1944 | 01 | |
| Nightmare Alley | 1947 | 06 | |
| No Way Out | 1950 | 13 | |
| Panic in the Streets | 1950 | 03 | |
| Shock | 1946 | 20 | |
| Somewhere in the Night | 1946 | 08 | |
| The | Street with No Name | 1948 | 05 |
| Vicki | 1953 | 19 | |
| Where the Sidewalk Ends | 1950 | 12 | |
| Whirlpool | 1949 | 09 |
Laura was originally to be released in November 2003 under the Studio Classics banner. 20th Century Fox pulled it from the schedule, replacing it with The Ox-Bow Incident, which was originally scheduled for December. It finally came to DVD in March 2005 with Call Northside 777 and Panic in the Streets.
Boomerang is the only DVD in the series that is not available. Due to rights issues it was recalled shortly before its release, although a small amount of copies had already made their way onto store shelves. A new release has not yet been announced, but Fox's website reports it as "coming soon."
[edit] Fox Noirs Released by Criterion
Currently, three film noir titles released by 20th Century Fox are available on DVD, but are not released by Fox as part of the Film Noir series. Instead, they are selections in The Criterion Collection DVD line. These three films are Night and the City, Pickup on South Street, and Thieves' Highway.
