The Brothers Rico (1957)

Spies, stakeouts, corrupt cops, and crime syndicates. It can only mean that September for Indicator will return with it’s Columbia Noir series. COLUMBIA NOIR #4, Set for release on 20th September the fourth box set will present six world premieres on Blu-ray โ€“ WALK A CROOKED MILE (1948), WALK EAST ON BEACON! (1952), PUSHOVER (1954), A BULLET IS WAITING (1954), CHICAGO SYNDICATE (1955) and THE BROTHERS RICO (1957).

Like all Indicator releases it will have a wealth of bonus materials, including expert commentaries, critical appreciations, short films, a theme-sharing dose of the Three Stooges, and a 120-page book.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES

  • High Definition remasters of all six films
  • Original mono soundtracks
  • Audio commentary onย Walk East on Beacon!ย withย In a Lonely Streetย author Frank Krutnik (2021)
  • Audio commentary onย Pushoverย with film historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson (2021)
  • Audio commentary onย Chicago Syndicateย with film historian Toby Roan (2021)
  • Audio commentary onย The Brothers Ricoย with professor and film scholar Jason A Ney (2021)
  • Introduction toย The Brothers Ricoย by Martin Scorsese (2010)
  • Glenn Kenny on Richard Quineย (2021): the author and critic examines the eclectic career of the director ofย Pushover
  • Josephine Botting on Jean Simmonsย (2021): the film historian discusses the early American career of the British actor
  • G-Men Combat Saboteursย (1941) andย G-Men at Warย (1942): twoย March of Timeย documentaries produced by Louis De Rochemont (Walk East on Beacon!), focusing on the FBIโ€™s efforts to apprehend spies and fifth columnists
  • Routine Job: A Story of Scotland Yardย (1946): short film examining the day-to-day work of the Scotland Yard detective, much like the one inย Walk a Crooked Mile
  • Policemanโ€™s Holidayย (1949): short film in which an American detective comes to England to assist Scotland Yard, echoing but reversing the plot ofย Walk a Crooked Mile
  • Six comedy shorts starring the Three Stooges, each lampooning the tropes and themes of the films in this set:ย From Nurse to Worseย (1940),ย The Yokeโ€™s on Meย (1944),ย Dunked in the Deepย (1949),ย Blunder Boysย (1955),ย Commotion in the Oceanย (1956), andย A Merry Mix-Upย (1957)
  • Original theatrical trailers
  • Image galleries: promotional and publicity materials
  • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with new essays by Beth Ann Gallagher, Bob Herzberg, Sophie Monks Kaufman, Omar Ahmed, Jen Johans, and Monica Castillo, archival articles and interviews, and film credits
  • World premieres on Blu-ray
  • Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units
  • MORE EXTRAS TO BE ANNOUNCED

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The founder of The People's Movies, started the site 20th November 2008.The site has excelled past all expectations with many only giving the site months and it's still going strong. A lover of French Thrillers, Post Apocalyptic films, Asian cinema. 2009 started Cinehouse to start his 'cinema education' learning their is life outside mainstream cinema. Outside of film, love to travel with Sorrento, Guangzhou and Manchester all favourite destinations.Musically loves David Bowie, Fishbone, Radiohead.

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