Siege of Sydney street. Frightened man. Crimes at the dark house. Hooded terror. Girl in the news. Tread softly stranger.
Notes:
Donald Sinden, Nicole Berger (Siege of Sidney Street), Dermot Walsh, Barbara Murray (The frightened man), Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott (Crimes at the dark house), George Curzon, Tod Slaughter, Greta Gynt (The hooded terror), Margaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes, Emlyn Williams (Girl in the news), Diana Dors, George Baker (Tread softly stranger). 6 movies on 3 dvds. "Overlooked gems from the 1940's & 50"s. Classic 'B' film collection"--Container cover.
Contents:
Disc. 1. Siege of Sydney street (1960) / directors, Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman ; The frightened man (1952) / director, John Gilling. Disc 2. Crimes in the dark house (1943) / director, George King ; The hooded terror (1963) / writer, Peter Nichols. Disc 3. Tread softly stranger (1958) / director, Gordon Parry ; Girl in the news (1940) / director, Carol Reed.
Summary:
Siege of Sydney street: in 1911 a standoff is sparked between Russian anarchists and police. The frightened man: a furniture-antique shop owner earns cash from handling stolen goods to send his son to Oxford, but the son gets thrown out, returns to his father, and gets involved with bad guys. Crimes at the dark house: a madman kills the recipient of an inheritance to gain his estate, but not everyone believes he is the rightful heir. The hooded terror: a multimillionaire stamp collector is actually the head of the country's most notorious organized crime ring, and an amateur endeavors to track him down. Girl in the news: an unsuspecting nurse, once acquitted of killing a patient and now hired to care for a wheelchair-bound man, is set up by the man's wife and butler who are plotting to kill the husband. Tread softly stranger: sexy Calico (Diana Dors) tries to get her boyfriend and his newly arrived and crooked brother an office safe.
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