Essential Film Noir: Collection 5 (Imprint Collection #262–265)
ISLAND OF DOOMED MEN
Peter Lorre plays Stephen Danel, the owner of Dead Man's Island, uses the
off-the-radar colony as a place to keep paroled convicts as slaves. Undercover
agent Mark Sheldon gets sent to the island and becomes trapped himself as
Danel's sadistic guards maintain a tight circle around the house and
grounds.
THE RED MENACE
When a disgruntled ex-soldier gets no help from the Veteran's Bureau, he is
ripe for the influences of Communists who lead him down the party line. But he
soon meets up with disgruntled party members who attempt to break out.
THE BURGLAR
A burglar and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist who
has inherited a fortune – including a renowned emerald necklace – from a
Philadelphia financier.
13 WEST STREET
Walt Sherill is brutally beaten by a gang of angry teenagers, he decides to
track the teens himself – hiring a private detective, buying a gun, and
stalking potential suspects.
