Forgotten Noir, Vol. 5 (FBI Girl / Tough Assignment) | 
 enlarge | Directors: William Berke, William Beaudine
Actors: Cesar Romero, George Brent, Audrey Totter, Raymond Burr
Studio: Vci Video
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 99040
Format: Black & White, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Published)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 143
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: KPF556
UPC: 089859055621
EAN: 0089859055621
ASIN: B000NJM6EQ
Theatrical Release Date: November 4, 1951
Release Date: April 24, 2007
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F.B.I. Girl (1951) - A governor hires Raymond Burr to steal a file from the FBI that has fingerprint evidence proving he previously was a wanted criminal. Agent Cesar Romero is hot on the case. Tough Assignment (1949) - A newspaper reporter pursues a modern-day rustling gang whose truck driving cowboys are far more dangerous than their horse riding counterparts.Bonus:F.B.I. GIRL Commentary by Alan K. RodeTOUGH ASSIGNMENT Commentary by Joel BlumbergF.B.I. Girl Photo GalleryTough Assignment Advertising GalleryBiosTrailersDon Red Barry Video Biography by Joel BlumbergRuntime: 143minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating: NR UPC: 089859055621 Manufacturer No: KPF556
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 Not completely forgotten, thank goodness... January 3, 2009
FBI Girl/Tough Assignment (1951/1949) These two similar crime flicks have been paired up on one DVD as a volume of "Forgotten Noir." I'm not sure they both qualify as true noir, but that's a discussion for another time. More importantly, are they fun to watch? I'm happy to report that they are. FBI Girl pairs Cesar Romero and George Brent as two special agents for the Bureau up against smooth villain Raymond Burr who has criminal ties all the way up to the governor of the unnamed state the agents work in. This one is pretty good, with some early police procedural work mixed in with some actual action setpieces (a boat vs helicopter chase!) all tied up in a bow by the star trio. Tough Assignment is also fun, punching in for a fast hour and two minutes. A reporter (Don "Red" Barry) and his new bride (the curiously fetching Marjorie Steele) run afoul of beef smuggling bad guys (including 2 time Bond villain Marc Lawrence; perennial Superman baddie Ben Welden; and the ever energetic Sid Melton of TV's Green Acres), then go undercover to bust the ring. While shot on a noticeably lower budget than FBI Girl, Assignment is still pretty fun, with a couple of quick fist fights and gun battles to keep things moving. Basically, if you like old movies at all, there are enough familiar faces here to warrant a recommendation, and move that up a notch if you're a buff of this kind of crime movie.
 "Forgotten Noir #5 ... FBI Girl (1951) & Tough Assignment (1949) ... VCI Home Video (2007)" March 5, 2007
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VCI Entertainment and Kit Parker Films presents "FORGOTTEN NOIR 5" ... FBI Girl (1951) & Tough Assignment (1949) --- (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe Hollywood crime dramas that set their protagonists in a world perceived as inherently corrupt and unsympathetic...Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography, while many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hard-boiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression...the term film noir (French for "black film"), first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was unknown to most of the American filmmakers and actors while they were creating the classic film noirs..the canon of film noir was defined in retrospect by film historians and critics; many of those involved in the making of film noir later professed to be unaware at the time of having created a distinctive type of film ... featuring top performances from the '40s and '50s with outstanding drama and screenplays, along with a wonderful cast and supporting actors to bring it all together ... another winner from the vaults of almost forgotten film noir gems
First up we have Lippert Pictures feature "FBI GIRL" (1951) (74 mins/B&W) --- Under William A. Berke (Director), William A. Berke (Producer), Dwight V. Babcock (Screenwriter), Rupert Hughes (Screenwriter), Richard H. Landau (Screenwriter), Jack Leewood (Associated Producer), Darrell Calker (Original Score), Jack Greenhalgh (Cinematographer), Philip Cahn (Editor) - - - - the cast includes Cesar Romero (FBI Agent Glen Stedman), George Brent (FBI Agent Jeff Donley), Audrey Totter (Shirley Wayne), Tom Drake (Carl Chercourt), Raymond Burr (Blake), Raymond Greenleaf (John Williams, alias Gov. Owen Grisby), Margia Dean (Natalie Craig, the FBI girl), Don Garner (Paul Craig), Alexander Pope (George 'Georgia' Denning), Richard Monahan (Donald, the clerk), Tommy Noonan (Tommy, TV comic as Tom Noonan), Peter Marshall (Pete, TV comic as Pete Marshall) - - - - - released on November 4, 1951, our story line has the governor hiring Raymond Burr to steal a file from the FBI that has fingerprint evidence proving he previously was a wanted criminal ... Agent Cesar Romero and George Brent are hot on the trail, with Audrey Totter in the thick of things ... Raymond Burr as usual is the scene stealer as the snake in the grass wonderful part and a great actor.
BIOS:
1. Cesar Romero
Date of birth: 15 February 1907 - New York, New York
Date of death: 1 January 1994 - Santa Monica, California
2. George Brent
Date of birth: 15 March 1899 - Shannonbridge, Offaly, Ireland
Date of death: 26 May 1979 - Solana Beach, California
3. Audrey Totter
Date of birth: 20 December 1918 - Joliet, Illinois
Date of death: Still Living
4. Raymond Burr
Date of birth: 21 May 1917 - New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Date of death: 12 September 1993 - Sonoma, California
5. William A. Berke (Director)
Date of birth: 3 October 1903 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date of death: 15 February 1958 - Los Angeles, California
Second on the double bill is a Robert L. Lippert Picture release "TOUGH ASSIGNMENT" (1949) (64 min/B/W) --- Under William Beaudine (Director), Carl K. Hittleman (Screenwriter), Miltan Luban (Screenwriter), Don 'Red' Barry (Executive Producer), Carl K. Hittleman (Producer), Murray Lerner (Associate Producer), Robert L. Lippert (Executive Producer), Albert Glasser (Original Score), Benjamin H. Kline (Cinematographer), Harry W. Gerstad (Editor) - - - - the cast includes Don 'Red' Barry (Don Reilly), Marjorie Steele (Margie Reilly), Steve Brodie (Boss Morgan), Marc Lawrence (Vince (a tough), Ben Welden (Sniffy (a tough), Sid Melton (Herman (crooked rancher), John L. Cason (Joe (crooked rancher), Frank Richards (Steve (thug at ranch), Fred Kohler Jr. (Grant (head rancher), Michael Whalen ('Hutch' Hutchison), Edit Angold (Mrs. Schultz), Leander De Cordova (Schultz (the butcher), Stanley Andrews (Chief Investigator Patterson), Stanley Price (Al Foster (butcher) - - - - our story and film released November 15, 1949, involves a newspaper reporter (Don Barry) pursues a modern-day rustling gang whose truck driving "cowboys" are far more dangerous than their horse riding counterparts ... veteran actor Steve Brodie heads the cast as the bossman heavy. . . . . all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and film noir features like this one.
BIOS:
1. Don 'Red' Barry (aka: Donald Barry De Acosta)
Date of birth: 11 January 1912 - Houston, Texas
Date of death: 17 July 1980 - Hollywood, California
2. Marjorie Steele
Date of birth: 27 August 1930 - Reno, Nevada
Date of death: Still Living
3. Steve Brodie (aka: John Stevens)
Date of birth: 21 November 1919 - El Dorado, Kansas
Date of death: 9 January 1992 - West Hills, California
4. Sid Melton (aka: Sidney Meltzer)
Date of birth: 23 May 1920 - Brooklyn, New York
Date of death: Still Living
5. Marc Lawrence (aka: Max Goldsmith)
Date of birth: 17 February 1910 - New York, New York
Date of death: 27 November 2005 - Palm Springs, California
6. William Beaudine (Director)
Date of birth: 15 January 1892 - New York, New York
Date of death: 18 March 1970 - Canoga Park, California
BONUS FEATURES:
1. Commentary - by Alan K Rode
2. Trailers:
Bad Blonde
Deadly Game
F.B.I. Girl
Man Bait
3. Bios
4. Photo Gallerys
5. Video Biography on Don "Red" Barry
Great job by the people at VCI Entertainment, hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been Cowboys!
Total Time: 143 mins on DVD ~ VCI Home Video KPF-556 ~ (4/24/2007)
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