Plot

Two movies on one disc! Return to a time when the movies were black and white but the dark characters that inhabited them displayed every shade of gray. Deception, betrayal, corruption, larceny and murder stir the landscape in this collection of amoral tales filled with features that thrilled bygone audiences and are back to delight a new generation.

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
This Oscar-nominated drama features a marvelous cast including Barbara Stanwyck, Kirk Douglas, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott and Judith Anderson in a tale of intrigue involving childhood friends and a mysterious death that happened years before. Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck) is the power behind things in the town of Iverston and is married to Walter O'Neill (Kirk Douglas), the district attorney. When their childhood friend Sam Masterson (Van Heflin) returns to town, it brings up powerful memories about their connection to the death of Martha's rich aunt years before and threatens to expose the truth.

The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950
A veteran San Francisco police detective has been seeing a married socialite when she kills her husband, claiming he was going to kill her. Hoping to keep his involvement with the married woman a secret, the detective helps her cover up the murder by setting it up to look like the death was a result of a botched robbery attempt. The detective thinks he is in the clear when he's assigned to investigate the case but, his partner for this investigation is his own brother, an up and coming detective that he's taught everything he knows. Will the detective be able to keep his brother from discovering his involvement in the death and discovering the truth behind the murder?

Related Links

• IMDb Page - The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
• IMDb Page - The Man Who Cheated Himself

Additional Information

• Country: United States
• Language: English
• Format: NTSC
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (standard TV)
• Color: Black & White
• Sound: 2 channel