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.

Whistle Stop
1946
A woman returns to her small hometown from Chicago, where she has made a success of herself. Upon her arrival, she looks up an old love of hers and discovers that he's still the listless small-time gambler she remembers he was when she left for the big city. The woman settles back into town and begins a romance with a local nightclub owner, an unsavory character that is also friends with her former love. A rivalry for the woman's affection begins between the two men and the nightclub owner decides to take some steps to eliminate his competition.
Director: Léonide Moguy
Starring: George Raft, Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglen
Run Time: 81 minutes

Prison Shadows
1936
A boxer is convicted of murder and sent to prison for hitting an opponent after the bell and the fighter dies. Convinced that his punch couldn't have caused the death, the fighter suspects that something else was the cause. After being paroled and promoted in a new fight by his manager, the fighter is stunned when his opponent dies after he knocks him out. Suspicious goings on in the locker room come to light that might help our fighter avoid another lengthy jail sentence.
Director: Robert F. Hill
Starring: Eddie Nugent, Joan Barclay
Run Time: 66 minutes

Related Links

• IMDb Page - Whistle Stop
• IMDb Page - Prison Shadows

Additional Information

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