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This compilation proves that the masters of British horror, Hammer Film Productions, knew how to use their patented doom and gloom for stories that weren't just about supernatural monsters. This collector's set includes six tense crime thrillers made with great skill on not-so-great budgets: Bad Blonde (The Fanagan Boy, Reginald Le Borg, 1953, 81 mins.), Man Bait (The Last Page, Terence Fisher, 1952, 78 mins.), A Stolen Face (Fisher, 1952, 72 mins.), Blackout (Murder by Proxy, Fisher, 1954, 87 mins.), The Gambler and the Lady (Fisher/Patrick Jenkins, 1952, 72 mins.) and Heat Wave (The House Across the Lake, Reginald Le Borg/Terence Fisher/Patrick Jenkins/Ken Hughes---Great Britain---1952-1954---457 mins.
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