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Digitally MIA** is a new Cinematical feature celebrating, remembering and drawing attention to all those orphan movies that are currently not available on DVD or Blu-Ray in the United States. Some of these movies may have once been available on VHS or Laserdisc, or available as an import or a bootleg, but an official U.S. release – which would reach the widest audience – remains elusive.
The movies I’m most jonesing to see this week are Fritz Lang’s final two films in America, While the City Sleeps](While the City Sleeps (1956) - IMDb) and Beyond a Reasonable Doubt](Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) - IMDb). Both were produced at RKO Pictures, in black-and-white, in widescreen (SuperScope) and released just about four months apart. Even if you can get your hands on one of the old videotapes, you probably won’t get a chance to see them letterboxed/widescreen. Dana Andrews stars in both, and I believe that both were produced with a “B” movie budget. After these movies, Lang went back Germany for the first time in over two decades; there he made his wonderful “Indian Epic,” The Tiger of Eschnapur](The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) - IMDb) and The Indian Tomb](The Indian Tomb (1959) - IMDb) (both 1959), and then The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse](The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) - IMDb) (1960) before packing it in and calling it a career. Continue reading Digitally MIA: Fritz Lang Film Noir