The Steel Trap Starring Joseph Cotten
The Steel Trap – 1952
Joseph Cotten stars as a bank officer who steals a million dollars from the bank and plans to flee to Brazil. He gets as far as New Orleans when he conscience starts to bother him.
Scenes for this 1950’s New Orleans movie were filmed in the Louis Armstrong Airport and Antoine’s Restaurant.
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Invisible Avenger Featuring The Shadow
Invisible Avenger – 1958
Fans of the popular crime fighting hero The Shadow may like this rare and decidedly different appearance of Lamont Cranston in New Orleans.
Invisible Avenger follows the Shadow as he investigates the murder of a New Orleans bandleader in this 1950’s New Orleans film which was later re-released with new footage in 1962 under the title “Bourbon Street Shadows.”
What evil lurks in the hearts of men?
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A Streetcar Named Desire On Blu-ray
A Streetcar Named Desire – 1951
Finally one of the great New Orleans movies is available on Blu-ray.
Actually only one big scene was actually shot in the Big Easy, the rest on sound stages in Hollywood, but this Nola classic starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh is a must for your collection!
Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
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William Castle’s New Orleans Uncensored
New Orleans Uncensored – 1955
Stars:Arthur Franz, Beverly Garland and Helene Stanton
Filmed at White Heat…At the Bottom of Desire Street!
Low budget horror king William Castle tells the story of honest dockworker Dan Corbett who has a run in with crime lord Zero Saxon who controls the union and smuggling in the big easy. When his best friend is murdered by Saxon’s henchmen, Corbett sides with the law to bring the heinous gangster to justice.
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