Hour by hour the net of terror tightens!
Synopsis
The Price of Fear (1956) portrays a successful racetrack owner whose life is thrown into turmoil after gangsters frame him for the murder of his former business partner. As a desperate woman’s attempt to conceal a fatal accident draws him deeper into a second criminal investigation, he must stay one step ahead of both the police and the underworld determined to eliminate him. The film draws on film noir, crime drama, and suspense to explore wrongful accusation, deception, and the devastating consequences of becoming trapped in a web of criminal manipulation.
Selected disc options for The Price of Fear
Notes
- Kino’s Blu-ray is included in the “Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema II” box set with Thunder on the Hill (1951) and The Female Animal (1958). Trailers included: The Lodger (1944), Naked Alibi (1954) and The Girl in Black Stockings (1957).
- TCM’s DVD is included in the “Women in Danger: 1950s Thrillers” box set with Woman in Hiding (1950), Female on the Beach (1955) and The Unguarded Moment (1956). Reissued individually (2013/03/25).
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