The Amazing Mr. X is a film noir thriller-horror that is in the public domain however gets a proper transfer versus poorly sourced releases in the past. The film stars Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari and Cathy O’Donnell.
The Amazing Mr. X
— Special Edition —
(1948)
Genre(s): Horror, Suspense/Thriller, Film Noir
The Film Detective| NR – 78 min. – $24.95 | October 26, 2021
Date Published: 10/27/2021 | Author: The Movieman
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The Film Detective provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.
PLOT SYNOPSIS |
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Alexis (TURHAN BEY) is a mystery man who claims to communicate with spirits. Appearing on the beach one night, Alexis easily charms a depressed widow (LYNN BARI) and her sister (CATHY O’DONNELL). The sly Alexis makes a living by separating gullible people from their money, but before this tale is over he will learn that the living are far more dangerous than the dead. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 2/5 |
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There’s not a whole lot in terms of features, but along with a booklet, there is an Audio Commentary by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney and documentary Mysteries Exposed: Inside the Cinematic World of Spiritualism (20:27). |
VIDEO – 4¼/5 |
| The Film Detective releases The Amazing Mr. X onto Blu-ray where the film is presented in the original 1.37 full frame aspect ratio and has been given a new 1080p high-definition transfer taken from a new 4K scan from the original 35mm film elements. From my research, this is a public domain movie that has been released numerous times over the years in oft highly edited cuts. I have to assume this is the best this film has ever looked as the black and white presentation looks excellent. Outside of a few specs here and there, the detail is sharp and nicely defined and dark levels are well balanced. |
AUDIO – 4/5 |
| The disc comes with a DTS-HD MA Mono track which sounds fairly good for a film of this age. Dialogue came across with decent clarity and the track itself was pretty clean, no significant issues of pops, hisses or general noise. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.