Best DVD transfers
Some noir films have been released a number of times on DVD. The quality of some releases leave a lot to be desired. Here's a selection of DVDs that stand out from the rest because of their excellent transfer quality. Scarlet Street and The Stranger listed here are head-and-shoulders above the rest.

Also, notice that the copy of The Big Combo is also the cheapest!
Scarlet Street (Remastered Edition)Amazing Mr XThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Scarlet Street (Remastered Edition)
$21.99
Finally, a decent copy of one of Friz Lang's best American Films. Edward G. Robinson, Dan Duryea and Joan Bennett play the tw...
Amazing Mr X
$13.49
Amazing is what you'd call John Alton's amazing camerawork in this one. A classic finally released properly.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

This melodrama features one of the finest casts in film noir: Liz Scott, Kirk Douglas, Van Heflin, and Barbara Stanwyck!
He Walked By NightThe Big ComboThe Stranger (MGM Film Noir)
He Walked By Night
$13.49
The movie that later became the basis for "Dragnet". Directed by the great Anthony Mann
The Big Combo

An amazing price for one of the most atmospheric film noir. Check out the gun fight in the fog at the end.
The Stranger (MGM Film Noir)
$18.99
The classic Welles/Robinson film finally gets a decent release on DVD. Rumor has it the quality is as nice as the R2 release ...
Kansas City Confidential (MGM Film Noir)
Kansas City Confidential (MGM Film Noir)
$13.49
John Payne in the explosive film featuring not one, but three classic film baddies. Jack Elam is young but still an amazing p...