The reason that OUTRAGE has survived to this time, is due to Ida Lupino. Yes you heard me scream it from the rooftops, it is al Lupino, that Herne Hill born woman of stage and screen. You might hear other reasons, rationalised by cinema fans and ‘experts’ but in truth it is her and her alone. She was the only woman director in the studio era of Hollywood that rose to anything like what women deserved. OUTRAGE is the only classic era film to show (though not say) rape from the perseptive of a woman. I will forgo the old ‘gaze’ guff and instead just start there. Ann Walton (Mala Powers) is a young woman on the up. She is newly engaged, has a loving family and a job that matters. One night, she’s attacked and assualted as she leaves work late. She doesn’t remember the brutal attacker but just the attack itself. All she can remember is the scar on his neck. Deep and callous. Her shame for what happens eats away at her and she cant spend time with her family, her fiancé, or her co-workers. In desperation, she eventually takes a bus out of town and finds an orange picking job. Meeting the Reverend Bruce Ferguson (Tod Andrews), she opens up and the past seems gone. Yet repression only masks the pain and one thing can trigger its eruption.

There are no extras here, it is sadly stock in trade for Signal One, the label that trys and is not really excelling at the Blu Ray / physical media game. Now ignore this and just enjoy the movie, a short, sharp, slice of cinema that is crafted with vicious power. Is it worth spending money and time with? Yes. Is it the height of Lupino’s work? No. It is as good and as beneficial a watch as any other from the hybrid Neo Noir realm but with a women helming it. A rare delight then as now, indeed.

Special Features:

• High-Definition Transfer
• UK Blu-ray™ Premiere
• Optional English SDH Subtitles