For Helen, small town life is fairly ordinary until an unknown assailant murders several of the local women. The fact that all of victims suffered from some sort affliction makes Helen a likely target, which worries her employer, as well as Dr. Parry, the local physician who has fallen in love with Helen. The black and white film element used for the transfer is in very good shape, displaying very few age-related blemishes. Mild film grain is occasionally noticeable, but it is never distracting. The image is striking in its crispness and detail, which enhances the period setting, as well as the film s haunting atmosphere.
Blacks are a solid inky black, while the whites are bright and accurate.
The picture delivers excellent contrast through all the shades of gray, and there are no signs of the whites appearing blown out. This cleanly authored DVD doesn t betray any traces of digital compression artifacts. The Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack offers clean, intelligible dialogue reproduction, without any form of sonic distortion. The basic interactive menus provide access to the standard scene selection feature, as well as a theatrical trailer. Anchor Bay s fine presentation does justice to this fine movie and makes the DVD more than worth acquiring for longtime film buffs.