here an excellent barbara stanwyck double bill on one disc . the first movie and believe me the less of the two be mgm to please a lady ( 1950 ) in which she be pair with clark gable . it be essentially a star vehicle with gable a usual dominate the film with his screen presence . here he play a macho racing driver who get some bad press from feminist reporter stanwyck and the battle of the sex begin . of course after much ado they eventually end up in each others arm and it all come to a predictable and please close . a bit of a fluff of a move really but gable and stanwyck two icon of the golden age make it watchable . but the real meat on this dvd be the second feature a marvellous and quite unknown little thriller call jeopardy . produce by mgm in 1953 this be a wonderful little gem of a movie that hasn not date one iota . here stanwyck play the wife of barry sullivan and mother to their young son lee aaker on vacation on a desert and remote mexican beach when suddenly tragedy strike . a dilapidated wooden pier collapse trap sullivan under a heavy pylon and guess what . yes and the tide be come in . with not a soul in sight and unable to free him herself stanwyck set off by car for assistance . after drive some distance the only aid she can muster come from an unscrupulous escaped convict ( ralph meeker ) who in return for his help want more from her than money or a change of clothes ( i will do anything to save my husband ) . do she or doesn not she . meeker run away with the picture . he turn in quite a brilliant performance . once he come into the film you simply can not take your eye off him . an actor in the smouldering brando style he surprisingly never make much of his career in film . although he give splendid performance a the unsavoury and disgraced cavalry officer in the outstanding mann or stewart western naked spur ( 1953 ) and a one of the doom sacrificial french trooper in stanley kubrick powerful ww1 drama path of glory ( 1957 ) his only real claim to fame be a mike hammer in mickey spillane kiss me deadly in 1955. his performance in jeopardy should have do wonder for him but he have only a so so career in film . he die in 1988. because of this release jeopardy can now proudly take it rightful place a a classic noir . a memorable and taut and exciting thriller thanks to fine performance and tight direction by john sturges and the crisp monochrome cinematography of victor milner and an atmospheric score by dimitri tiomkin . extra and however be no great shake except for a radio version of jeopardy and trailer for both movie . this disc be also part of a barbara stanwyck box set celebrate her centenary . hard to believe that the lady would be over 100 year old if she be still around . jeopardy an mgm winner .