^ That’s the shot from Murder by Contract that leads into Vince Edwards’ hitman Claude posing as a barber and taking the first step in his new career. Great, sly use of humor there. I felt like there was probably more to explore with that film than time and space comfortably allowed in my new review of the Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics I set, but I can always give it a greater focus here at some point down the line. The DVD Times review I did takes portions of my previous thoughts on The Sniper and The Big Heat, expands a little on the latter, and also includes writing on The Lineup, Murder by Contract, and, briefly, 5 Against the House.