Film Noir / Crime Films
Film noir is a cinematic term to describe stylish and dark Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Film noir from the early 1940s to the late 1950s is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionism.
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Noir Classics
The Big Combo (1955) 84m. Police Lt. Cornel Wilde vs. mob boss Richard Conte.
Bluebeard (1944) 73m. Crazed puppeteer John Carradine murders women in medieval Paris. Directed by the legendary Edgar G. Ulmer.
The Capture (1950) 100m. Lew Ayres is an oil man who guns down a thief who may have been innocent.
Detour (1945) 68m. Classic Edgar G. Ulmer B-pic. Innocent Tom Neal hitchhikes across country and is sucked into murder and blackmail.
D.O.A. (1950) 83m. “Dead On Arrival.” Dying from a slow poison, Edmond O’Brien has 24 hours to track down his own killer! Directed by Rudolph Maté.
Door-To-Door Maniac (1961) 80m. Johnny Cash terrorizes family to extort money. Aka. “5 Minutes to Live.”
The Green Glove (1952) 88m. Glenn Ford seeks religious artifact in post-WW2 France.
He Walked By Night (1948) 80m. Genius/psycho killer Richard Basehart is hunted by the police. Told in semi-documentary style, this film inspired Jack Webb’s “Dragnet.”
The Hitch-Hiker (1953) 71m. Edmond O’Brien and Frank Lovejoy out for a hunting trip are taken over by a murderous fugitive. Directed by Ida Lupino.
Impact (1949) 111m. Brian Donlevy’s cheating wife plots to do him in.
Kansas City Confidential (1959) 98m. Ex-con John Payne implicated in a bank heist.
Man in the Attic (1954) 82m. Jack Palance as Jack the Ripper!
The Naked Kiss (1964) 92m. Constance Towers is a prostitute trying to start new in a small town. Directed by Sam Fuller.
Please Murder Me (1956) 78m. Angela Lansbury, Raymond Burr in homicide yarn.
Quicksand (1950) 79m. Mickey Rooney steals $20 and sinks into robbery and blackmail.
The Red House (1947) 100m. Old house deep in the woods holds fearful secret for E.G. Robinson.
Scarlet Street (1945) 103m. Henpecked Edward G. Robinson is pulled into world of crime and deception by seductive Joan Bennett and her boyfriend Dan Duryea.
The Second Woman (1951) 91m. Brooding drama of architect Robert Young who feels responsible for girlfriend’s accidental death.
Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) 117m. Gripping melodrama with Barbara Stanwyck bound to her husband by a crime she committed long ago. Kirk Douglas’ film debut!
The Stranger (1946) 95m. Orson Welles is an escaped Nazi war criminal hiding in small town and about to marry Loretta Young until E.G. Robinson tracks him down. Directed by Welles.
Strange illusion (1945) 80m. B-movie update of “Hamlet” has troubled teen Jimmy Lydon doubting smooth-talker Warren Williams who is wooing his mother.
Suddenly (1954) 77m. Frank Sinatra leads a trio of assasins to shoot the President when he visits town.
They Made me a Criminal (1939) 92m. Boxer John Garfield flees believing he has comitted a murder while he was drunk. Pursued by Claude Rains, he meets up with the Dead End Kids.
Too Late for Tears (1949) 99m. Atmospheric thriller about a bag of cash dropped into car of bad-girl Elizabeth Scott and husband Arthur Kennedy. With Dan Duryea, Don DeFore.
Trapped (1949) 78m. FBI enlists con Lloyd Bridges to help trail counterfeiters.
Whistle Stop (1946) 85m. Gangster George Raft romances Ava Gardner in a small town.
Lesser Crimes and B-Pix!
Big Town After Dark (1947) 69m. Crime reporter Hillary Brooke opposes local crime boss.
Blonde Ice (1948) 73m. Leslie Brooks marries wealthy men who die mysteriously.
Borderline (1950) 88m. Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor are caught in Mexican dope-smuggling ring, fearing each other is involved, but both undercover agents.
Boys' Reformatory (1939) 62m. Frankie Darro takes the rap for a burglary and is sent to a boys reformatory, where the inmates are under the thumb of corrupt guards and a brutal prison doctor. With: Mystery Train (1931) 62m. A group of passengers are trapped in a runaway Pullman car.
Dark Mountain (1936) 62m. Ellen Drew unwittingly marries a mobster but must flee back to first boyfriend when hubbie commits a murder. With: High Voltage (1929) 62m. Stranded by storm, travelers confront drifter William Boyd.
Fear in the Night (1947) 72m. Bank teller DeForest Kelly bothered by dreams of murder.
Gambler's Choice (1944) 66m. Bad gambler, Chester Morris, vs. childhood pal but now a cop, Russell Hayden.
The Great Flamarion (1945) 78m. Vaudeville star Erich von Stroheim entangled with married assistant.
Guilty of Treason (1949) 86m. Correspondent Paul Kelly in Hungary where commies persecute a liberal Cardinal.
The Hoodlum (1951) 61m. Lawrence Tierney is career criminal who gets out of prison and gets back at it. With: Rogue's Gallery (1944) 60m. Two reporters suspected of killing an inventor.
Inner Sanctum (1948) 62m. Killer trapped in small town when flood washes out bridges. With Dragnet TV episode "The Big Seventeen."
Johnny One-Eye (1950) 78m. Pat O'Brien is a gangster who isn't quite the tough guy everybody thinks he is.
Lady Gangster (1942) 62m. Faye Emerson, Julie Bishop, Jackie Gleason. The title tells it. With episode of TV show "Lock Up."
The Last Alarm (1940) 61m. A retired fireman teams up with his duaghter and her fiancee to catch a serial arsonist. With: Double Cross (1941) 61m. Gangland's glamorous gun moll...trapped by the man she loves...as the Motorcycle Squad closes in.
The Limping Man (1953) 75m. Lloyd Bridges is innocent G.I. involved in murder case in London.
Parole Inc. (1949) 71m. Federal agent goes undercover. Michael O’Shea, Evelyn Ankers.
Roar of the Press (1941) 71m. While on their honeymoon, a reporter and his new bride stumble upon a ring of fifth columnists.
Shoot to Kill (1947) 64m. Gangster framed by crooked DA. Wife and newspaper reporter team up. With: Convicted (1931) 61m. Murder on an ocean cruise. Reporter investigates.
They Made Me a Killer (1946) 64m. Young girl tries to prove man innocent of robbery and murder.
Three Steps North (1951) 85m. After a prison sentence an American GI stationed in Italy (Lloyd Bridges) discovers that his hidden loot has disappeared and goes searching for it.
Trapped by Television (1936) 62m. Lyle Talbot, Mary Astor in crime drama re. new TV system. With: Invisible Killer (1939) 61m. Murder at gambling joint.
Two Dollar Bettor (1951) 72m. An honest bank employee gets hooked on horse racing, and starts to embezzle bank funds in an attempt to recoup his losses.
A Walking Nightmare (1942) 61m. Detective James Dunn hired to find missing banker. With: By Appointment Only (1933) 58m. No murder, just an extra drama feature.
The Wrong Road (1936) 56m. Spoiled young lovers rob bank and hide the loot. Lionell Atwill tries to find it. With Richard Cromwell and Helen Mack. With: Open Secret (1948) 68m. John Ireland stumbles on a Jewish hate group.
X Marks the Spot (1942) 58m. Private Eye seeks to uncover events that led to his father's death. With: Double Cross (1941) 61m. Gangland's glamorous gun moll...trapped by the man she loves...as the Motorcycle Squad closes in.
