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Desert FuryDesert Fury (1947)
Dir. Lewis Allen
Feat. Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak, Burt Lancaster
Small town Nevada desert set suspense focusing around a gambling empire obstinately led by a tough woman whose perfect monopoly is interrupted by her…
Dishonored LadyDishonored Lady (1947)
Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Hedy Lamarr, Dennis O'Keefe, John Loder
Hedy Lamarr and then–husband John Loder star in this deliciously ludicrous, dated melodrama, with Lamarr as a fashion editor and lively party…
It Always Rains on SundayIt Always Rains on Sunday (1947) Recommended
Dir. Robert Hamer
Feat. Googie Withers, John McCallum, Jack Warner
Overlooked masterpiece of British crime noir which blends kitchen sink realism with the poetic sensibilities of 30's French cinema. An escaped…
Kiss of DeathKiss of Death (1947) Recommended
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray
Fantastic film noir about a career criminal whose attempts to start a new life entangle him with a psychopathic murderer bent on revenge. Richard…
Nightmare AlleyNightmare Alley (1947) Recommended
Dir. Edmund Goulding
Feat. Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray
Cast against type, Tyrone Power smolders as a nefarious conman whose powers of seduction are employed to crib a secret mind–reading act from a…
Out of the PastOut of the Past (1947) Recommended
Dir. Jacques Tourneur
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas
Superbly crafted pulp, details the ominous voyage of doomed hero Robert Mitchum as he recalls the convoluted intrigues, involving femme fatale Jane…
Quai Des OrfevresQuai Des Orfevres (1947) Recommended
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot
Feat. Louis Jouvet, Bernard Blier, Suzy Delair
Romantically bleak French noir about an ambitious starlet and her protective husband who find themselves implicated in the murder of a lecherous…
Big Sleep, TheBig Sleep, The (1946) Recommended
Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall
This adaptation of Raymond Chandler's mystery novel has perhaps become the greatest film noir of all time. Humphrey Bogart as detective Marlowe falls…
Blue Dahlia, TheBlue Dahlia, The (1946)
Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix
Riveting Raymond Chandler noir teams Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in their third on–screen pairing as an ex–bomber pilot accused of…
Crime WaveCrime Wave (w/ Decoy) (1946-1954)
Dir. Andre De Toth, Jack Bernhard
Feat. Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk
Sterling Hayden burns a hole through the screen in this hard–boiled, viciously paced noir about a botched robbery and the ensuing manhunt.…

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