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Subgenre Sampler

 
Storm FearStorm Fear (1955)
Dir. Cornel Wilde
Feat. Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Dan Duryea
Crime noir about a gang member who seeks shelter with his brother's family after being wounded during a botched bank robbery. Once there, he…
Violent SaturdayViolent Saturday (1955)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally
Crisp southern noir in which a bank robbery gone wrong ignites trouble in amongst the morally corrupt citizens of a small town. Ripping dialogue and…
Fast and the Furious, TheFast and the Furious, The (1954)
Dir. Edward Sampson, John Ireland
Feat. John Ireland, Dorothy Malone, Bruno Ve Sota
Reputedly Roger Corman's first ever production, this low–budget noir follows the dueling relationship between a prison escaper (Ireland) and…
Good Die Young, TheGood Die Young, The (1954) Recommended
Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Laurence Harvey, Sir Stanley Baker, Joan Collins
Fiery British heist–noir with a debt–burdened Laurence Harvey leading a motley crew of down–on–their–luck military men…
Life at Stake, ALife at Stake, A (1954)
Dir. Paul Guilfoyle
Feat. Angela Lansbury, Keith Andes, Douglas Dumbrille
Minor noir elevated by the presence of Lansbury as a seductress who's business proposition to a struggling architect may not be strictly financial.
Touchez Pas au GrisbiTouchez Pas au Grisbi (Hands Off the Loot) (1954) Recommended
Dir. Jacques Becker
Feat. Jean Gabin, René Dary, Jeanne Moreau
Laid–back though influential French noir chronicling a wealthy, retired racketeer (Gabin) who is pulled back into the life of crime when his…
Witness to MurderWitness to Murder (1954)
Dir. Roy Rowland
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, Gary Merrill
Film noir following a woman who doubts her sanity after witnessing a murder from her apartment window. While the cops think she is just some…
Big Heat, TheBig Heat, The (1953) Recommended
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Glenn Ford, Lee Marvin, Gloria Grahame
Pugnacious cop Glenn Ford turns up the heat on civic corruption in this iconic film–noir from dir. Lang's 50s period. When a detective's…
Hitch-Hiker, TheHitch-Hiker, The (1953)
Dir. Ida Lupino
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman
Weekend hunters Edmond O’Brien (D.O.A.) and Frank Lovejoy are terrorised by a psychotic, mass–murdering passenger (William Talman) in this…
Pickup On South StreetPickup On South Street (1953) Recommended
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Richard Widmark
Pick–pocket Richard Widmark inadvertently steals a micro–film and becomes a fugitive from both police and spies. Vivid espionage thriller…

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