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Subgenre Sampler

 
Enforcer, TheEnforcer, The (1950)
Dir. Bretaigne Windust
Feat. Humphrey Bogart
Gripping, well–characterized crime drama leads D.A. Humphrey Bogart into the seedy underworld to trail the leader of a notorious murder ring.
Man on the Eiffel Tower, TheMan on the Eiffel Tower, The (1949)
Dir. Burgess Meredith
Feat. Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith
Solid early outing for Inspector Maigret has Laughton in the iconic role pursuing a murderer against some splendid Parisian locales.
Blanche FuryBlanche Fury (1948)
Dir. Marc Allegret
Feat. Valerie Hobson, Stewart Granger, Michael Gough
Gothic melodrama set around a sombre English country estate, soon to be home to upwardly–ambitious Valerie Hobson. When her secret lover…
Brighton RockBrighton Rock (1947) Recommended
Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell
One of the coolest British crime flicks sees Richard Attenborough give an attention–grabbing portrayal of a delinquent gang leader who wants…
Dark PassageDark Passage (1947)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall
Smokey Bogie and Bacall noir thriller in which his convicted murderer flees prison and changes his face to prove his innocence. The first third is…
Red House, TheRed House, The (1947)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Dame Judith Anderson
A man dares to unlock the mystery of the red house in the thick of the woods. Music, photography and Edward G. Robinson in a spooky key role combine…
Two Mrs Carrolls, TheTwo Mrs Carrolls, The (1947)
Dir. Peter Godfrey
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Smith
Bogie plays the baddie in this tense psychodrama – a mad artist who paints his female models before killing them. Barbara Stanwyk is the latest…
Woman in Green, TheWoman in Green, The (1946)
Dir. Roy Neill
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce play the definitive Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, in this updated (to the 40s) version of the original Conan Doyle…
Seventh Veil, TheSeventh Veil, The (1945) Recommended
Dir. Compton Bennett
Feat. James Mason, Ann Todd
Renowned film serves up psychiatry in bite sized chunks as a concert pianist is cured of her complexes by a shrink intent on fixing her up with the…
Journey into FearJourney into Fear (1942)
Dir. Norman Foster
Feat. Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Rio, Orson Welles
Hitchcockian suspenser set around an American engineer's adventures in WW2 Turkey. Loaded down with a maze–like plot (written by star Joseph…

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