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Subgenre Sampler

 
Thieves' HighwayThieves' Highway (1949) Recommended
Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb
One of dir. Dassin's early noir triumphs, this has Conte seeking to avenge his father's maiming at the hands of a corrupt Californian fruit…
Third Man, TheThird Man, The (1949) Aro Favourite
Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Trevor Howard
Superb romantic thriller about a writer in post–war Vienna whose old friend fails to meet him – under mysterious circumstances. Justly…
TrappedTrapped (1949)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt
U.S. Treasury Department agents go after a ring of counterfeiters in this fast–paced B–noir.
WhirlpoolWhirlpool (1949)
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, Jose Ferrer
Tierney stars as Mrs Ann Sutton, a beautiful woman who seems to be living the dream in LA with her successful psychoanalyst husband William (Conte),…
A Woman's VengeanceA Woman's Vengeance (1948)
Dir. Zoltan Korda
Feat. Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy
Murder caper based on the short story "The Gioconda Smile" by Aldous Huxley. Charles Boyer (GASLIGHT) plays a philanderer who's accused of…
Call Northside 777Call Northside 777 (1948) Recommended
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. James Stewart, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Conte
An enjoyable 'noir' yarn, based on the true story of a man unjustly imprisoned for the murder of a policeman in 1930s Chicago. Jimmie Stewart…
Cry of the CityCry of the City (1948) Recommended
Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark
Dying cop–killer Conte refuses to confess to a crime, and worries that childhood friend turned flinty cop Mature, will implicate his girlfriend…
Gun CrazyGun Crazy (1948) Aro Favourite
Dir. Joseph H. Lewis
Feat. John Dall, Peggy Cummins
Cocked with outstanding set pieces, daring twists and a desperate, exciting romanticism, this 'B–movie' thriller makes the grade with any of…
He Walked By NightHe Walked By Night (1948)
Dir. Alfred L. Werker
Feat. Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts
High–tension film noir shot in semi documentary style follows Richard Basehart as a psychopathic loner being doggedly pursued by LAPD's finest.
Naked City, TheNaked City, The (1948)
Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart
Classic crime thriller has its eye on a young woman's murder in the 'naked city' of New York, and the two veteran cops in charge of tracking down her…

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