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Subgenre Sampler
Thieves' Highway (1949)
- 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, The (1949)
- 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…
Trapped (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.
Whirlpool (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 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 777 (1948)- 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 City (1948)- 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 Crazy (1948)- 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 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, 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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