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To Have and Have NotTo Have and Have Not (1944) Recommended
Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart
In the upper–bracket of Bogart films, this first time match–up with Lauren Bacall still sets the screen alight. Adapted from the…
Woman in the Window, TheWoman in the Window, The (1944) Recommended
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey
Fritz Lang applies his quietly gripping style to this highly–ranked film–noir in which Criminology Professor Edward G Robinson is led…
Hangmen Also DieHangmen Also Die (1943)
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee
Moody political thriller with Donlevy on the run after assassinating a prominent Nazi and finding shelter with a Czech family as the manhunt consumes…
Across the PacificAcross the Pacific (1942)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor
Bogie and director Huston reunite with other MALTESE FALCON leads for a similarly toned WW2 spy adventure set on the eve of Pearl Harbour. Huston was…
Glass Key, TheGlass Key, The (1942)
Dir. Stuart Heisler
Feat. Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy
Alan Ladd re–teams with blonde siren Veronica Lake in this almighty film noir of divided loyalties, crooked politicians, and underworld snares.…
OssessioneOssessione (1942)
Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Dhia Cristiani
Visconti's awesome debut interprets James Cain's novel of lust, greed, murder and recrimination, The Postman Always Rings Twice. Its stark rendering…
This Gun for HireThis Gun for Hire (1942)
Dir. Frank Tuttle
Feat. Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston
Dynamite film noir, with Alan Ladd leaping to prominence as an unsmiling hitman embroiled in a vicious revenge quest for a traitorous confederate,…
Maltese Falcon, TheMaltese Falcon, The (1941)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre
A remarkable debut from director Huston hires Bogart's detective Sam Spade to locate a priceless statuette. Prototype film noir based on Dashiell…
They Drive by NightThey Drive by Night (1940)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, George Raft, Ida Lupino
Freelance truckies Humphrey Bogart and George Raft do night–runs to deliver their cargo on time, making the first–half an…
You Only Live OnceYou Only Live Once (1937) Recommended
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Henry Fonda, Sylvia Sidney
An awesome early film noir from dir. Lang with Fonda playing a career criminal determined to go straight, but compelled by fate into murdering a…

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