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Subgenre Sampler
Prowler, The (1951)
- Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell… - This underseen "perv noir" deliciously subverts archetypes by twisting its menacing male lead (a terrific Van Heflin) into a 'homme fatale', replete…
Racket, The (1951)- Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Lizabeth Scott… - An incorruptible police captain's attempts to clean up the streets of his town leads to confrontation with the local mob boss. Minor noir, previously…
Asphalt Jungle, The (1950)- Dir. John Huston
Feat. Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Marilyn Monroe - Brute force and eloquent dishonesty intersect as different walks of low–life are helplessly drawn to the ultimate heist, engineered by German…
Clouded Yellow, The (1950)
- Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, Kenneth More… - Superior British noir with Howard as a jaded ex–secret service agent pressed into service when he falls for the charms of mysterious young…
D.O.A. (1950)- Dir. Rudolph Mate
Feat. Edmond O'Brien - Edmund O'Brien finds himself the victim of a slow poison and sets about finding his own murderer. Impressively detailed film noir uses location…
House by the River (1950)- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt… - Crime noir which chillingly evokes the Victorian era thanks to director Fritz Lang's characteristic attention to detail and mood. When a rich…
In a Lonely Place (1950)- Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame - Hot–headed Hollywood writer Humphrey Bogart is suspected of murder by his new girlfriend and old army pal detective. Gutsy psycho–drama…
Night and the City (1950)- Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers… - An overlooked film noir gem that fires on all cylinders, marked above all by a sensationally giddy performance by Richard Widmark as a two–bit…
Panic in the Streets (1950)- Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes… - Early New Orleans–set Kazan noir, follows the hunt for a killer who may be spreading a bubonic plague. Tense, detailed examination of morality…
Story of a Love Affair (Cronaca di un amore) (1950)- Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
Feat. Lucia Bose, Massimo Girotti, Ferdinando Sarmi - Although more stylistically conventional than his 'mature' films, dir. Antonioni's debut feature is a strongly delivered, almost film noir,…
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