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Subgenre Sampler

 
Rear WindowRear Window (1954) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. James Stewart, Grace Kelly
Convalescing photographer Jimmy Stewart observes what may have been a murder in an opposing apartment. A Hitchcock must.
Ring Of FearRing Of Fear (1954)
Dir. James Edward Grant
Feat. Clyde Beatty, Mickey Spillane, Pat O'Brien
Campy thriller with lion tamer Clyde Beatty and crime writer Mickey Spillane, appearing as themselves, teaming up to track a killer obsessed with a…
Sleeping TigerSleeping Tiger (1954)
Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Dirk Bogarde
Suave street–crim Dirk Bogarde is sheltered by one of his victims, a psychiatrist who attempts to cure Bogarde's 'illness'. Shot with a baroque…
SuddenlySuddenly (1954) Recommended
Dir. Lewis Allen
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden
Frank Sinatra impresses in an unsympathetic role: a sneering, cynical war–veteran out to practice his marksmanship on the President of the…
To Catch a ThiefTo Catch a Thief (1954)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Cary Grant, Grace Kelly
Hitchcock takes a whimsical approach for this caper about a reformed cat burglar who sets about catching the thief that is imitating his old style.…
Witness to MurderWitness to Murder (1954)
Dir. Roy Rowland
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, Gary Merrill
Film noir following a woman who doubts her sanity after witnessing a murder from her apartment window. While the cops think she is just some…
Beat the DevilBeat the Devil (1953)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre
Spoofing their own suspense movies (such as CASABLANCA and MALTESE FALCON), Humphrey Bogart and dir. Huston produced this comic oddity with the help…
Hitch-Hiker, TheHitch-Hiker, The (1953)
Dir. Ida Lupino
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman
Weekend hunters Edmond O’Brien (D.O.A.) and Frank Lovejoy are terrorised by a psychotic, mass–murdering passenger (William Talman) in this…
I ConfessI Confess (1953)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden
Striking Wellesian cinematography and an excellent performance by proto–Method actor Montgomery Clift more than make up for minor shortcomings…
Man Who Watched Trains Go By, The (1953)
Dir. Harold French
Feat. Claude Rains
Dutch office clerk Claude Rains hurtles on the Paris Express when he stumbles across stolen loot and his boss winds up dead. Based on the Georges…

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