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Subgenre Sampler
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (1955-1962)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, various
Feat. Vera Miles, Ralph Meeker, John Forsythe… - Pre–dating THE TWILIGHT ZONE by some years, the Master of Suspense created this iconic television series featuring self–contained tales…
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Lee Marvin… - An unflappable Spencer Tracy arrives in a desolate town to investigate a dormant missing–persons report, but the surly locals don't take to…
Bob Le Flambeur (Bob the Gambler) (1955)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corney - Superb French noir from the dir. of LE SAMOURAI, here debuting with a taut plan to rob the Deauville casino, that grows ever more perilous for…
Confidential Report (Mr. Arkadin) (1955)- Dir. Orson Welles
Feat. Orson Welles, Robert Arden, Paola Mori… - A typically Welles–ian shaggy dog story, with Welles himself playing a possibly insane, Kane–like billionaire, who hires a detective to…
Desperate Hours, The (1955)- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy… - A bunch of escaped convicts, led by Bogart, hold a family hostage in this domestic noir thriller based on the Broadway play by Joseph Hayes.…
House Of Bamboo (1955)- Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi… - Samuel Fuller directs this exciting Tokyo–set noir, about an American army cop who goes undercover to take down an organised crime ring lead by…
I Died A Thousand Times (1955)- Dir. Stuart Heisler
Feat. Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin… - Enjoyable remake of High Sierra that benefits from a fantastic cast and a rousing finale. Look for a young and uncredited Dennis Hopper.
Man with the Golden Arm, The (1955)- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak - Cardsharp Frank Sinatra, is fresh out of 'the joint' with dreams of being a jazz drummer. Heroin though, is keeping him down, trapped in a…
Man Without A Star (1955)- Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor - Character–driven Western sees Kirk Douglas plays a laconic gunslinger with a dark–side, who drifts from scrape to scrape while working…
Night My Number Came Up, The (1955)- Dir. Leslie Norman
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Sheila Sim, Alexander Knox… - A prophetic nightmare about an ill–fated plane flight begins to play out as reality for 13 passengers aboard a British military aircraft in…
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