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Subgenre Sampler

 
Brighton RockBrighton Rock (1947) Recommended
Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell
One of the coolest British crime flicks sees Richard Attenborough give an attention–grabbing portrayal of a delinquent gang leader who wants…
Brute ForceBrute Force (1947) Recommended
Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford
Surprisingly visceral and violent for its time, this prison drama sees Lancaster play a tough inmate in Westgate Penitentiary who decides to wage war…
CrossfireCrossfire (1947) Recommended
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan
Controversial Best Picture nominee, with Robert Mitchum investigating an anti–Semitic murder committed amongst American soldiers recently…
Dark PassageDark Passage (1947)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall
Smokey Bogie and Bacall noir thriller in which his convicted murderer flees prison and changes his face to prove his innocence. The first third is…
Desert FuryDesert Fury (1947)
Dir. Lewis Allen
Feat. Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak, Burt Lancaster
Small town Nevada desert set suspense focusing around a gambling empire obstinately led by a tough woman whose perfect monopoly is interrupted by her…
Golden EarringsGolden Earrings (1947)
Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Ray Milland, Murvyn Vye
Romantic spy film set the eve of World War II in which Ray Milland plays an English officer on an espionage mission in Nazi Germany to recover a…
It Always Rains on SundayIt Always Rains on Sunday (1947) Recommended
Dir. Robert Hamer
Feat. Googie Withers, John McCallum, Jack Warner
Overlooked masterpiece of British crime noir which blends kitchen sink realism with the poetic sensibilities of 30's French cinema. An escaped…
Kiss of DeathKiss of Death (1947) Recommended
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray
Fantastic film noir about a career criminal whose attempts to start a new life entangle him with a psychopathic murderer bent on revenge. Richard…
Odd Man OutOdd Man Out (1947) Recommended
Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. James Mason, Robert Newton
James Mason, in one of his best roles, plays a wounded IRA–gunman hunted by police through a nightmare city–scape that clearly…
Quai Des OrfevresQuai Des Orfevres (1947) Recommended
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot
Feat. Louis Jouvet, Bernard Blier, Suzy Delair
Romantically bleak French noir about an ambitious starlet and her protective husband who find themselves implicated in the murder of a lecherous…

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