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Subgenre Sampler

 
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…
Red House, TheRed House, The (1947)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Dame Judith Anderson
A man dares to unlock the mystery of the red house in the thick of the woods. Music, photography and Edward G. Robinson in a spooky key role combine…
Song of the Thin ManSong of the Thin Man (1947)
Dir. Edward Buzzell
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn
The Thin Man legacy is stretched out to a sixth film, with Nick and Nora busting one last case involving a dispute over owed money to a two–bit…
Two Mrs Carrolls, TheTwo Mrs Carrolls, The (1947)
Dir. Peter Godfrey
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Smith
Bogie plays the baddie in this tense psychodrama – a mad artist who paints his female models before killing them. Barbara Stanwyk is the latest…
Black AngelBlack Angel (1946) Recommended
Dir. Roy William Neill
Feat. Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre
The husband of a murdered woman and the wife of the man who was convicted for the killing (Duryea and Vincent) team up to prove his innocence, until…
Blue Dahlia, TheBlue Dahlia, The (1946)
Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix
Riveting Raymond Chandler noir teams Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in their third on–screen pairing as an ex–bomber pilot accused of…
Dark CornerDark Corner (1946)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, Mark Stevens
Expert film noir concerns a private detective (Stevens) living under the shadow of a murder frame–up concocted by villain Clifton Webb (LAURA).…

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